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1. A holistic evaluation of patients with chronic Hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection enrolled in the Italian PITER-B and delta cohort

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Aghemo, Alessio, Baiguera, Chiara, Battezzati, Pier Maria, Battistella, Sara, Bavetta, Maria Grazia, Bertoni, Costanza, Boni, Carolina, Brambilla, Paola, Bray, Antonella, Briano, Federica, Carmenini, Enrico, Castelli, Francesco, Cavalletto, Luisa, Cerini, Federica, Chidichimo, Luciana, Colella, Elisa, Cologni, Giuliana, Como, Silvia, Corsini, Romina, Costa, Chiara, Cotugno, Rosa, Cretella, Silvia, De Angelis, Fernando, De Leo, Pasqualina, Perri, Giovanni Di, Falbo, Elisabetta, Ferrigno, Luigina, Fornasiere, Ezio, Francisci, Daniela, Gatti, Pietro, Lampertico, Pietro, Lenci, Ilaria, Licata, Anna, Maida, Ivana, Marzano, Alfredo, Mastroianni, Antonio, Mazzaro, Cesare, Monti, Monica, Nardone, Gerardo, Nicolini, Laura Ambra, Passigato, Nicola, Pasticci, Maria Bruna, Pierotti, Piera, Pinchera, Biagio, Pollicino, Teresa, Porcu, Carmen, Quartini, Giulia, Rancatore, Gabriele, Romeo, Mario, Rumi, Maria Grazia, Saracino, Annalisa, Schioppa, Ornella, Serio, Ilaria, Soffredini, Roberta, Tata, Xhimi, Tizzani, Marco, Tonnini, Matteo, Torti, Carlo, Valenti, Daniela, Zaltron, Serena, Zoncada, Alessia, Kondili, Loreta A., Brancaccio, Giuseppina, Tosti, Maria Elena, Coco, Barbara, Quaranta, Maria Giovanna, Messina, Vincenzo, Ciancio, Alessia, Morisco, Filomena, Cossiga, Valentina, Claar, Ernesto, Rosato, Valerio, Ciarallo, Marianna, Cacciola, Irene, Ponziani, Francesca Romana, Cerrito, Lucia, Coppola, Roberta, Longobardi, Francesco, Biliotti, Elisa, Rianda, Alessia, Barbaro, Francesco, Coppola, Nicola, Stanzione, Maria, Barchiesi, Francesco, Fagiuoli, Stefano, Viganò, Mauro, Massari, Marco, Russo, Francesco Paolo, Ferrarese, Alberto, Laccabue, Diletta, Di Marco, Vito, Blanc, Pierluigi, Marrone, Aldo, Morsica, Giulia, Federico, Alessandro, Ieluzzi, Donatella, Rocco, Alba, Foschi, Francesco Giuseppe, Soria, Alessandro, Chessa, Luchino, Milella, Michele, Rosselli Del Turco, Elena, Madonia, Salvatore, Chemello, Liliana, Gentile, Ivan, Toniutto, Pierluigi, Bassetti, Matteo, Surace, Lorenzo, Baiocchi, Leonardo, Pellicelli, Adriano, De Santis, Adriano, Puoti, Massimo, Degasperi, Elisabetta, Niro, Grazia Anna, Zignego, Anna Linda, Craxi, Antonio, Raimondo, Giovanni, Santantonio, Teresa Antonia, Brunetto, Maurizia Rossana, and Gaeta, Giovanni Battista

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2024
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2. WED-414 Demographic, virological and clinical features of patients with chronic hepatitis delta treated with bulevirtide: a multicenter italian study (d-shield)

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Anolli, Maria Paola, primary, Degasperi, Elisabetta, additional, D'Offizi, Giampiero, additional, Rianda, Alessia, additional, Loglio, Alessandro, additional, Viganò, Mauro, additional, Ciancio, Alessia, additional, Troshina, Yulia, additional, Brunetto, Maurizia, additional, Coco, Barbara, additional, Zaltron, Serena, additional, Toniutto, Pierluigi, additional, Marinaro, Letizia, additional, Gori, Andrea, additional, Federico, Alessandro, additional, Santantonio, Teresa, additional, Verucchi, Gabriella, additional, Morisco, Filomena, additional, Mangia, Alessandra, additional, De Nicola, Stella, additional, Maracci, Monia, additional, Romano, Antonietta, additional, Gatti, Pietro, additional, Zampino, Rosa, additional, Persico, Marcello, additional, Pozzoni, Pietro, additional, Pellicelli, Adriano, additional, Coppola, Nicola, additional, Pileri, Francesca, additional, Tonnini, Matteo, additional, Puoti, Massimo, additional, and Lampertico, Pietro, additional

