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1. Diagnosis of HIV Infection in Pregnancy: Data from a National Cohort of Pregnant Women with HIV in Italy

Author: Floridia, M., Ravizza, M., Tamburrini, E., Anzidei, G., Tibaldi, C., MacCabruni, A., Guaraldi, G., Alberico, S., Vimercati, A., Antoni, A. Degli, and Ferrazzi, E.
Published: 2006

2. Coronavirus and birth in Italy: Results of a national population-based cohort study

Author: Donati S., Maraschini A., Lega I., D'Aloja P., Sampaolo L., Salvatore M. A., Corsi E., Alberico S., Casucci P., Cetin I., Dardanoni G., Doganiero F., Franchi M. P., Ferrazzi E., Leo L., Liberati M., Locci M., Martini C., Mecacci F., Meloni A., Mignuoli A. D., Mondo L., Patane L., Perrone E., Prefumo F., Ramenghi L., Savasi V., Schettini S., Steinkasserer M., Tateo S., Trojano V., Vergani P., Donati, S, Maraschini, A, Lega, I, D'Aloja, P, Sampaolo, L, Salvatore, M, Corsi, E, Alberico, S, Casucci, P, Cetin, I, Dardanoni, G, Doganiero, F, Franchi, M, Ferrazzi, E, Leo, L, Liberati, M, Locci, M, Martini, C, Mecacci, F, Meloni, A, Mignuoli, A, Mondo, L, Patane, L, Perrone, E, Prefumo, F, Ramenghi, L, Savasi, V, Schettini, S, Steinkasserer, M, Tateo, S, Trojano, V, Vergani, P, Donati S., Maraschini A., Lega I., D'Aloja P., Sampaolo L., Salvatore M.A., Corsi E., Alberico S., Casucci P., Cetin I., Dardanoni G., Doganiero F., Franchi M.P., Ferrazzi E., Leo L., Liberati M., Locci M., Martini C., Mecacci F., Meloni A., Mignuoli A.D., Mondo L., Patane L., Perrone E., Prefumo F., Ramenghi L., Savasi V., Schettini S., Steinkasserer M., Tateo S., Trojano V., and Vergani P.
Subjects: Pediatrics, medicine.medical_treatment, Infectious Disease Transmission, medicine.disease_cause, Adrenal Cortex Hormone, Population based cohort, Pregnancy, Adrenal Cortex Hormones, Cohort studies, COVID-19, Pregnancy outcome, SARS-CoV-2, Adult, Cesarean Section, Coronavirus Infections, Emigrants and Immigrants, Female, Fetal Organ Maturity, Humans, Incidence, Infant, Newborn, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, Italy, Lung, Pneumonia, Viral, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, Pregnancy Outcome, Premature Birth, Procedures and Techniques Utilization, Prospective Studies, Stillbirth, Betacoronavirus, Pandemics, Vertical, Viral, Prospective cohort study, pregnancy, pregnancy outcome, cohort studies, Coronavirus, education.field_of_study, Infectious, Human, medicine.medical_specialty, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Population, NO, medicine, Caesarean section, National level, education, Betacoronaviru, Pandemic, business.industry, Coronavirus Infection, Infant, Emigrants and Immigrant, Pneumonia, medicine.disease, Newborn, COVID-19 Drug Treatment, Pregnancy Complications, Prospective Studie, Pregnancy Complications, Infectiou, business, Cohort studie
Abstract: IntroductionThe study was implemented to provide guidance to decision-makers and clinicians by describing hospital care offered to women who gave birth with confirmed COVID-19 infection.Materials and methodsNational population-based prospective cohort study involving all women with confirmed COVID-19 who gave birth between February 25 and April 22, 2020 in any Italian hospital.ResultsThe incidence rate of confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in women who gave birth was 2.1 per 1000 maternities at a national level and 6.9/1000 in the Lombardy Region. Overall one third of the women developed a pneumonia and 49.7% assumed at least one drug. Caesarean section rate was 32.9%, no mothers nor newborns died. Six percent of the infants tested positive for SARS – CoV-2 at birth.ConclusionsClinical features and outcomes of COVID-19 in women who gave birth are similar to those described for the general population, most women developing mild to moderate illness.
Published: 2020

3. Immediate delivery or expectant management in gestational diabetes at term: the GINEXMAL randomised controlled trial

Author: Alberico, S, Erenbourg, A, Hod, M, Yogev, Y, Hadar, E, Neri, F, Ronfani, L, and Maso, G
Published: 2017
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4. Treatment with Protease Inhibitors and Coinfection with Hepatitis C Virus Are Independent Predictors of Preterm Delivery in HIV-Infected Pregnant Women [with Reply]

Author: Ravizza, M., Martinelli, P., Bucceri, A., Fiore, S., Alberico, S., Tamburrini, E., Tibaldi, C., Guaraldi, G., Anzidei, G., Maccabruni, A., Crisalli, M. P., Floridia, M., Cotter, Amanda M., and O'Sullivan, Mary J.
Published: 2007
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5. Retrospective study 2005-2015 of all cases of fetal death occurred at ≥23 gestational weeks, in Friusli Venezia Giulia, Italy

Author: Monasta, L., Giangreco, M., Ancona, E., Barbone, F., Bet, E., Boschian-Bailo, P., Cacciaguerra, G., Cagnacci, A., Canton, M., Casarotto, M., Comar, M., Contardo, S., De Agostini, M., De Seta, F., Del Ben, G., Di Loreto, C., Driul, L., Facchin, S., Giornelli, R., Ianni, A., La Valle, S., Londero, A. P., Manfe, M., Maso, G., Mugittu, R., Olivuzzi, M., Orsaria, M., Pecile, V., Pinzano, R., Pirrone, F., Quadrifoglio, M., Ricci, G., Ronfani, L., Salviato, T., Sandrigo, E., Smiroldo, S., Sorz, A., Stampalija, T., Urriza, M., Vanin, M., Verardi, G., Alberico, S., Monasta, Lorenzo, Giangreco, Manuela, Ancona, Emanuele, Barbone, Fabio, Bet, Elisa, Boschian-Bailo, Pierino, Cacciaguerra, Giovanna, Cagnacci, Angelo, Canton, Melania, Casarotto, Maddalena, Comar, Manola, Contardo, Simona, De Agostini, Michela, De Seta, Francesco, Del Ben, Giovanni, Di Loreto, Carla, Driul, Lorenza, Facchin, Stefano, Giornelli, Roberta, Ianni, Annalisa, La Valle, Santo, Londero, Ambrogio Pietro, Manfè, Marciano, Maso, Gianpaolo, Mugittu, Raffaela, Olivuzzi, Monica, Orsaria, Maria, Pecile, Vanna, Pinzano, Roberta, Pirrone, Francesco, Quadrifoglio, Mariachiara, Ricci, Giuseppe, Ronfani, Luca, Salviato, Tiziana, Sandrigo, Elisa, Smiroldo, Silvia, Sorz, Alice, Stampalija, Tamara, Urriza, Marianela, Vanin, Michele, Verardi, Giuseppina, and Alberico, Salvatore
Subjects: Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Reproductive medicine, Gestational Age, lcsh:Gynecology and obstetrics, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Pregnancy, medicine, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Intrauterine death, Small for gestational age, Stillbirth, Fetal Death, lcsh:RG1-991, Retrospective Studies, Fetus, 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine, Fetal Growth Retardation, Obstetrics, business.industry, Incidence (epidemiology), Infant, Newborn, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gestational age, Retrospective cohort study, medicine.disease, Italy, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Etiology, Fetal Mortality, Gestation, Female, business, Live Birth, Research Article, Maternal Age
Abstract: Background Intrauterine fetal death (IUFD) is a tragic event and, despite efforts to reduce rates, its incidence remains difficult to reduce. The objective of the present study was to examine the etiological factors that contribute to the main causes and conditions associated with IUFD, over an 11-year period in a region of North-East Italy (Friuli Venezia Giulia) for which reliable data in available. Methods Retrospective analysis of all 278 IUFD cases occurred between 2005 and 2015 in pregnancies with gestational age ≥ 23 weeks. Results The incidence of IUFD was 2.8‰ live births. Of these, 30% were small for gestational age (SGA), with immigrant women being significantly over-represented. The share of SGA reached 35% in cases in which a maternal of fetal pathological condition was present, and dropped to 28% in the absence of associated pathology. In 78 pregnancies (28%) no pathology was recorded that could justify IUFD. Of all IUFDs, 11% occurred during labor, and 72% occurred at a gestational age above 30 weeks. Conclusion The percentage of IUFD cases for which no possible cause can be identified is quite high. Only the adoption of evidence-based diagnostic protocols, with integrated immunologic, genetic and pathologic examinations, can help reduce this diagnostic gap, contributing to the prevention of future IUFDs.
Published: 2020

6. Amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling in HIV-infected pregnant women: a multicentre case series

Author: Floridia M, Masuelli G, Meloni A, Cetin I, Tamburrini E, Cavaliere AF, Dalzero S, Sansone M, Alberico S, Guerra B, Spinillo A, Chiadò Fiorio Tin M, Ravizza M, Mori F, Ortolani P, Dalle Nogare ER, Di Lorenzo F, Sterrantino G, Meli M, Polemi S, Nocentini J, Baldini M, Montorzi G, Mazzetti M, Rogasi P, Borchi B, Vichi F, Del Pin B, Pinter E, Anzalone E, Marocco R, Mastroianni C, Mercurio VS, Carocci A, Grilli E, Maccabruni A, Zaramella M, Mariani B, Natalini Raponi G, Guaraldi G, Nardini G, Stentarelli C, Beghetto B, Degli Antoni AM, Molinari A, Crisalli MP, Donisi A, Piepoli M, Cerri V, Zuccotti G, Giacomet V, Coletto S, Di Nello F, Madia C, Placido G, Vivarelli A, Castelli P, Savalli F, Portelli V, Sabbatini F, Francisci D, Bernini L, Grossi P, Rizzi L, Maso G, Airoud M, Soppelsa G, Dedoni M, Cuboni C, Ortu F, Piano P, Citernesi A, Bordoni Vicini I, Luzi K, Roccio M, Vimercati A, Miccolis A, De Gennaro A, Cervi F, Simonazzi G, Margarito E, Capretti MG, Marsico C, Faldella G, Martinelli P, Agangi A, Capone A, Maruotti GM, Tibaldi C, Trentini L, Todros T, Frisina V, Brambilla T, Savasi V, Personeni C, Giaquinto C, Fiscon M, Rubino E, Bucceri A, Matrone R, Scaravelli G, Genovese O, Cafforio C, Pinnetti C, Liuzzi G, Tozzi V, Massetti P, Casadei AM, Cellini M, Castelli Gattinara G, Marconi AM, Sacchi V, Ierardi M, Polizzi C, Mattei A, Pirillo MF, Amici R, Galluzzo CM, Donnini S, Baroncelli S, Villani P, Cusato M, Cerioli A, De Martino M, Mastroiacovo P, Parazzini F, Vella S., Floridia M, Masuelli G, Meloni A, Cetin I, Tamburrini E, Cavaliere AF, Dalzero S, Sansone M, Alberico S, Guerra B, Spinillo A, Chiadò Fiorio Tin M, Ravizza M, and Mori F, Ortolani P, Dalle Nogare ER, Di Lorenzo F, Sterrantino G, Meli M, Polemi S, Nocentini J, Baldini M, Montorzi G, Mazzetti M, Rogasi P, Borchi B, Vichi F, Del Pin B, Pinter E, Anzalone E, Marocco R, Mastroianni C, Mercurio VS, Carocci A, Grilli E, Maccabruni A, Zaramella M, Mariani B, Natalini Raponi G, Guaraldi G, Nardini G, Stentarelli C, Beghetto B, Degli Antoni AM, Molinari A, Crisalli MP, Donisi A, Piepoli M, Cerri V, Zuccotti G, Giacomet V, Coletto S, Di Nello F, Madia C, Placido G, Vivarelli A, Castelli P, Savalli F, Portelli V, Sabbatini F, Francisci D, Bernini L, Grossi P, Rizzi L, Maso G, Airoud M, Soppelsa G, Dedoni M, Cuboni C, Ortu F, Piano P, Citernesi A, Bordoni Vicini I, Luzi K, Roccio M, Vimercati A, Miccolis A, De Gennaro A, Cervi F, Simonazzi G, Margarito E, Capretti MG, Marsico C, Faldella G, Martinelli P, Agangi A, Capone A, Maruotti GM, Tibaldi C, Trentini L, Todros T, Frisina V, Brambilla T, Savasi V, Personeni C, Giaquinto C, Fiscon M, Rubino E, Bucceri A, Matrone R, Scaravelli G, Genovese O, Cafforio C, Pinnetti C, Liuzzi G, Tozzi V, Massetti P, Casadei AM, Cellini M, Castelli Gattinara G, Marconi AM, Sacchi V, Ierardi M, Polizzi C, Mattei A, Pirillo MF, Amici R, Galluzzo CM, Donnini S, Baroncelli S, Villani P, Cusato M, Cerioli A, De Martino M, Mastroiacovo P, Parazzini F, Vella S.
Subjects: Infectious Disease Transmission, Prenatal diagnosis, HIV Infections, 0302 clinical medicine, Birth defect, Pregnancy, Odds Ratio, Vertical, Medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, education.field_of_study, Amniocentesi, 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine, medicine.diagnostic_test, Obstetrics, Infectious, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Amniocentesis, birth defects, chorionic villus sampling, HIV, invasive testing, mother-to child HIV transmission, pregnancy, prenatal diagnosis, Birth defects, Chorionic villus sampling, Invasive testing, Mother-to child HIV transmission, Anti-Retroviral Agents, Chorionic Villi Sampling, Female, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Prenatal diagnosi, Population, Settore MED/17 - MALATTIE INFETTIVE, 03 medical and health sciences, Humans, education, Fetal Death, Analysis of Variance, Chi-Square Distribution, business.industry, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, Odds ratio, medicine.disease, Confidence interval, Pregnancy Complications, business, Chi-squared distribution
Abstract: Objectives To assess in pregnant women with HIV the rates of amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (CVS), and the outcomes associated with such procedures. Design Observational study. Data from the Italian National Program on Surveillance on Antiretroviral Treatment in Pregnancy were used. Setting University and hospital clinics. Population Pregnant women with HIV. Methods Temporal trends were analysed by analysis of variance and by the Chi-square test for trend. Quantitative variables were compared by Student's t-test and categorical data by the Chi-square test, with odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals calculated. Main outcome measures Rate of invasive testing, intrauterine death, HIV transmission. Results Between 2001 and 2015, among 2065 pregnancies in women with HIV, 113 (5.5%) had invasive tests performed. The procedures were conducted under antiretroviral treatment in 99 cases (87.6%), with a significant increase over time in the proportion of tests performed under highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) (100% in 2011–2015). Three intrauterine deaths were observed (2.6%), and 14 pregnancies were terminated because of fetal anomalies. Among 96 live newborns, eight had no information available on HIV status. Among the remaining 88 cases with either amniocentesis (n = 75), CVS (n = 12), or both (n = 1), two HIV transmissions occurred (2.3%). No HIV transmission occurred among the women who were on HAART at the time of invasive testing, and none after 2005. Conclusions The findings reinforce the assumption that invasive prenatal testing does not increase the risk of HIV vertical transmission among pregnant women under suppressive antiretroviral treatment. Tweetable abstract No HIV transmission occurred among women who underwent amniocentesis or CVS under effective anti-HIV regimens.
Published: 2016

