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Relating SARS-CoV-2 shedding rate in wastewater to daily positive tests data: A consistent model based approach by Petala, M., Kostoglou, M., Karapantsios, Th, Dovas, C.I., Lytras, Th, Paraskevis, D., Roilides, E., Koutsolioutsou-Benaki, A., Panagiotakopoulos, G., Sypsa, V., Metallidis, S., Papa, A., Stylianidis, E., Papadopoulos, A., Tsiodras, S., Papaioannou, N.

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has been engaged to complement medical surveillance and in some cases to also act as an early…”
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School closure is currently the main strategy to mitigate influenza A(H1N1)v: a modeling study by Sypsa, V, Hatzakis, A

“…Mathematical modeling was employed on recent epidemiological data from Mexico in order to assess the impact of intervention strategies on the spread of…”
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Impact of COVID-19 & Response Measures on HIV-HCV Prevention Services and Social Determinants in People Who Inject Drugs in 13 Sites with Recent HIV Outbreaks in Europe, North America and Israel by Wiessing, Lucas, Sypsa, V., Abagiu, A. O., Arble, A., Berndt, N., Bosch, A., Buskin, S., Chemtob, D., Combs, B., Conyngham, C., Feelemyer, J., Fitzgerald, M., Goldberg, D., Hatzakis, A., Patrascu, R. E., Keenan, E., Khan, I., Konrad, S., Leahy, J., McAuley, A., Menza, T., Merrick, S., Metcalfe, R., Rademaker, T., Revivo, S., Rosca, P., Seguin-Devaux, C., Skinner, S., Smith, C., Tinsley, J., Wilberg, M., Des Jarlais, D.

“…HIV/HCV prevention among people who inject drugs (PWID) is of key public health importance. We aimed to assess the impact of COVID-19 and associated response…”
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Public perceptions in relation to intention to receive pandemic influenza vaccination in a random population sample: evidence from a cross-sectional telephone survey by Sypsa, V, Livanios, T, Psichogiou, M, Malliori, M, Tsiodras, S, Nikolakopoulos, I, Hatzakis, A

“…A cross-sectional telephone survey on a nationally representative sample of 1,000 Greek households was performed to assess the acceptability of the pandemic…”
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High levels of transmission of HCV infection among people who inject drugs in Greece by Sypsa, V, Vickerman, P, Wiessing, L, Malliori, M, Hatzakis, A

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Short-term effects of particulate matter on mortality during forest fires in Southern Europe: results of the MED-PARTICLES Project by Faustini, Annunziata, Alessandrini, Ester R, Pey, Jorge, Perez, Noemi, Samoli, Evangelia, Querol, Xavier, Cadum, Ennio, Perrino, Cinzia, Ostro, Bart, Ranzi, Andrea, Sunyer, Jordi, Stafoggia, Massimo, Forastiere, Francesco

“…Background An association between occurrence of wildfires and mortality in the exposed population has been observed in several studies with controversial…”
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Estimating the treatment cascade of chronic hepatitis B and C in Greece using a telephone survey by Papatheodoridis, G., Sypsa, V., Kantzanou, M., Nikolakopoulos, I., Hatzakis, A.

“…Summary Accurate diagnosis and treatment rates for chronic hepatitis B (HBV) and C virus (HCV) infections are usually missing. Aim of this study was to…”
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Treatment and primary prevention in people who inject drugs (PWID) for chronic Hepatitis C (CHC): is elimination possible in a high prevalence setting? by Gountas, I, Sypsa, V, Anagnostou, O, Martin, N, Vickerman, P, Kafetzopoulos, E, Hatzakis, A

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The Effectiveness of a 9-Month Regimen of Isoniazid Alone versus 3- and 4-Month Regimens of Isoniazid plus Rifampin for Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Children: Results of an 11-Year Randomized Study by Spyridis, Nikos P., Spyridis, Panayotis G., Gelesme, Anna, Sypsa, Vana, Valianatou, Mina, Metsou, Flora, Gourgiotis, Dimitris, Tsolia, Maria N.

“…Background. A 9-month course of isoniazid monotherapy is currently recommended for the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and has been shown to…”
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Evaluation of the limiting antigen avidity EIA (LAg) in people who inject drugs in Greece by NIKOLOPOULOS, G. K., KATSOULIDOU, A., KANTZANOU, M., ROKKA, C., TSIARA, C., SYPSA, V., PARASKEVIS, D., PSICHOGIOU, M., FRIEDMAN, S., HATZAKIS, A.

