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1. Italian Study on Depressive Disorders (STudio Italiano MAlattia Depressiva, or STIMA-D): a nationwide snapshot of the status of treatment for major depression

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Aguglia, E, Biggio, G, Signorelli, Ms, Mencacci, C, Investigators: Aguglia E, Steering Committee on behalf of the STIMA D., Minutolo, G, Altamura, A, Buoli, M, Balestrieri, M, Ciano, R, Amadè, E, Barbera, S, Bellantuono, C, Tofani, S, Bellomo, A, De Salvia ML, Bersani, G, Manuali, G, Bogetto, F, Albert, U, Carpiniello, B, Pinna, F, Ceglie, R, Simonini, E, Clerici, M, D'Urso, N, Di Sciascio, G, Palumbo, C, Fagiolini, A, Goracci, A, Nuvoli, G, Luise, L, Furlan, Pm, Picci, Rl, Guazzelli, M, Janiri, L, Bruschi, A, Barbera, D, Mulè, A, Marchetti, Fp, Corretti, G, Mauri, M, Giunti, I, Mautone, A, Cerruti, C, Sironi, J, Mencarelli, L, Squillacioti, Mr, Nicotera, M, Suffredini, E, Pallanti, S, Cecchelli, C, Placidi, G, Rossi, M, Quartesan, R, Moretti, P, Rabboni, M, Tancredi, F, Rinaudo, C, Roncone, Rita, Malavolta, M, Faletta, O, Avola, V, Scapati, F, Giardina, G, Sciarretta, A, Fonso, T, Starace, F, Viparelli, G, Zeppegno, P, Prosperini, P, Torta, R, Amodeo, L, Venanzini, R, Melchiorre, M, Vender, S, Diurni, M, Verrienti, P, Stoppelli, N, Vita, A, Conte, G, Paradisi, R, Pedrolli, P, Boccara, P, Caselli, A., Aguglia, E, Minutolo, G, Altamura, A, Buoli, M, Balestrieri, M, Ciano, R, Amadè, E, Barbera, S, Bellantuono, C, Tofani, S, Bellomo, A, De Salvia, Ml, Bersani, G, Manuali, G, Bogetto, F, Albert, U, Carpiniello, B, Pinna, F, Ceglie, R, Simonini, E, Clerici, M, D'Urso, N, Di Sciascio, G, Palumbo, C, Fagiolini, A, Goracci, A, Nuvoli, G, Luise, L, Furlan, Pm, Picci, Rl, Guazzelli, M, Janiri, L, Bruschi, A, Barbera, D, Mulè, A, Marchetti, Fp, Corretti, G, Mauri, M, Giunti, I, Mautone, A, Cerruti, C, Mencacci, C, Sironi, J, Mencarelli, L, Squillacioti, Mr, Nicotera, M, Suffredini, E, Pallanti, S, Cecchelli, C, Placidi, G, Rossi, M, Quartesan, R, Moretti, P, Rabboni, M, Tancredi, F, Rinaudo, C, Roncone, R, Malavolta, M, Faletta, O, Avola, V, Scapati, F, Giardina, G, Sciarretta, A, Fonso, T, Starace, F, Viparelli, G, Zeppegno, P, Prosperini, P, Torta, R, Amodeo, L, Venanzini, R, Melchiorre, M, Vender, S, Diurni, M, Verrienti, P, Stoppelli, N, Vita, A, Conte, G, Paradisi, R, Pedrolli, P, Boccara, P, Caselli, A, Aguglia E, Minutolo G, Altamura A, Buoli M, Balestrieri M, Ciano R, Amadè E, Barbera S, Bellantuono C, Tofani S, Bellomo A, De Salvia ML, Bersani G, Manuali G, Bogetto F, Albert U, Carpiniello B, Pinna F, Ceglie R, Simonini E, Clerici M, D'Urso N, Di Sciascio G, Palumbo C, Fagiolini A, Goracci A, Nuvoli G, Luise L, Furlan PM, Picci RL, Guazzelli M, Janiri L, Bruschi A, Barbera D, Mulè A, Marchetti FP, Corretti G, Mauri M, Giunti I, Mautone A, Cerruti C, Mencacci C, Sironi J, Mencarelli L, Squillacioti MR, Nicotera M, Suffredini E, Pallanti S, Cecchelli C, Placidi G, Rossi M, Quartesan R, Moretti P, Rabboni M, Tancredi F, Rinaudo C, Roncone R, Malavolta M, Faletta O, Avola V, Scapati F, Giardina G, Sciarretta A, Fonso T, Starace F, Viparelli G, Zeppegno P, Prosperini P, Torta R, Amodeo L, Venanzini R, Melchiorre M, Vender S, Diurni M, Verrienti P, Stoppelli N, Vita A, Conte G, Paradisi R, Pedrolli P, Boccara P, and Caselli A

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Male, Pediatrics, Treatment outcome, Patient characteristics, major deression, Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Antidepressive Agents, Depressive Disorder, Major, Female, Humans, Italy, Middle Aged, Physicians, Quality of Life, Serotonin Agents, Young Adult, Treatment Outcome, sideffect, Pharmacology (medical), Young adult, Family history, relapse, General Medicine, Psychiatry and Mental health, antidepressants, Anxiety, epidemiology, Major depression, antidepressants, relapse, side-effects, Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Antidepressive Agents, therapeutic use, Depressive Disorder, Major, drug therapy/epidemiology/psychology, Female, Humans, Italy, epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Physicians, psychology, Quality of Life, Serotonin Agents, therapeutic use, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult, medicine.symptom, medicine.medical_specialty, major depression, side-effects, sideffects, psychology, Cost burden, Pharmacotherapy, medicine, Psychiatry, Depressive Disorder, antidepressant, business.industry, antidepressants, major depression, relapse, side-effects, Major depression, Antidepressants, Relapse, Side-effects, medicine.disease, Mood disorders, therapeutic use, drug therapy/epidemiology/psychology, business
Abstract

Introduction: Major depression is a worldwide problem and often remains undetected and untreated. Given the low rates of detection plus the need to intervene in a short time, it is important to identify factors which are likely to improve treatment outcomes. Methods: STIMA-D was designed to provide the profile of patients with major depression in Italy (focusing on pathway to care, patient characteristics, drug therapy and treatment outcomes). The patients enrolled (M/F, aged between 18 and 65) experienced single/multiple episodes of major depression (DSM-IV-TR). Patients with lifetime or current bipolar syndrome or other mental disorders were excluded. Results: 44 of the 50 invited centers sent data concerning 1 140 patients. The majority of patients were women. Among working individuals, 52.5% of them were absent from work due to depression in the previous 6 months. Recurrent episodes of major depression were very common and were associated with persistence of residual post-episodic symptoms, a family history of mood disorders and presence of anxiety. 59.6% of the patients were treated with monotherapy (SSRI or SNRI), while 19.2% of them were treated with SSRI plus SNRI. Only the 25.5% on monotherapy had a complete response compared to 12.4% of patients on dual therapy. Discussion: Poor outcomes in major depression have profound implications on patients’ quality of life and cost burden. New pharmacological approaches with novel modes of action are therefore urgently needed.

Published
2014

2. Active surveillance of Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteremia in Italian children

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Tarallo L., Tancredi F., Schito G., Marchese A., Bella A., Manno G., BERNARDI, FILIPPO, MASI, MASSIMO, SPECCHIA, FERNANDO GIUSEPPE, Tarallo L., Tancredi F., Schito G., Marchese A., Bella A., Bernardi F., Masi M., Specchia F., and Manno G.

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Serotype, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Databases, Factual, Antimicrobial susceptibility, Bacteremia, Penicillins, medicine.disease_cause, Pneumococcal Infections, Microbiology, Pneumococcal Vaccines, Risk Factors, Internal medicine, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Drug Resistance, Bacterial, Medicine, Humans, Vaccines, Conjugate, General Veterinary, General Immunology and Microbiology, biology, business.industry, Incidence (epidemiology), Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Streptococcaceae, biology.organism_classification, medicine.disease, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Infectious Diseases, Pneumococcal vaccine, El Niño, Italy, Child, Preschool, Population Surveillance, Molecular Medicine, Female, business
Abstract

There are few data published regarding the incidence of Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteremia in Italian children. A 14-month surveillance study was conducted in 10 paediatric hospitals to investigate the rate of Sp bacteremia in children aged less than 5 years. The serotype prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of isolates were determined. A total of 55 Sp isolates were obtained from 4576 blood cultures (incidence rate, 1.2%). In order of frequency, the most common serotypes were 14, 23F, 19F, 9V, 1. Serotypes in the 7-valent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine (4, 6B, 9V, 14, 18C, 19F, 23F) accounted for 70% of isolates under 2 years of age, and 58% in the interval between 2 and 5 years of age.

Published
2005

3. Air pollution in an urban area nearby the Rome-Ciampino city airport

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Di Menno di Bucchianico A, Giorgio Cattani, Gaeta A, Am, Caricchia, Troiano F, Sozzi R, Bolignano A, Sacco F, Damizia S, Barberini S, Caleprico R, Fabozzi T, Ancona C, Ancona L, Cesaroni G, Forastiere F, Gp, Gobbi, Costabile F, Angelini F, Barnaba F, Inglessis M, Tancredi F, Palumbo L, Fontana L, Bergamaschi A, Iavicoli I, Di Menno di Bucchianico, Alessandro, Cattani, Giorgio, Gaeta, Alessandra, Caricchia, Anna Maria, Troiano, Francesco, Sozzi, Roberto, Bolignano, Andrea, Sacco, Fabrizio, Damizia, Sesto, Barberini, Silvia, Caleprico, Roberta, Fabozzi, Tina, Ancona, Carla, Ancona, Laura, Cesaroni, Giulia, Forastiere, Francesco, Gobbi, Gian Paolo, Costabile, Francesca, Angelini, Federico, Barnaba, Francesca, Inglessis, Marco, Tancredi, Francesco, Palumbo, Lorenzo, Fontana, Luca, Bergamaschi, Antonio, and Iavicoli, Ivo

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Air Pollutants, models, Settore MED/44 - MEDICINA DEL LAVORO, Airports, airport, Air Pollution, Rome, Urban Health, Aiport, air quality, ground measurements
Abstract

OBJECTIVES: to assess air pollution spatial and temporal variability in the urban area nearby the Ciampino International Airport (Rome) and to investigate the airport-related emissions contribute. DESIGN AND SETTING: the study domain was a 64 km2 area around the airport. Two fifteen-day monitoring campaigns (late spring, winter) were carried out. Results were evaluated using several runs outputs of an airport-related sources Lagrangian particle model and a photochemical model (the Flexible Air quality Regional Model, FARM). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: both standard and high time resolution air pollutant concentrations measurements: CO, NO, NO2, C6H6, mass and number concentration of several PM fractions. 46 fixed points (spread over the study area) of NO2 and volatile organic compounds concentrations (fifteen days averages); deterministic models outputs. RESULTS: standard time resolution measurements, as well as model outputs, showed the airport contribution to air pollution levels being little compared to the main source in the area (i.e. vehicular traffic). However, using high time resolution measurements, peaks of particles associated with aircraft takeoff (total number concentration and soot mass concentration), and landing (coarse mass concentration) were observed, when the site measurement was downwind to the runway. CONCLUSIONS: the frequently observed transient spikes associated with aircraft movements could lead to a not negligible contribute to ultrafine, soot and coarse particles exposure of people living around the airport. Such contribute and its spatial and temporal variability should be investigated when assessing the airports air quality impact.

Published
2014

4. Bilateral forearm and hand compartment syndrome following thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction: A case report

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Tancredi F. D'Amore, Curtis N. Harris, William O. Thomas, and Samuel W. Parry

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Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Decompression, medicine.medical_treatment, Myocardial Infarction, Compartment Syndromes, Catheterization, Forearm, medicine.artery, medicine, Humans, Thrombolytic Therapy, Myocardial infarction, Radial artery, Monitoring, Physiologic, business.industry, Vascular disease, Thrombolysis, Hand, medicine.disease, Surgery, medicine.anatomical_structure, Emergency Medicine, business, Complication
Abstract

A patient suffering from a cocaine-induced myocardial infarction was treated with thrombolytic therapy and developed acute bilateral compartment syndromes of the upper extremities and hands from bleeding due to attempted bilateral radial artery cannulation. He was treated with emergent decompression of the forearm compartments and intrinsic muscles of the hands and recovered excellent hand function without significant neurologic or muscular damage. The problems encountered in the management of this case are detailed, and recommendations for prevention and therapy are discussed.

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1994
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5. Is the interruption of antiretroviral treatment during pregnancy an additional major risk factor for mother-to-child transmission of HIV type 1?

