• The 2009 influenza A virus – subtype H1N1 pandemic, a glance from Greece 

      Tsoucalas G., Sgantzos M. (2016)
      The 2009 influenza A - subtype H1N1 pandemic tested the public health care systems all around the globe, infecting millions and leading to thousands of deaths. Greece became the epidemic centre of the 2009 flu pandemic due ...
    • Air and maritime transport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: challenges for the public health service [Flug- und Schiffsverkehr während der COVID-19-Pandemie in Deutschland: Herausforderungen für den Öffentlichen Gesundheitsdienst] 

      Kleine-Kampmann S., Schöll M., Ehlers L., Hewelt E., Götsch U., Göbels K., Ippisch S., Seidel J., Thanheiser M., Schindler B., Kalkowski M., Boldt M., Dirksen-Fischer M., von Münster T., Jeglitza M., Chmielewska J., Sangs A., Mouchtouri B., Rexroth U., an der Heiden M. (2021)
      COVID-19 has been challenging our society since January 2020. Due to global travel, the new coronavirus has rapidly spread worldwide. This article aims to provide an overview of the challenges in implementing measures in ...
    • The ARDSnet protocol may be detrimental in COVID-19 

      Tsolaki V., Zakynthinos G.E., Makris D. (2020)
      [No abstract available]
    • Are patients with covid-19 dying of or with cardiac injury? 

      Tsolaki V., Zakynthinos G.E. (2020)
      [No abstract available]
    • Assessing training needs in infectious disease management at major ports, airports and ground-crossings in Europe 

      de Rooij D., Belfroid E., Hadjichristodoulou C., Mouchtouri V.A., Raab J., Timen A., for the EU HEALTHY GATEWAYS Joint Action consortium (2021)
      Background: The implementation of core capacities as stated in the International Health Regulations (IHR) is far from complete, and, as the COVID-19 pandemic shows, the spreading of infectious diseases through points of ...
    • Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) of health care professionals in greece before the outbreak period 

      Papagiannis D., Malli F., Raptis D.G., Papathanasiou I.V., Fradelos E.C., Daniil Z., Rachiotis G., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2020)
      Introduction: The ongoing severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-CoV-2 pandemic has expanded globally. The aim of the current study is to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of health care professionals ...
    • Associations of risk perception of COVID-19 with emotion and mental health during the pandemic 

      Han Q., Zheng B., Agostini M., Bélanger J.J., Gützkow B., Kreienkamp J., Reitsema A.M., van Breen J.A., Leander N.P., Abakoumkin G., Abdul Khaiyom J.H.B., Ahmedi V., Akkas H., Almenara C.A., Atta M., Bagci S.C., Basel S., Kida E.B., Buttrick N.R., Chobthamkit P., Choi H.-S., Cristea M., Csaba S., Damnjanović K., Danyliuk I., Dash A., Di Santo D., Douglas K.M., Enea V., Faller D.G., Fitzsimons G.J., Gheorghiu A., Grzymala-Moszczynska J., Gómez Á., Hamaidia A., Helmy M., Hudiyana J., Jeronimus B.F., Jiang D.-Y., Jovanović V., Kamenov Ž., Kende A., Keng S.-L., Kieu T.T.T., Koc Y., Kovyazina K., Kozytska I., Krause J., Kruglanski A.W., Kurapov A., Kutlaca M., Lantos N.A., Lemay E.P., Lesmana C.B.J., Louis W.R., Lueders A., Malik N.I., Martinez A.P., McCabe K.O., Mehulić J., Milla M.N., Mohammed I., Molinario E., Moyano M., Muhammad H., Mula S., Muluk H., Myroniuk S., Najafi R., Nisa C.F., Nyúl B., O'Keefe P.A., Osuna J.J.O., Osin E.N., Park J., Pica G., Pierro A., Rees J.H., Resta E., Rullo M., Ryan M.K., Samekin A., Santtila P., Sasin E., Schumpe B.M., Selim H.A., Stanton M.V., Stroebe W., Sultana S., Sutton R.M., Tseliou E., Utsugi A., van Lissa C.J., van Veen K., van Dellen M.R., Vázquez A., Wollast R., Yeung V.W., Zand S., Žeželj I.L., Zick A., Zúñiga C., PsyCorona Collaboration (2021)
      Background: Although there are increasing concerns on mental health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, no large-scale population-based studies have examined the associations of risk perception of COVID-19 with emotion ...
    • Atlantes: Automated Health Related & COVID-19 Data Management for Use in Predictive Models 