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2024
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3. A holistic evaluation of patients with chronic Hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection enrolled in the Italian PITER-B and Delta cohort

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Kondili, Loreta A., primary, Brancaccio, Giuseppina, additional, Tosti, Maria Elena, additional, Coco, Barbara, additional, Quaranta, Maria Giovanna, additional, Messina, Vincenzo, additional, Ciancio, Alessia, additional, Morisco, Filomena, additional, Cossiga, Valentina, additional, Claar, Ernesto, additional, Rosato, Valerio, additional, Ciarallo, Marianna, additional, Cacciola, Irene, additional, Ponziani, Francesca Romana, additional, Cerrito, Lucia, additional, Coppola, Roberta, additional, Longobardi, Francesco, additional, Biliotti, Elisa, additional, Rianda, Alessia, additional, Barbaro, Francesco, additional, Coppola, Nicola, additional, Stanzione, Maria, additional, Barchiesi, Francesco, additional, Fagiuoli, Stefano, additional, Viganò, Mauro, additional, Massari, Marco, additional, Russo, Francesco Paolo, additional, Ferrarese, Alberto, additional, Laccabue, Diletta, additional, Marco, Vito Di, additional, Blanc, Pierluigi, additional, Marrone, Aldo, additional, Morsica, Giulia, additional, Federico, Alessandro, additional, Ieluzzi, Donatella, additional, Rocco, Alba, additional, Foschi, Francesco Giuseppe, additional, Soria, Alessandro, additional, Maida, Ivana, additional, Chessa, Luchino, additional, Milella, Michele, additional, Turco, Elena Rosselli del, additional, Madonia, Salvatore, additional, Chemello, Liliana, additional, Gentile, Ivan, additional, Toniutto, Pierluigi, additional, Bassetti, Matteo, additional, Surace, Lorenzo, additional, Baiocchi, Leonardo, additional, Pellicelli, Adriano, additional, De Santis, Adriano, additional, Puoti, Massimo, additional, Degasperi, Elisabetta, additional, Niro, Grazia Anna, additional, Zignego, Anna Linda, additional, Craxi, Antonio, additional, Raimondo, Giovanni, additional, Santantonio, Teresa Antonia, additional, Brunetto, Maurizia Rossana, additional, Gaeta, Giovanni Battista, additional, and Investigators, on behalf of PITER Collaborating, additional

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2024
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5. Risk and predictive factors of prolonged viral RNA shedding in upper respiratory specimens in a large cohort of COVID-19 patients admitted to an Italian reference hospital

