Piloting a simplified bio-behavioural survey methodology, the BBS-Lite, among people who inject drugs in Georgia

Authors: Gogia, Maka, Ruadze, Ekaterine, Kasrashvili, Tamar, Mathers, Bradley, Sabin, Keith, Verster, Annette, Macdonald, Virginia, Butsashvili, Maia, Kamkamidze, George, Khonelidze, Irma, Stvilia, Ketevan

Source: In International Journal of Drug Policy

Assessment of Viral and Clinical Characteristics Among Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Georgia

Authors: Zakalashvili, Mamuka, Zarkua, Jaba, Metreveli, David, Abzianidze, Tinatin, Butsashvili, Maia, Kamkamidze, George

Source: Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology. 13(4):624-628

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Determining the lower limit of detection required for HCV viral load assay for test of cure following direct‐acting antiviral‐based treatment regimens: Evidence from a global data set

Authors: Morgan, Jake R., Marsh, Elizabeth, Savinkina, Alexandra, Shilton, Sonjelle, Shadaker, Shaun, Tsertsvadze, Tengiz, Kamkamidze, George, Alkhazashvili, Maia, Morgan, Timothy, Belperio, Pam, Backus, Lisa, Doss, Waheed, Esmat, Gamal, Hassany, Mohamed, Elsharkawy, Aisha, Elakel, Wafaa, Mehrez, Mai, Foster, Graham R., Wose Kinge, Constance, Chew, Kara W., Chasela, Charles S., Sanne, Ian M., Thanung, Yin M., Loarec, Anne, Aslam, Khawar, Balkan, Suna, Easterbrook, Philippa J., Linas, Benjamin P.

Source: Journal of viral hepatitis. 29(6):474-486

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Prevalence and predictors of condom use among people who inject drugs in Georgia.

Authors: Kajaia, Maia, Butsashvili, Maia, DeHovitz, Jack A., Kamkamidze, George, Gulbiani, Lasha, Abzianidze, Tinatin, Djibuti, Mamuka

Source: Harm Reduction Journal; 2/20/2025, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p1-8, 8p

Subject Terms: CONDOM use, INTRAVENOUS drug abusers, DRUG addiction, HIV infection transmission, HARM reduction, HUMAN sexuality, SOCIOECONOMIC status

Geographic Terms: GEORGIA

Integration of hepatitis C treatment at harm reduction centers in Georgia—Findings from a patient satisfaction survey

Authors: Butsashvili, Maia, Kamkamidze, George, Kajaia, Maia, Gvinjilia, Lia, Kuchuloria, Tatia, Khonelidze, Irma, Gogia, Maka, Dolmazashvili, Ekaterine, Kerashvili, Vakhtang, Zakalashvili, Mamuka, Shadaker, Shaun, Nasrullah, Muazzam, Sonjelle, Shilton, Japaridze, Maia, Averhoff, Francisco

Source: In International Journal of Drug Policy October 2020 84

Comparison of treatment methods of appendiceal mass and abscess: A prospective Cohort Study

Authors: Demetrashvili, Zaza, Kenchadze, George, Pipia, Irakli, Khutsishvili, Kakhi, Loladze, David, Ekaladze, Eka, Merabishvili, Giorgi, Kamkamidze, George

Source: In Annals of Medicine and Surgery December 2019 48:48-52

Deriving the optimal limit of detection for an HCV point-of-care test for viraemic infection: Analysis of a global dataset

Authors: Freiman, J. Morgan, Wang, Jianing, Easterbrook, Philippa J., Horsburgh, C. Robert, Marinucci, Francesco, White, Laura F., Kamkamidze, George, Krajden, Mel, Loarec, Anne, Njouom, Richard, Nguyen, Kihn V., Shiha, Gamal, Soliman, Reham, Solomon, Sunil S., Tsertsvadze, Tengiz, Denkinger, Claudia M., Linas, Benjamin

Source: In Journal of Hepatology July 2019 71(1):62-70

Hepatitis B and hepatitis C testing practices and observed seroconversions among dialysis facilities in Georgia.

Authors: Butsashvili, Maia, Kanchelashvili, Giorgi, Aslanikashvili, Ana, Kuchuloria, Tinatin, Shadaker, Shaun, Tskhomelidze, Irina, Tsereteli, Maia, Kamkamidze, George, Handanagic, Senad, Patel, Priti R, Armstrong, Paige A

Source: Journal of Infection Prevention; Sep2024, Vol. 25 Issue 5, p182-187, 6p

Subject Terms: HEPATITIS B prevention, HEPATITIS C prevention, INFECTION control, RESEARCH funding, SEROCONVERSION, HEMODIALYSIS facilities, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, SURVEYS, MEDICAL screening, DATA analysis software

Geographic Terms: GEORGIA

Company/Entity: CENTERS for Disease Control & Prevention (U.S.)