7. Vaginal delivery in women with HIV in Italy: results of 5 years of implementation of the national SIGO-HIV protocol

Author: Tibaldi, C., Masuelli, G., Sansone, M., Tassis, B., Cetin, I., Franceschetti, L., Spinillo, A., Simonazzi, G., Vimercati, A., Dalzero, S., Meloni, A., Bernardon, M., Frisina, V., Polizzi, C., Todros, T., Martinelli, P., Floridia, M., Ravizza, M., Trentini, L., Tiso, G., Brambilla, T., Savasi, V., Personeni, C., Zuccotti, G., Giacomet, V., Coletto, S., Di Nello, F., Madia, C., Forleo, M. A., Badolato, R., Roccio, M., Zanaboni, D., Sirico, A., Maruotti, G. M., Capone, A., Guerra, B., Cervi, F., Margarito, E., Capretti, M. G., Marsico, C., Faldella, G., Crupano, F. M., Calabretti, D., Ravizz, M., Marconi, A. M., Galiano, V., Ierardi, S. C. S. M., Chiodo, A., Ortu, F., Piano, P., Dedoni, I. M., Maso, G., Belcaro, C., Rizzante, E., Alberico, S., Citernesi, A., Vicini, I. B., Luzi, K., Tibaldi C, Masuelli G, Sansone M, Tassis B, Cetin I, Franceschetti L, Spinillo A, Simonazzi G, Vimercati A, Dalzero S, Meloni A, Bernardon M, Frisina V, Polizzi C, Todros T, Martinelli P, Floridia M, Ravizza M, and for SIGO-HIV Study Group.
Subjects: 0301 basic medicine, Microbiology (medical), Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, 030106 microbiology, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), HIV Infections, medicine.disease_cause, 03 medical and health sciences, Young Adult, 0302 clinical medicine, Pregnancy, medicine, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Young adult, Hiv transmission, Delivery complications, Vaginal delivery, business.industry, Obstetrics, Cesarean Section, HIV, Mode of delivery, Delivery, Obstetric, Female, Italy, Viral Load, Obstetric, General Medicine, medicine.disease, Infectious Diseases, Delivery complication, business, Viral load, Delivery
Abstract: PURPOSE: To evaluate the maternal and neonatal safety of vaginal delivery in women with HIV following the implementation of a national protocol in Italy. METHODS: Vaginal delivery was offered to all eligible women who presented antenatally at twelve participating clinical sites. Data collection and definition of outcomes followed the procedures of the National Program on Surveillance on Antiretroviral Treatment in Pregnancy. Pregnancy outcomes were compared according to the mode of delivery, classified as vaginal, elective cesarean (ECS) and non-elective cesarean section (NECS). RESULTS: Among 580 women who delivered between January 2012 and September 2017, 142 (24.5%) had a vaginal delivery, 323 (55.7%) had an ECS and 115 (19.8%) had an NECS. The proportion of vaginal deliveries increased significantly over time, from 18.9% in 2012 to 35.3% in 2017 (p
Published: 2019

8. Aetiology of preterm labour: bacterial vaginosis

Author: Guaschino, S, De Seta, F, Piccoli, M, Maso, G, and Alberico, S
Published: 2006
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9. Use of zidovudine-sparing HAART in pregnant HIV-infected women in Europe: 2000-2009

Author: Tariq, S, Townsend, Cl, Cortina Borja, M, Duong, T, Elford, J, Thorne, C, Tookey, Pa, Giaquinto, C, Rampon, O, Mazza, A, De Rossi, A, Grosch Wörner, I, Mok, J, de José MI, Larrú Martínez, B, Scherpbier, Hj, Kreyenbroek, M, Godfried, Mh, Nellen, Fj, Boer, K, Navér, L, Anzén, B, Lidman, K, Levy, J, Barlow, P, Manigart, Y, Hainaut, M, Goetghebuer, T, Brichard, B, De Camps, J, Thiry, N, Deboone, G, Waterloos, H, De Maria, A, Mûr, A, Payà, A, López Vilchez MA, Carreras, R, Valerius, Nh, Rosenfeldt, V, Coll, O, Suy, A, Perez, Jm, Fortuny, C, Boguña, J, Savasi, V, Viganò, A, Giacomet, V, Cerini, C, Raimondi, C, Zuccotti, G, Alberico, S, Rabusin, M, Bernardon, M, Buffolano, W, Tiseo, R, Martinelli, P, Sansone, M, Maruotti, G, Agangi, A, Tibaldi, C, Marini, S, Masuelli, G, Benedetto, Chiara, Niemieç, T, Marczynska, M, Dobosz, S, Popielska, J, Oldakowska, A, Masters, J, Haile Selassie, H, French, C, Shakes, I., National Study of HIV in Pregnancy Childhood, National Study of HIV in Pregnancy, Childhood, Martinelli, Pasquale, Amsterdam institute for Infection and Immunity, Paediatric Infectious Diseases / Rheumatology / Immunology, General Internal Medicine, Infectious diseases, Other Research, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Tariq, S, Townsend, Cl, Cortina Borja, M, Duong, T, Elford, J, Thorne, C, Tookey, Pa, European Collaborative, Study, Giaquinto C, National Study of HIV in Pregnancy C. h. i. l. d. h. o. o. d., Rampon, O, Mazza, A, De Rossi, A, Grosch Wörner, I, Mok, J, de José, Mi, Larrú Martínez, B, Scherpbier, Hj, Kreyenbroek, M, Godfried, Mh, Nellen, Fj, Boer, K, Navér, L, Anzén, B, Lidman, K, Levy, J, Barlow, P, Manigart, Y, Hainaut, M, Goetghebuer, T, Brichard, B, De Camps, J, Thiry, N, Deboone, G, Waterloos, H, De Maria, A, Mûr, A, Payà, A, López Vilchez, Ma, Carreras, R, Valerius, Nh, Rosenfeldt, V, Coll, O, Suy, A, Perez, Jm, Fortuny, C, Boguña, J, Savasi, V, Viganò, A, Giacomet, V, Cerini, C, Raimondi, C, Zuccotti, G, Alberico, S, Rabusin, M, Bernardon, M, Buffolano, Wilma, Tiseo, R, Martinelli, P, Sansone, M, Maruotti, G, Agangi, A, Tibaldi, C, Marini, S, Masuelli, G, Benedetto, C, Niemieç, T, Marczynska, M, Dobosz, S, Popielska, J, Oldakowska, A, Masters, J, Haile Selassie, H, French, C, and Shakes, I.
Subjects: Adult, Pediatrics, medicine.medical_specialty, Time Factors, HAART, Anti-HIV Agents, HIV Infections, antiretroviral agents, highly active antiretroviral therapy, HIV, pregnancy outcome, viral load, congenital abnormalities, Article, Zidovudine, ANTIRETROVIRAL AGENTS, immune system diseases, Hiv infected, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, Medicine, Humans, Pharmacology (medical), Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, antiretroviral agents, highly active antiretroviral therapy, HIV, pregnancy outcome, viral load, Pregnancy outcomes, Retrospective Studies, Pregnancy, integumentary system, business.industry, Infant, virus diseases, Retrospective cohort study, medicine.disease, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, zidovudine, Europe, Infectious Diseases, In utero, Immunology, Female, pregnancy, business, Viral load, medicine.drug
Abstract: Increasing numbers of women in resource-rich settings are prescribed zidovudine (ZDV)-sparing highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in pregnancy. We compare ZDV-sparing with ZDV-containing HAART in relation to maternal viral load at delivery, mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV, and congenital abnormality. This is an analysis of data from the National Study of HIV in Pregnancy and Childhood and the European Collaborative Study. Data on 7573 singleton births to diagnosed HIV-infected women between January 2000 and June 2009 were analyzed. Logistic regression models were fitted to estimate adjusted odds ratios (AORs). Overall, 15.8% (1199 of 7573) of women received ZDV-sparing HAART, with increasing use between 2000 and 2009 (P
Published: 2011

10. MODELLI URBANISTICI PER RIDURRE IL CONSUMO DI SUOLO: IL PROGETTO LIFE SAM4CP

Author: Salata, Stefano, Strollo, A., Barbieri, Carlo Alberto, Giaimo, Carolina, Assennato, F., Abate Daga, I., Munafò, M., and Alberico, S.
Published: 2017

11. Modelli urbanistici per ridurre il consumo di suolo. il progetto life SAM4CP

Author: Salata, S., Strollo, A., Barbieri, C. A., Giaimo, C., Assennato, F., Abate Daga, I., Munafò, M., and Alberico, S.
Subjects: servizi ecosistemici, suolo, pianificazione, VAS
Published: 2017

12. Pregnancy outcomes and cytomegalovirus DNAaemia in HIV-infected pregnant women with CMV

Author: Ravizza, M., Tamburrini, E., Mori, F., Ortolani, P., dalle Nogare, E.R., Di Lorenzo, F., Sterrantino, G., Meli, M., Polemi, S., Nocentini, J., Baldini, M., Montorzi, G., Mazzetti, M., Rogasi, P., Borchi, B., Vichi, F., Del Pin, B., Pinter, E., Anzalone, E., Marocco, R., Mastroianni, C., Mercurio, V.S., Carocci, A., Grilli, E., Maccabruni, A., Zaramella, M., Mariani, B., Natalini Raponi, G., Guaraldi, G., Nardini, G., Stentarelli, C., Beghetto, B., Degli Antoni, A.M., Molinari, A., Crisalli, M.P., Donisi, A., Piepoli, M., Cerri, V., Zuccotti, G., Giacomet, V., Coletto, S., Di Nello, F., Madia, C., Placido, G., Vivarelli, A., Castelli, P., Savalli, F., Portelli, V., Sabbatini, F., Francisci, D., Bernini, L., Grossi, P., Rizzi, L., Alberico, S., Maso, G., Airoud, M., Soppelsa, G., Meloni, A., Dedoni, M., Cuboni, C., Ortu, F., Piano, P., Citernesi, A., Bordoni Vicini, I., Luzi, K., Spinillo, A., Roccio, M., Vimercati, A., Miccolis, A., De Gennaro, A., Guerra, B., Cervi, F., Simonazzi, G., Margarito, E., Capretti, M.G., Marsico, C., Faldella, G., Sansone, M., Martinelli, P., Agangi, A., Capone, A., Maruotti, G.M., Tibaldi, C., Trentini, L., Todros, T., Masuelli, G., Frisina, V., Cetin, I., Brambilla, T., Savasi, V., Personeni, C., Giaquinto, C., Fiscon, M., Rubino, E., Bucceri, A., Matrone, R., Scaravelli, G., Genovese, O., Cafforio, C., Pinnetti, C., Liuzzi, G., Tozzi, V., Massetti, P., Casadei, A.M., Cavaliere, A.F., Cellini, M., Castelli Gattinara, G., Marconi, A.M., Dalzero, S., Sacchi, V., Ierardi, M., Polizzi, C., Mattei, A., Pirillo, M.F., Amici, R., Galluzzo, C.M., Donnini, S., Baroncelli, S., Floridia, M., Villani, P., Cusato, M., Cerioli, A., De Martino, M., Mastroiacovo, P., Parazzini, F., Vella, S., and Degli Antoni, A.
Published: 2016
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13. HHV-6 is Frequently Detected in Dried Cord Blood Spots from Babies Born to HIV-Positive Mothers

Author: D’Agaro P., Burgnich P., Comar M., Dal Molin G., Bernardon M., Busetti M., Alberico S., Poli A., Campello C., the SIGO Italian Group [, GUERRA, BRUNELLA, D’Agaro P., Burgnich P., Comar M., Dal Molin G., Bernardon M., Busetti M., Alberico S., Poli A., Campello C., the SIGO Italian Group [, Guerra B, ], D'Agaro, P, Burgnich, P, Comar, M, Dal Molin, G, Bernardon, M, Busetti, M, Alberico, S, Poli, A, Campello, C, Martinelli, Pasquale, D'Agaro, Pierlanfranco, Comar, Manola, DAL MOLIN, G, Campello, Cesare, and SIGO ITALIAN, Group
Subjects: Adult, Male, Pediatrics, medicine.medical_specialty, Genotype, viruses, Herpesvirus 6, Human, Prevalence, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Congenital cytomegalovirus infection, Cytomegalovirus, Roseolovirus Infections, DBS, HIV Infections, medicine.disease_cause, Specimen Handling, HHV-6, Pregnancy, Congenital infection, Virology, medicine, Cluster Analysis, Humans, Desiccation, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, Dried blood, business.industry, Transmission (medicine), Infant, Newborn, virus diseases, Cytomegaloviru, HIV, Sequence Analysis, DNA, medicine.disease, Fetal Blood, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, Infectious Diseases, Italy, Cord blood, Cytomegalovirus Infections, DNA, Viral, Coinfection, Female, business
Abstract: Intrauterine transmission of HHV-6 is well established in immunocompetent women while few data are available on infections in babies born to HIV-positive mothers. To assess the rate of HHV-6 vertical transmission in comparison to CMV, we analyzed cord blood spots dried on cards (Dried Blood Spots, DBS) collected during a multi-center study on HIV congenital infections in Italy. DBS were tested by PCR for HHV-6 and CMV footprints. HHV-6 amplimers were sequenced and characterized. As control group, cards taken from babies born to HIV-negative mothers were analyzed. DBS of 187 babies born to HIV-positive and 372 to HIV-negative mothers were analyzed. The prevalence of HHV-6 was 3.2% in babies born to HIV-positive mothers. CMV was found in the HIV-positive group with a prevalence rate of 1.6%. In newborns of control pregnant women, HHV-6 prevalence rate was 1.1% (p=0.09), while CMV was not detected (p=0.04). Sequence analysis could distinguish between HHV-6 A and B variant in both groups and one A/B coinfection was found in a baby born to a HIV-positive mother. HIV-infected mothers transmit HHV-6 and CMV viruses to their babies more frequently than uninfected women.
Published: 2008