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Abbonizio, Maria Alessandra, Abdeddaim, Amina, Agostini, Elisabetta, Agrati, Chiara, Albarello, Fabrizio, Amadei, Gioia, Amendola, Alessandra, Antinori, Andrea, Antonica, Maria Assunta, Antonini, Mario, Bartoli, Tommaso Ascoli, Baldini, Francesco, Barbaro, Raffaella, Bartolini, Barbara, Bellagamba, Rita, Benigni, Martina, Bevilacqua, Nazario, Biava, Gianluigi, Bibas, Michele, Bordi, Licia, Bordoni, Veronica, Boumis, Evangelo, Branca, Marta, Buonomo, Rosanna, Busso, Donatella, Camici, Marta, Campioni, Paolo, Canichella, Flaminia, Capobianchi, Maria Rosaria, Capone, Alessandro, Caporale, Cinzia, Caraffa, Emanuela, Caravella, Ilaria, Carletti, Fabrizio, Castilletti, Concetta, Cataldo, Adriana, Cerilli, Stefano, Cerva, Carlotta, Chiappini, Roberta, Chinello, Pierangelo, Cianfarani, Maria Assunta, Ciaralli, Carmine, Cimaglia, Claudia, Cinicola, Nicola, Ciotti, Veronica, Cicalini, Stefania, Colavita, Francesca, Corpolongo, Angela, Cristofaro, Massimo, Curiale, Salvatore, D’Abramo, Alessandra, Dantimi, Cristina, De Angelis, Alessia, De Angelis, Giada, De Palo, Maria Grazia, De Zottis, Federico, Di Bari, Virginia, Di Lorenzo, Rachele, Di Stefano, Federica, D’Offizi, Gianpiero, Donno, Davide, Evangelista, Francesca, Faraglia, Francesca, Farina, Anna, Ferraro, Federica, Fiorentini, Lorena, Frustaci, Andrea, Fusetti, Matteo, Galati, Vincenzo, Gagliardini, Roberta, Gallì, Paola, Garotto, Gabriele, Gaviano, Ilaria, Tekle, Saba Gebremeskel, Giancola, Maria Letizia, Giansante, Filippo, Giombini, Emanuela, Granata, Guido, Greci, Maria Cristina, Grilli, Elisabetta, Grisetti, Susanna, Gualano, Gina, Iacomi, Fabio, Iaconi, Marta, Iannicelli, Giuseppina, Inversi, Carlo, Ippolito, Giuseppe, Lalle, Eleonora, Lamanna, Maria Elena, Lanini, Simone, Lapa, Daniele, Lepore, Luciana, Libertone, Raffaella, Lionetti, Raffaella, Liuzzi, Giuseppina, Loiacono, Laura, Lucia, Andrea, Lufrani, Franco, Macchione, Manuela, Maffongelli, Gaetano, Marani, Alessandra, Marchioni, Luisa, Mariano, Andrea, Marini, Maria Cristina, Maritti, Micaela, Mastrobattista, Annelisa, Mastrorosa, Ilaria, Matusali, Giulia, Mazzotta, Valentina, Mencarini, Paola, Meschi, Silvia, Messina, Francesco, Micarelli, Sibiana, Mogavero, Giulia, Mondi, Annalisa, Montalbano, Marzia, Montaldo, Chiara, Mosti, Silvia, Murachelli, Silvia, Musso, Maria, Nardi, Michela, Navarra, Assunta, Nicastri, Emanuele, Nocioni, Martina, Noto, Pasquale, Noto, Roberto, Oliva, Alessandra, Onnis, Ilaria, Ottou, Sandrine, Palazzolo, Claudia, Pallini, Emanuele, Palmieri, Fabrizio, Palombi, Giulio, Pareo, Carlo, Passeri, Virgilio, Pelliccioni, Federico, Penna, Giovanna, Petrecchia, Antonella, Petrone, Ada, Petrosillo, Nicola, Pianura, Elisa, Pinnetti, Carmela, Pisciotta, Maria, Piselli, Pierluca, Pittalis, Silvia, Pontarelli, Agostina, Proietti, Costanza, Puro, Vincenzo, Ramazzini, Paolo Migliorisi, Rianda, Alessia, Rinonapoli, Gabriele, Rosati, Silvia, Rubino, Dorotea, Rueca, Martina, Ruggeri, Alberto, Sacchi, Alessandra, Sampaolesi, Alessandro, Sanasi, Francesco, Santagata, Carmen, Scarabello, Alessandra, Scarcia, Silvana, Schininà, Vincenzo, Scognamiglio, Paola, Scorzolini, Laura, Stazi, Giulia, Strano, Giacomo, Taglietti, Fabrizio, Taibi, Chiara, Taloni, Giorgia, Nardi, Tetaj, Tonnarini, Roberto, Topino, Simone, Tozzi, Martina, Vaia, Francesco, Vairo, Francesco, Valli, Maria Beatrice, Vergori, Alessandra, Vincenzi, Laura, Visco-Comandini, Ubaldo, Vita, Serena, Vittozzi, Pietro, Zaccarelli, Mauro, Zanetti, Antonella, Zito, Sara, Lorenzini, Patrizia, Di Gennaro, Francesco, and Girardi, Enrico

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2021
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6. Utility of Liver Biopsy in the Diagnosis and Management of Possible Drug-Induced Liver Injury in Patients Receiving Antituberculosis Therapy: A Retrospective Study

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Gualano, Gina, primary, Zace, Drieda, additional, Mosti, Silvia, additional, Mencarini, Paola, additional, Musso, Maria, additional, Libertone, Raffaella, additional, Cerva, Carlotta, additional, Goletti, Delia, additional, Rianda, Alessia, additional, Del Nonno, Franca, additional, Falasca, Laura, additional, and Palmieri, Fabrizio, additional

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2023
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8. "Real world" efficacy of bulevirtide in HBV/HDV‐related cirrhosis including people living with HIV: Results from the compassionate use programme at INMI Spallanzani in Rome, Italy.