Direct acting antiviral-based treatment of hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs in Georgia: A prospective cohort study

Authors: Bouscaillou, Julie, Kikvidze, Tamar, Butsashvili, Maia, Labartkava, Konstantine, Inaridze, Ina, Etienne, Aurélie, Le Pluart, Diane, Kamkamidze, George, Gamezardashvili, Ana, Kharshiladze, David, Avril, Elisabeth, Luhmann, Niklas

Source: In International Journal of Drug Policy December 2018 62:104-111

Evaluation of alcohol use behavior among patients cured through HCV elimination program in Georgia.

Authors: Butsashvili, Maia, Gulbiani, Lasha, Kanchelashvili, Giorgi, Kamkamidze, Tina, Kajaia, Maia, Gudavadze, Salome, Kamkamidze, George

Source: BMC Research Notes; 6/10/2024, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p1-7, 7p

Subject Terms: ALCOHOL drinking, HEPATIC fibrosis, BEVERAGES, DRINKING behavior, HEALTH behavior, CITIES & towns

Geographic Terms: GEORGIA (Republic), T'BILISI (Georgia)

Factors affecting development of Clostridium difficile infection in hospitalized pediatric patients in the country Georgia

Authors: Migriauli, Iuri, Meunargia, Vakhtang, Chkhaidze, Ivane, Sabakhtarishvili, Giorgi, Gujabidze, Kakha, Butsashvili, Maia, Kamkamidze, George

Source: BMC research notes. 11(1):1-5

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of healthcare providers in the country of Georgia regarding influenza vaccinations for pregnant women

Authors: Dvalishvili, Mariam, Mesxishvili, Darejan, Butsashvili, Maia, Kamkamidze, George, McFarland, Deborah, Bednarczyk, Robert A.

Source: In Vaccine 21 November 2016 34(48):5907-5911

National Progress Toward Hepatitis C Elimination — Georgia, 2015–2016

Authors: Gvinjilia, Lia, Nasrullah, Muazzam, Sergeenko, David, Tsertsvadze, Tengiz, Kamkamidze, George, Butsashvili, Maia, Gamkrelidze, Amiran, Imnadze, Paata, Kvaratskhelia, Valeri, Chkhartishvili, Nikoloz, Sharvadze, Lali, Drobeniuc, Jan, Hagan, Liesl, Ward, John W., Morgan, Juliette, Averhoff, Francisco

Source: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2016 Oct . 65(41), 1132-1135.

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Seroconversion of hepatitis B vaccine among patients from outpatient clinic in Georgia

Authors: Kanchelashvili, Giorgi, Kamkamidze, George, Davitadze, Meri, Bzishvili, Nino, Abzianidze, Tinatin, Gulbiani, Lasha, Butsashvili, Maia

Source: In Vaccine: X December 2023 15

Spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C virus infection in the country of Georgia, 2015–2021

Authors: Kamkamidze, George, Butsashvili, Maia, Baliashvili, Davit, Shadaker, Shaun, Kajaia, Maia, Zakalashvili, Mamuka, Tsertsvadze, Tengiz, Sharvadze, Lali, Tsreteli, Maia, Handanagic, Senad

Source: Journal of hepatology. 78(S1):S889-S889

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Factors associated with HCV reinfection among treated people who inject drugs in the HCV elimination program in Georgia

Authors: Gulbiani, Lasha, Butsashvili, Maia, Kamkamidze, George, Baliashvili, Davit, Handanagic, Senad, Shadaker, Shaun, Shilton, Sonjelle, Japaridze, Maia, Armstrong, Paige A.

Source: Journal of hepatology. 78(S1):S930-S930

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Hepatitis C among people who inject drugs in Tbilisi, Georgia: An urgent need for prevention and treatment

Authors: Bouscaillou, Julie, Champagnat, Julie, Luhmann, Niklas, Avril, Elisabeth, Inaridze, Ina, Miollany, Véronique, Labartkava, Koka, Kirtadze, Irma, Butsashvili, Maia, Kamkamidze, George, Pataut, Dominique

Source: In International Journal of Drug Policy September 2014 25(5):871-878

Attitudes and knowledge of Georgian physicians regarding cervical cancer prevention, 2010

Authors: Bednarczyk, Robert A., Butsashvili, Maia, Kamkamidze, George, Kajaia, Maia, McNutt, Louise-Anne

Source: In International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics June 2013 121(3):224-228

High sustained viral response among HCV genotype 3 patients with advanced liver fibrosis: real-world data of HCV elimination program in Georgia

Authors: Butsashvili, Maia, Gvinjilia, Lia, Kamkamidze, George, Metreveli, David, Dvali, Shorena, Rukhadze, Tamar, Gamkrelidze, Amiran, Nasrullah, Muazzam, Shadaker, Shaun, Morgan, Juliette, Averhoff, Francisco

Source: BMC research notes. 13(1)

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Circumstances Surrounding the Community Needle-Stick Injuries in Georgia

Authors: Butsashvili, Maia, Kamkamidze, George, Kajaia, Maia, Kandelaki, George, Zhorzholadze, Nana

Source: Journal of Community Health, 2011 Dec 01. 36(6), 1050-1052.

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