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Galli, L, Puliti, D, Chiappini, E, Gabiano, C, Ferraris, G, Mignone, F, Viganò, A, Giaquinto, C, Genovese, O, Anzidei, G, Badolato, R, Buffolano, W, Maccabruni, A, Salvini, F, Cellini, M, Ruggeri, M, Manzionna, M, Bernardi, S, Tovo, P, de Martino, M, De Benedictis, F, Osimani, P, La Rovere, D, Quercia, M, Baldi, F, Ciccia, M, Faldella, A, Masi, M, Plebani, A, Spinelli, E, Dedoni, M, Gariel, D, Chiarello, P, Magnolia, Mg, Sticca, M, Vivalda, L, Bezzi, Teresa Maria, Fiumana, Elisa, Bianchi, L, Battiglia, N, Gervaso, P, Bondi, E, Cosso, D, Gotta, C, Ginocchio, L, Rosso, R, Viscoli, C, Amoretti, C, Esposito, S, Farina, F, Giacomet, V, Lipreri, R, Salvatici, E, Stucchi, S, Palazzi, G, Paolucci, P, De Luca, G, Giannattasio, A, Tancredi, F, Tarallo, L, Rampon, O, Dalle Nogare, E, Romano, A, Saitta, M, Mariani, B, Biver, P, Consolini, R, Palla, G, De Fanti, A, Dodi, I, Verna, M, Bove, G, Casadei, Am, Castelli Gattinara, G, Catania, S, Martino, Am, Sirufo, Mm, Ganau, A, Cristiano, L, Scolfaro, C, Versace, A, Portelli, V, Gentilini, L, Mazza, A, Bernardon, M, Bua, J, Rabusin, M, Pellegatta, A, Fortunati, P., Galli, L, Puliti, D, Chiappini, E, Gabiano, C, Ferraris, G, Mignone, F, Viganò, A, Giaquinto, C, Genovese, O, Anzidei, G, Badolato, R, Buffolano, Wilma, Maccabruni, A, Salvini, F, Cellini, M, Ruggeri, M, Manzionna, M, Bernardi, S, Tovo, P, de Martino, M, and Italian Register for HIV Infection in, C. h. i. l. d. r. e. n.

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Microbiology (medical), antiretroviral treatment, medicine.medical_specialty, Anti-HIV Agents, Pregnancy Trimester, Third, HIV Infections, transmission mother-to-child, HIV infection, Cohort Studies, HIV, Italian Register for HIV Infection in Children, therapeutic use, Cohort Studies, Delivery, Obstetric, Female, HIV Infections, drug therapy/transmission, HIV-1, isolation /&/ purification, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, drug therapy, Pregnancy Trimester, First, Pregnancy Trimester, Third, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Viral Load, Withholding Treatment, Pregnancy, Risk Factors, medicine, Elective Cesarean Delivery, Humans, Prospective Studies, Risk factor, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, Maternal Transmission, Obstetrics, business.industry, Infant, Newborn, Viral Load, medicine.disease, Delivery, Obstetric, Confidence interval, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, Surgery, Pregnancy Trimester, First, Infectious Diseases, Withholding Treatment, Cohort, HIV-1, Gestation, Female, business, Viral load
Abstract

There is currently an experts' agreement discouraging interruption of antiretroviral treatment (ART) during the first trimester of pregnancy in women infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). However, this recommendation is poorly supported by data. We evaluated the effects of discontinuing ART during pregnancy on the rate of mother-to-child transmission.Logistic regression models were performed in a prospective cohort of 937 children who were perinatally exposed to HIV-1 to estimate adjusted odds ratios for confounding factors on mother-to-child transmission, including maternal interruption of ART.Among 937 pregnant women infected with HIV-1, ART was interrupted in 81 (8.6%) in the first trimester and in 11 (1.2%) in the third trimester. In the first trimester, the median time at suspension of ART was 6 weeks (interquartile range [IQR], 5-6 weeks) and the time without treatment was 8 weeks (IQR, 7-11 weeks). In the third trimester, the median time at suspension of ART was 32 weeks (IQR, 23-36 weeks) and the time without treatment was 6 weeks (IQR, 2-9 weeks). The plasma viral load was similar in women who had treatment interrupted in the first trimester and in those who did not have treatment interrupted. Overall, the rate of mother-to-child transmission in the whole cohort was 1.3% (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.7%-2.3%), whereas it was 4.9% (95% CI, 1.9%-13.2%) when ART was interrupted in the first trimester and 18.2% (95% CI, 4.5%-72.7%) when ART was interrupted in the third trimester. In the multiple logistic regression models, only interruption of ART during either the first or the third trimester, maternal mono- or double therapy, delivery by a mode other than elective cesarean delivery, and a viral load at delivery4.78 log(10) copies/mL were independently associated with an increased rate of mother-to-child transmission.Discontinuing ART during pregnancy increases the rate of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1, either when ART is stopped in the first trimester and subsequently restarted or when it is interrupted in the third trimester. This finding supports recommendations to continue ART in pregnant women who are already receiving treatment for their health.

Published
2009

7. LOW PREVALENCE OF SELECTIVE IgA DEFICIENCY IN INFECTED CHILDREN BORN TO HIV-SEROPOSITIVE MOTHERS: AN IN VIVO MODEL FOR SPECULATION ON SELECTIVE IgA DEFICIENCY PATHOGENESIS

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Author:, Chiappini, Galli, E, Tovo, L, Gabiano, Pa, Lisi, C, Ferraris, C, Vigano, G, Giaquinto, A, Bernardi, C, Badolato, S, Genovese, R, Salvini, O, Maccabruni, F, Anzidei, A, Rosso, G, Buffolano, R, Cellini, W, Casadei, M, Faldella, Am, Ruggeri, G, Osimani, M, Manzionna, P, Dodi, Mm, Gotta, I, Esposito, C, Gariel, S, D, Martino, De, M, Group Author: Italian Register HIV Infect Children:Osimani, Cordialir, P, Mattia, De, Manzionna, D, Bari, Di, Ruggeri, C, Masi, M, Miniaci, M, Specchia, A, Ciccia, F, Lanari, M, Baldi, M, Sinelli, F, Bennato, M, Dedoni, B, Fenu, M, Cavallini, R, Anastasio, E, Zicchinelli, D, Sticca, M, Pomero, G, Contiero, R, Fiumana, E, Bonsignori, F, Gervaso, P, Innocenti, L, Cecchoi, Mt, Viscoli, C, Ginocchio, F, Nicolini, La, Ciravegna, Bw, Cosso, D, Timitilli, A, Stronati, M, Plebani, A, Bonjanin, J, Porta, A, Principi, N, Giacomet, V, Bianchi, R, Zuccotti, Gv, Giovannini, M, Ferraris, G, Liprieri, R, Moretti, C, Cellini, M, Cano, Mc, Palazzi, G, Bruzzese, E, Giannattazio, A, Tarallo, L, Tancredi, F, D'Elia, R, Rampon, O, Dalle, Nogare, Sanfilippo, A, Romano, A, Saitta, M, Dodi, I, Barone, A, and Consolini, Rita

Published
2008

9. Changing patterns of clinical events in perinatally HIV-1-infected children during the era of HAART. The Italian Register for HIV Infection in Children

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WRITING COMMITTEE CHIAPPINI, E, Galli, L, Tovo, Pa, Gabiano, C, Lisi, C, Gattinara, Gc, Esposito, S, Viganò, A, Giaquinto, C, Rosso, R, Guarino, A, Osimani, DE MARTINO M. MEMBERS OF THE ITALIAN REGISTER FOR HIV INFECTION IN CHILDREN P., Cordiali, R., DE MATTIA, D., Manzionna, M., DI BARI, C., Ruggeri, M., Masi, M., Miniaci, A., Specchia, F., Ciccia, M., Lanari, M., Baldi, F., Battisti, L., Schumacher, R., Duse, M., Sinelli, M., Bennato, V., Dessì, C., Dedoni, M., Fenu, M. L., Cavallini, R., Anastasio, E., Zicchinella, D., Sticca, M., Pomero, G., Contiero, R., Fiumana, E., Gervaso, P., Gabrielli, G., Braccesi, G., Becherucci, S., DE GAUDIO, M., Innocenti, L., Cecchi, M. T., Ginocchio, F., Nicolini, L. A., Ciravegna, B. W., Cosso, D., Timitilli, A., Stronati, M., Plebani, A., Bojanin, J., Porta, A., Principi, N., Giacomet, V., Bianchi, R., Zuccotti, G. V., Giovannini, M., Ferraris, G., Lipreri, R., MORETTI MILANO, C., Cellini, M., Cano, M. C., Palazzi, G., Bruzzese, E., Giannattazio, A., Tarallo, L., Tancredi, F., D'Elia, R., Rampon, O., DALLE NOGARE, E. R., Sanfilippo, A., Romano, A., Saitta, M., Dodi, I., Barone, A., Consolini, Rita, Legitimo, Annalisa, Magnani, C., Falconieri, P., Fundarò, C., Salvucci, P. VALENTINI S., Casadei, A. M., Bernardi, S., Palma, P., Anzidei, M., Cerilli, S., Ajassa, C., Ganau, A., Cristiano, L., Mazza, A., Gentilini, L., Mignone, F., Versace, A., Antonielli, E., Sovatzis, S., Scolfaro, C., Palomba, E., Portelli, V., Rabusin, M., Pellegatta, A., and Fortunati, P.

Published
2007

10. Cancer rates after year 2000 significantly decrease in children with perinatal HIV infection: A study by the Italian Register for HIV Infection in Children

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Chiappini, E, Galli, L, Tovo, Pa, Gabiano, C, Lisi, C, Giaquinto, C, Rampon, O, Gattinara, Gc, De Marco, G, Osimani, P, Manzionna, M, Miniaci, A, Pintor, C, Rosso, R, Esposito, S, Viganò, A, Dodi, I, Maccabruni, A, Fundarò, C, de Martino, M, Osimani, P., Cordiali, R., De Mattia, D., Manzionna, M., Di Bari, C., Ruggeri, M., Masi, M., Miniaci, A., Specchia, F., Ciccia, M., Lanari, M., Baldi, F., Battisti, L., Fiorino, C., Dessı`, C., Pintor, C., Dedoni, M., Fenu, M. L., Cavallini, R., Anastasio, E., Merolla, F., Sticca, M., Pomero, G., Bezzi, Teresa Maria, Fiumana, Elisa, Bonsignori, F., Gervaso, P., Seini, E., Cecchi, M. T., Cosso, D., Timitilli, A., Stronati, M., Plebani, A., Pinzani, R., Bongianin, I., Vigano`, A., Giacomet, V., Erba, P., Salvini, F., Zuccotti, G. V., Giovannini, M., Ferraris, G., Lipreri, R., Moretti, C., Cellini, M., Cano, M. C., Paolucci, P., Bruzzese, E., De Marco, G., Tarallo, L., Tancredi, F., Pennazzato, M., Rampon, O., Dalle Nogare, E. R., Sanfilippo, A., Romano, A., Saitta, M., Dodi, I., Barone, A., Maccabruni, A., Consolini, R., Legitimo, A., Magnani, C., Falconieri, P., Fundaro`, C., Genovese, O., Panzanella, A., Casadei, A. M., Martino, A., Concato, C., Anzidei, G., Bove, G., Cerilli, S., Catania, S., Ajassa, C., Ganau, A., Cristiano, L., Mazza, A., Di Palma, A., Mignone, F., Riva, C., Scorfaro, C., Portelli, V., Rabusin, M., Pellegatta, A., Molesini, M., Chiappini, Elena, Galli, Luisa, Tovo, Pier-Angelo, Gabiano, Clara, Lisi, Catiuscia, Giaquinto, Carlo, Rampon, Osvalda, Gattinara, Guido Castelli, De Marco, Giulio, Osimani, Patrizia, Manzionna, Mariano, Miniaci, Angela, Pintor, Carlo, Rosso, Raffaella, Esposito, Susanna, Viganò, Alessandra, Dodi, Icilio, Maccabruni, Anna, Fundarò, Carlo, De Martino, Maurizio, Italian Register for HIV Infection in, Children, and Lanari, M.