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Visco Comandini, Ubaldo, De Santis, Emanuela, De Maria, Francesco, Lionetti, Raffaella, Taibi, Chiara, Montalbano, Marzia, Rianda, Alessia, Piccolo, Paola, De Ponte, Chiara, Mazzotta, Stefania, Caioli, Alessandro, Garbuglia, Anna Rosa, Maggi, Fabrizio, and D'Offizi, Gianpiero

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DRUG efficacy, HEPATITIS B, HIV-positive persons, LIVER function tests, PATIENT aftercare, SCIENTIFIC observation, DNA, COUNSELING, NOMADS, LIVER, VIRAL load, ANTIVIRAL agents, CIRRHOSIS of the liver, RNA, TREATMENT duration, MIXED infections, BILE acids, CD4 lymphocyte count, DRUGS, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, RESEARCH funding, HEPATITIS D, PORTAL hypertension, SPLEEN, PATIENT compliance, LONGITUDINAL method, ANTIGENS, ALANINE aminotransferase, DISEASE complications, BLOOD
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Objectives: We describe the preliminary results of bulevirtide compassionate use in patients with hepatitis B and delta virus (HBV/HDV)‐related cirrhosis and clinically significant portal hypertension, including those living with HIV. Methods: We conducted a prospective observational study of consecutive patients. Clinical evaluation, liver function tests, bile acid levels, HDV‐RNA, HBV‐DNA, hepatitis B surface antigen, and liver and spleen stiffness were assessed at baseline and after treatment months 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, and 12. HIV‐RNA and CD4+/CD8+ count were assessed in people living with HIV. The first drug injection was administered under nurse supervision, and counselling was provided and adherence reviewed at each visit. Results: In total, 13 patients (61.5% migrants) were enrolled. The median treatment duration was 11 months. At month 6, mean alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels fell by 64.5% and mean liver and spleen stiffness decreased by 8.6 and 0.9 kPa, respectively. The mean baseline HDV‐RNA was 3.34 log IU/mL and 5.10 log IU/mL in people without and with HIV (n = 5) (p = 0.28), respectively. A similar mean decline was observed in both groups: −2.06 log IU/mL and −1.93 log IU/mL, respectively (p = 0.87). A combined response (undetectable HDV RNA or ≥ −2 log IU/mL decline vs. baseline, with ALT normalization) was achieved in 66% of subjects without and in 60% of patients with HIV. Patients with HIV showed persistently undetectable HIV‐RNA and a progressive increase in CD4+/CD8+ cells during treatment. No patient discontinued bulevirtide because of adverse effects. Conclusions: Preliminary results suggest that bulevirtide is feasible and well‐tolerated in populations with difficult‐to‐treat conditions, such as those with HIV/HBV/HDV co‐infection and migrants, when special attention is given to patient education. HDV‐RNA decline during treatment was similar in people living with and without HIV. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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9. Risk and predictive factors of prolonged viral RNA shedding in upper respiratory specimens in a large cohort of COVID-19 patients admitted to an Italian reference hospital

