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The proposal of Paediatric Virology and its perspectives: An interview with Professor of Paediatrics Maria Theodoridou

  • Authors:
    • Ioannis N. Mammas
    • Demetrios A. Spandidos
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  • Published online on: August 23, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.5009
  • Pages: 3338-3340
  • Copyright: © Mammas et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Professor Maria Theodoridou, Emeritus Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Athens, is one of the few paediatricians in Greece, who have experienced almost all the infectious diseases of the second half of the 20th century and their severe consequences, prior to the widespread adoption of immunisations. A milestone during her career was the establishment of a specialised National Reference Unit for the care of paediatric patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) at the ʻAghia Sophia̓ Children's Hospital in Athens, Greece. According to Professor Theodoridou, training on the prevention, management and treatment of neonatal and paediatric viral infections represents a new educational challenge for both community as well as hospital‑based paediatric health professionals. The debate of the potential strategically principal role of Paediatric Virology subspecialists in the primary, secondary and tertiary clinical practice is definitely necessary and needs further discussion and evaluation, she adds. She describes the difficulties that Greece, a country under a long-standing financial crisis, faces for the hospital‑based management of paediatric viral infections and refers to the future advances, which are expected in the field of diagnosis and treatment of viral infections in neonates and children. In the context of the 3rd Workshop on Paediatric Virology, which will be held in Athens on October 7th, 2017, Professor Theodoridou will focus on the immigration crisis and vaccination policy.

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Mammas IN and Mammas IN: The proposal of Paediatric Virology and its perspectives: An interview with Professor of Paediatrics Maria Theodoridou. Exp Ther Med 14: 3338-3340, 2017
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Mammas, I.N., & Mammas, I.N. (2017). The proposal of Paediatric Virology and its perspectives: An interview with Professor of Paediatrics Maria Theodoridou. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 14, 3338-3340. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.5009
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Mammas, I. N., Spandidos, D. A."The proposal of Paediatric Virology and its perspectives: An interview with Professor of Paediatrics Maria Theodoridou". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 14.4 (2017): 3338-3340.
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Mammas, I. N., Spandidos, D. A."The proposal of Paediatric Virology and its perspectives: An interview with Professor of Paediatrics Maria Theodoridou". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 14, no. 4 (2017): 3338-3340. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.5009