14. Italian multicentric pilot study on MBL2 genetic polymorphisms in HIV positive pregnant women and their children

Author: Crovella S., Bernardon M., Braida L., Boniotto M., Guaschino S., Ferrazzi E., Martinelli P., Alberico S., Italian Group Sigo HIV in Obstetrics, Gynecology [, GUERRA, BRUNELLA, Crovella S., Bernardon M., Braida L., Boniotto M., Guaschino S., Ferrazzi E., Martinelli P., Alberico S., Italian Group Sigo HIV in Obstetrics and Gynecology [, Guerra B, ], Crovella, S, Bernardon, M, Braida, L, Boniotto, M, Guaschino, S, Ferrazzi, E, Martinelli, Pasquale, Alberico, S, and ITALIAN GROUP SIGO HIV IN OBSTETRICS AND, Gynecology
Subjects: Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), HIV Infections, Pilot Projects, Mbl2 gene, medicine.disease_cause, Mannose-Binding Lectin, Virus, Cohort Studies, Pregnancy, Genotype, medicine, Humans, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Polymorphism, Genetic, Obstetrics, business.industry, Risk of infection, Infant, Newborn, Obstetrics and Gynecology, medicine.disease, Immunity, Innate, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, Italy, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Cohort, Immunology, HIV-1, Female, business, Cohort study
Abstract: Objective. We investigated genetic polymorphisms of MBL2 gene, in a cohort of 90 italian HIV-1 pregnant seropositive women and their children in order to understand whether the MBL2 genotype of HIV-1 positive mothers might be related to their ability to transmit the virus to their children.Materials and methods. DNA was extracted from Iso Code Stix cards, and MBL2 genoptyping was performed by Melting Temperature Assay.Results. The frequency of the MBL2 0/0 homozygotes was higher in HIV-1 positive mothers than in healthy controls, the MBL2 0/0 genotype was more frequent in children born from HIV positive mothers than healthy subjects.Conclusions. We have confirmed the association of polymorphisms involving a gene of the innate immunity with an increased risk of being infected by HIV. These polymorphisms were also evidenced in children born from HIV + mothers, but the risk of infection was strongly reduced by cesarean delivery and by antiretroviral treatment.
Published: 2005

15. Integration of multi-sensor MTInSAR and ground-based geomatic data for the analysis of non-linear displacements affecting the urban area of Chieuti, Italy

Author: Alberico Sonnessa, Annamaria di Lernia, Davide Oscar Nitti, Raffaele Nutricato, Eufemia Tarantino, and Federica Cotecchia
Subjects: Non-linear instability phenomena, Multi-sensor MTInSAR, COSMO-SkyMed, Sentinel-1, Non-linear displacement trend reliability assessment, Geomatic monitoring techniques, Physical geography, GB3-5030, Environmental sciences, GE1-350
Abstract: Slow instability phenomena can turn into rapid events, showing sudden accelerations and potentially developing in a threat for structures and people. In such scenarios, an in-depth understanding of the spatial and temporal evolution of the ground surface displacement field becomes essential for preventing potential catastrophes. In this work, Multi-Temporal Interferometry SAR (MTInSAR) technique based on COSMO-SkyMed and Sentinel-1 SAR acquisitions and ground measurements have been used to study an ongoing instability occurrence, affecting the urban area of Chieuti, a town located in the Southern Italy. Archives of C and X-band SAR data and geomatic monitoring observations spanning seven, five and one year, respectively, have been analyzed exploiting the complementary characteristics of these datasets. This enabled the accurate spatial-temporal characterization of the ground displacement field in the study area, the identification of sectors evidencing instability problems and a comprehensive reliability assessment of the detected displacements trends, characterized by strong non-linearities. Moreover, the multi-geometry DInSAR analysis allowed to evaluate the horizontal and vertical components of the detected motion, confirming the nature of the instability process, related to a deep landslide mechanism affecting the western slope of the town.
Published: 2023
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16. Good prenatal detection rate of major birth defects in HIV-infected pregnant women in Italy

Author: Floridia, M, Mastroiacovo, P., Ravizza, M., Todros, T., Chiadò Fiorio Tin, M., Marconi, A. M., Cetin, I., Maruotti, G. M., Liuzzi, G., Pinnetti, C., Degli Antoni, A., Spinillo, A., Guerra, B., Tamburrini, E., Floridia, M., Mori, F., Ortolani, P., dalle Nogare, E. R., Di Lorenzo, F., Sterrantino, G., Meli, M., Polemi, S., Nocentini, J., Baldini, M., Montorzi, G., Mazzetti, M., Rogasi, P., Borchi, B., Vichi, F., Del Pin, B., Pinter, E., Anzalone, E., Marocco, R., Mastroianni, C., Mercurio, V. S., Carocci, A., Grilli, E., Maccabruni, A., Zaramella, M., Mariani, B., Natalini Raponi, G., Guaraldi, G., Nardini, G., Stentarelli, C., Beghetto, B., Degli Antoni, A. M., Molinari, A., Crisalli, M. P., Donisi, A., Piepoli, M., Cerri, V., Zuccotti, G., Giacomet, V., Coletto, S., Di Nello, F., Madia, C., Placido, G., Vivarelli, A., Castelli, P., Savalli, F., Portelli, V., Sabbatini, F., Francisci, Daniela, Bernini, L., Grossi, P., Rizzi, L., Alberico, S., Maso, G., Airoud, M., Soppelsa, G., Meloni, A., Dedoni, M., Cuboni, C., Ortu, F., Piano, P., Citernesi, A., Bordoni Vicini, I., Luzi, K., Roccio, M., Vimercati, A., Miccolis, A., De Gennaro, A., Cervi, F., Puccetti, C., Margarito, E., Contoli, M., Capretti, M. G., Marsico, C., Faldella, G., Sansone, M., Martinelli, P., Agangi, A., Capone, A., Tibaldi, C., Trentini, L., Masuelli, G., Frisina, V., Brambilla, T., Savasi, V., Personeni, C., Giaquinto, C., Fiscon, M., Rinaldi, R., Rubino, E., Bucceri, A., Matrone, R., Scaravelli, G., Fundarò, C., Genovese, O., Cafforio, C., Tozzi, V., Massetti, P., Casadei, A. M., Cavaliere, A. F., Finelli, V., Cellini, M., Castelli Gattinara, G., Dalzero, S., Sacchi, V., Ierardi, M., Polizzi, C., Mattei, A., Pirillo, M. F., Amici, R., Galluzzo, C. M., Donnini, S., Baroncelli, S., Villani, P., Cusato, M., Cerioli, A., De Martino, M., Parazzini, F., and Vella, S.
Subjects: Adult, Infectious, Obstetrics and Gynecology, HIV Infections, Congenital Abnormalities, Pregnancy Complications, Italy, Pregnancy, Humans, Female, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, Genetics (clinical)
Published: 2015

17. Il suolo ci regala tanto. Non calpestiamolo. – Soil gives a lot. Not trample

Author: Strollo, Andrea, Abate Daga, I., Alberico, S., Salata, S., Giaimo, C., Munafò, M., Cimino, O., and Altobelli, F.
Published: 2015

18. [If heart failure or cardiac arrest complicate pregnancy and delivery]

Author: Rakar, S, Buiatti, A, D'Agata, B, Sabbadini, Gastone, Brun, F, Serdoz, Lv, Milo, M, Businelli, C, Alberico, S, Massa, L, Fabris, E, Aleksova, Aneta, Sinagra, Gianfranco, Rakar, S, Buiatti, A, D'Agata, B, Sabbadini, Gastone, Brun, F, Serdoz, Lv, Milo, M, Businelli, C, Alberico, S, Massa, L, Fabris, E, Aleksova, Aneta, and Sinagra, Gianfranco
Subjects: Heart Failure, Cesarean Section, Pregnancy, Risk Factors, Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular, Humans, Female, cardiac arrest, Delivery, Obstetric, Severity of Illness Index, Heart Arrest, Obstetric Labor Complications
Abstract: Physiological adaptation to pregnancy exposes mother's cardiovascular system to relevant hemodynamic overload. These changes and other specific conditions of pregnancy, such as amniotic embolism, can point out unrecognized preexisting heart disease or, in the presence of some cofactors, be burdensome even for healthy hearts. Thus, tragic cases of heart failure or cardiac arrest may occur, whose management requires several considerations with respect of trying to save two lives at the same time, the need for drugs potentially harmful to the fetus, and assessment of emergent cesarean section.
Published: 2011

19. Rubella susceptibility profile in pregnant women with HIV

Author: Floridia, M., Pinnetti, C., Ravizza, M., Tibaldi, C., Sansone, M., Fiscon, M., Guaraldi, G., Guerra, B., Alberico, S., Spinillo, A., Castelli, P., Dalzero, S., Cavaliere, A. F., Tamburrini, E., Massetti, Anna Paola, Mastroianni, Claudio Maria, Anceschi, Maurizio Marco, The Italian Group On Surveillance On Antiretroviral Treatment In Pregnancy, F. O. R., Floridia M., Pinnetti C., Ravizza M., Tibaldi C., Sansone M., Fiscon M., Guaraldi G., Guerra B., Alberico S., Spinillo A., Castelli P., Dalzero S., Cavaliere A.F., Tamburrini E., Faldella G., and Martinelli, Pasquale
Subjects: Microbiology (medical), medicine.medical_specialty, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), HIV Infections, medicine.disease_cause, Settore MED/17 - MALATTIE INFETTIVE, Rubella, medicine, Humans, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, Pregnancy, Obstetrics, business.industry, Infectious, HIV, HIV infection, medicine.disease, Virology, Pregnancy Complications, pregnancy, Rubella Infection, Infectious Diseases, rubella infection, Female, business
Published: 2011

20. Atazanavir and lopinavir profile in pregnant women with HIV: tolerability, activity and pregnancy outcomes in an observational national study

Author: Floridia, M., Ravizza, M., Masuelli, G., Giacomet, V., Martinelli, P., Degli Antoni, A., Spinillo, A., Fiscon, M., Francisci, D., Liuzzi, G., Pinnetti, C., Marconi, A. M., Tamburrini, E., Mori, F., Ortolani, P., dalle Nogare, E. R., Di Lorenzo, F., Sterrantino, G., Meli, M., Polemi, S., Nocentini, J., Baldini, M., Montorzi, G., Mazzetti, M., Rogasi, P., Borchi, B., Vichi, F., Del Pin, B., Pinter, E., Anzalone, E., Marocco, R., Mastroianni, C., Mercurio, V. S., Carocci, A., Grilli, E., Maccabruni, A., Zaramella, M., Mariani, B., Natalini Raponi, G., Guaraldi, Giovanni, Nardini, Giulia, Stentarelli, Chiara, Beghetto, Barbara, Degli Antoni, A. M., Molinari, A., Crisalli, M. P., Donisi, A., Piepoli, M., Cerri, V., Zuccotti, G., Fabiano, V., Placido, G., Vivarelli, A., Castelli, P., Savalli, F., Portelli, V., Sabbatini, F., Bernini, L., Grossi, P., Rizzi, L., Alberico, S., Maso, G., Airoud, M., Soppelsa, G., Meloni, A., Dedoni, M., Cuboni, C., Ortu, F., Piano, P., Citernesi, A., Bordoni Vicini, I., Luzi, K., Roccio, M., Vimercati, A., Miccolis, A., Bassi, E., Guerra, B., Cervi, F., Puccetti, C., Murano, P., Contoli, M., Capretti, M. G., Marsico, C., Faldella, G., Sansone, M., Agangi, A., Tibaldi, C., Trentini, L., Todros, T., Frisina, V., Cetin, I., Brambilla, T., Savasi, V., Personeni, C., Giaquinto, C., Rinaldi, R., Rubino, E., Bucceri, A., Matrone, R., Scaravelli, G., Fundaro, C., Genovese, O., Cafforio, C., Tozzi, V., Massetti, P., Casadei, A. M., Cavaliere, A. F., Finelli, V., Cellini, M., Castelli Gattinara, G., Dalzero, S., Sacchi, V., De Pirro, A., Polizzi, C., Mattei, A., Pirillo, M. F., Amici, R., Galluzzo, C. M., Donnini, S., Baroncelli, S., Regazzi, M., Villani, P., Cusato, M., Cerioli, A., De Martino, M., Mastroiacovo, P., Moroni, M., Parazzini, F., Vella, S., Floridia, M, Ravizza, M, Masuelli, G, Giacomet, V, Martinelli, Pasquale, Degli Antoni, A, Spinillo, A, Fiscon, M, Francisci, D, Liuzzi, G, Pinnetti, C, Marconi, Am, Tamburrini, E, on behalf of The Italian Group on Surveillance on Antiretroviral Treatment in, Pregnancy, Floridia, M1, Italian Group on Surveillance on Antiretroviral Treatment in, P. r. e. g. n. a. n. c. y., Marco Floridia, Marina Ravizza, Giulia Masuelli, Vania Giacomet, Pasquale Martinelli, Anna Degli Antoni, Arsenio Spinillo, Marta Fiscon, Daniela Francisci, Giuseppina Liuzzi, Carmela Pinnetti, Anna Maria Marconi, Enrica Tamburrini, on behalf of The Italian Group on Surveillance on Antiretroviral Treatment in Pregnancy [.., Capretti, M.G., Marsico, C., Faldella, G., and ].
Subjects: Pyridines, Pyridine, HIV Infections, Triglyceride, Lopinavir, Liver Function Tests, Pregnancy, HIV Infection, Pharmacology (medical), Viral, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, triglycerides, pre-term delivery, medicine.diagnostic_test, Liver Function Test, Obstetrics, Medicine (all), Pregnancy Outcome, Infectious, virus diseases, HIV, pregnancy, RNA, Lipid, Viral Load, Lipids, Infectious Diseases, Tolerability, Oligopeptide, Population study, RNA, Viral, Female, medicine.symptom, bilirubin, Viral load, Oligopeptides, Human, medicine.drug, Microbiology (medical), Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, HIV RNA, Anti-HIV Agents, Atazanavir Sulfate, Infectious Disease, Bilirubin, Cholesterol, Pre-term delivery, Triglycerides, Pharmacology, cholesterol, Settore MED/17 - MALATTIE INFETTIVE, medicine, Humans, business.industry, Anti-HIV Agent, medicine.disease, Atazanavir, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Pregnancy Complications, Immunology, Pregnancy Complications, Infectiou, business, Liver function tests, Weight gain
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Atazanavir and lopinavir represent the main HIV protease inhibitors recommended in pregnancy, but comparative data in pregnant women are limited. METHODS: Women from a national observational study, exposed in pregnancy to either atazanavir or lopinavir, were compared for glucose and lipid profiles, liver function tests, CD4 count, HIV RNA and main pregnancy outcomes. Statistical methods included univariate and multivariable analyses. RESULTS: The study population included 428 pregnancies (lopinavir, 322; atazanavir, 106). The lopinavir group was characterized by higher rates of HIV diagnosis in pregnancy and treatment indication for maternal health, lower CD4 counts, higher HIV RNA levels, less frequent antiretroviral treatment at conception and shorter duration of drug exposure during pregnancy. No differences in pregnancy outcomes, glucose metabolism and weight gain were observed. The two groups also showed in a multivariable analysis similar odds for detectable HIV RNA in the third trimester (adjusted OR 0.85, 95% CI 0.35-2.10, P = 0.730). Total lipid levels were significantly higher in the lopinavir group (median values in the third trimester 239 versus 221 mg/dL for total cholesterol and 226 versus 181 mg/dL for triglycerides; P < 0.001 for both comparisons) and bilirubin levels were significantly higher in the atazanavir group (1.53 versus 0.46 mg/dL, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: In this observational study atazanavir and lopinavir showed similar safety and activity in pregnancy, with no differences in the main pregnancy outcomes. Atazanavir use was associated with a better lipid profile and with higher bilirubin levels. Overall, the study findings confirm that these two HIV protease inhibitors represent equally valid alternative options.
Published: 2014