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Mondi, Annalisa, primary, Lorenzini, Patrizia, additional, Castilletti, Concetta, additional, Gagliardini, Roberta, additional, Lalle, Eleonora, additional, Corpolongo, Angela, additional, Valli, Maria Beatrice, additional, Taglietti, Fabrizio, additional, Cicalini, Stefania, additional, Loiacono, Laura, additional, Di Gennaro, Francesco, additional, D’Offizi, Gianpiero, additional, Palmieri, Fabrizio, additional, Nicastri, Emanuele, additional, Agrati, Chiara, additional, Petrosillo, Nicola, additional, Ippolito, Giuseppe, additional, Vaia, Francesco, additional, Girardi, Enrico, additional, Capobianchi, Maria Rosaria, additional, Antinori, Andrea, additional, Zito, Sara, additional, Abbonizio, Maria Alessandra, additional, Abdeddaim, Amina, additional, Agostini, Elisabetta, additional, Albarello, Fabrizio, additional, Amadei, Gioia, additional, Amendola, Alessandra, additional, Antonica, Maria Assunta, additional, Antonini, Mario, additional, Bartoli, Tommaso Ascoli, additional, Baldini, Francesco, additional, Barbaro, Raffaella, additional, Bartolini, Barbara, additional, Bellagamba, Rita, additional, Benigni, Martina, additional, Bevilacqua, Nazario, additional, Biava, Gianluigi, additional, Bibas, Michele, additional, Bordi, Licia, additional, Bordoni, Veronica, additional, Boumis, Evangelo, additional, Branca, Marta, additional, Buonomo, Rosanna, additional, Busso, Donatella, additional, Camici, Marta, additional, Campioni, Paolo, additional, Canichella, Flaminia, additional, Capone, Alessandro, additional, Caporale, Cinzia, additional, Caraffa, Emanuela, additional, Caravella, Ilaria, additional, Carletti, Fabrizio, additional, Cataldo, Adriana, additional, Cerilli, Stefano, additional, Cerva, Carlotta, additional, Chiappini, Roberta, additional, Chinello, Pierangelo, additional, Cianfarani, Maria Assunta, additional, Ciaralli, Carmine, additional, Cimaglia, Claudia, additional, Cinicola, Nicola, additional, Ciotti, Veronica, additional, Colavita, Francesca, additional, Cristofaro, Massimo, additional, Curiale, Salvatore, additional, D’Abramo, Alessandra, additional, Dantimi, Cristina, additional, De Angelis, Alessia, additional, De Angelis, Giada, additional, De Palo, Maria Grazia, additional, De Zottis, Federico, additional, Di Bari, Virginia, additional, Di Lorenzo, Rachele, additional, Di Stefano, Federica, additional, Donno, Davide, additional, Evangelista, Francesca, additional, Faraglia, Francesca, additional, Farina, Anna, additional, Ferraro, Federica, additional, Fiorentini, Lorena, additional, Frustaci, Andrea, additional, Fusetti, Matteo, additional, Galati, Vincenzo, additional, Gallì, Paola, additional, Garotto, Gabriele, additional, Gaviano, Ilaria, additional, Tekle, Saba Gebremeskel, additional, Giancola, Maria Letizia, additional, Giansante, Filippo, additional, Giombini, Emanuela, additional, Granata, Guido, additional, Greci, Maria Cristina, additional, Grilli, Elisabetta, additional, Grisetti, Susanna, additional, Gualano, Gina, additional, Iacomi, Fabio, additional, Iaconi, Marta, additional, Iannicelli, Giuseppina, additional, Inversi, Carlo, additional, Lamanna, Maria Elena, additional, Lanini, Simone, additional, Lapa, Daniele, additional, Lepore, Luciana, additional, Libertone, Raffaella, additional, Lionetti, Raffaella, additional, Liuzzi, Giuseppina, additional, Lucia, Andrea, additional, Lufrani, Franco, additional, Macchione, Manuela, additional, Maffongelli, Gaetano, additional, Marani, Alessandra, additional, Marchioni, Luisa, additional, Mariano, Andrea, additional, Marini, Maria Cristina, additional, Maritti, Micaela, additional, Mastrobattista, Annelisa, additional, Mastrorosa, Ilaria, additional, Matusali, Giulia, additional, Mazzotta, Valentina, additional, Mencarini, Paola, additional, Meschi, Silvia, additional, Messina, Francesco, additional, Micarelli, Sibiana, additional, Mogavero, Giulia, additional, Mondi, Annalisa, additional, Montalbano, Marzia, additional, Montaldo, Chiara, additional, Mosti, Silvia, additional, Murachelli, Silvia, additional, Musso, Maria, additional, Nardi, Michela, additional, Navarra, Assunta, additional, Nocioni, Martina, additional, Noto, Pasquale, additional, Noto, Roberto, additional, Oliva, Alessandra, additional, Onnis, Ilaria, additional, Ottou, Sandrine, additional, Palazzolo, Claudia, additional, Pallini, Emanuele, additional, Palombi, Giulio, additional, Pareo, Carlo, additional, Passeri, Virgilio, additional, Pelliccioni, Federico, additional, Penna, Giovanna, additional, Petrecchia, Antonella, additional, Petrone, Ada, additional, Pianura, Elisa, additional, Pinnetti, Carmela, additional, Pisciotta, Maria, additional, Piselli, Pierluca, additional, Pittalis, Silvia, additional, Pontarelli, Agostina, additional, Proietti, Costanza, additional, Puro, Vincenzo, additional, Ramazzini, Paolo Migliorisi, additional, Rianda, Alessia, additional, Rinonapoli, Gabriele, additional, Rosati, Silvia, additional, Rubino, Dorotea, additional, Rueca, Martina, additional, Ruggeri, Alberto, additional, Sacchi, Alessandra, additional, Sampaolesi, Alessandro, additional, Sanasi, Francesco, additional, Santagata, Carmen, additional, Scarabello, Alessandra, additional, Scarcia, Silvana, additional, Schininà, Vincenzo, additional, Scognamiglio, Paola, additional, Scorzolini, Laura, additional, Stazi, Giulia, additional, Strano, Giacomo, additional, Taibi, Chiara, additional, Taloni, Giorgia, additional, Nardi, Tetaj, additional, Tonnarini, Roberto, additional, Topino, Simone, additional, Tozzi, Martina, additional, Vairo, Francesco, additional, Vergori, Alessandra, additional, Vincenzi, Laura, additional, Visco-Comandini, Ubaldo, additional, Vita, Serena, additional, Vittozzi, Pietro, additional, Zaccarelli, Mauro, additional, and Zanetti, Antonella, additional