      Vangelatos G., Karanikas H., Tasoulis S. (2022)
      The scientific community, having turned its interest, almost entirely, to the treatment and understanding of COVID-19, is constantly striving to collect and use data from the countless available sources. That data, however, ...
    • Behind the numbers and the panic of a viral pandemic: Fixed restrictive oncology guidance may jeopardize patients’ survival 

      Mauri D., Tzachanis D., Valachis A., Kamposioras K., Tolia M., Dambrosio M., Zarkavelis G., Gkoura S., Gazouli I., de Lorenzo F., Apostolidis K. (2020)
      To protect cancer patients from COVID-19exposure, prioritization strategies are being implemented at global level. Measures include use of tele-health services, deferring elective surgeries, delaying non life-saving ...
    • Beyond the Microbiome: Germ-ganism? An Integrative Idea for Microbial Existence, Organization, Growth, Pathogenicity, and Therapeutics 

      Kambouris M.E., Goudoudaki S., Kritikou S., Milioni A., Karamperis K., Giavasis I., Patrinos G.P., Velegraki A., Manoussopoulos Y. (2022)
      The advances made by microbiome research call for new vocabulary and expansion of our thinking in microbiology. For example, the life-forms presenting in both unicellular and multicellular formats invite us to rethink ...
    • A bulletin from Greece: a health system under the pressure of the second COVID-19 wave 

      Siettos C., Anastassopoulou C., Tsiamis C., Vrioni G., Tsakris A. (2021)
      In this article, we analyze the cascade of events since the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Greece, with emphasis on the crisis' management so as to preserve the functionality of the national ...
    • Characteristics and Outcomes in Patients with COVID-19 and Acute Ischemic Stroke: The Global COVID-19 Stroke Registry 

      Ntaios G., Michel P., Georgiopoulos G., Guo Y., Li W., Xiong J., Calleja P., Ostos F., González-Ortega G., Fuentes B., Alonso De Leciñana M., Díez-Tejedor E., García-Madrona S., Masjuan J., Defelipe A., Turc G., Gonçalves B., Domigo V., Dan G.-A., Vezeteu R., Christensen H., Christensen L.M., Meden P., Hajdarevic L., Rodriguez-Lopez A., Díaz-Otero F., García-Pastor A., Gil-Nuñez A., Maslias E., Strambo D., Werring D.J., Chandratheva A., Benjamin L., Simister R., Perry R., Beyrouti R., Jabbour P., Sweid A., Tjoumakaris S., Cuadrado-Godia E., Campello A.R., Roquer J., Moreira T., Mazya M.V., Bandini F., Matz K., Iversen H.K., González-Duarte A., Tiu C., Ferrari J., Vosko M.R., Salzer H.J.F., Lamprecht B., Dünser M.W., Cereda C.W., Quintero Á.B.C., Korompoki E., Soriano-Navarro E., Soto-Ramírez L.E., Castañeda-Méndez P.F., Bay-Sansores D., Arauz A., Cano-Nigenda V., Kristoffersen E.S., Tiainen M., Strbian D., Putaala J., Lip G.Y.H. (2020)
      Recent case-series of small size implied a pathophysiological association between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and severe large-vessel acute ischemic stroke. Given that severe strokes are typically associated with ...
    • Children with psoriasis and COVID-19: factors associated with an unfavourable COVID-19 course, and the impact of infection on disease progression (Chi-PsoCov registry) 

