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Apostolos Beloukas
Researcher at University of the West
Publications - 84
Citations - 2922
Apostolos Beloukas is an academic researcher from University of the West. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Hepatitis B virus. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 70 publications receiving 2232 citations. Previous affiliations of Apostolos Beloukas include RMIT University & National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
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Sexual Activity Without Condoms and Risk of HIV Transmission in Serodifferent Couples When the HIV-Positive Partner Is Using Suppressive Antiretroviral Therapy
Alison Rodger,Valentina Cambiano,Tina Bruun,Pietro Vernazza,Simon Collins,Jan van Lunzen,Giulio Maria Corbelli,Vicente Estrada,Anna Maria Geretti,Apostolos Beloukas,David Asboe,Pompeyo Viciana,Félix Gutiérrez,Bonaventura Clotet,Christian Pradier,Jan Gerstoft,Rainer Weber,Katarina Westling,Gilles Wandeler,Jan M. Prins,Armin Rieger,Marcel Stoeckle,Tim Kümmerle,Teresa Bini,Adriana Ammassari,Richard Gilson,Ivanka Krznaric,Matti Ristola,Robert Zangerle,Pia Handberg,Antonio Antela,Sris Allan,Andrew N. Phillips,Jens D Lundgren +33 more
TL;DR: Evaluating the rate of within-couple HIV transmission among serodifferent heterosexual and MSM couples during periods of sex without condoms and when the HIV-positive partner had HIV-1 RNA load less than 200 copies/mL found no phylogenetically linked transmissions.
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Risk of HIV transmission through condomless sex in serodifferent gay couples with the HIV-positive partner taking suppressive antiretroviral therapy (PARTNER): final results of a multicentre, prospective, observational study
Alison Rodger,Valentina Cambiano,Tina Bruun,Pietro Vernazza,Simon Collins,Olaf Degen,Giulio Maria Corbelli,Vicente Estrada,Anna Maria Geretti,Apostolos Beloukas,Apostolos Beloukas,Dorthe Raben,Pep Coll,Andrea Antinori,Nneka Nwokolo,Armin Rieger,Jan M Prins,Anders Blaxhult,Rainer Weber,Arne Van Eeden,Norbert H. Brockmeyer,Amanda Clarke,Jorge del Romero Guerrero,François Raffi,Johannes R. Bogner,Gilles Wandeler,Jan Gerstoft,Félix Gutiérrez,Kees Brinkman,Maria Kitchen,Lars Østergaard,Agathe León,Matti Ristola,Heiko Jessen,Hans-Jürgen Stellbrink,Andrew N. Phillips,Jens D Lundgren,Patricia Cobarsi,Aroa Nieto,Michael Meulbroek,Antonia Carrillo,Jorge Saz,Jorge D.R. Guerrero,Mar Vera García,Mar Masiá,Catalina Robledano,Lorna Leal,Eva G. Redondo,Vicente Estrada,Rocio Marquez,Raquel Sandoval,Pompeyo Viciana,Nuria Espinosa,Luis F. López-Cortés,Daniel Podzamczer,Juan Tiraboschi,Sandra Morenilla,Antonio Antela,Elena Losada,Janey Sewell,Sarah Kirk,Alyson Knott,Thomas Fernandez,Mark Gompels,Louise Jennings,Lana Ward,Julie Fox,Julianne Lwanga,Ming Lee,Richard Gilson,Clifford Leen,Sheila Morris,Dan Clutterbuck,Michael Brady,David Asboe,Serge Fedele,Sarah Fidler,Norbert Brockmeyer,Anja Potthoff,Adriane Skaletz-Rorowski,Johannes Bogner,Ulrich Seybold,Julia Roider,Arne Jessen,Slobodan Ruzicic,Tim Kümmerle,Clara Lehmann,Sindy Bartel,Anja Hüfner,Jürgen K. Rockstroh,Karina Mohrmann,Christoph Boesecke,Ivanka Krznaric,Patrick Ingiliz,Christina Grube,Dominique Braun,Huldrych F. Günthard,Hansjakob Furrer,Andri Rauch,Patrick Schmid,Manuela Rasi,Denise Borso,Markus Stratmann,Oliver Caviezel,Marcel Stoeckle,Manuel Battegay,Philip E. Tarr,Vanessa Christinet,Florent Jouinot,Camille Isambert,Enos Bernasconi,Beatrice Bernasconi,Lene P. Jensen,Anne A. Bayer,Yordanos Yehdego,Ann Bach,Pia Handberg,Gitte Kronborg,Svend s. Pedersen,Nete Bülow,Bente Ramskover,Outi Debnam,Jussi Sutinen,Ronnie Ask,Bernt Hildingsson-Lundh,Katarina Westling,Eeva-Maija Frisen,Gráinne Cortney,Siobhan O'Dea,Stéphane De Wit,Coca Necsoi,Linos Vandekerckhove,Jean-Christophe Goffard,Sophie Henrard,Jan M. Prins,Hans-Henrik Nobel,Annouschka Weijsenfeld,Loek Elsenburg,Danielle Vos,Imke Hoijenga,Elisabeth Gisolf,Petra Van Bentum,Dominique Verhagen,Eric Billaud,Michel Ohayon,Daniel Gosset,Alexandre Fior,Gilles Pialoux,Pelagie Thibaut,Julie Chas,Vincent Leclercq,Vincent Pechenot,Vincent Coquelin,Christian Pradier,Sophie Breaud,Veronique Touzeau-Romer,Maria Kitchen Maria Geit,Mario Sarcletti,Martin Gisinger,Angela Oellinger,Samanta Menichetti,Teresa Bini,Cristina Mussini,Marianna Meschiari,Antonio Di Biagio,Lucia Taramasso,Benedetto Maurizio Celesia,M. Gussio,Nuno Janeiro +168 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that the risk of HIV transmission in gay couples through condomless sex when HIV viral load is suppressed is effectively zero, which supports the message of the U=U (undetectable equals untransmittable) campaign, and the benefits of early testing and treatment for HIV.
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Scurvy: Past, present and future
TL;DR: Among the personalities in the history of the disease, James Lind and Albert Szent-Györgyi are most noteworthy, the first for conducting the first clinical trial on the treatment of scurvy with lemon and orange juices, and the second for discovering and identifying vitamin C.
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Prevalence of hepatitis D virus infection in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Alexander J. Stockdale,Alexander J. Stockdale,Mas Chaponda,Apostolos Beloukas,Richard Phillips,Richard Phillips,Philippa C Matthews,Athanasios Papadimitropoulos,Simon King,Laura J. Bonnett,Anna Maria Geretti +10 more
TL;DR: In this article, the prevalence of hepatitis D virus among HBsAg-positive populations in sub-Saharan Africa was investigated. But only 30 studies were included in the search, only eight of which included detection of hepatitis-D virus RNA among anti-hepatitis D virus seropositive participants.
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Prevalence and Characteristics of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Coinfection among HIV-Positive Women in South Africa and Botswana
Philippa C Matthews,Apostolos Beloukas,Amna Malik,Jonathan M. Carlson,Pieter Jooste,Anthony Ogwu,Roger L. Shapiro,Lynn Riddell,Fabian Chen,Graz Luzzi,Manjeetha Jaggernath,Gerald Jesuthasan,Katie Jeffery,Thumbi Ndung'u,Philip J. R. Goulder,Anna Maria Geretti,Paul Klenerman +16 more
TL;DR: A snapshot of the coinfection problem at the heart of the HIV/HBV co-epidemic is provided, and is important to inform public health policy, resource allocation, education, surveillance and clinical care.