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ArticleAnnals of gastroenterology

Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of hepatitis C virus-infected people who inject drugs: a Greek descriptive analysis.

Hariklia Kranidioti, Christina Chatzievagelinou, Adonis Protopapas, Margarita Papatheodoridi, Konstantinos Zisimopoulos, Eftychia Evangelidou, Pinelopi Antonakaki, John Vlachogiannakos, Christos Triantos, Ioannis Elefsiniotis and 7 more

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Article in Annals of gastroenterology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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17 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Hariklia Kranidioti2 Academic Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens (Hariklia Kranidioti, Pinelopi Antonakaki, Olga Anagnostou, Melanie Deutsch, Spilios Manolakopoulos), Greece.
Christina ChatzievagelinouDepartment of Gastroenterology, Evangelismos-Opthalmiatrion Athinon-Polykliniki Hospitals, Athens (Christina Chatzievagelinou, Maria Mela), Greece.
Adonis Protopapas4 Academic Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki (Adonis Protopapas, John Goulis), Greece.
Margarita PapatheodoridiAcademic Department of Gastroenterology, Laiko General Hospital, Athens (Margarita Papatheodoridi, John Vlachogiannakos, George Papatheodoridis, Spilios Manolakopoulos), Greece.
Konstantinos ZisimopoulosDepartment of Gastroenterology, University of Patras (Konstantinos Zisimopoulos, Christos Triantos), Greece.
Eftychia Evangelidou"Agioi Anargyroi" General and Oncology Hospital of Kifissia, Athens (Eftychia Evangelidou, Ioannis Elefsiniotis), Greece.
Pinelopi Antonakaki2 Academic Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens (Hariklia Kranidioti, Pinelopi Antonakaki, Olga Anagnostou, Melanie Deutsch, Spilios Manolakopoulos), Greece.
John VlachogiannakosAcademic Department of Gastroenterology, Laiko General Hospital, Athens (Margarita Papatheodoridi, John Vlachogiannakos, George Papatheodoridis, Spilios Manolakopoulos), Greece.
Christos TriantosDepartment of Gastroenterology, University of Patras (Konstantinos Zisimopoulos, Christos Triantos), Greece.
Ioannis Elefsiniotis"Agioi Anargyroi" General and Oncology Hospital of Kifissia, Athens (Eftychia Evangelidou, Ioannis Elefsiniotis), Greece.
John Goulis4 Academic Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki (Adonis Protopapas, John Goulis), Greece.
Maria MelaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Evangelismos-Opthalmiatrion Athinon-Polykliniki Hospitals, Athens (Christina Chatzievagelinou, Maria Mela), Greece.
Olga Anagnostou2 Academic Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens (Hariklia Kranidioti, Pinelopi Antonakaki, Olga Anagnostou, Melanie Deutsch, Spilios Manolakopoulos), Greece.
Christos TsoulasMedical Department, Gilead Sciences (Christos Tsoulas), Greece.
Melanie Deutsch2 Academic Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens (Hariklia Kranidioti, Pinelopi Antonakaki, Olga Anagnostou, Melanie Deutsch, Spilios Manolakopoulos), Greece.
George PapatheodoridisAcademic Department of Gastroenterology, Laiko General Hospital, Athens (Margarita Papatheodoridi, John Vlachogiannakos, George Papatheodoridis, Spilios Manolakopoulos), Greece.
Spilios Manolakopoulos2 Academic Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens (Hariklia Kranidioti, Pinelopi Antonakaki, Olga Anagnostou, Melanie Deutsch, Spilios Manolakopoulos), Greece.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIt is estimated that 17,000 people who inject drugs (PWID) in Greece have hepatitis C virus (HCV) viremia. The aim of our study was to explore the characteristics of the HCV-infected, direct acting antiviral (DAA)-naïve PWID.

methodsThis is a retrospective analysis of PWID with HCV infection. We selected data from six liver clinics during the period from 1

resultsWe included 800 PWID with HCV infection (78.5% male, mean age 42±10 years) who had not received DAAs before 1

conclusionsOur real-life data suggest that HCV genotype 3 remains the predominant genotype among PWID. One third of PWID had comorbidities and one-fifth cirrhosis. Half of PWID had early-stage liver disease and remained without access to DAAs according to the Greek prioritization criteria.

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Hepatitis C virus infectionillicit drug usepeople who inject drugs

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PMID30174397
PMCPMC6102460
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