Search Results - "El Hamad, Issa"

HIV infection among illegal migrants, Italy, 2004-2007 by Pezzoli, Maria Chiara, Hamad, Issa El, Scarcella, Carmelo, Vassallo, Francesco, Speziani, Fabrizio, Cristini, Graziella, Scolari, Carla, Suligoi, Barbara, Luzi, Anna Maria, Bernasconi, Daniela, Lichtner, Miriam, Cassara, Giuseppina, Manca, Nino, Carosi, Giampiero, Castelli, Francesco

“…To determine HIV prevalence and place of exposure for illegal migrants in Italy, we tested 3,003 illegal adult migrants for HIV; 29 (0.97%) were HIV positive…”
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Consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on the continuum of care in a cohort of people living with HIV followed in a single center of Northern Italy by Quiros-Roldan, Eugenia, Magro, Paola, Carriero, Canio, Chiesa, Annacarla, El Hamad, Issa, Tratta, Elena, Fazio, Raffaella, Formenti, Beatrice, Castelli, Francesco

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals faced increasing pressure, where people living with HIV risked to either acquire SARS-CoV-2 and to interrupt the HIV…”
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Point‐of‐Care Screening, Prevalence, and Risk Factors for Hepatitis B Infection Among 3,728 Mainly Undocumented Migrants From Non‐EU Countries in Northern Italy by El‐Hamad, Issa, Pezzoli, Maria Chiara, Chiari, Erika, Scarcella, Carmelo, Vassallo, Francesco, Puoti, Massimo, Ciccaglione, Anna, Ciccozzi, Massimo, Scalzini, Alfredo, Castelli, Francesco

“…Background Screening migrants from areas where hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is endemic is important to implement preventive measures in Europe. The aim of…”
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High HIV-1 diversity in immigrants resident in Italy (2008–2017) by Maggiorella, Maria Teresa, Sanarico, Nunzia, Brindicci, Gaetano, Monno, Laura, Santoro, Carmen Rita, Coppola, Nicola, Cuomo, Nunzia, Azzurri, Annalisa, Cesario, Francesco, Luciani, Filippo, El-Hamad, Issa, D’Ettorre, Gabriella, Turriziani, Ombretta, Mazzuti, Laura, Poggi, Alessandra, Vichi, Francesca, Mariabelli, Elisa, Surace, Lorenzo, Berardelli, Giuseppina, Picconi, Orietta, Cenci, Alessandra, Sernicola, Leonardo, Rovetto, Claudia, Fulgenzi, Domenico, Belli, Roberto, Salvi, Emanuela, Zeo, Patrizia Di, Borsetti, Alessandra, Ridolfi, Barbara, Losappio, Ruggero, Zoboli, Fabio, Schietroma, Ivan, Cella, Eleonora, Angeletti, Silvia, Ciccozzi, Massimo, D’Amato, Stefania, Ensoli, Barbara, Buttò, Stefano

“…The proportion of new diagnoses of HIV infection in immigrants residing in Italy raised from 11% in 1992 to 29.7% in 2018. To investigate the HIV clades…”
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Screening for Tuberculosis Infection among Migrants: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in the Italian Context by Russo, Giulia, Marchese, Valentina, Formenti, Beatrice, Cimaglia, Claudia, Di Rosario, Gianluca, Cristini, Irene, Magro, Paola, El-Hamad, Issa, Cirillo, Daniela Maria, Girardi, Enrico, Matteelli, Alberto

“…Screening of tuberculosis infection (TBI) among migrants from high-incidence countries is a cornerstone of tuberculosis control in low-incidence countries…”
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Fragmentation of Healthcare Services as a Possible Determinant of the Low Completion for the Tuberculosis Cascade of Prevention among Asylum Seekers: Results from a Prospective Study with Historical Comparison by Marchese, Valentina, Zanotti, Paola, Cimaglia, Claudia, Rossi, Benedetta, Formenti, Beatrice, Magro, Paola, Gulletta, Maurizio, Stancanelli, Giovanna, El-Hamad, Issa, Girardi, Enrico, Cirillo, Daniela Maria, Castelli, Francesco, Matteelli, Alberto

“…Background: Effective screening for tuberculosis infection (TBI) among asylum seekers (AS) is crucial for tuberculosis (TB) elimination in low incidence…”
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Dead Blood under My Skin by EI-HAMAD, Issa, SCARCELLA, Carmelo, CHIARA PEZZOLI, Maria, RICCI, Antonella, CASTELLI, Francesco

“…The diagnostic attitude of western physicians toward migrants' complaints is often an unstable balance between the obstinate search for exotic tropical…”
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CD4+ T cell evolution and predictors of its trend before and after tenofovir/didanosine backbone in the presence of sustained undetectable HIV plasma viral load by Torti, Carlo, Lapadula, Giuseppe, Barreiro, Pablo, Soriano, Vicente, Mandalia, Sundhiya, De Silvestri, Annalisa, Suter, Fredy, Maggiolo, Franco, Antinori, Andrea, Antonucci, Francesco, Maserati, Renato, El Hamad, Issa, Pierotti, Piera, Sighinolfi, Laura, Migliorino, Guglielmo, Ladisa, Nicoletta, Carosi, Giampiero

“…Background Tenofovir with full-dose didanosine has been associated with paradoxical CD4 + T cell decrease despite virological suppression. We investigated…”
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Prevalence and Incidence of Syphilis Among South American Transgender Sex Workers in Northern Italy by SALERI, NUCCIA, GRAIFEMBERGHI, SEVERO, HAMAD, ISSA EL, MINELLI, ALICE, MAGRI, SILVIA, MATTEELLI, ALBERTO