      Zitouni J., Bursztejn A.-C., Belloni Fortina A., Beauchet A., Di Lernia V., Lesiak A., Thomas J., Topkarci Z., Murashkin N., Brzezinski P., Torres T., Chiriac A., Luca C., McPherson T., Akinde M., Maruani A., Epishev R., Vidaurri de la Cruz H., Luna P.C., Amy de la Bretêque M., Lasek A., Bourrat E., Bachelerie M., Mallet S., Steff M., Bellissen A., Neri I., Zafiriou E., van den Reek J.M.P.A., Sonkoly E., Mahil S.K., Smith C.H., Flohr C., Bachelez H., Mahé E., the Groupe de Recherche sur le Psoriasis (GrPso) of the Societe Francaise de Dermatologie, the Groupe de recherche de la Societe Francaise de Dermatologie Pediatrique (GR SFDP), the PsoProtect study group, the British Society of Paediatric Dermatology (BPSD), and the Societa Italiana di Dermatologia Pediatrica (S.I.Der.P.) (2022)
      Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has raised questions regarding the management of chronic skin diseases, especially in patients on systemic treatments. Data concerning the use of biologics in adults with psoriasis are ...
    • Coronaviruses and their relationship with multiple sclerosis: is the prevalence of multiple sclerosis going to increase after the Covid-19 pandemia? 

      Lima M., Aloizou A.-M., Siokas V., Bakirtzis C., Liampas I., Tsouris Z., Bogdanos D.P., Baloyannis S.J., Dardiotis E. (2022)
      The purpose of this review is to examine whether there is a possible (etiological/triggering) relationship between infection with various Coronaviruses, including Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-related Coronavirus-2 ...
    • COVID-19 and fertility: a virtual reality 

      Anifandis G., Messini C.I., Daponte A., Messinis I.E. (2020)
      The COVID-19 pandemic is an extraordinary global situation, and all countries have adopted their own strategies to diminish and eliminate the spread of the virus. All measures are in line with the recommendations provided ...
    • COVID-19 and ischemic stroke 

      Sagris D., Papanikolaou A., Kvernland A., Korompoki E., Frontera J.A., Troxel A.B., Gavriatopoulou M., Milionis H., Lip G.Y.H., Michel P., Yaghi S., Ntaios G. (2021)
      Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a substantial proportion of COVID-19 patients had documented thrombotic complications and ischemic stroke. Several mechanisms related to immune-mediated thrombosis, the renin ...
    • Covid-19 home confinement negatively impacts social participation and life satisfaction: A worldwide multicenter study 

      Ammar A., Chtourou H., Boukhris O., Trabelsi K., Masmoudi L., Brach M., Bouaziz B., Bentlage E., How D., Ahmed M., Mueller P., Mueller N., Hsouna H., Aloui A., Hammouda O., Paineiras-Domingos L.L., Braakman-Jansen A., Wrede C., Bastoni S., Pernambuco C.S., Mataruna L., Taheri M., Irandoust K., Khacharem A., Bragazzi N.L., Strahler J., Adrian J., Andreeva A., Khoshnami S.C., Samara E., Zisi V., Sankar P., Ahmed W.N., Romdhani M., Delhey J., Bailey S.J., Bott N.T., Gargouri F., Chaari L., Batatia H., Ali G.M., Abdelkarim O., Jarraya M., Abed K.E., Souissi N., Van Gemert-Pijnen L., Riemann B.L., Riemann L., Moalla W., Gómez-Raja J., Epstein M., Sanderman R., Schulz S., Jerg A., Al-Horani R., Mansi T., Jmail M., Barbosa F., Santos F., Šimunič B., Pišot R., Pišot S., Gaggioli A., Zmijewski P., Apfelbacher C., Steinacker J., Saad H.B., Glenn J.M., Chamari K., Driss T., Hoekelmann A., ECLB-COVID19 Consortium (2020)
      Public health recommendations and governmental measures during the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic have enforced numerous restrictions on daily living including social distancing, isolation, and home confinement. ...