“…This analysis assessed the utility of the limiting antigen avidity assay (LAg). Samples of people who inject drugs (PWID) in Greece with documented duration of…”
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Development and assessment of a novel real-time PCR assay for quantitation of hepatitis D virus RNA to study viral kinetics in chronic hepatitis D by Katsoulidou, A., Manesis, E., Rokka, C., Issaris, C., Pagoni, A., Sypsa, V., Hatzakis, A.

“…Summary Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection is a usually severe type of viral hepatitis associated with increased mortality and rapid evolution to cirrhosis…”
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P0793 : Estimating the number of chronic hepatitis C patients in need of treatment and projecting the disease burden during 2015–2030 under the interferon-free treatment regimens in Greece by Sypsa, V, Gountas, I, Papatheodoridis, G, Souliotis, K, Razavi, H, Hatzakis, A

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Development and Assessment of a Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay for Quantification of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 DNA by Beloukas, A, Paraskevis, D, Haida, C, Sypsa, V, Hatzakis, A

“…Previous studies showed that high levels of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) DNA are associated with a faster progression to AIDS, an increased risk…”
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Treatment cascade of hepatitis B and C in general, migrant and Roma populations by Touloumi, G, Karakosta, A, Kaskafetou, S, Petraki, I, Anagnostou, O, Gavana, M, Papatheodoridis, G, Kalpourtzi, A, Mimikou, T, Antypas, T, Kantzanou, M, Rachiotis, G, Vantarakis, A, Chlouverakis, G, Voulgari, P, Alamanos, Y, Trypsianis, G, Sypsa, V

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P1251 : Hepatitis B and C: Knowledge, attitudes and preventive practices of the Greek general adult population. Preliminary results of the Greek national health examination survey “Hprolipsis” by Karakosta, A, Sypsa, V, Papatheodoridis, G, Vourli, G, Anagnostou, O, Kantzanou, M, Gavana, M, Vantarakis, A, Chlouverakis, G, Voulgari, P, Alamanos, Y, Rachiotis, G, Trypsianis, G, Touloumi, G

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Quantitative Detection of the M204V Hepatitis B Virus Minor Variants by Amplification Refractory Mutation System Real-Time PCR Combined with Molecular Beacon Technology by Ntziora, F, Paraskevis, D, Haida, C, Magiorkinis, E, Manesis, E, Papatheodoridis, G, Manolakopoulos, S, Beloukas, A, Chryssoy, S, Magiorkinis, G, Sypsa, V, Hatzakis, A

“…Mutations in the highly conserved tyrosine-methionine-aspartate-aspartate (YMDD) motif are frequently associated with resistance to antivirals and represent a…”
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Detection of specific antibodies to HCV-ARF/CORE+1 protein in patients treated with pegylated interferon plus ribavirin by Karamitros, T., Kakkanas, A., Katsoulidou, A., Sypsa, V., Dalagiorgou, G., Mavromara, P., Hatzakis, A.

“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major cause for chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma. The HCV‐ARF/core+1 protein is an alternative product…”
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High prevalence of the UGT1A128 variant in HIV-infected individuals in Greece by Panagopoulos, P, Paraskevis, D, Katsarolis, I, Sypsa, V, Detsika, M, Protopapas, K, Antoniadou, A, Papadopoulos, A, Petrikkos, G, Hatzakis, A

“…Hyperbilirubinaemia with or without jaundice is one of the side effects of atazanavir boosted with low-dose ritonavir (ATV/rit) related to the drug plasma…”
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Use of an inactivated vaccine in mitigating pandemic influenza A(H1N1) spread: a modelling study to assess the impact of vaccination timing and prioritisation strategies by Sypsa, V, Pavlopoulou, I, Hatzakis, A

“…The impact of prioritization and of timing of vaccination strategies on reducing transmission of pandemic influenza A(H1N1) was evaluated in a community with…”
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P0641 : Excellent 5-year survival in caucasian chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients with or without cirrhosis under long-term entecavir (ETV) or tenofovir (TDF) therapy and the impact of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by Papatheodoridis, G, Dalekos, G, Yurdaydin, C, Buti, M, Sypsa, V, Goulis, J, Calleja, J.L, Chi, H, Manolakopoulos, S, Mangia, G, Gatselis, N, Keskın, O, Savvidou, S, De La Revilla, J, Hansen, B.E, Vlachogiannakos, I, Galanis, K, Idılman, R, Colombo, M, Esteban, R, Janssen, H.L, Lampertico, P

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