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Registrie, Pediatrics, Cancer Research, Time Factors, HIV Infections, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, Neoplasms, HIV Infection, Registries, Sida, Child, biology, Incidence (epidemiology), Medicine (all), Incidence, Child, Preschool, Disease Progression, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Italy, Treatment Outcome, Oncology, symbols, Population study, Viral disease, Human, medicine.medical_specialty, cancer rates, HIV infection, children, Time Factor, Antiretroviral Therapy, symbols.namesake, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), medicine, cancer, Highly Active, Poisson regression, Preschool, Settore MED/38 - Pediatria Generale e Specialistica, Perinatal HIV infection, business.industry, Cancer, Newborn, medicine.disease, biology.organism_classification, Italian Register for HIV infection in children, El Niño, Neoplasm, business
Abstract

Purpose To evaluate the impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) on cancer incidence in HIV-infected children throughout a 20-year period. Patients and Methods An observational population study was conducted on 1,190 perinatally HIV-infected children enrolled onto the Italian Register for HIV Infection in Children from 1985 to 2004 and never lost to follow-up (total observation time, 10,037.66 years). Cancer rates were calculated in the pre-HAART (1985 to 1995), early HAART (1996 to 1999), and late HAART (2000 to 2004) periods and compared using Poisson regression adjusted for age. The proportion of HAART-treated children increased from 4.1% in 1996 to 60.4% in 1999 and to 81.5% in 2004. In the same time frame, the proportion of children receiving HAART for at least 2 years increased from 3.1% to 77.0%. Results Overall, 35 cancers occurred. Cancer rates were 4.49 (95% CI, 2.37 to 6.64), 4.09 (95% CI, 1.68 to 6.50), and 0.76 (95% CI, 0.00 to 1.80) per 1,000 children per year in 1985 to 1995, 1996 to 1999, and 2000 to 2004, respectively. Notably, there was no significant difference comparing the periods from 1985 to 1995 and 1996 to 1999 (P = .081). By contrast, cancer rates were significantly lower in the period from 2000 to 2004 than in 1996 to 1999 (P < .0001). Results were confirmed by separately analyzing data from children observed from birth (P = .418 for 1985 to 1995 v 1996 to 1999; P = .001 for 1996 to 1999 v 2000 to 2004). Conclusion Dramatically reduced cancer rates were observed only in the late HAART period in parallel to the increasing proportion of children receiving HAART therapy.

Published
2007

11. Virologic, immunologic, and clinical benefits from early combined antiretroviral therapy in infants with perinatal HIV-1 infection

Author

Chiappini, E., Galli, L., Atovo, P. i. e. r., Gabiano, C., Castelli Gattinara, G., Guarino, A., Baddato, R., Giaquinto, C., Lisi, C., de Martino, M., Osimani, P., Cordiali, R., De Mattia, D., Manzionna, M., Di Bari, C., Ruggeri, M., Masi, M., Miniaci, A., Specchia, F., Ciccia, M., Lanari, M., Baldi, F., Battisti, L., Fiorino, C., Dessı`, C., Pintor, C., Dedoni, M., Fenu, M. L., Cavallini, R., Anastasio, E., Merolla, F., Sticca, M., Pomero, G., Bezzi, Teresa Maria, Fiumana, Elisa, Bonsignori, F., Gervaso, P., Seini, E., Cecchi, M. T., Cosso, D., Timitilli, A., Stronati, M., Plebani, A., Pinzani, R., Bongianin, I., Vigano`, A., Giacomet, V., Erba, P., Salvini, F., Zuccotti, G. V., Giovannini, M., Ferraris, G., Lipreri, R., Moretti, C., Cellini, M., Cano, M. C., Paolucci, P., Bruzzese, E., De Marco, G., Tarallo, L., Tancredi, F., Pennazzato, M., Rampon, O., Dalle Nogare, E. R., Sanfilippo, A., Romano, A., Saitta, M., Dodi, I., Barone, A., Maccabruni, A., Consolini, R., Legitimo, A., Magnani, C., Falconieri, P., Fundaro`, C., Genovese, O., Panzanella, A., Casadei, A. M., Martino, A., Concato, C., Anzidei, G., Bove, G., Cerilli, S., Catania, S., Ajassa, C., Ganau, A., Cristiano, L., Mazza, A., Di Palma, A., Mignone, F., Riva, C., Scorfaro, C., Portelli, V., Rabusin, M., Pellegatta, A., Molesini, M., Chiappini, E, Galli, L, Tovo, Pa, Gabiano, C, Gattinara, Gc, Guarino, Alfredo, Baddato, R, Giaquinto, C, Lisi, C, and DE MARTINO, M.

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, Pediatrics, Anti-HIV Agents, medicine.medical_treatment, Immunology, combined antiretroviral therapy, CD4-CD8 Ratio, HIV Infections, HIV-1 infection, Asymptomatic, Drug Administration Schedule, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), Immunopathology, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, Medicine, Immunology and Allergy, Humans, Sida, ART, infants, Chemotherapy, biology, business.industry, Age Factors, Infant, Viral Load, biology.organism_classification, medicine.disease, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, Surgery, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Infectious Diseases, Treatment Outcome, Child, Preschool, Lentivirus, Disease Progression, HIV-1, Viral disease, medicine.symptom, business, Epidemiologic Methods, Viral load
Abstract

Objective: To investigate the impact of early versus deferred combined antiretroviral treatment (ART) in asymptomatic or moderately symptomatic [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) category N, A or B] infants with perinatal HIV-1 infection. Methods: A multi-centre nationwide case-control study was conducted. Data from 30 infants treated with combined ART with three or more drugs before 6 months of age were compared with data from 103 infants starting ART with three or more drugs after 6 months of age. The median follow-up time was 4.1 years (range, 1.0-6.5 years). Results: No difference was evident in the first available viral load and CD4 T-lymphocyte percentage between the two groups of children. Early-treated infants showed significantly lower viral loads than infants receiving deferred treatment at all the follow-up periods. A higher proportion of early-treated infants than infants receiving deferred treatment (73.3% versus 30.1%; P < 0.0001) reached an undetectable viral load. Higher CD4 T-lymphocyte percentages were found in early-treated infants at 13-24 (P < 0.0001), 25-36 (P < 0.0001), and 37-48 (P = 0.003) months of age. No early-treated infant versus 20 of 103 (19.4%) infants receiving deferred ART (P=0.02) showed a CD4 T-lymphocyte percentage of less than 15% at one time point during follow-up. No CDC category A, B or C clinical event occurred in early-treated infants over the follow-up period while 44 of 103 (42.7%) infants receiving deferred treatment presented a decline in the CDC category. Kaplan-Meier analyses revealed significant differences in CDC category A (P = 0.0002), B (P = 0.0003), and C (P = 0.0018) event-free survivals. Conclusion: The data suggest virologic, immunologic, and clinical benefits from early administration of ART.

Published
2006

12. Early triple therapy vs mono or dual therapy for children with perinatal HIV infection

Author

Chiappini, E, Galli, L, Gabiano, C, Tovo, Pa, de Martino, M, Osimani, P., Cordiali, R., De Mattia, D., Manzionna, M., Di Bari, C., Ruggeri, M., Masi, M., Miniaci, A., Specchia, F., Ciccia, M., Lanari, M., Baldi, F., Battisti, L., Fiorino, C., Dessı`, C., Pintor, C., Dedoni, M., Fenu, M. L., Cavallini, R., Anastasio, E., Merolla, F., Sticca, M., Pomero, G., Bezzi, Teresa Maria, Fiumana, Elisa, Bonsignori, F., Gervaso, P., Seini, E., Cecchi, M. T., Cosso, D., Timitilli, A., Stronati, M., Plebani, A., Pinzani, R., Bongianin, I., Vigano`, A., Giacomet, V., Erba, P., Salvini, F., Zuccotti, G. V., Giovannini, M., Ferraris, G., Lipreri, R., Moretti, C., Cellini, M., Cano, M. C., Paolucci, P., Bruzzese, E., De Marco, G., Tarallo, L., Tancredi, F., Pennazzato, M., Rampon, O., Dalle Nogare, E. R., Sanfilippo, A., Romano, A., Saitta, M., Dodi, I., Barone, A., Maccabruni, A., Consolini, R., Legitimo, A., Magnani, C., Falconieri, P., Fundaro`, C., Genovese, O., Panzanella, A., Casadei, A. M., Martino, A., Concato, C., Anzidei, G., Bove, G., Cerilli, S., Catania, S., Ajassa, C., Ganau, A., Cristiano, L., Mazza, A., Di Palma, A., Mignone, F., Riva, C., Scorfaro, C., Portelli, V., Rabusin, M., Pellegatta, A., Molesini, M., Chiappini E., Galli L., Gabiano C., Tovo P A., De Martino M., for the Italian Register for HIV Infection in Children: [.., Osimani P., Specchia F., Molesini M., and ]

Subjects
Perinatal HIV infection, Pediatrics, medicine.medical_specialty, HIV INFECTIONS, business.industry, Therapy, General Medicine, Virology, Perinatal hiv, medicine, INFANT, Dual therapy, business, MATERNAL-FETAL RELATIONS, DISEASE TRANSMISSION, ANTIHIV AGENTS
Abstract

The time at which antiretroviral therapy (ART) should be initiated in children with perinatal human immunodeficiencyvirus (HIV) infection remains controversial. In a cohort study, Berk et al1 reported clinical benefit from mono/dual ART started before 60 days of life in 10 children compared with treatment administered at 61 to 120 days of life in 16 children. The 23 children who received early triple ART were not investigated because none of them progressed to category C diagnosis by 3 years of age. We performed a similar analysis in a cohort study of a larger data set of children with a longer follow-up to evaluate the outcomes of early and very early triple ART.

Published
2006

13. Lower mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission in boys is independent of type of delivery and antiretroviral prophylaxis. The Italian register for HIV intection in children

Author

Galli, L., Puliti, D., Chiappini, E., Gabiano, C., Tovo, P. A., Pezzotti, P., de Martino, M., Osimani, P., Cordiali, R., De Mattia, D., Manzionna, M., Di Bari, C., Ruggeri, M., Masi, M., Miniaci, A., Specchia, F., Ciccia, M., Lanari, M., Baldi, F., Battisti, L., Fiorino, C., Dessı`, C., Pintor, C., Dedoni, M., Fenu, M. L., Cavallini, R., Anastasio, E., Merolla, F., Sticca, M., Pomero, G., Bezzi, Teresa Maria, Fiumana, Elisa, Bonsignori, F., Gervaso, P., Seini, E., Cecchi, M. T., Cosso, D., Timitilli, A., Stronati, M., Plebani, A., Pinzani, R., Bongianin, I., Vigano`, A., Giacomet, V., Erba, P., Salvini, F., Zuccotti, G. V., Giovannini, M., Ferraris, G., Lipreri, R., Moretti, C., Cellini, M., Cano, M. C., Paolucci, P., Bruzzese, E., De Marco, G., Tarallo, L., Tancredi, F., Pennazzato, M., Rampon, O., Dalle Nogare, E. R., Sanfilippo, A., Romano, A., Saitta, M., Dodi, I., Barone, A., Maccabruni, A., Consolini, R., Legitimo, A., Magnani, C., Falconieri, P., Fundaro`, C., Genovese, O., Panzanella, A., Casadei, A. M., Martino, A., Concato, C., Anzidei, G., Bove, G., Cerilli, S., Catania, S., Ajassa, C., Ganau, A., Cristiano, L., Mazza, A., Di Palma, A., Mignone, F., Riva, C., Scorfaro, C., Portelli, V., Rabusin, M., Pellegatta, A., and Molesini, M.