21. Soil: fragile ! Be careful ! The challenges to society from its over-consumption of land

Author: Alberico, S., Abate Daga, I., and Service irevues, irevues
Subjects: urbanisation, gestion durable, [SDV.SA.SF] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Silviculture, forestry, coopération internationale
Published: 2014

22. Sol : attention fragile ! Les enjeux sociétaux liés à la consommation des sols

Author: Alberico, S., Abate, Daga I., and Service irevues, irevues
Subjects: urbanisation, gestion durable, [SDV.SA.SF] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Silviculture, forestry, coopération internationale
Published: 2014

23. HIV RNA viral load and CD4+ T-cell counts in HIV-infected pregnant women with and without treatment discontinuation in early pregnancy

Author: Tamburini E, Ravizza M, Floridia M, Tibaldi C, Alberico S, Anzidei G, Maccabruni A, Meloni A, Degli Antoni A, Mori F, Dalzero S, Conserva V, Pannetti C, Ferrazzi E, Italian Group on Surveillance on Antiretroviral Treatment in Pregnancy [, GUERRA, BRUNELLA, Tamburini E, Ravizza M, Floridia M, Tibaldi C, Alberico S, Anzidei G, Maccabruni A, Meloni A, Degli Antoni A, Mori F, Dalzero S, Conserva V, Pannetti C, Ferrazzi E, Italian Group on Surveillance on Antiretroviral Treatment in Pregnancy [, Guerra B, and ]
Published: 2008

24. Diagnosis of HIV infection in pregnancy: data from a national cohort of pregnant women with HIV in Italy

Author: Floridia M., Ravizza M., Tamburrini E., Anzidei G., Tibaldi C., Maccabruni A., Guaraldi G., Alberico S., Vimercati A., Degli Antoni A. Ferrazzi E., The Italian Group on Surveillance on Antiretroviral Treatment in Pregnancy [, GUERRA, BRUNELLA, Floridia M., Ravizza M., Tamburrini E., Anzidei G., Tibaldi C., Maccabruni A., Guaraldi G., Alberico S., Vimercati A., Degli Antoni A. Ferrazzi E., The Italian Group on Surveillance on Antiretroviral Treatment in Pregnancy [, Guerra B., and ]
Subjects: Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Epidemiology, HIV Infections, Asymptomatic, Statistics, Nonparametric, Cohort Studies, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), Pregnancy, Risk Factors, HIV, pregnancy, medicine, Prevalence, Humans, Diagnostic Errors, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, Sida, Chi-Square Distribution, biology, Transmission (medicine), Obstetrics, business.industry, Infant, Newborn, Odds ratio, medicine.disease, biology.organism_classification, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, Infectious Diseases, Logistic Models, Italy, Population Surveillance, Immunology, Female, medicine.symptom, business, Cohort study, Research Article
Abstract: We analysed the characteristics of the pregnancies with a previously undetected HIV infection in a national observational study of pregnant women with HIV in Italy. In a total of 443 pregnancies with available date of HIV diagnosis, 118 were characterized by a previously undetected HIV infection (26·6%, 95% CI 22·5–30·8). The following factors were independently associated with this occurrence in a multivariate analysis (adjusted odds ratios; 95% CIs): foreign nationality (5·1, 2·8–9·3); no pre-conception counselling (35·9, 4·8–266·1); first pregnancy (2·1, 1·2–4·0); asymptomatic status (6·8, 1·5–30·6). Women with previously undetected infection started antiretroviral treatment significantly later during pregnancy (P
Published: 2006

25. DEFB-1 genetic polymorphism screening in HIV-1 positive pregnant women and their children

Author: Segat L., Milanese M., Boniotto M., Crovella S., Bernardon M., Costantini M. Alberico S., Italian Group SIGO HIV in Obstetrics, Gynecology, GUERRA, BRUNELLA, Segat L., Milanese M., Boniotto M., Crovella S., Bernardon M., Costantini M.Alberico S., Italian Group SIGO HIV in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guerra B., Segat, L, Milanese, M, Boniotto, M, Crovella, Sergio, Bernardon, M, Costantini, M, Alberico, S, and ITALIAN GROUP SIGO HIV IN OBSTETRICS AND, Gynecology
Subjects: Untranslated region, medicine.medical_specialty, beta-Defensins, Genotype, HIV Infections, Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Cohort Studies, Gene Frequency, Pregnancy, Polymorphism (computer science), Humans, Medicine, Genetic Testing, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, Allele, business.industry, Transmission (medicine), Obstetrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Odds ratio, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, Confidence interval, Case-Control Studies, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Cohort, Immunology, HIV-1, Female, business
Abstract: In our study we evaluated the frequency of three SNPs (-52 G/A, -44 C/G; -20 G/A) in the 5' UTR of DEFB-1 gene, in a cohort of 130 HIV-1 infected mothers and their children, collected by the Italian group SIGO in Obstetrics and Gynecology.The three SNPs (-52 G/A, -44 C/G; -20 G/A) in the 5' UTR of DEFB-1 gene were genotyped by direct sequencing of PCR products.The C allele at position -44 was shown to be significantly different in both HIV-1 positive mothers and their children when compared to the healthy controls. The odds ratio for -44 C allele in children born to HIV-1 infected mothers is 7.09 (confidence interval 3.38-15.3) while the odds ratio for this allele in HIV-1 infected mothers is 6.42 (confidence interval 3.14-13.4).Our results evidence a high frequency of the -44 CC allele in HIV-1 infected mothers and their children with augmented potential risk of maternal fetal transmission. This potential vertical transmission risk has been successfully prevented by antiretroviral drug treatment and cesarian section of the HIV-1 positive mothers.
Published: 2006

26. Pregnancy outcomes and cytomegalovirus DNAaemia in HIV-infected pregnant women with CMV

Author: Floridia, M., primary, Pirillo, M.F., additional, Degli Antoni, A., additional, Molinari, A., additional, Tamburrini, E., additional, Pinnetti, C., additional, Guaraldi, G., additional, Nardini, G., additional, Masuelli, G., additional, Dalzero, S., additional, Cetin, I., additional, Sansone, M., additional, Amici, R., additional, Ravizza, M., additional, Mori, F., additional, Ortolani, P., additional, dalle Nogare, E.R., additional, Di Lorenzo, F., additional, Sterrantino, G., additional, Meli, M., additional, Polemi, S., additional, Nocentini, J., additional, Baldini, M., additional, Montorzi, G., additional, Mazzetti, M., additional, Rogasi, P., additional, Borchi, B., additional, Vichi, F., additional, Del Pin, B., additional, Pinter, E., additional, Anzalone, E., additional, Marocco, R., additional, Mastroianni, C., additional, Mercurio, V.S., additional, Carocci, A., additional, Grilli, E., additional, Maccabruni, A., additional, Zaramella, M., additional, Mariani, B., additional, Natalini Raponi, G., additional, Stentarelli, C., additional, Beghetto, B., additional, Degli Antoni, A.M., additional, Crisalli, M.P., additional, Donisi, A., additional, Piepoli, M., additional, Cerri, V., additional, Zuccotti, G., additional, Giacomet, V., additional, Coletto, S., additional, Di Nello, F., additional, Madia, C., additional, Placido, G., additional, Vivarelli, A., additional, Castelli, P., additional, Savalli, F., additional, Portelli, V., additional, Sabbatini, F., additional, Francisci, D., additional, Bernini, L., additional, Grossi, P., additional, Rizzi, L., additional, Alberico, S., additional, Maso, G., additional, Airoud, M., additional, Soppelsa, G., additional, Meloni, A., additional, Dedoni, M., additional, Cuboni, C., additional, Ortu, F., additional, Piano, P., additional, Citernesi, A., additional, Bordoni Vicini, I., additional, Luzi, K., additional, Spinillo, A., additional, Roccio, M., additional, Vimercati, A., additional, Miccolis, A., additional, De Gennaro, A., additional, Guerra, B., additional, Cervi, F., additional, Simonazzi, G., additional, Margarito, E., additional, Capretti, M.G., additional, Marsico, C., additional, Faldella, G., additional, Martinelli, P., additional, Agangi, A., additional, Capone, A., additional, Maruotti, G.M., additional, Tibaldi, C., additional, Trentini, L., additional, Todros, T., additional, Frisina, V., additional, Brambilla, T., additional, Savasi, V., additional, Personeni, C., additional, Giaquinto, C., additional, Fiscon, M., additional, Rubino, E., additional, Bucceri, A., additional, Matrone, R., additional, Scaravelli, G., additional, Genovese, O., additional, Cafforio, C., additional, Liuzzi, G., additional, Tozzi, V., additional, Massetti, P., additional, Casadei, A.M., additional, Cavaliere, A.F., additional, Cellini, M., additional, Castelli Gattinara, G., additional, Marconi, A.M., additional, Sacchi, V., additional, Ierardi, M., additional, Polizzi, C., additional, Mattei, A., additional, Galluzzo, C.M., additional, Donnini, S., additional, Baroncelli, S., additional, Floridia, M., additional, Villani, P., additional, Cusato, M., additional, Cerioli, A., additional, De Martino, M., additional, Mastroiacovo, P., additional, Parazzini, F., additional, and Vella, S., additional
Published: 2016
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27. [Pregnancy in HIV-positive women: 6 years of activity of the Regional Reference Center]

Author: Bernardon M, De Seta F, Gianpaolo Maso, Cescutti V, Olivuzzi M, Redaelli I, Alberico S, Bernardon, M, DE SETA, Francesco, Maso, Gp, Cescutti, V, Olivuzzi, M, Redaelli, I, and Alberico, S.
Subjects: Adult, Male, Cesarean Section, Infant, Newborn, Infant, HIV Infections, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, Breast Feeding, Anti-Retroviral Agents, Pregnancy, Risk Factors, HIV Seropositivity, Humans, Female, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
Abstract: With this study, we wanted to evaluate HIV-positive pregnant mothers followed at the HIV Reference Center of Friuli Venezia Giulia and to describe obstetric treatment aimed at identifying vertical transmission factors and at undertaking a correct diagnostic-therapeutic approach to this patient group. The data include a large case series from the European Collaborative Study on HIV in Pregnancy, in which our facility is a collaborating center.The protocol includes the administration of personalized antiretroviral therapy to seropositive patients at the first visit. An elective caesarean section is performed at 38 weeks gestation. Antiretroviral therapy is continued in the neonate. Breastfeeding is prohibited.From 1998 to 2002, 28 pregnant mothers with HIV infection were followed. Most patients came from out of region and had acquired the infection through heterosexual intercourse with a serodiscordant partner. In 1 in 3 patients, a diagnosis of seropositivity was made during pregnancy. One case of vertical transmission was observed.When appropriate prevention measures are instituted, the percentage of vertical transmission of infection can be reduced to less than 1% in Europe today. An important part of this effort is early screening for HIV infection in pregnancy. Other fundamental measures are the institution of antiretroviral therapy starting from the first weeks of pregnancy, monitoring of pregnancy at a tertiary reference center, intravenous administration of therapies before caesarean section, possibly not during labor and with the membrane intact. Equally important factors are neonatal therapy, adequate pediatric monitoring after the infant is born and discontinuation of breastfeeding.
Published: 2005

28. Italian multicentric pilot study on MBL2 genetic polymorphisms in HIV positive pregnant women and their children

Author: CROVELLA, SERGIO, GUASCHINO, SECONDO, Bernardon M, Braida L, Boniotto M, Ferrazzi E, Martinelli P, Alberico S, Italian Group Sigo HIV in Obstetrics, Gynecology, Crovella, Sergio, Bernardon, M, Braida, L, Boniotto, M, Guaschino, Secondo, Ferrazzi, E, Martinelli, P, Alberico, S, Italian Group Sigo HIV in, Obstetric, and Gynecology
Subjects: pregnant", "MBL2, Hiv
Published: 2005

29. Missed opportunities among HIV-positive women to control viral replication during pregnancy and to have a vaginal delivery