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2021
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14. Acute Hepatitis Associated With Clopidogrel

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Pisapia, Raffaella, primary, Abdeddaim, Amina, additional, Mariano, Andrea, additional, Rianda, Alessia, additional, Vincenzi, Laura, additional, Taibi, Chiara, additional, Baiocchini, Andrea, additional, Del Nonno, Franca, additional, and D'Offizi, Gianpiero, additional

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2015
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17. IP-10 is an additional marker for tuberculosis (TB) detection in HIV-infected persons in a low-TB endemic country

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Vanini, Valentina, primary, Petruccioli, Elisa, additional, Gioia, Cristiana, additional, Cuzzi, Gilda, additional, Orchi, Nicoletta, additional, Rianda, Alessia, additional, Alba, Lucia, additional, Giancola, Maria Letizia, additional, Conte, Aristide, additional, Schininà, Vincenzo, additional, Busi Rizzi, Elisa, additional, Girardi, Enrico, additional, and Goletti, Delia, additional

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2012
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19. Replication capacity, biological phenotype, and drug resistance of HIV strains isolated from patients failing antiretroviral therapy

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Nicastri, Emanuele, primary, Sarmati, Loredana, additional, d'Ettorre, Gabriella, additional, Palmisano, Lucia, additional, Parisi, Saverio G., additional, Uccella, Ilaria, additional, Rianda, Alessia, additional, Concia, Ercole, additional, Vullo, Vincenzo, additional, Vella, Stefano, additional, and Andreoni, Massimo, additional

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2002
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22. Endocarditis and meningitis associated to nape piercing in a young female: a case report.

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Mariano A, Pisapia R, Abdeddaim A, Taibi C, Rianda A, Vincenzi L, and D'Offizi G

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Adult, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Bacteremia complications, Bacteremia diagnosis, Drug Therapy, Combination, Endocarditis, Bacterial diagnostic imaging, Female, Gentamicins therapeutic use, Humans, Meningitis, Bacterial diagnosis, Oxacillin therapeutic use, Risk Factors, Staphylococcal Infections diagnosis, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Bacteremia microbiology, Body Piercing adverse effects, Endocarditis, Bacterial microbiology, Meningitis, Bacterial microbiology, Staphylococcal Infections complications, Staphylococcus aureus isolation & purification
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Body piercing is a social phenomenon on the rise especially among young people. This procedure may be complicated by serious bacterial and viral infections. We report a case of Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis and meningitis arising from the site of a nape piercing, after its removal. A 21-year-old Italian female was admitted to hospital with neurological impairment and sepsis. A diagnosis of endocarditis associated with meningitis by S. aureus, complicated by septic emboli in the brain, retina, skin and kidney, was formulated on the basis of modified Duke's criteria. The likely port-of-entry was the site of a nape piercing, removed two months before. In view of the widespread practice of body piercing, provision of correct and timely information concerning the associated serious risks is now imperative. Such information should emphasise the option for antibiotic prophylaxis, and the importance of careful local hygiene, even after piercing removal.

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2015

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