Subjects
infant's gender, vertical transmission, antiretroviral prophylaxis
Published
2005

14. Persistently high IgA serum levels are a marker of immunological or virological failure of combined antiretroviral therapy in children with perinatal HIV-1 infection

Author

Chiappini, E., Galli, L., Tovo, P. A., Gabiano, C., de Martino, M., Osimani, P., Cordiali, R., De Mattia, D., Manzionna, M., Di Bari, C., Ruggeri, M., Masi, M., Miniaci, A., Specchia, F., Ciccia, M., Lanari, M., Baldi, F., Battisti, L., Fiorino, C., Dessı`, C., Pintor, C., Dedoni, M., Fenu, M. L., Cavallini, R., Anastasio, E., Merolla, F., Sticca, M., Pomero, G., Bezzi, Teresa Maria, Fiumana, Elisa, Bonsignori, F., Gervaso, P., Seini, E., Cecchi, M. T., Cosso, D., Timitilli, A., Stronati, M., Plebani, A., Pinzani, R., Bongianin, I., Vigano`, A., Giacomet, V., Erba, P., Salvini, F., Zuccotti, G. V., Giovannini, M., Ferraris, G., Lipreri, R., Moretti, C., Cellini, M., Cano, M. C., Paolucci, P., Bruzzese, E., De Marco, G., Tarallo, L., Tancredi, F., Pennazzato, M., Rampon, O., Dalle Nogare, E. R., Sanfilippo, A., Romano, A., Saitta, M., Dodi, I., Barone, A., Maccabruni, A., Consolini, R., Legitimo, A., Magnani, C., Falconieri, P., Fundaro`, C., Genovese, O., Panzanella, A., Casadei, A. M., Martino, A., Concato, C., Anzidei, G., Bove, G., Cerilli, S., Catania, S., Ajassa, C., Ganau, A., Cristiano, L., Mazza, A., Di Palma, A., Mignone, F., Riva, C., Scorfaro, C., Portelli, V., Rabusin, M., Pellegatta, A., Molesini, M., Chiappini E., Galli L., Tovo PA., Gabiano C., de Martino M., Osimani P, Masi M., Specchia F., Molesini M., and The Italian Register for HIV Infection in Children

Subjects
Adolescent, Anti-HIV Agents, Immunology, HIV Infections, HIV-1 infection, Perinatal hiv, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, Clinical Studies, Immunology and Allergy, Medicine, Humans, Treatment Failure, Child, viremia, business.industry, combinedantiretroviral therapy, hyper-IgA, Infant, Newborn, Normal population, Infant, Viral Load, Antiretroviral therapy, Virological failure, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Immunoglobulin A, Child, Preschool, HIV-1, Drug Monitoring, business, Viral load, Biomarkers, Follow-Up Studies
Abstract

Summary Non-expensive and low-complexity surrogate markers for monitoring the response to combined antiretroviral therapy (combined-ART) are needed in poor-resource settings where routine assessment of CD4+ T-lymphocyte count and viral load can not be afforded. We longitudinally evaluated Ig serum levels in 234 HIV-1 infected children receiving combined-ART with ≥ 3 drugs. Since Ig levels physiologically vary with age, differences at different age periods were evaluated as differences in z-scores calculated using the mean and standard deviation of the normal population for each age period. Data from 17 (7·3%) children with immunological failure and from 54 (23·1%) children with virological failure of combined-ART were compared with data from not-failed children. At baseline children with immunological failure showed higher IgM z-scores (P = 0·042) than children without. After 3–12 months of therapy immunologically failed children displayed higher viral loads (P < 0·0001) and IgA (P = 0·043) z-scores than not-failed children. Similarly, at the same follow-up time, children with virological failure showed lower CD4+ T-lymphocyte percentages (P = 0·005) and higher IgA z-scores (P < 0·0001) than not-failed children. No difference in IgG or IgM z-scores was evidenced between failed and not-failed children after 3–12 months of therapy. In conclusion, IgA serum level is a cheap and low-complexity marker of immunological or virological failure of combined-ART which might be adopted in poor-resource settings.

Published
2005

15. Risk factors for congenital hypothyroidism: results of a population case-control study

Author

Medda, E, Olivieri, A, Stazi, Ma, Grandolfo, Me, Fazzini, C, Baserga, M, Burroni, M, Cacciari, E, Calaciura, F, Cassio, A, Chiovato, L, Costa, Pietro, Leonardi, D, Martucci, M, Moschini, L, Pagliardini, S, Parlato, G, Pignero, A, Pinchera, A, Sala, D, Sava, L, Stoppioni, V, Tancredi, F, Valentini, F, Vigneri, R, and Sorcini, M.

Published
2005

18. Role of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae in children with community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections

Author

Principi, N., Esposito, S., Blasi, F., Allegra, L., Longhi, R., Grasso, R. M., Vaccaro, R., Troiani, S., Tancredi, F., Tarallo, L., Gargantini, L., Cazzaniga, P., Titone, L., Cascio, A., Zannino, L., Navone, C., Debbia, C., Nespoli, L., Ossola, E., Schettini, F., Rigillo, N., Amendola, F., Mappa, L., Bona, G., Ronchi, B., Bernasconi, S., Iughetti, Lorenzo, Cocuzza, S., Raggi, M., Barberi, I., Lombardo, G., Gitto, S., Sirchia, T., Volpato, S., Voghenzi, A., Caramia, G., Ruffini, E., Cordelli, F., Brutti, R., Santovito, S., Catania, S., and Ajassa, C.

Subjects
Male, Microbiology (medical), Acute Disease, Pneumonia, Mycoplasma, Humans, Child, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Preschool, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Prospective Studies, Respiratory Tract Infections, Chlamydia Infections, Treatment Outcome, Community-Acquired Infections, Adolescent, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, Time Factors, Female, Mycoplasmataceae, medicine.disease_cause, Lower respiratory tract infection, Pneumonia, Mycoplasma, medicine, Chlamydiaceae, Chlamydia, Respiratory tract infections, biology, business.industry, Chlamiydia pneumoniae, medicine.disease, biology.organism_classification, respiratory tract diseases, Infectious Diseases, Child, Preschool, Immunology, business
Abstract

In order to evaluate the role of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae, we studied 613 children aged 2-14 years who were hospitalized for community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs). The patients were enrolled in the study by 21 centers in different regions of Italy from May 1998 through April 1999. Paired serum samples were obtained on admission and after 4-6 weeks to assay the titers of M. pneumoniae and C. pneumoniae antibodies. Nasopharyngeal aspirates for the detection of M. pneumoniae and C. pneumoniae were obtained on admission. Acute M. pneumoniae infections in 210 patients (34.3%) and acute C. pneumoniae infections in 87 (14.1%) were diagnosed. Fifteen of the 18 children with M. pneumoniae and/or C. pneumoniae infections whose treatments were considered clinical failures 4-6 weeks after enrollment had not been treated with macrolides. Our study confirms that M. pneumoniae and/or C. pneumoniae plays a significant role in community-acquired LRTIs in children of all ages and that such infections have a more complicated course when not treated with adequate antimicrobial agents.

Published
2001

20. Isolated palmar displaced fracture of the base of the index metacarpal: a case report

Author

Tancredi F. D'Amore, Mobile Al, Curtiss N. Harris, William O. Thomas, Samuel W. Parry, and William M. G ottliebson

Subjects
musculoskeletal diseases, Dorsum, Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Joint Dislocations, Thumb, Fractures, Bone, Small finger, medicine, Humans, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Displacement (orthopedic surgery), business.industry, Fracture Dislocations, Anatomy, Surgery, body regions, Hand swelling, Radiography, medicine.anatomical_structure, Fracture (geology), Metacarpus, business, Palm
Abstract

The current literature contains an abundance of references citing fracture dislocations of the thumb, ring, and small finger carpometacarpal joints, but there are few reports of index and long finger carpometacarpal fractures or fracture dislocations. Isolated injuries of these joints are decidedly rare, and in those instances where fracture dislocations are reported, they are essentially all dorsally directed and usually involve multiple joints. Only four cases of isolated palmar dislocation of the index and long finger carpometacarpal joints have been reported. These reported cases have not documented associated bony fractures, and none involved only the index metacarpal. We present a case of an isolated fracture dislocation of the base of the index metacarpal with displacement of the base fragment into the palm. examination was remarkable for diffuse hand swelling, and a dorsal bony defect was found despite the marked swelling. Additionally, there was an area of tenderness ulnar to the thenar emminence. and attempted flexion of the fingers elicited palmar pain. Anteroposterior and oblique x-ray films showed irregularity of the base of the index metacarpal and a

Published
1994

23. Acute renal failure due to cisplatin

Author

Ng, Santo, Giovambattista Capasso, Capodicasa G, Tancredi F, Nuzzi F, Giordano C, DE SANTO, Ng, Capasso, Giovambattista, Capodicasa, G, Tancredi, F, Nuzzi, F, and Giordano, C.

Subjects
Biopsy, Needle, Humans, Female, Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral, Acute Kidney Injury, Cisplatin, Thoracic Neoplasms, Child, Glomerular Mesangium
Abstract

A case of acute renal failure associated with cisplatin therapy for a stage IV neuroepitelioma of the chest wall is described. This case was associated with a normal magnesium concentration and with presence of fibrinogen in the Tubular Basement Membrane and of IgG in the interstitial infiltrates. Immunological activation was evidentiated by fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) at the time of renal biopsy.

25. Air pollution in an urban area nearby the Rome-Ciampino city airport | Inquinamento atmosferico in un'area urbana limitrofa all'aeroporto di Roma-Ciampino

Author

Di Menno Di Bucchianico, A., Cattani, G., Gaeta, A., Caricchia, A. M., Troiano, F., Sozzi, R., Bolignano, A., Sacco, F., Damizia, S., Barberini, S., Caleprico, R., Fabozzi, T., Ancona, C., Ancona, L., Cesaroni, G., Forastiere, F., Gobbi, G. P., Costabile, F., Angelini, F., Barnaba, F., Inglessis, M., Tancredi, F., Palumbo, L., Fontana, L., Bergamaschi, A., Iavicoli, I., Badaloni, C., Bucci, S., Golini, M. N., Mataloni, F., Morciano, C., Salatino, C. G., Zirro, E., Bignardi, G., Briotti, V., Piatti, R., Lauretis, R., Romano, D., Amadasi, C., Cestari, L., Dorio, R., Palazzi, B., Zangrando, D., Simonato, L., Sepulcri, D., Arcadi, C., Bandroco, L., Barra, G., Bellone, F., Carnà, P., Casu, P., Conchedda, M., Fano, C., Di Gilio, P., Macario, A., Peritore, M., Sapetti, S., Signorile, L., Tempia, V., Ottino, M., Chiusolo, M., Fogola, J., Cadum, E., Camerino, D., Consonni, D., Pesatori, A., Pier Alberto Bertazzi, Ferri, C., Minniti, C., Nanni, M., Petri, D., Vigotti, M. A., Licitra, G., Ascari, E., Antoniotti, M. C., Balconi, L., Bonarrigo, D., Stefani, C. D., Esposito, A., Gambino, M., Speziali, S., Pisani, S., Angius, S., Galbusera, E., Maggi, P., and Pollini, R.

27. Airports and air quality: A critical synthesis of the literature,Aeroporti e qualità dell'aria: Una sintesi critica della letteratura scientifica

Author

Cattani, G., Di Menno Di Bucchianico, A., Gaeta, A., Romano, D., Fontana, L., Iavicoli, I., Ancona, C., Ancona, L., Badaloni, C., Cesaroni, G., Bucci, S., Golini, M. N., Mataloni, F., Morciano, C., Salatino, C. G., Zirro, E., Forastiere, F., Barberini, S., Bignardi, G., Bolignano, A., Briotti, V., Caleprico, R., Damizia, S., Fabozzi, T., Piatti, R., Troiano, F., Sozzi, R., Caricchia, A. M., Lauretis, R., Angelini, F., Barnaba, F., Costabile, F., Gobbi, G. P., Inglessis, M., Tancredi, F., Amadasi, C., Cestari, L., Dorio, R., Palazzi, B., Zangrando, D., Simonato, L., Sepulcri, D., Arcadi, C., Bandroco, L., Barra, G., Bellone, F., Carnà, P., Casu, P., Conchedda, M., Fano, C., Di Gilio, P., Macario, A., Peritore, M., Sapetti, S., Signorile, L., Tempia, V., Ottino, M., Chiusolo, M., Fogola, J., Ennio Cadum, Camerino, D., Consonni, D., Pesatori, A., Bertazzi, P. A., Ferri, C., Minniti, C., Nanni, M., Petri, D., Vigotti, M. A., Licitra, G., Ascari, E., Antoniotti, M. C., Balconi, L., Bonarrigo, D., Stefani, C. D., Esposito, A., Gambino, M., Speziali, S., Pisani, S., Angius, S., Galbusera, E., Maggi, P., and Pollini, R.

28. Health Impact Assessment of airport noise on people living nearby six Italian airports,Valutazione dell impatto del rumore aeroportuale sulla salute della popolazione residente nelle vicinanze di sei aeroporti italiani

Author

Ancona, C., Golini, M. N., Mataloni, F., Camerino, D., Chiusolo, M., Licitra, G., Ottino, M., Pisani, S., Cestari, L., Vigotti, M. A., Davoli, M., Forastiere, F., Ancona, L., Badaloni, C., Cesaroni, G., Bucci, S., Morciano, C., Salatino, C. G., Zirro, E., Barberini, S., Bignardi, G., Bolignano, A., Briotti, V., Caleprico, R., Damizia, S., Fabozzi, T., Piatti, R., Troiano, F., Sozzi, R., Caricchia, A. M., Lauretis, R., Di Menno Di Bucchianico, A., Gaeta, A., Romano, D., Cattani, G., Angelini, F., FRANCESCA BARNABA, Costabile, F., Gobbi, G. P., Fontana, L., Iavicoli, I., Inglessis, M., Tancredi, F., Amadasi, C., Dorio, R., Palazzi, B., Zangrando, D., Simonato, L., Sepulcri, D., Arcadi, C., Bandroco, L., Barra, G., Bellone, F., Carnà, P., Casu, P., Conchedda, M., Fano, C., Di Gilio, P., Macario, A., Peritore, M., Sapetti, S., Signorile, L., Tempia, V., Fogola, J., Cadum, E., Consonni, D., Pesatori, A., Bertazzi, P. A., Ferri, C., Minniti, C., Nanni, M., Petri, D., Ascari, E., Antoniotti, M. C., Balconi, L., Bonarrigo, D., Stefani, C. D., Esposito, A., Gambino, M., Speziali, S., Angius, S., Galbusera, E., Maggi, P., and Pollini, R.