Author: Aebi Popp, K, Mulcahy, F, Glass, Tr, Rudin, C, Martinez de Tejada, B, Bertisch, B, Fehr, J, Grawe, C, Scheibner, K, Rickenbach, M, Hoesli, I, Thorne, C, European Collaborative Study in EuroCoord, Swiss, Mother, Child HIV Cohort Study Collaborators: Thorne, C, Bailey, H, Giaquinto, C, Rampon, O, Mazza, A, De Rossi, A, Wörner, I, Mok, J, de José MI, Martínez, B, Peña, J, Garcia, J, Lopez, Jr, Rodriguez, Mc, Asensi Botet, F, Otero, Mc, Pérez Tamarit, D, Scherpbier, Hj, Kreyenbroek, M, Godfried, Mh, Nellen, Fj, Boer, K, Navér, L, Bohlin, Ab, Lindgren, S, Kaldma, A, Belfrage, E, Levy, J, Barlow, P, Manigart, Y, Hainaut, M, Goetghebuer, T, Brichard, B, De Camps, J, Thiry, N, Deboone, G, Waterloos, H, Viscoli, C, De Maria, A, Bentivoglio, G, Ferrero, S, Gotta, C, Mûr, A, Payà, A, López Vilchez MA, Carreras, R, Valerius, Nh, Rosenfeldt, V, Coll, O, Suy, A, Perez, J, Fortuny, C, Boguña, J, Savasi, V, Fiore, S, Crivelli, M, Viganò, A, Giacomet, V, Cerini, C, Raimondi, C, Zuccotti, G, Alberico, S, Maso, G, Tropea, M, Barresi, V, Taylor, G, Lyall, Eg, Penn, Z, Buffolano, W, Tiseo, R, Martinelli, P, Sansone, M, Maruotti, G, Agangi, A, Tibaldi, C, Marini, S, Masuelli, G, Benedetto, Chiara, Niemieç, T, Marczynska, M, Dobosz, S, Popielska, J, Oldakowska, A, Aubert, V, Barth, J, Battegay, M, Bernasconi, E, Böni, J, Brazzola, P, Bucher, Hc, Burton Jeangros, C, Calmy, A, Cavassini, M, Cheseaux, Jj, Drack, G, Duppenthaler, A, Egger, M, Elzi, L, Fellay, J, Francini, K, Furrer, H, Fux, Ca, Gorgievski, M, Günthard, H, Haerry, D, Hasse, B, Hirsch, Hh, Hösli, I, Kahlert, C, Kaiser, L, Keiser, O, Klimkait, T, Kovari, H, Ledergerber, B, Martinetti, G, de Tejada, B, Metzner, K, Müller, N, Nadal, D, Pantaleo, G, Polli, Ch, Posfay Barbe, K, Rauch, A, Regenass, S, Schmid, P, Schultze, D, Schöni Affolter, F, Schüpbach, J, Speck, R, Taffé, P, Tarr, P, Telenti, A, Trkola, A, Vernazza, P, Weber, R, Wyler, Ca, Yerly, S., Posfay Barbe, Klara, Wyler, Claire-Anne, University of Zurich, Aebi-Popp, Karoline, Aebi Popp, K, Mulcahy, F, Glass, Tr, Rudin, C, Martinez de Tejada, B, Bertisch, B, Fehr, J, Grawe, C, Scheibner, K, Rickenbach, M, Hoesli, I, Buffolano, Wilma, Thorne, C, European Collaborative Study in, Eurocoord, Swiss, Mother, and Child HIV Cohort, S. t. u. d. y.
Subjects: mode of delivery, medicine.medical_treatment, HIV Infections, Delivery, Obstetric/statistics & numerical data, Virus Replication, 10234 Clinic for Infectious Diseases, Cohort Studies, HIV Infections/drug therapy/prevention & control/transmission, Pregnancy, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, 2736 Pharmacology (medical), Pharmacology (medical), Surgical Procedures, Elective/statistics & numerical data, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, Europe, HIV, Mode of delivery, Adult, Anti-HIV Agents, Cesarean Section, Delivery, Obstetric, Drug Therapy, Combination, Elective Surgical Procedures, Female, Guidelines as Topic, Health Policy, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, Viral Load, Infectious Diseases, ddc:618, Obstetrics, Vaginal delivery, Transmission (medicine), Cesarean Section/statistics & numerical data, Meta-analysis, provvedimento amministrativo - nullità - domanda riconvenzionale, Viral load, Cohort study, medicine.medical_specialty, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/drug therapy/epidemiology/prevention & control, 610 Medicine & health, Europe/epidemiology, Pharmacotherapy, medicine, Caesarean section, business.industry, 2725 Infectious Diseases, medicine.disease, Viral Load/drug effects, HIV, pregnancy, mode of delivery, Anti-HIV Agents/therapeutic use, Settore MED/40 - Ginecologia e Ostetricia, business, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/prevention & control/statistics & numerical data
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Most national guidelines for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Europe updated between 2001 and 2010 recommend vaginal deliveries for women with undetectable or very low viral load (VL). Our aim was to explore the impact of these new guidelines on the rates of vaginal deliveries among HIV-positive women in Europe. METHODS: In a pooled analysis of data on HIV-positive pregnant women enrolled in the Swiss Mother & Child HIV Cohort Study and the European Collaborative Study 2000 to 2010, deliveries were classified as occurring pre- or postpublication of national guidelines recommending vaginal delivery. RESULTS: Overall, 2663 women with 3013 deliveries were included from 10 countries; 28% women were diagnosed with HIV during pregnancy. Combination antiretroviral therapy was used in most pregnancies (2020, 73%), starting during the first or second trimester in 78% and during the third trimester in 22%; in 25% pregnancies, the woman conceived on combination antiretroviral therapy. Overall, in 86% pregnancies, a VL < 400 copies per milliliter was achieved before delivery. The proportion of vaginal deliveries increased from 17% (414/2377) before the change in guidelines to 52% (313/600) after; elective Caesarean section rates decreased from 65% to 27%. The proportion of women with undetectable VL having a Caesarean section was 55% after implementation of new guidelines. We observed a decrease of late preterm deliveries from 16% (377/2354) before to 7% (42/599) after the change in guidelines (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: There are still missed opportunities for women with HIV to fully suppress their VL and to deliver vaginally in Europe.
Published: 2013

30. Body Mass Index and Weight Gain in Pregnant Women With HIV: A National Study in Italy

Author: Floridia, M., Ravizza, M., Masuelli, G., Dalzero, S., Pinnetti, C., Cetin, I., Meloni, A., Spinillo, A., Rubino, E., Francisci, D., Tamburrini, E., Mori, F., Ortolani, P., Dalle Nogare, E. R., Di Lorenzo, F., Sterrantino, G., Meli, M., Polemi, S., Nocentini, J., Baldini, M., Montorzi, G., Mazzetti, M., Rogasi, P., Borchi, B., Vichi, F., Pinter, E., Anzalone, E., Marocco, R., Mastroianni, Claudio Maria, Mercurio, V. S., Carocci, A., Grilli, E., Maccabruni, A., Zaramella, M., Mariani, B., Natalini Raponi, G., Guaraldi, G., Luzi, K., Nardini, G., Stentarelli, C., Degli Antoni, A. M., Molinari, A., Crisalli, M. P., Donisi, A., Piepoli, M., Cerri, V., Zuccotti, G., Giacomet, V., Fabiano, V., Placido, G., Vivarelli, A., Castelli, P., Savalli, F., Portelli, V., Sabbatini, F., Bernini, L., Alberico, S., Maso, G., Tropea, M., Dedoni, M., Cuboni, C., Ortu, F., Piano, P., Citernesi, A., Vicini, I., Roccio, M., Vimercati, A., Miccolis, A., Bassi, E., Guerra, B., Cervi, F., Puccetti, C., Murano, P., Contoli, M., Capretti, M. G., Marsico, C., Faldella, G., Sansone, M., Martinelli, P., Agangi, A., Tibaldi, C., Trentini, L., Todros, T., Garetto, S., Brambilla, T., Savasi, V., Crepaldi, A., Giaquinto, C., Fiscon, M., Rinaldi, R., Bucceri, A., Matrone, R., Scaravelli, G., Fundaro, C., Genovese, O., Cafforio, C., Liuzzi, G., Tozzi, V., Massetti, Anna Paola, Anceschi, M., Casadei, A. M., Cavaliere, A. F., Finelli, V., Cellini, M., Castelli Gattinara, G., Marconi, A. M., Sacchi, V., De Pirro, A., Polizzi, C., Mattei, A., Pirillo, M. F., Amici, R., Galluzzo, C. M., Donnini, S., Baroncelli, S., Villani, P., Cusato, M., Cerioli, A., De Martino, M., Mastroiacovo, P., Moroni, M., Parazzini, F., Vella, S., Floridia, M, Ravizza, M, Masuelli, G, Dalzero, S, Pinnetti, C, Cetin, I, Meloni, A, Spinillo, A, Rubino, E, Francisci, D, Tamburrini, E, Italian Group on Surveillance on Antiretroviral Treatment in, Pregnancy, Martinelli, Pasquale, Floridia M, Ravizza M, Masuelli G, Dalzero S, Pinnetti C, Cetin I, Meloni A, Spinillo A, Rubino E, Francisci D, Tamburrini E, Faldella G, Guerra B, and for the Italian Group on Surveillance on Antiretroviral Treatment in Pregnancy
Subjects: Microbiology (medical), medicine.medical_specialty, antiretroviral therapy, MEDLINE, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), HIV Infections, body mass index, medicine.disease_cause, Settore MED/17 - MALATTIE INFETTIVE, Body Mass Index, BMI, weight gain, HIV-1, Pregnancy, Medicine, Humans, HIV infection, pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, business.industry, Obstetrics, Cesarean Section, Infectious, Pregnancy Outcome, HIV, medicine.disease, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious Diseases, Italy, National study, Female, medicine.symptom, business, Weight gain, Body mass index
Abstract: Although most of the women (69.4%) had a normal BMI at start of pregnancy, only 37% had an adequate weight gain during pregnancy. Inadequate body weight gain was more common (44.8%) than excessive weight gain (18.2%), but 40% of overweight women and 50% of obese women had an excessive weight gain in pregnancy, with about 9% of the women in these categories gaining >18 kg during pregnancy (Table 1). Only 1.9% of the women had a vaginal delivery; elective and nonelective cesarean deliveries accounted for 81.3% and 16.7% of deliveries, respectively. Compared to underweight/normal women, overweight/obese women had similar occurrences of preterm delivery (23.4% vs 22.7%, P = .871), significantly lower rates of low birthweight (14.2% vs 24.2%, P = .007) and nonelective cesarean deliveries (11.7% vs 18.3%, P = .042), and a significantly higher occurrence of fasting plasma glucose >92 mg/dL at 20–28 weeks (12.1% vs 6.6%, P = .027), hypertension during pregnancy (6.4% vs 2.7%, P = .019), and gestational age–adjusted birthweight >90th percentile (15.5% vs 5.0%, P < .001). Complications of delivery, major birth defects, and HIV transmission were similar between the 2 groups (7.3% vs 7.6%, P = .881; 2.6% vs 3.5%, P = .589; and 0.8% vs 0.5%, P = .661, respectively). An inadequate weight gain during pregnancy was associated with an increased risk of nonelective cesarean delivery (OR, 1.589 [95% CI, 1.077–2.346], P = .020). Excessive weight gain during pregnancy was not associated with either hypertension (OR, 1.364 [95% CI, .537–3.465], P = .514) or 20–28 week glucose level of >92 mg/dL (OR, 0.841 [95% CI, .399–1.772], P = .648), but was significantly associated with birthweight >90th percentile (OR, 2.271 [95% CI, 1.229–4.195], P = .009), and appeared to be protective against low birthweight (OR, 0.544 [95% CI, .323–.918], P = .023) and birthweight
Published: 2013

31. Body Mass Index and Weight Gain in Pregnant Women With HIV: A National Study in Italy

Author: Floridia, M, Ravizza, M, Masuelli, G, Dalzero, S, Pinnetti, C, Cetin, I, Meloni, A, Spinillo, A, Rubino, E, Francisci Dtamburrini, E, Mori, F, Ortolani, P, Dalle Nogare Er, Di Lorenzo, F, Sterrantino, G, Meli, M, Polemi, S, Nocentini, J, Baldini, M, Montorzi, G, Mazzetti, M, Rogasi, P, Borchi, B, Vichi, F, Pinter, E, Anzalone, E, Marocco, R, Mastroianni, C, Mercurio, Vs, Carocci, A, Grilli, E, Maccabruni, A, Zaramella, M, Mariani, B, Natalini Raponi, G, Guaraldi, G, Luzi, K, Nardini, G, Stentarelli, C, Degli Antoni Am, Molinari, A, Crisalli, Mp, Donisi, A, Piepoli, M, Cerri, V, Zuccotti, G, Giacomet, V, Fabiano, V, Placido, G, Vivarelli, A, Castelli, P, Savalli, F, Portelli, V, Sabbatini, F, Francisci, D, Bernini, L, Alberico, S, Maso, G, Tropea, M, Dedoni, M, Cuboni, C, Ortu, F, Piano, P, Citernesi, A, Vicini, I, Roccio, M, Vimercati, A, Miccolis, A, Bassi, E, Guerra, B, Cervi, F, Puccetti, C, Murano, P, Contoli, M, Capretti, Mg, Marsico, C, Faldella, G, Sansone, M, Martinelli, P, Agangi, A, Tibaldi, C, Trentini, L, Todros, T, Garetto, S, Brambilla, T, Savasi, V, Crepaldi, A, Giaquinto, C, Fiscon, M, Rinaldi, R, Bucceri, A, Matrone, R, Scaravelli, G, Fundarò, C, Genovese, O, Cafforio, C, Liuzzi, G, Tozzi, V, Massetti, P, Anceschi, M, Casadei, Am, Cavaliere, Af, Finelli, V, Cellini, M, Castelli Gattinara, G, Marconi, Am, Sacchi, V, De Pirro, A, Polizzi, C, Mattei, A, Pirillo, Mf, Amici, R, Galluzzo, Cm, Donnini, S, Baroncelli, S, Villani, P, Cusato, M, Cerioli, A, De Martino, Maurizio, Mastroiacovo, P, Moroni, M, Parazzini, F, Tamburrini, E, Vella, S, and Martinelli, P.
Subjects: HIV
Published: 2013

32. Epidemiology of early pre-term delivery: Relationship with clinical and histopathological infective parameters

Author: Torricelli, M., Conti, N., Galeazzi, L. R., Carlo Di Renzo, G., Petraglia, F., Tranquilli, Al, Ettore, G, Greco, P, Ferrazzi, E, Facchinetti, F, Todros, Tullia, and Alberico, S.
Subjects: medicine.medical_specialty, Pediatrics, Cross-sectional study, Placenta, Pre-term delivery, Pregnancy, Internal medicine, Epidemiology, Medicine, Humans, Infection, Inflammation, pre-term delivery, Retrospective Studies, business.industry, Genitourinary system, Incidence (epidemiology), Obstetrics and Gynecology, Retrospective cohort study, medicine.disease, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Italy, Premature Birth, Premature birth, Infection, Inflammation, Pre-term delivery, business, Premature rupture of membranes
Abstract: In this study, we want to evaluate which are the risk factors involved in early pre-term delivery (PTD). Spontaneous PTD results from two clinical conditions: (1) spontaneous pre-term labour (PTL) leading to PTD (idiopathic) and (2) pre-term premature rupture of membranes (pPROM). This is a multicentric, observational, retrospective, cross-sectional study, which includes 7,631 women admitted in the Obstetric units of Siena, Perugia, Torino, Trieste, Milano, Modena, Ancona, Foggia and Catania. Data were obtained from all patients having delivered spontaneously, pre-term or at term. The present study reveals the involvement of inflammation/infection in pathogenetic mechanisms leading to early PTD in the Italian population. A higher incidence of both clinical and pathological parameters of inflammation/infection - pPROM, genitourinary tract infections, placenta histopathological inflammation, WBC and C-reactive protein (CRP) - in early pre-term delivery in respect to late pre-term delivery and delivery at term, were shown.
Published: 2013