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An alcohol-acid resistant backache by El-Hamad, Issa, Scarcella, Carmelo, Pezzoli, Maria Chiara, Bergamaschi, Viviana

“…We reported the case of a Pakistani young man, illegally residing in Italy, complaining for chronic backache. X-ray was negative, while the blood test revealed…”
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Screening for active and latent tuberculosis among asylum seekers in Italy: A retrospective cohort analysis by Pontarelli, Agostina, Marchese, Valentina, Scolari, Carla, Capone, Susanna, El-Hamad, Issa, Donato, Francesco, Moioli, Rolando, Girardi, Enrico, Cirillo, Daniela Maria, Castelli, Francesco, Matteelli, Alberto

“…The World Health Organization conditionally recommends systematic screening of tuberculosis (TB) and Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) among asylum seekers…”
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Xpert MTB/RIF as add-on test to microscopy in a low tuberculosis incidence setting by Sulis, Giorgia, Agliati, Angelica, Pinsi, Gabriele, Bozzola, Giordano, Foccoli, Pierfranco, Gulletta, Maurizio, Caligaris, Silvio, Tomasoni, Lina R, El-Hamad, Issa, Matteelli, Alberto

“…Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health concern worldwide. Early diagnosis, universal access to drug susceptibility testing and prompt initiation of…”
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Immunological Evolution of a Cohort of HIV-2 Infected Patients: Peculiarities of an Underestimated Infection by Fumarola, Benedetta, Calza, Stefano, Renzetti, Stefano, El Hamad, Issa, Pezzoli, Maria C, Izzo, Ilaria, Degli Antoni, Melania, Chiesa, Annacarla, De Francesco, Maria, Quiros-Roldan, Eugenia, Caruso, Arnaldo, Castelli, Francesco, Focà, Emanuele

“…Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 2 (HIV-2) affects a minority of patients in Italy; nevertheless, the increasing migratory flow from higher prevalence areas…”
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Migration and chronic noncommunicable diseases: is the paradigm shifting? by Castelli, Francesco, Tomasoni, Lina R, El Hamad, Issa

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Molecular epidemiology and phylogenetic analysis of Hepatitis B virus in a group of migrants in Italy by Villano, Umbertina, Lo Presti, Alessandra, Equestre, Michele, Cella, Eleonora, Pisani, Giulio, Giovanetti, Marta, Bruni, Roberto, Tritarelli, Elena, Amicosante, Massimo, Grifoni, Alba, Scarcella, Carmelo, El-Hamad, Issa, Pezzoli, Maria Chiara, Angeletti, Silvia, Silvia, Angeletti, Ciccaglione, Anna Rita, Ciccozzi, Massimo

“…Hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) is widespread and it is considered a major health problem worldwide. The global distribution of HBV varies significantly…”
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Erratum to: Molecular epidemiology and phylogenetic analysis of Hepatitis B virus in a group of migrants in Italy by Villano, Umbertina, Lo Presti, Alessandra, Equestre, Michele, Cella, Eleonora, Pisani, Giulio, Giovanetti, Marta, Bruni, Roberto, Tritarelli, Elena, Amicosante, Massimo, Grifoni, Alba, Scarcella, Carmelo, El-Hamad, Issa, Pezzoli, Maria Chiara, Angeletti, Silvia, Ciccaglione, Anna Rita, Ciccozzi, Massimo

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Lopinavir pharmacokinetic profiles in HIV-infected patients during rifabutin-based anti-mycobacterial therapy by MATTEELLI, Alberto, VILLANI, Paola, REGAZZI, Mario, CARVALHO, Anna Cristina C, EL-HAMAD, Issa, CUSATO, Maria, APOSTOLI, Alessandra, MARCANTONI, Claudio, CALABRESI, Alessandra, DAL ZOPPO, Sarah, BIGONI, Sara

“…To evaluate the pharmacokinetic profile of ritonavir-boosted lopinavir in HIV-infected patients during rifabutin-based anti-mycobacterial therapy. A…”
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Italian guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents and the diagnostic-clinical management of HIV-1 infected persons. Update 2015 by Antinori, Andrea, Marcotullio, Simone, Andreoni, Massimo, Chirianni, Antonio, d'Arminio Monforte, Antonella, Di Biagio, Antonio, Galli, Massimo, Mazzotta, Francesco, Mussini, Cristina, Puoti, Massimo, Lazzarin, Adriano

“…This publication summarizes the latest updates to the 2014 version of the Italian Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral drugs. In particular, new…”
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Preterm Delivery Risk in Migrants in Italy : An Observational Prospective Study by SOSTA, Elena, TOMASONI, Lina R, FRUSCA, Tiziana, TRIGLIA, Maria, PIRALI, Francesco, EL HAMAD, Issa, CASTELLI, Francesco

“…Various studies have ascertained different birth outcomes between resident and migrant populations in western countries. Considering preterm delivery (<37…”
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QuantiFERON® -TB Gold test in the identification of latent tuberculosis infection in immigrants by Carvalho, Anna C.C, Pezzoli, Maria Chiara, El-Hamad, Issa, Arce, Patricia, Bigoni, Sara, Scarcella, Carmelo, Indelicato, Anna Maria, Scolari, Carla, Carosi, Giampiero, Matteelli, Alberto

“…Summary Background The identification and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among immigrants are an effective strategy for TB control in…”
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