29. Airports and air quality: A critical synthesis of the literature | Aeroporti e qualità dell'aria: Una sintesi critica della letteratura scientifica

Author

Cattani, G., Di Menno Di Bucchianico, A., Gaeta, A., Romano, D., Fontana, L., Iavicoli, I., Ancona, C., Ancona, L., Badaloni, C., Cesaroni, G., Bucci, S., Golini, M. N., Mataloni, F., Morciano, C., Salatino, C. G., Zirro, E., Francesco Forastiere, Barberini, S., Bignardi, G., Bolignano, A., Briotti, V., Caleprico, R., Damizia, S., Fabozzi, T., Piatti, R., Troiano, F., Sozzi, R., Caricchia, A. M., Lauretis, R., Angelini, F., Barnaba, F., Costabile, F., Gobbi, G. P., Inglessis, M., Tancredi, F., Amadasi, C., Cestari, L., Dorio, R., Palazzi, B., Zangrando, D., Simonato, L., Sepulcri, D., Arcadi, C., Bandroco, L., Barra, G., Bellone, F., Carnà, P., Casu, P., Conchedda, M., Fano, C., Di Gilio, P., Macario, A., Peritore, M., Sapetti, S., Signorile, L., Tempia, V., Ottino, M., Chiusolo, M., Fogola, J., Cadum, E., Camerino, D., Consonni, D., Pesatori, A., Bertazzi, P. A., Ferri, C., Minniti, C., Nanni, M., Petri, D., Vigotti, M. A., Licitra, G., Ascari, E., Antoniotti, M. C., Balconi, L., Bonarrigo, D., Stefani, C. D., Esposito, A., Gambino, M., Speziali, S., Pisani, S., Angius, S., Galbusera, E., Maggi, P., and Pollini, R.

31. Chronic transverse sternal fracture. Role of CT scan and repair by an alternative use of the Synthes-Titanium Sternal Fixation System

Author

Monaco F, Lentini S, Tancredi F, Savasta M, Ottorino Perrone, Monaco M, Gaeta R, Mondello B, and Barone M

Subjects
CT scan, Fracture Healing, Male, Titanium, Sternum, Time Factors, Thoracic Injuries, Accidents, Traffic, Fracture Fixation, Internal, Fractures, Bone, Imaging, Three-Dimensional, Chronic Disease, sternum, fracture fixation, Humans, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Bone Plates, Aged, Follow-Up Studies
Abstract

Chest wall fractures, including injuries of the sternum, usually heal spontaneously without specific treatment. However sometimes, they need surgical treatment. To treat these patients the selection criteria often are subjective in spite of many surgical devices for sternal osteosynthesis are available nowadays. One of the most recent device is the Synthes-Titanium Sternal Fixing System, usually used to treat post-sternotomy dehiscence. We describe the case of a 67-year-old man with previous history of chest trauma presenting to our institution with chronic transverse sternal fracture. We describe the pre-operative study, stressing the particular role of the CT scan and a surgical approach by an alternative use of the Synthes.

33. Surgical treatment of pericardial cyst through median sternotomy

Author

Salvatore Lentini, Monaco, F., Tancredi, F., Perrotta, S., Savasta, M., and Gaeta, R.

Subjects
Male, operative, Incidental Findings, Sternum, Treatment Outcome, Surgical procedures, Thoracotomy, Humans, Mediastinal cyst, Aged
Abstract

Pericardial cysts are an uncommon benign congenital anomaly in the middle mediastinum. They are thought to result from failure of fusion of one of the mesenchymal lacunae that form the pericardial sac. The authors present the case of a 77-year-old-man with a large pericardial cyst, treated by surgical resection trough a median sternotomy. They analyze the different diagnostic alternatives and the various management options in this pathology. In the reported case the authors used a surgical resection trough a median sternotomy, to facilitate the exposure of all of the cyst, extending around the great vessels area, and on the other side of the chest.

34. Surgical treatment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension with pulmonary endarterectomy,Terapia chirurgica dell'ipertensione polmonare cronica tromboembolica mediante endoarteriectomia polmonare

Author

D Armini, A. M., Zanotti, G., Pozzi, M., Nicolardi, S., Tramontin, C., Ruggieri, V. G., Morsolini, M., Tancredi, F., Monterosso, C., Viganò, M., Maurelli, M., Bianchi, T., Veronesi, R., Toscani, M., Dezza, C., Villani, M. A., Fuardo, M., Sottosanti, M., Braschi, A., Emmi, V., Rodi, G., Sala Gallini, G., Capra Marzani, F., Tavazzi, L., Falcone, C., Campana, C., Ghio, S., Raisaro, A., Scelsi, L., Raineri, C., Magrini, G., Aprile, C., Greco, B., Dore, R., Passera, R., Quaretti, P., Azzaretti, A., Rodolico, G., Massa Saluzzo, C., Vespro, V., Valentini, A., Pozzi, E., Cerveri, I., Zoia, M. C., Angelo Guido Corsico, Montecucco, C., Caporali, R., Epis, O., Piovella, F., Barone, M., Arbustini, E., Grasso, M., Dalla Toffola, E., Petrucci, L., Carlisi, E., Fracchia, C., Callegari, G., and Klersy, C.

35. IMPACT-Global Hip Fracture Audit: Nosocomial infection, risk prediction and prognostication, minimum reporting standards and global collaborative audit. Lessons from an international multicentre study of 7,090 patients conducted in 14 nations during the COVID-19 pandemic