33. Birth defects in a national cohort of pregnant women with HIV infection in Italy, 2001-2011

Author: Floridia, M., Mastroiacovo, P., Tamburrini, E., Tibaldi, C., Todros, T., Crepaldi, A., Sansone, M., Fiscon, M., Liuzzi, G., Guerra, B., Vimercati, A., Vichi, F., Vicini, I., Pinnetti, C., Marconi, A. M., Ravizza, M., Mori, F., Ortolani, P., dalle Nogare, E. R., Di Lorenzo, F., Sterrantino, G., Meli, M., Polemi, S., Nocentini, J., Baldini, M., Montorzi, G., Mazzetti, M., Rogasi, P., Borchi, B., Pinter, E., Anzalone, E., Marocco, R., Mastroianni, C., Mercurio, V. S., Carocci, A., Grilli, E., Maccabruni, A., Zaramella, M., Mariani, B., Natalini Raponi, G., Guaraldi, G., Luzi, K., Nardini, G., Stentarelli, C., Degli Antoni, A. M., Molinari, A., Crisalli, M. P., Donisi, A., Piepoli, M., Cerri, V., Zuccotti, G., Giacomet, V., Fabiano, V., Coletto, S., Placido, G., Vivarelli, A., Castelli, P., Savalli, F., Portelli, V., Sabbatini, F., Francisci, D., Bernini, L., Alberico, S., Maso, G., Tropea, M., Meloni, A., Dedoni, M., Cuboni, C., Ortu, F., Piano, P., Citernesi, A., Spinillo, A., Roccio, M., Miccolis, A., Bassi, E., Cervi, F., Puccetti, C., Murano, P., Contoli, M., Capretti, M. G., Marsico, C., Faldella, G., Martinelli, P., Agangi, A., Trentini, L., Masuelli, G., Garetto, S., Cetin, I., Brambilla, T., Savasi, V., Giaquinto, C., Rinaldi, R., Rubino, E., Bucceri, A., Matrone, R., Scaravelli, G., Fundaro, C., Genovese, O., Cafforio, C., Tozzi, V., Massetti, P., Anceschi, M., Casadei, A. M., Cavaliere, A. F., Finelli, V., Cellini, M., Castelli Gattinara, G., Dalzero, S., Sacchi, V., De Pirro, A., Polizzi, C., Mattei, A., Pirillo, M. F., Amici, R., Galluzzo, C. M., Donnini, S., Baroncelli, S., Regazzi, M., Villani, P., Cusato, M., Cerioli, A., De Martino, M., Moroni, M., Parazzini, F., Vella, S., Floridia, M, Mastroiacovo, P, Tamburrini, E, Tibaldi, C, Todros, T, Crepaldi, A, Sansone, M, Fiscon, M, Liuzzi, G, Guerra, B, Vimercati, A, Vichi, F, Vicini, I, Pinnetti, C, Marconi, A, Ravizza, M, Martinelli, Pasquale, and The Italian Group on Surveillance on Antiretroviral Treatment in, Pregnancy
Subjects: Male, HIV Infections, transcriptase inhibitors, Cohort Studies, chemistry.chemical_compound, Pregnancy, Prevalence, Birth Weight, Young adult, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, education.field_of_study, Obstetrics, Coinfection, Antiretroviral therapy, birth defects, efavirenz, HIV, non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, pregnancy, protease inhibitors, women, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Abnormalities, Drug-Induced, Middle Aged, Italy, Maternal Exposure, Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors, Female, Cohort study, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Efavirenz, Adolescent, Anti-HIV Agents, Birth weight, Population, Antiretroviral Therapy, Birth defects, HIV-1, Young Adult, Hepatitis B, Chronic, medicine, Humans, education, business.industry, Infant, Newborn, Odds ratio, Hepatitis C, Chronic, medicine.disease, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, Surgery, Pregnancy Trimester, First, chemistry, business
Abstract: Objective We used data from a national study of pregnant women with HIV to evaluate the prevalence of congenital abnormalities in newborns from women with HIV infection. Design Observational study. Setting University and hospital clinics. Population Pregnant women with HIV exposed to antiretroviral treatment at any time during pregnancy. Methods The total prevalence of birth defects was assessed on live births, stillbirths, and elective terminations for fetal anomaly. The associations between potentially predictive variables and the occurrence of birth defects were expressed as odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) for exposed versus unexposed cases, calculated in univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses. Main outcome measures Birth defects, defined according to the Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry criteria. Results A total of 1257 pregnancies with exposure at any time to antiretroviral therapy were evaluated. Forty-two cases with major defects were observed. The total prevalence was 3.2% (95% CI 1.9–4.5) for exposure to any antiretroviral drug during the first trimester (23 cases with defects) and 3.4% (95% CI 1.9–4.9) for no antiretroviral exposure during the first trimester (19 cases). No associations were found between major birth defects and first-trimester exposure to any antiretroviral treatment (OR 0.94, 95% CI 0.51–1.75), main drug classes (nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, OR 0.95, 95% CI 0.51–1.76; non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, OR 1.20, 95% CI 0.56–2.55; protease inhibitors, OR 0.92, 95% CI 0.43–1.95), and individual drugs, including efavirenz (prevalence for efavirenz, 2.5%). Conclusions This study adds further support to the assumption that first-trimester exposure to antiretroviral treatment does not increase the risk of congenital abnormalities.
Published: 2013

34. Insufficient antiretroviral therapy in pregnancy: missed opportunities for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Europe

Author: Bayley, H, Townsend, C, Cortina Borja, M, Thorne, C, Newell, Ml, Giaquinto, Carlo, Rampon, O, Mazza, A, DE ROSSI, Anita, Grosch Wörner, I, Mok, J, de José MI, Larrú Martínez, B, Ma Peña, J, Gonzalez Garcia, J, Arribas Lopez JR, Garcia Rodriguez MC, Asensi Botet, F, Otero, Mc, Pérez Tamarit, D, Scherpbier, Hj, Kreyenbroek, M, Godfried, Mh, Nellen, Fj, Boer, K, Navér, L, Bohlin, Ab, Belfrage, E, Lindgren, S, Levy, J, Barlow, P, Manigart, Y, Hainaut, M, Goetghebuer, T, Brichard, B, De Camps, J, Thiry, N, Deboone, G, Waterloos, H, Viscoli, C, De Maria, A, Bentivoglio, G, Ferrero, S, Gotta, C, Mûr, A, Pàya, A, López Vilchez MA, Carreras, R, Valerius, Nh, Rosenfeldt, V, Coll, O, Suy, A, Perez, Jm, Fortuny, C, Boguña, J, Savasi, V, Fiore, S, Crivelli, M, Viganò, A, Giacomet, V, Cerini, C, Raimondi, C, Zuccotti, G, Alberico, S, Tropea, M, Businelli, C, Taylor, Gp, Lyall, Eg, Penn, Z, Buffolano, W, Tiseo, R, Martinelli, P, Sansone, M, Maruotti, G, Agangi, A, Tibaldi, C, Marini, S, Masuelli, G, Benedetto, C, Niemieç, T, Marczynska, M, Dobosz, S, Popielska, J, Oldakowska, A, Malyuta, R, Semenenko, I, Pilipenko, T., European Collaborative Study in, Eurocoord, Buffolano, Wilma, Bailey, H, Townsend, C, Cortina Borja, M, Thorne, C., European Collaborative, Study, Martinelli, Pasquale, AII - Amsterdam institute for Infection and Immunity, Paediatric Infectious Diseases / Rheumatology / Immunology, General Internal Medicine, Infectious diseases, Other Research, and Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Subjects: Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, HIV, Pregnancy, Antiviral Agents, antiretroviral therapy, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), HIV-1 infected women, mother-to-child transmission, risk factors, HIV Infections, medicine.disease_cause, Medical care, Article, Cohort Studies, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Risk Factors, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, medicine, Humans, Pharmacology (medical), 030212 general & internal medicine, Disengagement theory, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, Pharmacology, 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine, business.industry, mother-to-child transmission, Prevention of mother to child transmission, medicine.disease, Antiretroviral therapy, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, 3. Good health, Europe, Infectious Diseases, Family medicine, Immunology, HIV-1, Female, business, HIV-1 infected women, Viral load
Abstract: Background Although mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) rates are at an all-time low in Western Europe, potentially preventable transmissions continue to occur. Duration of antenatal combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) is strongly associated with MTCT risk. Methods Data on pregnant HIV-infected women enrolled in the Western and Central European sites of the European Collaborative Study between January 2000 and July 2009 were analysed. The proportion of women receiving no antenatal ART or 1–13 days of treatment was investigated, and associated factors explored using logistic regression models. Results Of 2,148 women, 142 (7%) received no antenatal ART, decreasing from 8% in 2000–2003 to 5% in 2004– 2009 (χ2=8.73; PConclusions Over the last 10 years, around one in 11 women in this study received insufficient antenatal ART, accounting for 40% of MTCTs. One-half of these women were diagnosed before conception, suggesting disengagement from care.
Published: 2011

35. Rubella Susceptibility Profile in Pregnant Women with HIV

Author: Florida, M, Pinnetti, C, Ravizza, M, Tibaldi, C, Sansone, M, Fiscon, M, Guaraldi, G, Guerra, B, Alberico, S, Spinilo, A, Castelli, P, Dalzero, S, Cavaliere, Af, Tamburini, E, for the Italian Group Surveillance Antiretrov, Giaquinto, Carlo, and member of the Study Group
Published: 2011

36. Maternal risk factors for preterm birth: a country-based population analysis

Author: Di Renzo GC, Giardina, I, Rosati, A, Clerici, G, Torricelli, M, Petraglia, F, Italian Preterm Network Study Group Collaborators: Tranquilli AL, Ettore, G, Greco, P, Ferrazzi, E, Facchinetti, F, Todros, Tullia, and Alberico, S.
Subjects: Adult, Employment, Pediatrics, medicine.medical_specialty, Maternal risk factors, Maternal risk factor, Preterm birth, Previous abortion, Previous cesarean section, Previous preterm birth, Population, Physical Exertion, Abortion, Hospitals, Maternity, Logistic regression, Body Mass Index, Pregnancy, Recurrence, Risk Factors, medicine, Humans, education, Retrospective Studies, education.field_of_study, business.industry, Obstetrics, Cesarean Section, Incidence, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Abortion, Induced, Odds ratio, Overweight, Confidence interval, Abortion, Spontaneous, Pregnancy Complications, Cross-Sectional Studies, Reproductive Medicine, Italy, Population study, Premature Birth, Observational study, Female, business
Abstract: Objective The aim of this study was to identify maternal risk factors for spontaneous preterm birth (PTB) compared to delivery at term, in order to recognize high risk women and to provide a global overview of the Italian situation. Study design A multicenter, observational and retrospective, cross-sectional study was designed. The study population comprised 7634 women recruited in 9 different University Maternity Hospitals in Italy. The main criteria for inclusion were: women having had vaginal preterm or term spontaneous delivery in each participating centre during the study period. The records related to deliveries occurring between April and December 2008. A multivariable logistic regression was employed to identify independent predictors of spontaneous preterm birth. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were reported with two-tailed probability ( p ) values. Statistical calculations were carried out using SAS version 9.1. A two-tailed p -value of 0.05 was used to define statistical significant results. Results A significant increased risk of PTB was found in women with BMI>25 (OR=1.662; 95% CI=1.033–2.676; p -value=0.0365) and in women employed in heavy work (OR=1.947; 95% CI=1.182–3.207; p -value=0.0089). Moreover there was a significant association between PTB and previous reproductive history. In fact a history of previous abortion (OR=1.954; 95% CI=1.162–3.285; p -value=0.0116) or previous cesarean section (OR=2.904; 95% CI=1.066–7.910; p -value=0.0371) was positively correlated to the increased risk of PTB and an important statistically significant association was calculated between PTB and previous pre-term delivery (OR=3.412; 95% CI=1.342–8.676; p -value=0.0099). All the other covariates examined as potential risk factors for PTB were not found to be statistically significantly related ( p -value>0.05). Conclusions The present study, applied to a substantial sample of Italian population, demonstrates that there are peculiar risk factors for spontaneous PTB in the Italian population examined. It shows an association between preterm delivery and certain maternal factors as: BMI, employment, previous abortions, previous PTBs and previous cesarean section.
Published: 2011

37. Prepregnancy BMI influences maternal and fetal outcomes in women with isolated gestational hyperglycaemia: a multicentre study

Author: Lapolla, A, Bonomo, M, Dalfrà, Mg, Parretti, E, Mannino, D, Mello, G, Di Cianni, G, GISOGD: Zotti, S, Minelli, A, Cimino, A, Contini, Pp, Cospite, Am, Confortin, L, Fresa, R, Agrusta, M, Corsi, L, Versari, G, Vitacolonna, E, Capani, F, Magrini, A, Bartoli, E, Tondi, F, Riviello, C, Marcone, T, Merni, M, Tortul, C, Dolci, Ma, Mori, M, Bacetti, F, DI BENEDETTO, Antonino, Gelisio, P, Mion, E, Brambilla, C, Corica, D, Ponziani, Mc, Mauri, Mg, Bruttomesso, D, Lavagnini, T, Masin, M, Fedele, D, Galuzzo, A, Imbergamo, Mp, Torlone, E, Cordoni, Mc, Volpe, L, Cuccuru, I, Ghio, A, Lencioni, C, Napoli, A, Colatrella, A, Fallucca, A, Lisato, G, Bordon, P, Mollo, F, Livolsi, P, Cavani, R, Alberico, S, Cattin, L, Gamba, S, Menato, G, Signorile, A, Tonutti, L, Gallina, L, Franzetti, I, Cromi, A, Zenere, M, and Piva, I.
Published: 2010

38. Mode of delivery in HIV-infected pregnant women and prevention of mother-to-child transmission: changing practices in Western Europe

