Search Results - "Balloco, Cinzia"

Prevalence and follow-up of occult HCV infection in an Italian population free of clinically detectable infectious liver disease by De Marco, Laura, Manzini, Paola, Trevisan, Morena, Gillio-Tos, Anna, Danielle, Franca, Balloco, Cinzia, Pizzi, Alessandra, De Filippo, Eleonora, D'Antico, Sergio, Violante, Beatrice, Valfrè, Adriano, Curti, Franco, Merletti, Franco, Richiardi, Lorenzo

“…Occult hepatitis C virus infection (OCI) is a recently described phenomenon characterized by undetectable levels of HCV-RNA in serum/plasma by current…”
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Detection of human cytomegalovirus in transbronchial biopsies from lung transplant recipients by Costa, Cristina, Curtoni, Antonio, Sidoti, Francesca, Balloco, Cinzia, Simeone, Salvatore, Mantovani, Samantha, Piasentin Alessio, Elsa, Libertucci, Daniela, Delsedime, Luisa, Solidoro, Paolo, Baldi, Sergio, Cavallo, Rossana

“…The role of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) in lung transplantation (LT) and drawbacks related to viral quantification in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) underline…”
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Evaluation of CMV-specific cellular immune response by EliSPOT assay in kidney transplant patients by Costa, Cristina, Balloco, Cinzia, Sidoti, Francesca, Mantovani, Samantha, Rittà, Massimo, Piceghello, Andrea, Fop, Fabrizio, Messina, Maria, Cavallo, Rossana

“…Highlights • CMV-specific T-cell response is associated to lower occurrence of infection. • Seronegativity and prophylaxis are associated to lack of adequate…”
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Evaluation of CMV DNA in dried blood spot by Bottino, Paolo, Balloco, Cinzia, Rittà, Massimo, Bianco, Gabriele, Sidoti, Francesca, Cavallo, Rossana, Costa, Cristina

“…Cytomegalovirus is the primary viral cause of congenital infection. However, diagnosis may be difficult for clinical and technical reasons. Currently,…”
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Pre-transplant assessment of CMV-specific immune response by Elispot assay in kidney transplant recipients by Rittà, Massimo, Costa, Cristina, Sidoti, Francesca, Ballocco, Cinzia, Ranghino, Andrea, Messina, Maria, Biancone, Luigi, Cavallo, Rossana

“…Cytomegalovirus (CMV) primary infection or re-activation in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, with…”
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Comparison of two nucleic acid extraction and testing systems for HCMV-DNA detection and quantitation on whole blood specimens from transplant patients by Costa, Cristina, Mantovani, Samantha, Balloco, Cinzia, Sidoti, Francesca, Fop, Fabrizio, Cavallo, Rossana

“…Quantitative detection of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) DNA on whole blood is currently the primary choice for virological monitoring in transplant patients and…”
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Evaluation of polyomavirus BK reactivation in lupus patients who underwent kidney transplantation by Cristina Costa, Giovanni Antonio Touscoz, Francesca Sidoti, Franca Sinesi, Daniela Re, Cinzia Balloco, Elsa Piasentin Alessio, Maria Messina, Giuseppe Paolo Segoloni, Rossana Cavallo

“…Background. A pathogenic role for polyomavirus BK in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been proposed, however no study evaluated the occurrence of BK…”
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Surveillance of polyomavirus BK in relation to immunosuppressive therapy in kidney transplantation by Cristina Costa, Francesca Sidoti, Cinzia Balloco, Salvatore Simeone, Elsa Piasentin Alessio, Giovanni Antonio Touscoz, Maria Messina, Giuseppe Paolo Segoloni, Rossana Cavallo

“…Introduction. Reactivation of polyomavirus BK in kidney transplant recipients has been associated to the development of nephropathy (polyomavirus-associated…”
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Evaluation of HCMV on transbronchial biopsies in lung transplant recipients by Cristina Costa, Antonio Curtoni, Francesca Sidoti, Cinzia Balloco, Franca Sinesi, Elsa Piasentin Alessio, Luisa Delsedime, Paolo Solidoro, Sergio Baldi, Rossana Cavallo

“…Introduction. Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) can cause direct and indirect effects in lung transplant recipients. Virological monitoring is usually performed by…”
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