Author

Hall, Andrew J., Clement, Nicholas D., Ojeda-Thies, Cristina, MacLullich, Alasdair MJ., Toro, Giuseppe, Johansen, Antony, White, Tim O., Duckworth, Andrew D., Abdul-Jabar, Hani, Abu-Rajab, Rashid, Abugarja, Ahmed, Adam, Karen, Aguado Hernández, Héctor J., Améstica Lazcano, Gedeón, Anderson, Sarah, Ansar, Mahmood, Antrobus, Jonathan, Aragón Achig, Esteban Javier, Archunan, Maheswaran, Arrieta Salinas, Mirentxu, Ashford-Wilson, Sarah, Assens Gibert, Cristina, Athanasopoulou, Katerina, Awadelkarim, Mohamed, Baird, Stuart, Bajada, Stefan, Balakrishnan, Shobana, Balasubramanian, Sathishkumar, Ballantyne, James A., Bárcena Goitiandia, Leopoldo, Barkham, Benjamin, Barmpagianni, Christina, Barres-Carsi, Mariano, Barrett, Sarah, Baskaran, Dinnish, Bell, Jean, Bell, Katrina, Bell, Stuart, Bellelli, Giuseppe, Benchimol, Javier Alberto, Boietti, Bruno Rafael, Boswell, Sally, Braile, Adriano, Brennan, Caitlin, Brent, Louise, Brooke, Ben, Bruno, Gaetano, Burahee, Abdus, Burns, Shirley, Calabrò, Giampiero, Campbell, Lucy, Carabelli, Guido Sebastian, Carnegie, Carol, Carretero Cristobal, Guillermo, Caruana, Ethan, Cassinello Ogea, M. a Concepción, Castellanos Robles, Juan, Castillon, Pablo, Chakrabarti, Anil, Cecere, Antonio Benedetto, Chen, Ping, Clarke, Jon V., Collins, Grace, Corrales Cardenal, Jorge E., Corsi, Maurizio, Cózar Adelantado, Gara María, Craxford, Simon, Crooks, Melissa, Cuarental-García, Javier, Cuthbert, Rory, Dall, Graham, Daskalakis, Ioannis, De Cicco, Annalisa, Diana, de la Fuente de Dios, Demaria, Pablo, Dereix, John, Díaz Jiménez, Julian, Dinamarca Montecinos, José Luis, Do Le, Ha Phuong, Donoso Coppa, Juan Pablo, Drosos, Georgios, Duffy, Andrew, East, Jamie, Eastwood, Deborah, Elbahari, Hassan, Elias de Molins Peña, Carmen, Elmamoun, Mamoun, Emmerson, Ben, Escobar Sánchez, Daniel, Faimali, Martina, Farré-Mercadé, Maria Victòria, Farrow, Luke, Fayez, Almari, Fell, Adam, Fenner, Christopher, Ferguson, David, Finlayson, Louise, Flores Gómez, Aldo, Freeman, Nicholas, French, Jonathan, Gabardo Calvo, Santiago, Gagliardo, Nicola, Garcia Albiñana, Joan, García Cruz, Guillermo, García de Cortázar Antolín, Unai, García Virto, Virginia, Gealy, Sophie, Gil Caballero, Sandra Marcela, Gill, Moneet, González González, María Soledad, Gopireddy, Rajesh, Guntley, Diane, Gurung, Binay, Guzmán Rosales, Guadalupe, Haddad, Nedaa, Hafeez, Mahum, Haller, Petra, Halligan, Emer, Hardie, John, Hawker, Imogen, Helal, Amr, Herrera Cruz, Mariana, Herreros Ruiz-Valdepeñas, Ruben, Horton, James, Howells, Sean, Howieson, Alan, Hughes, Luke, Hünicken Torrez, Flavia Lorena, Hurtado Ortega, Ana, Huxley, Peter, Hamid, Hytham K. S., Ilahi, Nida, Iliadis, Alexis, Inman, Dominic, Jadhao, Piyush, Jandoo, Rajan, Jawad, Lucy, Jayatilaka, Malwattage Lara Tania, Jenkins, Paul J., Jeyapalan, Rathan, Johnson, David, Johnston, Andrew, Joseph, Sarah, Kapoor, Siddhant, Karagiannidis, Georgios, Karanam, Krishna Saga, Kattakayam, Freddy, Konarski, Alastair, Kontakis, Georgios, Labrador Hernández, Gregorio, Lancaster, Victoria, Landi, Giovanni, Le, Brian, Liew, Ignatius, Logishetty, Kartik, Lopez Marquez, Andrew Carlomaria Daniel, Lopez, Judit, Lum, Joann, Macpherson, Gavin J., Madan, Suvira, Mahroof, Sabreena, Malik-Tabassum, Khalid, Mallina, Ravi, Maqsood, Afnan, Marson, Ben, Martin Legorburo, M José, Martin-Perez, Encarna, Martínez Jiménez, Tania, Martinez Martin, Javier, Mayne, Alistair, Mayor, Amy, McAlinden, Gavan, McLean, Lucille, McDonald, Lorna, McIntyre, Joshua, McKay, Pamela, McKean, Greg, McShane, Heather, Medici, Antonio, Meeke, Chelsea, Meldrum, Evonne, Mendez, Mijail, Mercer, Scott, Merino Perez, Josu, Mesa-Lampré, María-Pilar, Mighton, Shuna, Milne, Kirsty, Mohamed Yaseen, Muhammed, Moppett, Iain, Mora, Jesus, Morales-Zumel, Sira, Moreno Fenoll, Irene Blanca, Mousa, Adham, Murray, Alastair W., Murray, Elspeth V., Nair, Radhika, Neary, Fiona, Negri, Giacomo, Negus, Oliver, Newham-Harvey, Fiona, Ng, Nigel, Nightingale, Jess, Noor Mohamed Anver, Sumiya, Nunag, Perrico, O'Hare, Matthew, Ollivere, Ben, Ortés Gómez, Raquel, Owens, AnneMarie, Page, Siobhan, Palloni, Valentina, Panagiotopoulos, Andreas, Panagiotopoulos, Elias, Panesar, Paul, Papadopoulos, Antonios, Spyridon, Papagiannis, Pareja Sierra, Teresa, Park, Chang, Parwaiz, Hammad, Paterson-Byrne, Paul, Patton, Sam, Pearce, Jack, Porter, Marina, Pellegrino, Achille, Pèrez Cuellar, Arturo, Pezzella, Raffaele, Phadnis, Ashish, Pinder, Charlotte, Piper, Danielle, Powell-Bowns, Matilda, Prieto Martín, Rocío, Probert, Annabel, Ramesh, Ashwanth, Ramírez de Arellano, Manuel Vicente Mejía, Renton, Duncan, Rickman, Stephen, Robertson, Alastair, Roche Albero, Adrian, Rodrigo Verguizas, José Alberto, Rodríguez Couso, Myriam, Rooney, Joanna, Sáez-López, Pilar, Saldaña-Díaz, Andres, Santulli, Adriano, Sanz Pérez, Marta Isabel, Sarraf, Khaled M., Scarsbrook, Christine, Scott, Chloe E. H., Scott, Jennifer, Shah, Sachi, Sharaf, Sharief, Sharma, Sidharth, Shirley, Denise, Siano, Antonio, Simpson, James, Singh, Abhinav, Singh, Amit, Sinnett, Tim, Sisodia, Gurudatt, Smith, Philomena, Sophena Bert, Eugenia, Steel, Michael, Stewart, Avril, Stewart, Claire, Sugand, Kapil, Sullivan, Niall, Sweeting, Lauren, Symes, Michael, Tan, Dylan Jun Hao, Tancredi, Francesco, Tatani, Irini, Thomas, Philip, Thomson, Fraser, Toner, Niamh S., Tong, Anna, Toro, Antonio, Tosounidis, Theodoros, Tottas, Stylianos, Trinidad Leo, Andrea, Tucker, Damien, Vemulapalli, Krishna, Ventura Garces, Diego, Vernon, Olivia Katherine, Viveros Garcia, Juan Carlos, Ward, Alex, Ward, Kirsty, Watson, Kate, Weerasuriya, Thisara, Wickramanayake, Udara, Wilkinson, Hannah, Windley, Joseph, Wood, Janet, Wynell-Mayow, William, Zatti, Giovanni, Zeiton, Moez, Zurrón Lobato, Miriam, Hall, A, Clement, N, Ojeda-Thies, C, Maclullich, A, Toro, G, Johansen, A, White, T, Duckworth, A, Abdul-Jabar, H, Abu-Rajab, R, Abugarja, A, Adam, K, Aguado Hernández, H, Améstica Lazcano, G, Anderson, S, Ansar, M, Antrobus, J, Aragón Achig, E, Archunan, M, Arrieta Salinas, M, Ashford-Wilson, S, Assens Gibert, C, Athanasopoulou, K, Awadelkarim, M, Baird, S, Bajada, S, Balakrishnan, S, Balasubramanian, S, Ballantyne, J, Bárcena Goitiandia, L, Barkham, B, Barmpagianni, C, Barres-Carsi, M, Barrett, S, Baskaran, D, Bell, J, Bell, K, Bell, S, Bellelli, G, Benchimol, J, Boietti, B, Boswell, S, Braile, A, Brennan, C, Brent, L, Brooke, B, Bruno, G, Burahee, A, Burns, S, Calabrò, G, Campbell, L, Carabelli, G, Carnegie, C, Carretero Cristobal, G, Caruana, E, Cassinello Ogea, M, Castellanos Robles, J, Castillon, P, Chakrabarti, A, Cecere, A, Chen, P, Clarke, J, Collins, G, Corrales Cardenal, J, Corsi, M, Cózar Adelantado, G, Craxford, S, Crooks, M, Cuarental-García, J, Cuthbert, R, Dall, G, Daskalakis, I, De Cicco, A, Diana, D, Demaria, P, Dereix, J, Díaz Jiménez, J, Dinamarca Montecinos, J, Do Le, H, Donoso Coppa, J, Drosos, G, Duffy, A, East, J, Eastwood, D, Elbahari, H, Elias de Molins Peña, C, Elmamoun, M, Emmerson, B, Escobar Sánchez, D, Faimali, M, Farré-Mercadé, M, Farrow, L, Fayez, A, Fell, A, Fenner, C, Ferguson, D, Finlayson, L, Flores Gómez, A, Freeman, N, French, J, Gabardo Calvo, S, Gagliardo, N, Garcia Albiñana, J, García Cruz, G, García de Cortázar Antolín, U, García Virto, V, Gealy, S, Gil Caballero, S, Gill, M, González González, M, Gopireddy, R, Guntley, D, Gurung, B, Guzmán Rosales, G, Haddad, N, Hafeez, M, Haller, P, Halligan, E, Hardie, J, Hawker, I, Helal, A, Herrera Cruz, M, Herreros Ruiz-Valdepeñas, R, Horton, J, Howells, S, Howieson, A, Hughes, L, Hünicken Torrez, F, Hurtado Ortega, A, Huxley, P, Hamid, H, Ilahi, N, Iliadis, A, Inman, D, Jadhao, P, Jandoo, R, Jawad, L, Jayatilaka, M, Jenkins, P, Jeyapalan, R, Johnson, D, Johnston, A, Joseph, S, Kapoor, S, Karagiannidis, G, Karanam, K, Kattakayam, F, Konarski, A, Kontakis, G, Labrador Hernández, G, Lancaster, V, Landi, G, Le, B, Liew, I, Logishetty, K, Lopez Marquez, A, Lopez, J, Lum, J, Macpherson, G, Madan, S, Mahroof, S, Malik-Tabassum, K, Mallina, R, Maqsood, A, Marson, B, Martin Legorburo, M, Martin-Perez, E, Martínez Jiménez, T, Martinez Martin, J, Mayne, A, Mayor, A, Mcalinden, G, Mclean, L, Mcdonald, L, Mcintyre, J, Mckay, P, Mckean, G, Mcshane, H, Medici, A, Meeke, C, Meldrum, E, Mendez, M, Mercer, S, Merino Perez, J, Mesa-Lampré, M, Mighton, S, Milne, K, Mohamed Yaseen, M, Moppett, I, Mora, J, Morales-Zumel, S, Moreno Fenoll, I, Mousa, A, Murray, A, Murray, E, Nair, R, Neary, F, Negri, G, Negus, O, Newham-Harvey, F, Ng, N, Nightingale, J, Noor Mohamed Anver, S, Nunag, P, O'Hare, M, Ollivere, B, Ortés Gómez, R, Owens, A, Page, S, Palloni, V, Panagiotopoulos, A, Panagiotopoulos, E, Panesar, P, Papadopoulos, A, Spyridon, P, Pareja Sierra, T, Park, C, Parwaiz, H, Paterson-Byrne, P, Patton, S, Pearce, J, Porter, M, Pellegrino, A, Pèrez Cuellar, A, Pezzella, R, Phadnis, A, Pinder, C, Piper, D, Powell-Bowns, M, Prieto Martín, R, Probert, A, Ramesh, A, Ramírez de Arellano, M, Renton, D, Rickman, S, Robertson, A, Roche Albero, A, Rodrigo Verguizas, J, Rodríguez Couso, M, Rooney, J, Sáez-López, P, Saldaña-Díaz, A, Santulli, A, Sanz Pérez, M, Sarraf, K, Scarsbrook, C, Scott, C, Scott, J, Shah, S, Sharaf, S, Sharma, S, Shirley, D, Siano, A, Simpson, J, Singh, A, Sinnett, T, Sisodia, G, Smith, P, Sophena Bert, E, Steel, M, Stewart, A, Stewart, C, Sugand, K, Sullivan, N, Sweeting, L, Symes, M, Tan, D, Tancredi, F, Tatani, I, Thomas, P, Thomson, F, Toner, N, Tong, A, Toro, A, Tosounidis, T, Tottas, S, Trinidad Leo, A, Tucker, D, Vemulapalli, K, Ventura Garces, D, Vernon, O, Viveros Garcia, J, Ward, A, Ward, K, Watson, K, Weerasuriya, T, Wickramanayake, U, Wilkinson, H, Windley, J, Wood, J, Wynell-Mayow, W, Zatti, G, Zeiton, M, Zurrón Lobato, M, Hall, Andrew J., Clement, Nicholas D., Ojeda-Thies, Cristina, Maclullich, Alasdair MJ., Toro, Giuseppe, Johansen, Antony, White, Tim O., Duckworth, Andrew D., Abdul-Jabar, Hani, Abu-Rajab, Rashid, Abugarja, Ahmed, Adam, Karen, Aguado Hernández, Héctor J., Améstica Lazcano, Gedeón, Anderson, Sarah, Ansar, Mahmood, Antrobus, Jonathan, Aragón Achig, Esteban Javier, Archunan, Maheswaran, Arrieta Salinas, Mirentxu, Ashford-Wilson, Sarah, Assens Gibert, Cristina, Athanasopoulou, Katerina, Awadelkarim, Mohamed, Baird, Stuart, Bajada, Stefan, Balakrishnan, Shobana, Balasubramanian, Sathishkumar, Ballantyne, James A., Bárcena Goitiandia, Leopoldo, Barkham, Benjamin, Barmpagianni, Christina, Barres-Carsi, Mariano, Barrett, Sarah, Baskaran, Dinnish, Bell, Jean, Bell, Katrina, Bell, Stuart, Bellelli, Giuseppe, Benchimol, Javier Alberto, Boietti, Bruno Rafael, Boswell, Sally, Braile, Adriano, Brennan, Caitlin, Brent, Louise, Brooke, Ben, Bruno, Gaetano, Burahee, Abdu, Burns, Shirley, Calabrò, Giampiero, Campbell, Lucy, Carabelli, Guido Sebastian, Carnegie, Carol, Carretero Cristobal, Guillermo, Caruana, Ethan, Cassinello Ogea, M. a Concepción, Castellanos Robles, Juan, Castillon, Pablo, Chakrabarti, Anil, Cecere, Antonio Benedetto, Chen, Ping, Clarke, Jon V., Collins, Grace, Corrales Cardenal, Jorge E., Corsi, Maurizio, Cózar Adelantado, Gara María, Craxford, Simon, Crooks, Melissa, Cuarental-García, Javier, Cuthbert, Rory, Dall, Graham, Daskalakis, Ioanni, De Cicco, Annalisa, Diana, de la Fuente de Dio, Demaria, Pablo, Dereix, John, Díaz Jiménez, Julian, Dinamarca Montecinos, José Lui, Do Le, Ha Phuong, Donoso Coppa, Juan Pablo, Drosos, Georgio, Duffy, Andrew, East, Jamie, Eastwood, Deborah, Elbahari, Hassan, Elias de Molins Peña, Carmen, Elmamoun, Mamoun, Emmerson, Ben, Escobar Sánchez, Daniel, Faimali, Martina, Farré-Mercadé, Maria Victòria, Farrow, Luke, Fayez, Almari, Fell, Adam, Fenner, Christopher, Ferguson, David, Finlayson, Louise, Flores Gómez, Aldo, Freeman, Nichola, French, Jonathan, Gabardo Calvo, Santiago, Gagliardo, Nicola, Garcia Albiñana, Joan, García Cruz, Guillermo, García de Cortázar Antolín, Unai, García Virto, Virginia, Gealy, Sophie, Gil Caballero, Sandra Marcela, Gill, Moneet, González González, María Soledad, Gopireddy, Rajesh, Guntley, Diane, Gurung, Binay, Guzmán Rosales, Guadalupe, Haddad, Nedaa, Hafeez, Mahum, Haller, Petra, Halligan, Emer, Hardie, John, Hawker, Imogen, Helal, Amr, Herrera Cruz, Mariana, Herreros Ruiz-Valdepeñas, Ruben, Horton, Jame, Howells, Sean, Howieson, Alan, Hughes, Luke, Hünicken Torrez, Flavia Lorena, Hurtado Ortega, Ana, Huxley, Peter, Hamid, Hytham K. S., Ilahi, Nida, Iliadis, Alexi, Inman, Dominic, Jadhao, Piyush, Jandoo, Rajan, Jawad, Lucy, Jayatilaka, Malwattage Lara Tania, Jenkins, Paul J., Jeyapalan, Rathan, Johnson, David, Johnston, Andrew, Joseph, Sarah, Kapoor, Siddhant, Karagiannidis, Georgio, Karanam, Krishna Saga, Kattakayam, Freddy, Konarski, Alastair, Kontakis, Georgio, Labrador Hernández, Gregorio, Lancaster, Victoria, Landi, Giovanni, Le, Brian, Liew, Ignatiu, Logishetty, Kartik, Lopez Marquez, Andrew Carlomaria Daniel, Lopez, Judit, Lum, Joann, Macpherson, Gavin J., Madan, Suvira, Mahroof, Sabreena, Malik-Tabassum, Khalid, Mallina, Ravi, Maqsood, Afnan, Marson, Ben, Martin Legorburo, M José, Martin-Perez, Encarna, Martínez Jiménez, Tania, Martinez Martin, Javier, Mayne, Alistair, Mayor, Amy, Mcalinden, Gavan, Mclean, Lucille, Mcdonald, Lorna, Mcintyre, Joshua, Mckay, Pamela, Mckean, Greg, Mcshane, Heather, Medici, Antonio, Meeke, Chelsea, Meldrum, Evonne, Mendez, Mijail, Mercer, Scott, Merino Perez, Josu, Mesa-Lampré, María-Pilar, Mighton, Shuna, Milne, Kirsty, Mohamed Yaseen, Muhammed, Moppett, Iain, Mora, Jesu, Morales-Zumel, Sira, Moreno Fenoll, Irene Blanca, Mousa, Adham, Murray, Alastair W., Murray, Elspeth V., Nair, Radhika, Neary, Fiona, Negri, Giacomo, Negus, Oliver, Newham-Harvey, Fiona, Ng, Nigel, Nightingale, Je, Noor Mohamed Anver, Sumiya, Nunag, Perrico, O'Hare, Matthew, Ollivere, Ben, Ortés Gómez, Raquel, Owens, Annemarie, Page, Siobhan, Palloni, Valentina, Panagiotopoulos, Andrea, Panagiotopoulos, Elia, Panesar, Paul, Papadopoulos, Antonio, Spyridon, Papagianni, Pareja Sierra, Teresa, Park, Chang, Parwaiz, Hammad, Paterson-Byrne, Paul, Patton, Sam, Pearce, Jack, Porter, Marina, Pellegrino, Achille, Pèrez Cuellar, Arturo, Pezzella, Raffaele, Phadnis, Ashish, Pinder, Charlotte, Piper, Danielle, Powell-Bowns, Matilda, Prieto Martín, Rocío, Probert, Annabel, Ramesh, Ashwanth, Ramírez de Arellano, Manuel Vicente Mejía, Renton, Duncan, Rickman, Stephen, Robertson, Alastair, Roche Albero, Adrian, Rodrigo Verguizas, José Alberto, Rodríguez Couso, Myriam, Rooney, Joanna, Sáez-López, Pilar, Saldaña-Díaz, Andre, Santulli, Adriano, Sanz Pérez, Marta Isabel, Sarraf, Khaled M., Scarsbrook, Christine, Scott, Chloe E. H., Scott, Jennifer, Shah, Sachi, Sharaf, Sharief, Sharma, Sidharth, Shirley, Denise, Siano, Antonio, Simpson, Jame, Singh, Abhinav, Singh, Amit, Sinnett, Tim, Sisodia, Gurudatt, Smith, Philomena, Sophena Bert, Eugenia, Steel, Michael, Stewart, Avril, Stewart, Claire, Sugand, Kapil, Sullivan, Niall, Sweeting, Lauren, Symes, Michael, Tan, Dylan Jun Hao, Tancredi, Francesco, Tatani, Irini, Thomas, Philip, Thomson, Fraser, Toner, Niamh S., Tong, Anna, Toro, Antonio, Tosounidis, Theodoro, Tottas, Styliano, Trinidad Leo, Andrea, Tucker, Damien, Vemulapalli, Krishna, Ventura Garces, Diego, Vernon, Olivia Katherine, Viveros Garcia, Juan Carlo, Ward, Alex, Ward, Kirsty, Watson, Kate, Weerasuriya, Thisara, Wickramanayake, Udara, Wilkinson, Hannah, Windley, Joseph, Wood, Janet, Wynell-Mayow, William, Zatti, Giovanni, Zeiton, Moez, and Zurrón Lobato, Miriam

