<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Papatheodoridis, G. V.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Goulis, J.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sypsa, V</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lionis, C.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Manolakopoulos, S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Elefsiniotis, I.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anagnostou, O.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tsoulas, C.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hatzakis, A</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dalekos, Gn</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aiming towards hepatitis C virus elimination in Greece</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ann Gastroenterol</style></secondary-title><alt-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Annals of gastroenterology</style></alt-title><short-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Annals of gastroenterologyAnnals of gastroenterology</style></short-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2019</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jul-Aug</style></date></pub-dates></dates><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4</style></number><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">32</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">321-329</style></pages><isbn><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1108-7471 (Print)1108-7471 (Linking)</style></isbn><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">There are estimated to be 74,000-134,000 patients living with chronic hepatitis C in Greece, but only 20-30% of them are aware of their disease status. In July 2017, the Hellenic National Plan for Hepatitis C was announced in alignment with the World Health Organization goals for the eradication of hepatitis C virus (HCV) by the year 2030. This article discusses the epidemiology and current treatment of chronic hepatitis C in Greece. Additionally the authors propose actions on how to bring back to care diagnosed patients lost to follow up, optimize access to care for HCV-infected people who inject drugs, and increase HCV screening in the general population. The medical community in Greece can play a pivotal role in the implementation of the HCV National Plan and in the efforts to reach the goal of HCV elimination.</style></abstract><accession-num><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">31263353</style></accession-num><notes><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Papatheodoridis, George VGoulis, JohnSypsa, VanaLionis, ChristosManolakopoulos, SpiliosElefsiniotis, IoannisAnagnostou, OlgaTsoulas, ChristosHatzakis, AngelosDalekos, George NengGreece2019/07/03 06:00Ann Gastroenterol. 2019 Jul-Aug;32(4):321-329. doi: 10.20524/aog.2019.0375. Epub 2019 Apr 5.</style></notes><custom2><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6595935</style></custom2><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Department of Gastroenterology, Medical School of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko General Hospital (George V. Papatheodoridis).4 Department of Internal Medicine, Alpharistotle University of Thessaloniki Medical School (John Goulis).Department of Hygiene, Medical School of National and Kapodistrian, University of Athens, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Athens (Vana Sypsa, Angelos Hatzakis).Clinic of Social and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion-Crete (Christos Lionis).2 Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippokratio General Hospital of Athens (Spilios Manolakopoulos).Academic Department of Internal Medicine-Hepatogastroenterology, &quot;Agioi Anargyroi&quot; General and Oncology Hospital, Athens (Ioannis Elefsiniotis).Greek Organisation Against Drugs (OKANA), Athens (Olga Anagnostou).Medical Department, Gilead Sciences Hellas, Athens (Christos Tsoulas).Department of Medicine and Research Laboratory of Internal Medicine, University of Thessaly Medical School, Larissa (George N. Dalekos), Greece.</style></auth-address></record></records></xml>