Author: Boer, K, England, K, Godfried, Mh, Thorne, C, Newell, Ml, Mahdavi, S, Giaquinto, Carlo, Rampon, O, Mazza, A, DE ROSSI, Anita, Worner, Ig, Mok, J, DE JOSE MI, Martinez, Bl, Pena, Jm, Garcia, Jg, Lopez, Jra, Rodriguez, Mcg, ASENSI BOTET, F, Otero, Mc, PEREZ TAMARIT, D, Scherpbier, Hj, Kreyenbroek, M, Nellen, Fjb, Naver, L, Bohlin, Ab, Lindgren, S, Kaldma, A, Belfrage, E, Levy, J, Barlow, P, Manigart, Y, Hainaut, M, Goetghebuer, T, Brichard, B, DE BRUYCKER JJ, Thiry, N, Waterloos, H, Viscoli, C, DE MARIA, A, Bentivoglio, G, Ferrero, S, Gotta, C, Mur, A, Paya, A, LOPEZ VILCHEZ MA, Carreras, R, Valerius, Nh, Rosenfeldt, V, Coll, O, Suy, A, Perez, Jm, Fortuny, C, Boguna, J, Savasi, V, Fiore, S, Crivelli, M, Vigano, A, Giacomet, V, Cerini, C, Raimondi, C, Zuccotti, G, Alberico, S, Tropea, M, Businelli, C, Taylor, Gp, Lyall, Egh, Penn, Z, Buffolano, W, Tiseo, R, Martinelli, P, Sansone, M, Maruotti, G, Agangi, A, Tibaldi, C, Marini, S, Masuelli, G, Benedetto, C, Niemiec, T, Marczynska, M, Dobosz, S, Popielska, J, Oldakowska, A, Malyuta, R, Semenenko, I, Pilipenko, T., Other Research, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, AII - Amsterdam institute for Infection and Immunity, General Internal Medicine, and Martinelli, Pasquale
Subjects: mode of delivery, HIV Infections, 0302 clinical medicine, prevention, Pregnancy, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, Pharmacology (medical), 030212 general & internal medicine, Young adult, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, Substance Abuse, Intravenous, elective caesarean section, mode of delivery, mother-to-child transmission, prevention, 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine, pregnancy mother-to-child transmission, Vaginal delivery, Obstetrics, Health Policy, Prenatal Care, Viral Load, 3. Good health, Substance abuse, Europe, Infectious Diseases, Premature birth, Premature Birth, Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors, Female, medicine.symptom, delivery, Viral load, Zidovudine, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, elective caesarean section, Prenatal care, Article, 03 medical and health sciences, Young Adult, medicine, Humans, business.industry, Cesarean Section, mother-to-child transmission, HIV, Infant, Newborn, Infant, medicine.disease, Delivery, Obstetric, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, Low birth weight, business, Epidemiologic Methods
Abstract: Objectives The aim of the study was to examine temporal and geographical patterns of mode of delivery in the European Collaborative Study (ECS), identify factors associated with elective caesarean section (CS) delivery in the highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) era and explore associations between mode of delivery and mother-to-child transmission (MTCT). Methods The ECS is a cohort study in which HIV-infected pregnant women are enrolled and their infants prospectively followed. Data on 5238 mother-child pairs (MCPs) enrolled in Western European ECS sites between 1985 and 2007 were analysed. Results The elective CS rate increased from 16% in 1985-1993 to 67% in 1999-2001, declining to 51% by 2005-2007. In 2002-2004, 10% of infants were delivered vaginally, increasing to 34% by 2005-2007. During the HAART era, women in Belgium, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands were less likely to deliver by elective CS than those in Italy and Spain [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 0.07; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.04-0.12]. The MTCT rate in 2005-2007 was 1%. Among MCPs with maternal HIV RNA
Published: 2010

39. Use of neonatal antiretroviral prophylaxis for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV is decreasing in Western Europe

Author: England, K., Thorne, C., Giaquinto, C., Rampon, O., D’Elia, R., De Rossi, A., Grosch Wörner, I., Mok, J., de José, I., Laaru ́, A., Bates, I., Salas, A., Ma Peña, J., Gonzalez Garcia, J., Arribas Lo pez, J. R., Garcia Rodriguez, M. C., Asensi Botet, F., Otero, M. C., Pérez Tamarit, D., Scherpbier, H. J., Kreyenbroek, M., Godfried, M. H., Nellen, F. J. B., Boer, K., Bohlin, A. B., Lindgren, S., Anzén, B., Lidman, K., Elfgren, K., Gyllensten, K., Pehrson, P. O., Levy, J., Barlow, P., Manigart, Y., Hainaut, M., Peltier, A., Goetghebuer, T., Ferrazin, A., DE MARIA, Andrea, Bentivoglio, Giorgio, Ferrero, Simone, Gotta, C., Mur, A., Paya, A., López Vilchez, M. A., Carreras, R., Valerius, N. H., Rosenfeldt, V., Jimenez, J., Coll, O., Suy, A., Perez, J. M., Fortuny, C., Boguña, J., Canet, Y., Pardi, G., Ravizza, M., Guerra, B., Lanari, M., Bianchi, S., Bovicelli, L., Prati, E., Duse, M., Scaravelli, G., Stegagno, M., De Santis, M., Savasi, V., Fiore, S., Cri velli, M., Ferrazzi, E., Vigano`, A., Giacomet, V., Frasca, D., Zuccotti, G., Ravagni Probizer, F., Maccabruni, A., Bucceri, A., Rancilio, L., Alberico, S., Rabusin, M., Bernardon, M., Taylor, G. P., Lyall, E. G. H., Penn, Z., Buffolano, W., Tiseo, R., Martinelli, P., Sansone, M., Maruotti, G., Agangi, A., Tibaldi, C., Marini, S., Masuelli, G., Benedetto, C., Marczynska, T. Niemiec ̧ M., Dobosz, S., Popielska, J., and Oldakowska, A.
Subjects: Microbiology (medical), Cart, Pediatrics, medicine.medical_specialty, antiretroviral therapy, HIV Infections, Chemoprevention, Article, Zidovudine, Pregnancy, Medicine, Humans, HIV, pregnancy, Maternal Transmission, business.industry, Infant, Newborn, medicine.disease, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, Europe, Infectious Diseases, Chemoprophylaxis, Cohort, Observational study, Female, business, Viral load, medicine.drug
Abstract: To the Editor: Since the ACTG076 trial results were published in 1994 [1], antiretroviral prophylaxis for the neonate as well as during pregnancy and delivery has been the cornerstone of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV. In the second decade of the combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) era, around 90% of pregnant HIV-infected women in Western Europe receive antenatal cART, for their own health and/or for prevention of MTCT (PMTCT) [2-4]. The rationale for including neonatal prophylaxis in the ACTG076 trial included uncertainty regarding timing of MTCT and the desire to boost the infant’s in utero and intrapartum antiretroviral drug exposure with 6 weeks zidovudine prophylaxis, as a post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for newborns not infected with HIV in utero. Observational studies and trials subsequently demonstrated effectiveness of neonatal PEP for infants whose mothers received no antiretroviral drugs [5-7]. No trial data exist comparing the efficacy of different neonatal prophylaxis regimens for infants of women on cART. We investigated trends in neonatal prophylaxis use in the cART era in Western European sites of the European Collaborative Study, a cohort of HIV-infected pregnant women and their children; full methods are described elsewhere [4]. Logistic regression was used to investigate factors associated with receipt of neonatal prophylaxis. Variables considered in the multivariable model were antenatal antiretroviral use, mode of delivery, country and year of delivery, prematurity (
Published: 2009

40. Gestational diabetes mellitus in Italy: a multicenter study

Author: Annunziata, Lapolla, Maria Grazia Dalfra, Matteo, Bonomo, Elena, Parretti, Domenico, Mannino, Giorgio, Mello, Graziano Di Cianni, Gisogd Group Stefanelli, Scientific Committee Of G., Giorgino, F., Faden, D., Zotti, S., Minelli, A., Cimino, A., Contini, P. P., Cospite, A. M., Confortin, L., Fresa, R., Agrusta, M., Corsi, L., Versari, G., Vitacolonna, E., Capani, F., Magrini, A., Bartoli, E., Tondi, F., Riviello, C., Marcone, T., Merni, M., Tortul, C., Dolci, M. A., Mori, M., Bacetti, F., Di Benedetto, A., Gelisio, P., Mion, E., Brambilla, C., Corica, D., Ponziani, M. C., Mauri, M. G., Bruttomesso, D., Lavagnini, T., Masin, M., Fedele, D., Botta, R. M., Galuzzo, A., Torlone, E., Cordoni, M. C., Di Cianni, G., Volpe, L., Cuccuru, I., Ghio, A., Lencioni, C., Napoli, Angela, Colatrella, A., Fallucca, Francesco, Lisato, G., Bordon, P., Mollo, F., Cavani, R., Miselli, V., Miola, M., Calcaterra, F., Alberico, S., Cattin, L., Gamba, S., Menato, G., Signorile, A., Tonutti, L., Gallina, L., Franzetti, I., Cromi, A., Zenere, M., Piva, A., and Marzari, C.
Subjects: Gestational hypertension, medicine.medical_specialty, fetal outcome, gestational diabetes, maternal outcome, obesity, Population, Congenital Abnormalities, Fetal Macrosomia, Pregnancy, Diabetes mellitus, medicine, Humans, Obesity, education, Prospective cohort study, education.field_of_study, Eclampsia, Cesarean Section, business.industry, Obstetrics, Pregnancy Outcome, Obstetrics and Gynecology, medicine.disease, female genital diseases and pregnancy complications, Gestational diabetes, Diabetes, Gestational, Italy, Reproductive Medicine, Gestation, Female, business
Abstract: Objective This prospective study evaluated the impact of gestational diabetes on maternal and fetal outcome in a large cohort of women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) followed up using standardized clinical criteria. Study design Between 1999 and 2003, we collected 3465 GDM women from 31 Italian regional obstetric or diabetes centers, recording the time and mode of delivery, gestational hypertension, pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, congenital malformations, and neonatal mortality, comparing findings with the Italian general pregnant population. Results The rate of cesarean sections was 34.9% and macrosomia 8.7% (33.2 and 7.4%, respectively, in the general population, p = ns). The stillbirth and neonatal mortality rates were no different in GDM patients and normal pregnancies (0.34% vs. 0.30%, p = 0.176 and 0.29% vs. 0.32%, p = 0.748), but the former had twice as many newborn with congenital malformations (2.05% vs. 0.89%, p
Published: 2009

41. A multicenter Italian study on pregnancy outcome in women with diabetes

Author: Lapolla, A, Dalfrà, Mg, DI CIANNI, G, Bonomo, M, Parretti, E, Mello, G, Scientific, COMMITTEE OF THE GISOGD GROUP, Stefanelli, G, Giorgino, F, Faden, D, Zotti, S, Minelli, A, Cimino, A, Contini, Pp, Cospite, Am, Confortin, L, Fresa, R, Agrusta, M, Corsi, L, Versari, G, Vitacolonna, E, Capani, F, Magrini, A, Bartoli, E, Tondi, F, Riviello, C, Marcone, T, Merni, M, Tortul, C, Dolci, Ma, Mori, M, Bacetti, F, DI BENEDETTO, Antonino, Gelisio, P, Mion, E, Brambilla, C, Corica, D, Ponziani, Mc, Mauri, Mg, Bruttomesso, D, Lavagnini, T, Masin, M, Fedele, D, Botta, Rm, Galuzzo, A, Torlone, E, Cordoni, Mc, Volpe, L, Cuccuru, I, Ghio, A, Lencioni, C, Mannino, D, Napoli, A, Colatrella, A, Fallucca, F, Lisato, G, Bordon, P, Mollo, F, Cavani, R, Miselli, V, Miola, M, Calcaterra, F, Alberico, S, Cattin, L, Gamba, S, Menato, G, Signorile, A, Tonutti, L, Gallina, L, Franzetti, I, Cromi, A, Zenere, M, Piva, A, and Marzari, C.
Published: 2008

42. Mechanical Modelling of the Strength and Stiffness of Circular Hollow Section Tube under Localised Transverse Compression and Tension

Author: Massimo Latour, Sabatino Di Benedetto, Antonella Bianca Francavilla, Alberico Saldutti, and Gianvittorio Rizzano
Subjects: Circular Hollow Sections, through-all plates, strength, stiffness, FEM, parametric analysis, Technology, Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering, TK1-9971, Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General), TA1-2040, Microscopy, QH201-278.5, Descriptive and experimental mechanics, QC120-168.85
Abstract: The component method is a powerful tool for designing and modelling steel beam-to-column connections. Its widespread use is ensured by several formulations currently included in Eurocode 3 part 1.8 for welded and bolted joints. However, the recent use of 3D Laser Cutting Technology (3D-LCT) in the construction market has enlarged the range of solutions, allowing the realisation of tubular columns with passing-through elements. Given the recent development, no design formulations are currently provided for this typology. At this moment, only a few research studies have developed to fill this knowledge gap. At the University of Salerno, since some years, research efforts are ongoing to characterise the flexural strength of connections between Circular Hollow Section columns and passing double-tee beams, suggesting methodologies to predict the behaviour of the resistance and stiffness of this typology and some of its elementary joint components. Within this framework, this paper aims to examine the strength and stiffness of one of the main components of this joint, which was never examined previously, that is the so-called tube under localised transverse tension/compression. Design formulations are derived from a parametric study carried out through numerical simulations of several geometric configurations.
Published: 2023
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43. Treatment with protease inhibitors and coinfection with hepatitis C virus are independent predictors of preterm delivery in HIV-infecfed pregnant women [1]

Author: Ravizza, M., Martinelli, P., Bucceri, A., Fiore, S., Alberico, . S., Tamburrini, E., Tibaldi, C., Guaraldi, Giovanni, Anzidei, G., Maccabruni, A., Crisalli, M. P., and Floridia, M.
Subjects: HIV, HCV, pregnancy, antiretroviral therapy
Published: 2007

44. [Maternal-fetal transmission of human papillomavirus]