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Risk, Frailty, Communicable disease, Prognosi, COVID-19, Audit, Orthopaedic, Trauma, Hip fracture, Reporting standard, Meta-audit, Nosocomial, Infection, Geriatric, Outcome
Abstract

Aims: This international study aimed to assess: 1) the prevalence of preoperative and postoperative COVID-19 among patients with hip fracture, 2) the effect on 30-day mortality, and 3) clinical factors associated with the infection and with mortality in COVID-19-positive patients. Methods: A multicentre collaboration among 112 centres in 14 countries collected data on all patients presenting with a hip fracture between 1st March-31st May 2020. Demographics, residence, place of injury, presentation blood tests, Nottingham Hip Fracture Score, time to surgery, management, ASA grade, length of stay, COVID-19 and 30-day mortality status were recorded. Results: A total of 7090 patients were included, with a mean age of 82.2 (range 50–104) years and 4959 (69.9%) being female. Of 651 (9.2%) patients diagnosed with COVID-19, 225 (34.6%) were positive at presentation and 426 (65.4%) were positive postoperatively. Positive COVID-19 status was independently associated with male sex (odds ratio (OR) 1.38, p = 0.001), residential care (OR 2.15, p < 0.001), inpatient fall (OR 2.23, p = 0.003), cancer (OR 0.63, p = 0.009), ASA grades 4 (OR 1.59, p = 0.008) or 5 (OR 8.28, p < 0.001), and longer admission (OR 1.06 for each increasing day, p < 0.001). Patients with COVID-19 at any time had a significantly lower chance of 30-day survival versus those without COVID-19 (72.7% versus 92.6%, p < 0.001). COVID-19 was independently associated with an increased 30-day mortality risk (hazard ratio (HR) 2.83, p < 0.001). Increasing age (HR 1.03, p = 0.028), male sex (HR 2.35, p < 0.001), renal disease (HR 1.53, p = 0.017), and pulmonary disease (HR 1.45, p = 0.039) were independently associated with a higher 30-day mortality risk in patients with COVID-19 when adjusting for confounders. Conclusion: The prevalence of COVID-19 in hip fracture patients during the first wave of the pandemic was 9%, and was independently associated with a three-fold increased 30-day mortality risk. Among COVID-19-positive patients, those who were older, male, with renal or pulmonary disease had a significantly higher 30-day mortality risk.

Published
2022

36. Combined antiretroviral therapy reduces hyperimmunoglobulinemia in HIV-1 infected children

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Chiappini, E, Galli, L, Tovo, PA, Gabiano, C, de Martino, M, Osimani, P, Cordiali, R, De Mattia, D, Manzioma, M, DI BARI, DANIELA COLOMBA, Ruggeri, M, Masi, M, Miniaci, A, Specchia, F, Ciccia, M, Lanari, M, Baldi, F, Battisti, L, Schumacher, R, Duse, M, Fiorino, C, Dessi, C, Pintor, C, Dedoni, M, Fenu, ML, CAVALLINI, RAFFAELLA, D'ANASTASIO, ELISABETTA, Merolla, F, Sticca, M, Pomero, G, Bezzi, T, Fiumana, E, Paganelli, S, Vierucci, A, Vitucci, P, CECCHI, MARIA TERESA, Cosso, D, Timitilli, A, Stronati, M, Plebani, A, PINZANI, ROBERTO, VIGANO', ALDO, Giacomet, V, Bianchi, R, SALVINI, FRANCESCO, Zuccotti, GV, Giovannini, M, Ferraris, G, Lipreri, R, Moretti, C, Cellini, M, Cano, MC, Palazzi, G, Guarino, A, Bruzzese, E, DE MARCO, GIUSEPPINA, Tarallo, L, TANCREDI, FERNANDO ANTONIO, Giaquinto, C, D'Elia, R, Rampon, O, Nogare, EDR, SANFILIPPO, ALESSIA, Romano, A, Saitta, M, Dodi, I, Barone, A, Maccabruni, A, Consolini, R, Legitimo, A, Magnani, C, Falconieri, P, Fundaro, C, Genovese, O, Salvucci, S, Casadei, AM, Gattinara, GC, Bernardi, S, PALMA, PASQUALE, Anzidei, G, Anzidei, M, Cerilli, S, Catania, S, Ajassa, C, Ganau, A, Cristiano, L, Mazza, A, Di Palma, A, Garetto, S, Riva, C, Scolfaro, C, Portelli, V, Rabusin, M, Pellegatta, A, Molesini, M, Chiappini, E, Galli, L, Tovo, PA, Gabiano, C, de Martino, M, Osimani, P, Cordiali, R, De Mattia, D, Manzioma, M, Di Bari, C, Ruggeri, M, Masi, M, Miniaci, A, Specchia, F, Ciccia, M, Lanari, M, Baldi, F, Battisti, L, Schumacher, R, Duse, M, Fiorino, C, Dessi, C, Pintor, C, Dedoni, M, Fenu, ML, Cavallini, R, Anastasio, E, Merolla, F, Sticca, M, Pomero, G, Bezzi, T, Fiumana, E, Paganelli, S, Vierucci, A, Vitucci, P, Cecchi, MT, Cosso, D, Timitilli, A, Stronati, M, Plebani, A, Pinzani, R, Vigano, A, Giacomet, V, Bianchi, R, Salvini, F, Zuccotti, GV, Giovannini, M, Ferraris, G, Lipreri, R, Moretti, C, Cellini, M, Cano, MC, Palazzi, G, Guarino, A, Bruzzese, E, De Marco, G, Tarallo, L, Tancredi, F, Giaquinto, C, D'Elia, R, Rampon, O, Nogare, EDR, Sanfilippo, A, Romano, A, Saitta, M, Dodi, I, Barone, A, Maccabruni, A, Consolini, R, Legitimo, A, Magnani, C, Falconieri, P, Fundaro, C, Genovese, O, Salvucci, S, Casadei, AM, Gattinara, GC, Bernardi, S, Palma, P, Anzidei, G, Anzidei, M, Cerilli, S, Catania, S, Ajassa, C, Ganau, A, Cristiano, L, Mazza, A, Di Palma, A, Garetto, S, Riva, C, Scolfaro, C, Portelli, V, Rabusin, M, Pellegatta, A, and Molesini, M

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Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Adolescent, immunogiobulins, Immunology, immunoglobulins, combined antiretroviral therapy, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), HIV Infections, medicine.disease_cause, Gastroenterology, children, Hypergammaglobulinemia, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, Immunology and Allergy, Child, Therapeutic regimen, biology, business.industry, Immunoglobulins, Intravenous, Infant, Normal population, hiv-1 infection, Settore MED/38, Antiretroviral therapy, HIV Reverse Transcriptase, Infectious Diseases, Child, Preschool, Intravenous IG, HIV-1, biology.protein, HIV-1 infection, Drug Evaluation, Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors, Drug Therapy, Combination, Antibody, business, Viral load
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Objective: To evaluate the effect of combined antiretroviral therapy on serum immunoglobulin (Ig) levels in HIV-1 perinatally infected children.Methods: Data from 1250 children recorded by the Italian Register for HIV Infection in Children from 1985 to 2002 were analysed. Since Ig levels physiologically vary with age, differences at different age periods were evaluated as differences in z-scores calculated using means and standard deviations of normal population for each age period. Combined antiretroviral therapy has become widespread in Italy since 1996, thus differences in Ig z-scores between the periods 1985-1995 and 1996-2002 were analysed. Data according to type of therapeutic regimen were also analysed.Results: Between the two periods 1985-1995 and 1996-2002, significant (P < 0.0001) decreases in IgG (6.29 +/- 4.72 versus 4.44 +/- 4.33), IgM (9.25 +/- 13.32 versus 5.61 +/- 7.93), and IgA (10.25 +/- 15.68 versus 6.48 +/- 11.56) z-scores, together with a parallel significant (P < 0.0001) increase in CD4 T-lymphocyte percentages, were found. These decreases were confirmed regardless of whether the children were receiving intravenous Ig or not. Ig z-scores were significantly higher in children receiving mono-therapy than in those receiving double-combined therapy (IgG, P < 0.0001; IgM, P = 0.003; IgA, P = 0.031) and in the latter children than in those receiving three or more drugs (P < 0.0001 for all z-scores). Ig z-scores correlated inversely with CD4 T lymphocyte percentages and, directly, with viral loads.Conclusions: Our data show that in HIV-1 infected children combined antiretroviral therapy leads to reduction of hyperimmunoglobulinemia which parallels restoration of CD4 T-lymphocyte percentage and viral load decrease, which it turn probably reflects improved B-lymphocyte functions.(C) 2004 Lippincott Williams Wilkins.

Published
2004
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37. Rational use of antibiotics for the management of children's respiratory tract infections in the ambulatory setting: an evidence-based consensus by the Italian Society of Preventive and Social Pediatrics

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Francesco Rossi, Maria Chiara Colombo, Nicola Principi, Claudio Cricelli, Concetta Rafaniello, Giuseppe Di Mauro, Eugenia Bruzzese, Filippo Festini, Luisa Galli, Rachele Mazzantini, Maurizio de Martino, Annalisa Capuano, Elena Chiappini, Liberata Sportiello, Susanna Esposito, Paola Marchisio, Vito Leonardo Miniello, Alfredo Guarino, Francesco Tancredi, Elisabetta Venturini, Chiappini, E, Mazzantin, R, Bruzzese, Eugenia, Capuano, A, Colombo, M, Cricelli, C, Di Mauro, G, Esposito, S, Festini, F, Guarino, Alfredo, Miniello, Vl, Principi, N, Marchisio, P, Rafaniello, C, Rossi, F, Sportiello, L, Tancredi, F, Venturini, E, Galli, L, de Martino, M., Chiappini, Elena, Mazzantini, Rachele, Capuano, Annalisa, Colombo, Maria, Cricelli, Claudio, Di Mauro, Giuseppe, Esposito, Susanna, Festini, Filippo, Miniello, Vito Leonardo, Principi, Nicola, Marchisio, Paola, Rafaniello, Concetta, Rossi, Francesco, Sportiello, Liberata, Tancredi, Francesco, Venturini, Elisabetta, Galli, Luisa, and de Martino, Maurizio

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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, medicine.medical_specialty, Pediatrics, Evidence-based practice, Respiratory tract infection, medicine.drug_class, Antibiotics, Guideline, Guidelines, Respiratory tract infections, Acute Pharyngitis, Antibiotic resistance, Anti-Bacterial Agent, Ambulatory Care, medicine, Humans, Child, Intensive care medicine, Sinusitis, Children, Evidence-Based Medicine, business.industry, Medicine (all), Antibiotic, Perinatology and Child Health, medicine.disease, Drug Utilization, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Pneumonia, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Ambulatory, business, Human
Abstract

Background: Several guidelines for the management of respiratory tract infections in children are available in Italy, as well as in other European countries and the United States of America. However, poor adherence to guidelines and the sustained inappropriate use of antibiotics have been reported. In the outpatient setting, almost half of antibiotics are prescribed for the treatment of common respiratory tract infections. In Italy the antibiotic prescription rate is significantly higher than in other European countries, such as Denmark or the Netherlands, and also the levels of antibiotic resistance for a large variety of bacteria are higher. Therefore, the Italian Society of Preventive and Social Paediatrics organised a consensus conference for the treatment of respiratory tract infections in children to produce a brief, easily readable, evidence-based document. Methods: The conference method was used, according to the National Institute of Health and the National Plan Guidelines. A literature search was performed focusing on the current guidelines for the treatment of airway infections in children aged 1 month-18 years in the ambulatory setting. Results: Recommendations for the treatment of acute pharyngitis, acute otitis media, sinusitis, and pneumonia have been summarized. Conditions for which antibiotic treatment should not be routinely prescribed have been highlighted. Conclusion: This evidence-based document is intended to accessible to primary care pediatricians and general practice physicians in order to make clinical practice uniform, in accordance with the recommendations of the current guidelines. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.

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2014

38. Health Impact Assessment of airport noise on people living nearby six Italian airports

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Ancona, Carla, Golini, Martina Nicole, Mataloni, Francesca, Camerino, Donatella, Chiusolo, Monica, Licitra, Gaetano, Ottino, Marina, Pisani, Salvatore, Cestari, Laura, Vigotti, Maria Angela, Davoli, Marina, Forastiere, Francesco, Ancona, Laura, Badaloni, Chiara, Cesaroni, Giulia, Bucci, Simone, Morciano, Claudio, Salatino, Chelo G., Zirro, Eleonora, Barberini, Silvia, Bignardi, Gianmario, Bolignano, Andrea, Briotti, Valerio, Caleprico, Roberta, Damizia, Sesto, Fabozzi, Tina, Piatti, Raffaele, Troiano, Francesco, Sozzi, Roberto, Caricchia, Anna Maria, De Lauretis, Riccardo, Di Menno Di Bucchianico, Alessandro, Gaeta, Alessandra, Romano, Daniela, Cattani, Giorgio, Angelini, Francesco, Barnaba, Francesca, Costabile, Francesca, Gobbi, Gian Paolo, Fontana, Luca, Iavicoli, Ivo, Inglessis, Marco, Tancredi, Francesco, Amadasi, Claudia, Dorio, Roberta, Palazzi, Barbara, Zangrando, Dorelia, Simonato, Lorenzo, Sepulcri, Daniele, Arcadi, Celestina, Bandroco, Luisa, Barra, Graziella, Bellone, Fulvia, Carnà, Paolo, Casu, Pierina, Conchedda, Maria, De Fano, Carmela, Di Gilio, Piera, Macario, Antonella, Peritore, Maria, Sapetti, Stefania, Signorile, Luisa, Tempia, Vilma, Fogola, Jacopo, Cadum, Ennio, Consonni, Dario, Pesatori, Angela, Bertazzi, Pier Alberto, Ferri, Caterina, Minniti, Caterina, Nanni, Maddalena, Petri, Davide, Ascari, Elena, Antoniotti, Maria Chiara, Balconi, Lorena, Bonarrigo, Domenico, Stefani, Cristina Degli, Esposito, Aniello, Gambino, Maria, Speziali, Sabina, Angius, Silvana, Galbusera, Emanuele, Maggi, Paola, Pollini, Roberta, Ancona, C., Golini, M. N., Mataloni, F., Camerino, D., Chiusolo, M., Licitra, G., Ottino, M., Pisani, S., Cestari, L., Vigotti, M. A., Davoli, M., Forastiere, F., Ancona, L., Badaloni, C., Cesaroni, G., Bucci, S., Morciano, C., Salatino, C. G., Zirro, E., Barberini, S., Bignardi, G., Bolignano, A., Briotti, V., Caleprico, R., Damizia, S., Fabozzi, T., Piatti, R., Troiano, F., Sozzi, R., Caricchia, A. M., De Lauretis, R., Di Menno Di Bucchianico, A., Gaeta, A., Romano, D., Cattani, G., Angelini, F., Barnaba, F., Costabile, F., Gobbi, G. P., Fontana, L., Iavicoli, Ivo, Inglessis, M., Tancredi, F., Amadasi, C., Dorio, R., Palazzi, B., Zangrando, D., Simonato, L., Sepulcri, D., Arcadi, C., Bandroco, L., Barra, G., Bellone, F., Carna, P., Casu, P., Conchedda, M., De Fano, C., Di Gilio, P., Macario, A., Peritore, M., Sapetti, S., Signorile, L., Tempia, V., Fogola, J., Cadum, E., Consonni, D., Pesatori, A., Bertazzi, P. A., Ferri, C., Minniti, C., Nanni, M., Petri, D., Ascari, E., Antoniotti, M. C., Balconi, L., Bonarrigo, D., Stefani, C. D., Esposito, A., Gambino, M., Speziali, S., Angius, S., Galbusera, E., Maggi, P., and Pollini, R.

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Annoyance, Health impact assessment, Hypertension, Sleep disturbances, Aircraft noise
Abstract

BACKGROUND: aircraft noise has been associated with several health effects. Because of the great success of low-cost flights, small airports have been turned into international airports thus exposing nearby residents to an increase in noise levels and potential disturbances and health disorders. OBJECTIVE: to estimate the exposure levels and evaluate the health impact of aircraft noise on residents nearby six airports in Italy (Rome: Ciampino; Milan: Linate and Malpensa; Pisa; Turin; Venice) focusing on hypertension, acute myocardial infarction (AMI), annoyance and sleep disturbances. METHODS: residents in the local Municipalities considered at 31.12.2010 were included in the study and their addresses were geocoded. Aircraft noise exposure in 2011 was defined using the Integrated Noise Model linked to each participant s address. Lden (55dB were considered: 55,915 (76.3%) were exposed to 55-60 dB; 16,562 (22.6%) to 60-65 dB; 795 (1.2%) to 65-70 dB. Exposure to aircraft noise levels above 55 dB was estimated to be responsible each year of 4,607 (95%CI 0-9,923) additional cases of hypertension; 3.4 (95%CI 0-10.7) cases of AMI; 9,789 (95%CI 6,895-11,962) cases of annoyance; 5,084 (95%CI 1,894-10,509) cases of sleep disturbances. CONCLUSIONS: a significant impact of airport noise on the health of residents nearby six Italian airports was estimated. Epidemiological evaluation and noise mitigation measures should be introduced to protect the health of residents.

Published
2014

39. Risk factors for congenital hypothyroidism: results of a population case-control study (1997-2003)

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Daniela Leonardi, Danielle Sala, Luca Chiovato, Mariangiola Baserga, Fabiola Valentini, Giuseppe Parlato, Riccardo Vigneri, Lidia Moschini, Maria Antonietta Stazi, Mariella Sorcini, Massimo Burroni, Emanuela Medda, Alessandra Cassio, Maria Martucci, Cristina Fazzini, Severo Pagliardini, Francesca Calaciura, Lidia Sava, Emanuele Cacciari, Alberto Pignero, Pietro Costa, Antonella Olivieri, Vera Stoppioni, Aldo Pinchera, Francesco Tancredi, Michele E. Grandolfo, Medda E, Olivieri A, Stazi MA, Grandolfo ME, Fazzini C, Baserga M, Burroni M, Cacciari E, Calaciuria F, Cassio A, Chiovato L, Costa P, Leopardi D, Martucci M, Moschini L, Pagliardini S, Parlato G, Pignoro A, Pinchera A, Sala D, Sava L, Stoppioni V, Tancredi F, Valentini F, Vigneri R, and Sorcini M

Subjects
Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Pediatrics, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Population, Pregnancy in Diabetics, Gestational Age, Environment, Endocrinology, Pregnancy, Risk Factors, Internal medicine, Epidemiology, Congenital Hypothyroidism, Diseases in Twins, Medicine, Humans, Risk factor, Family history, education, education.field_of_study, Fetal Growth Retardation, business.industry, Case-control study, Infant, Newborn, Gestational age, General Medicine, Odds ratio, medicine.disease, Congenital hypothyroidism, Case-Control Studies, Child, Preschool, Female, business, Iodine, Maternal Age
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Objective: To identify risk factors for permanent and transient congenital hypothyroidism (CH). Design: A population-based case-control study was carried out by using the network created in Italy for the National Register of Infants with CH. Methods: Four controls were enrolled for each new CH infant; 173 cases and 690 controls were enrolled in 4 years. In order to distinguish among risk factors for permanent and transient CH, diagnosis was re-evaluated 3 years after enrolment when there was a suspicion of transient CH being present. Familial, maternal, neonatal and environmental influences were investigated. Results: An increased risk for permanent CH was detected in twins by a multivariate analysis (odds ratio (OR) = 12.2, 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.4–62.3). A statistically significant association with additional birth defects, female gender and gestational age >40 weeks was also confirmed. Although not significant, an increased risk of CH was observed among infants with a family history of thyroid diseases among parents (OR = 1.9, 95% CI: 0.7–5.2). Maternal diabetes was also found to be slightly associated with permanent CH (OR = 15.7, 95% CI: 0.9–523) in infants who were large for gestational age. With regard to transient CH, intrauterine growth retardation and preterm delivery were independent risk factors for this form of CH. Conclusion: This study showed that many risk factors contribute to the aetiology of CH. In particular, our results suggested a multifactorial origin of CH in which genetic and environmental factors play a role in the development of the disease.

Published
2005

40. Evaluation of immunization practices in Naples, Italy

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Maria Triassi, Francesco Tancredi, Andrea Simonetti, Brunella Adamo, Michele E. Grandolfo, Triassi, Maria, Simonetti, A, Adamo, B, Tancredi, F, and Grandolfo, M.

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Pediatrics, medicine.medical_specialty, immunization practices, Measles Vaccine, Humans, Medicine, Child, General Veterinary, General Immunology and Microbiology, business.industry, Vaccination, Infant, Newborn, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infant, Oral polio vaccine, Health Services, Infectious Diseases, Italy, Socioeconomic Factors, Immunization, Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral, Vaccination coverage, Cohort, Molecular Medicine, business
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This paper reports the results of a survey on vaccination coverage among children born in January 1995 and residing at the beginning of the study (March 1998) in the city of Naples, Italy. The percentages vaccinated, at various times from birth, with oral polio vaccine (OPV), have been compared with those found in a similar survey conducted at the end of 1985 regarding the cohort of children born in June 1983. By the fourth month of life 67% of the 1995 cohort were vaccinated with the first doses of OPV, an increase of about 26% on that found in the 1983 cohort. Similar results were found with the second doses. Among the 1995 cohort 49% were vaccinated with the third dose of OPV within the thirteenth month of life; the corresponding value for the 1983 cohort was 33%. Within the twenty-fourth month of life, in the 1995 cohort, 86% completed the primary cycle of vaccination with OPV; the corresponding figure for the 1983 cohort was 65%. At the end of the third year of life 80% of the 1995 cohort received the fourth dose of OPV. A significant association has been found between socioeconomic status and coverage level.

Published
2002

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