Author: Alberico S, Pinzano R, Comar M, Toffoletti F, Gianpaolo Maso, Ricci G, Guaschino S, Alberico, S, Pinzano, R, Comar, Manola, Toffoletti, F, Maso, G, Ricci, Giuseppe, and Guaschino, S.
Subjects: Papilloma, Biopsy, Papillomavirus Infections, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Cervix Uteri, Uterine Cervical Dysplasia, Tumor Virus Infections, Italy, Pregnancy, Child, Preschool, Prevalence, Humans, Female, Longitudinal Studies, Prospective Studies, Laryngeal Neoplasms, Maternal-Fetal Exchange, Papillomaviridae
Abstract: Human papilloma virus (HPV) infection is one of the most frequently observed sexually-transmitted diseases (10-60% of the general population). In pregnant women, as well as accelerating the evolution of dysplasia to cervical cancer, the infection may be transmitted to the fetus during gestation or at the time of birth. Children who have been infected at birth may develop laryngeal papillomatosis during the first 5 years of life that may, in some cases, spread to the point of causing aphonia or severe respiratory obstruction. There is also the risk, although it is very low, of a carcinomatous degeneration of the larynx in these subjects during adulthood. The hypothesis of the present study was to verify the prevalence of HPV infection in a population of pregnant women and the prevalence of maternal-fetal transmission.A prospective longitudinal design lasting 11 months was used for the study. It included the collection of an endocervical biopsy from population of pregnant women using a swab that was diluted in 3 cc of physiological solution, and the collection of oropharyngeal secretions from their respective neonates using a cottonwool bud.A total of 170 pregnant women attending the Obstetric Centre of the Obstetric and Gynecological Clinic of Trieste University were recruited in the study. An endocervical biopsy was taken during the 1st and/or 2nd trimester of gestation and/or at the start of labour. Of these subjects, 23 completed all the planned biopsies and a sample of oropharyngeal secretion was collected from their neonates.From the material obtained the presence of HPV-DNA was analysed using a PCR (protein chain reaction) technique consisting of the following steps: 1) culture of human cells expressing sequences of HPV 16 and 18 used as positive controls; 2) preservation of tissue material washed in watery 4% formalin solution; 3) amplification and viral characterization in types 6-11-16-18-31-33-52.Positive HPV-DNA results in at least one of the three samples collected during the various periods of gestation was 31.2%, whilst in the population in which all the planned samples were performed the frequency of positive cases was 30.4%. Positive results for HPV-DNA in oropharyngeal secretions from neonates was 21.7%. The concordance of positivity for HPV-DNA in mothers at the time of labour and in their respective neonates was 57.14%.The trend of infection did not reveal substantial changes during the various gestational periods in which tests were performed. The possibility of HPV-DNA transmission from mother to fetus is high, above all when the maternal PCR test is positive at the time of birth, or in the presence of a high viral load. This justifies the need to monitor this infection in pregnancy in those affected by florid genital condylomatosis or with koilocytosis on cervical cytology. It is also appropriate to check all HPV-DNA positive neonates one year after birth.
Published: 1996

45. The mother-to-child HIV transmission epidemic in Europe: evolving in the East and established in the West

Author: Giaquinto, C, Rampon, O, D'Elia, R, De Rossi, A, Grosch Worner, I, Feiterna Sperling, C, Schmitz, T, Casteleyn, S, Mok, J., de Jose, I, Bates, I, Larru, B, Pena, Jm, Garcia, Jg, Lopez, Jra, Garcia Rodriguez MC, Asensi Botet, F, Otero, Mc, Perez Tamarit, D, Suarez, G, Scherpbier, H, Kreyenbroek, M, Godfried, Mh, Nellen, Fj, Boer, K, Bohlin, Ab, Lindgren, S, Belfrage, E, Naver, L, Anzen, B, Lidman, K, Levy, J, Hainaut, M, Goetghebuer, T, Manigart, Y, Barlow, P, Ferrazin, A, Bassetti, D, De Maria, A, Bentivoglio, G, Ferrero, S, Gotta, C, Mur, A, Paya, A, Lopez Vilchez MA, Carreras, R, Valerius, Nh, Jimenez, J, Coll, O, Suy, A, Perez, Jm, Fortuny, C, Boguna, J, Caro, Mc, Canet, Y, Pardi, G, Ravizza, M, Guerra, B, Lanari, M, Bianchi, S, Bovicelli, L, Prati, E, Duse, Marzia, Scaravelli, G, Stegagno, M, De Santis, M, Savasi, V, Ferrazzi, E, Vigano, A, Giacomet, V, Probizer, Fr, Maccabruni, A, Bucceri, A, Rancilio, L, Alberico, S, Rabusin, M, Bernardon, M, Taylor, Gp, Lyall, Egh, Penn, Z, Buffolano, W, Tiseo, R, Martinelli, P, Sansone, M, Agangi, A, Tibaldi, C, and Marini, S.
Published: 2006

46. Amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling in HIV-infected pregnant women: a multicentre case series.

Author: Floridia, M, Masuelli, G, Meloni, A, Cetin, I, Tamburrini, E, Cavaliere, AF, Dalzero, S, Sansone, M, Alberico, S, Guerra, B, Spinillo, A, Chiadò Fiorio Tin, M, Ravizza, M, Mori, F., Ortolani, P., Nogare, E.R., Di Lorenzo, F., Sterrantino, G., Meli, M., and Polemi, S.
Subjects: AMNIOCENTESIS, CHORIONIC villus sampling, HIV-positive women, PREGNANCY complications, HUMAN abnormalities, HIV infection transmission
Abstract: Objectives: To assess in pregnant women with HIV the rates of amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (CVS), and the outcomes associated with such procedures.Design: Observational study. Data from the Italian National Program on Surveillance on Antiretroviral Treatment in Pregnancy were used.Setting: University and hospital clinics.Population: Pregnant women with HIV.Methods: Temporal trends were analysed by analysis of variance and by the Chi-square test for trend. Quantitative variables were compared by Student's t-test and categorical data by the Chi-square test, with odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals calculated.Main Outcome Measures: Rate of invasive testing, intrauterine death, HIV transmission.Results: Between 2001 and 2015, among 2065 pregnancies in women with HIV, 113 (5.5%) had invasive tests performed. The procedures were conducted under antiretroviral treatment in 99 cases (87.6%), with a significant increase over time in the proportion of tests performed under highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) (100% in 2011-2015). Three intrauterine deaths were observed (2.6%), and 14 pregnancies were terminated because of fetal anomalies. Among 96 live newborns, eight had no information available on HIV status. Among the remaining 88 cases with either amniocentesis (n = 75), CVS (n = 12), or both (n = 1), two HIV transmissions occurred (2.3%). No HIV transmission occurred among the women who were on HAART at the time of invasive testing, and none after 2005.Conclusions: The findings reinforce the assumption that invasive prenatal testing does not increase the risk of HIV vertical transmission among pregnant women under suppressive antiretroviral treatment.Tweetable Abstract: No HIV transmission occurred among women who underwent amniocentesis or CVS under effective anti-HIV regimens. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Published: 2017
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47. Rate, correlates and outcomes of repeat pregnancy in HIV-infected women.

Author: Floridia, M, Tamburrini, E, Masuelli, G, Martinelli, P, Spinillo, A, Liuzzi, G, Vimercati, A, Alberico, S, Maccabruni, A, Pinnetti, C, Frisina, V, Dalzero, S, Ravizza, M, Mori, F., Ortolani, P., dalle Nogare, E. R., Di Lorenzo, F., Sterrantino, G., Meli, M., and Polemi, S.
Subjects: LOW birth weight, CONFIDENCE intervals, HIV-positive persons, PREMATURE infants, PREGNANCY, RESEARCH funding, VIRAL load, ACQUISITION of data, DATA analysis software, CD4 lymphocyte count, ODDS ratio
Abstract: Objectives The aim of the study was to assess the rate, determinants, and outcomes of repeat pregnancies in women with HIV infection. Methods Data from a national study of pregnant women with HIV infection were used. Main outcomes were preterm delivery, low birth weight, CD4 cell count and HIV plasma viral load. Results The rate of repeat pregnancy among 3007 women was 16.2%. Women with a repeat pregnancy were on average younger than those with a single pregnancy (median age 30 vs. 33 years, respectively), more recently diagnosed with HIV infection (median time since diagnosis 25 vs. 51 months, respectively), and more frequently of foreign origin [odds ratio ( OR) 1.36; 95% confidence interval ( CI) 1.10-1.68], diagnosed with HIV infection in the current pregnancy ( OR: 1.69; 95% CI: 1.35-2.11), and at their first pregnancy ( OR: 1.33; 95% CI: 1.06-1.66). In women with sequential pregnancies, compared with the first pregnancy, several outcomes showed a significant improvement in the second pregnancy, with a higher rate of antiretroviral treatment at conception (39.0 vs. 65.4%, respectively), better median maternal weight at the start of pregnancy (60 vs. 61 kg, respectively), a higher rate of end-of-pregnancy undetectable HIV RNA (60.7 vs. 71.6%, respectively), a higher median birth weight (2815 vs. 2885 g, respectively), lower rates of preterm delivery (23.0 vs. 17.7%, respectively) and of low birth weight (23.4 vs. 15.4%, respectively), and a higher median CD4 cell count (+47 cells/μL), with almost no clinical progression to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stage C ( CDC-C) HIV disease (0.3%). The second pregnancy was significantly more likely to end in voluntary termination than the first pregnancy (11.4 vs. 6.1%, respectively). Conclusions Younger and foreign women were more likely to have a repeat pregnancy; in women with sequential pregnancies, the second pregnancy was characterized by a significant improvement in several outcomes, suggesting that women with HIV infection who desire multiple children may proceed safely and confidently with subsequent pregnancies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Published: 2017
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48. Mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy

Author: Giaquinto, Carlo, Ruga, EZIA MARIA, DE ROSSI, Anita, GROSCH WORNER, I, Mok, J, DE JOSE, I, Bates, I, Hawkins, F, DE GUEVARA CL, Pena, Jm, Garcia, Jg, Lopez, Jra, GARCIA RODRIGUEZ MC, ASENSI BOTET, F, Otero, Mc, PEREZ TAMARIT DP, Suarez, G, Scherpbier, H, Kreyenbroek, M, Boer, K, Bohlin, Ab, Lindgren, S, Ehrnst, A, Belfrage, E, Naver, L, Lidman, K, Anzen, B, Levy, J, Barlow, P, Hainaut, M, Peltier, A, Goetghebuer, T, Ferrazin, A, Bassetti, D, DE MARIA, A, Gotta, C, Mur, A, Paya, A, Vinolas, M, LOPEZ VILCHEZ MA, Rovira, Carreras, R, Valerius, Nh, Jimenez, J, Coll, O, Suy, A, Perez, Jm, Fortuny, C, Caro, Mc, Canet, Y, Savasi, V, Vigano, A, Ferrazi, E, Alberico, S, Rabusin, M, Bernardon, M, Taylor, Gp, Lyall, Egh, Penn, Z, Buffolano, W, Tiseo, R, Martinelli, P, Agangi, A, Sansone, M, Tibaldi, C, and Et, Al
Subjects: PERINATAL TRANSMISSION, HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS, RNA LEVELS, VERTICAL TRANSMISSION, CESAREAN DELIVERY, PREGNANT-WOMEN, PERINATAL TRANSMISSION, HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS, CESAREAN DELIVERY, RNA LEVELS, VERTICAL TRANSMISSION, PREGNANT-WOMEN
Published: 2005

49. Increasing likelihood of further live births in HIV-infected women in recent years

Author: Giaquinto, Carlo, Ruga, EZIA MARIA, DE ROSSI, Anita, GROSCH WORNER, I, Mok, J, DE JOSE, I, Bates, I, Hawkins, F, DE GUEVARA CL, Pena, Jm, Garcia, Jg, Lopez, Jra, GARCIA RODRIGUEZ MC, ASENSI BOTET, F, Otero, Mc, PEREZ TAMARIT, D, Suarez, G, Scherpbier, H, Kreyenbroek, M, Boer, K, Bohlin, Ab, Lindgren, S, Belfrage, E, Naver, L, Anzen, B, Lidman, K, Levy, J, Barlow, P, Hainaut, M, Peltier, A, Goetghebuer, T, Ferrazin, A, Bassetti, D, DE MARIA, A, Gotta, C, Mur, A, Paya, A, LOPEZ VILCHEZ MA, Carreras, R, Valerius, Nh, Jimenez, J, Coll, O, Suy, A, Perez, Jm, Fortuny, C, Boguna, J, Caro, Mc, Canet, Y, Pardi, G, Ravizza, M, Guerra, B, Lanari, M, Bianchi, S, Bovicelli, L, Prati, E, Duse, M, Scaravelli, G, Stegagno, M, DE SANTIS, M, Semprini, Ae, Savasi, V, Vigano, A, Probizer, Fr, Maccabruni, A, Bucceri, A, Rancilio, L, Alberico, S, Rabusin, M, Bernardon, M, Taylor, Gp, Lyall, Egh, Penn, Z, Buffolano, Dw, Tiseo, R, Martinelli, P, Sansone, M, Tibaldi, C, Marini, S, Masuelli, G, Benedetto, C, Niemiec, T, Marczynska, M, Horban, A., Agangi, A., theEUROPEAN COLLABORATIVE, Study, and Martinelli, Pasquale
Subjects: medicine.medical_specialty, Time Factors, Population, HIV Infections, Logistic regression, ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, Pregnancy, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, Hiv infected, medicine, Humans, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, Prospective cohort study, education, Reproductive History, VERTICAL TRANSMISSION, Gynecology, education.field_of_study, business.industry, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Odds ratio, IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS TYPE-1, IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS TYPE-1, ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, VERTICAL TRANSMISSION, Confidence interval, Parity, Female, Epidemiologic Methods, business, Live birth, Parity (mathematics), Maternal Age, Demography
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To examine how the subsequent childbearing of HIV-infected mothers enrolled in the European Collaborative Study (ECS) has changed over time and identify factors predictive of further childbearing. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Centres in nine European countries included in the ECS, enrolled between end 1986 and November 2003. POPULATION HIV-infected women (3911): 3693 with only one and 218 with subsequent live births. METHODS Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses to obtain odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). Kaplan-Meier (KM) analyses to estimate cumulative proportions of women having a subsequent live birth. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Subsequent live birth. RESULTS In multivariable analysis adjusting for time period, ethnicity, maternal age and parity, black women were more likely [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 2.45; 95% CI, 1.75-3.43], and women >30 years less likely (AOR 0.54, 0.37-0.80), to have a subsequent live birth. Time to subsequent live birth significantly shortened over time, with an estimated 2% of women having a subsequent live birth within 24 months of enrollment pre-1989 versus 14% in 2000-2003 (P < 0.001). Estimated time to subsequent live birth was shorter for black than for white women (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The likelihood of subsequent live births substantially increased after 1995 and birth intervals were shorter in women on HAART and among black women. Numbers are currently too small to address the issue of advantages and disadvantages in the management of subsequent deliveries.
Published: 2005

50. Mother-to-infant transmission: rate of infection and assessment of viral load and IgM anti-HCV as risk factors

Author: DAL MOLIN, G, Dagaro, P, Ansaldi, Filippo, Ciana, G, Fertz, C, Alberico, S, and Campello, C.
Published: 2002

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