Search Results - "Mura, M. S."

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an emerging comorbidity in HIV-infected patients in the HAART era? by Madeddu, G., Fois, A. G., Calia, G. M., Babudieri, S., Soddu, V., Becciu, F., Fiori, M. L., Spada, V., Lovigu, C., Mannazzu, M., Caddeo, A., Piras, B., Pirina, P., Mura, M. S.

“…Purpose The objective of our study was to evaluate the presence of respiratory symptoms and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a human…”
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Correlates of HIV, HBV, and HCV infections in a prison inmate population: Results from a multicentre study in Italy by Babudieri, S., Longo, B., Sarmati, L., Starnini, G., Dori, L., Suligoi, B., Carbonara, S., Monarca, R., Quercia, G., Florenzano, G., Novati, S., Sardu, A., Iovinella, V., Casti, A., Romano, A., Uccella, I., Maida, I., Brunetti, B., Mura, M.S., Andreoni, M., Rezza, G.

“…A cross‐sectional study was undertaken on the correlates of infection for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis viruses B and C (HBV and HCV) in…”
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Interferon-γ release assay in people infected with immunodeficiency virus by Bua, A., Molicotti, P., Ruggeri, M., Madeddu, G., Ferrandu, G., Mura, M.S., Zanetti, S.

“…The present study aimed to use QuantiFERON TB Gold in tube (Cellestis Limited, Carnegie, Victoria, Australia) as a tool for the screening for tubercular…”
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Hepatitis E virus and hepatitis A virus exposures in an apparently healthy high-risk population in Italy by Rapicetta, M., Monarca, R., Kondili, L. A., Chionne, P., Madonna, E., Madeddu, G., Soddu, A., Candido, A., Carbonara, S., Mura, M. S., Starnini, G., Babudieri, S.

“…Purpose The prevalence of anti-hepatitis E virus (HEV) and anti-hepatitis A virus (HAV), as well as the possible links with socio-demographic and other viral…”
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Profile of patients triply infected with HIV and the hepatitis B and C viruses in the HAART era by Maida, I, Ríos, M J, Pérez-Saleme, L, Ramos, B, Soriano, V, Pegram, P S, Mura, M S, Sánchez-Margalet, V, Saldívar-Cornejo, I, Wilkin, A, Babudieri, S, Núñez, M

“…HIV-HCV-HBV-coinfected patients were assessed to characterize the viral interactions in the setting of HIV coinfection and in the HAART era. All positive…”
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Bone mass loss and vitamin D metabolism impairment in HIV patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy by Madeddu, Giordano, Spanu, A, Solinas, P, Calia, G M, Lovigu, C, Chessa, F, Mannazzu, M, Falchi, A, Mura, M S, Madeddu, Giuseppe

“…Given the few controversial data about the effect of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) on bone mass in HIV patients, we investigated whether a…”
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Acute respiratory distress syndrome due to influenza virus A/H1N1v in a patient with HIV/HCV co-infection by Madeddu, G, Rezza, G, Fois, A G, Naitana, A G V, Piredda, G, Pirina, P, Mura, M S

“…The clinical severity of human infection with the novel influenza virus A/H1N1v has not been completely defined, especially in HIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV)…”
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Two Cases of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in Sardinia, Italy Confirmed by PCR by MASTRANDREA, S., MURA, M.S, TOLA, S., PATTA, C., TANDA, A., PORCU, R., MASALA, G.

“…:  In this work we report the first two cases of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) in Sardinia. In early September 2004, a 69‐year‐old woman (patient 1)…”
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Different impact of NNRTI and PI-including HAART on bone mineral density loss in HIV-infected patients by Madeddu, G, Spanu, A, Solinas, P, Babudieri, S, Calia, G M, Lovigu, C, Mannazzu, M, Nuvoli, S, Piras, B, Bagella, P, Mura, M S, Madeddu, G

“…To evaluate the changes in Bone Mineral Density (BMD) and bone remodelling markers in a group of HIV patients treated with HAART and controlled in a long…”
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HPV infection in HIV-positive females: the need for cervical cancer screening including HPV-DNA detection despite successful HAART by Madeddu, G, Mameli, G, Capobianco, G, Babudieri, S, Maida, I, Bagella, P, Rocca, G, Cherchi, P L, Sechi, L A, Zanetti, S, Nunnari, G, Dessole, S, Mura, M S

“…To identify the presence of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection and evaluate the role of Highly Active Antiretroviral Treatment (HAART) in patients with…”
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Molecular typing of non-typhoid Salmonella strains isolated from hiv-infected patients with recurrent salmonellosis by RUBINO, S, SPANU, L, MANNAZZU, M, SCHIAFFINO, A, MURA, M. S, CAPPUCCINELLI, P, ACETI, A

“…The epidemiology of recurrent salmonellosis in HIV-infected patients remains poorly understood. Although most episodes of recurrent disease are believed to be…”
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Bacterial Community Acquired Pneumonia in HIV-Infected Inpatients in the Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Era by Madeddu, G., Porqueddu, E. M., Cambosu, F., Saba, F., Fois, A. G., Pirina, P., Mura, M. S.

“…Introduction: Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has deeply modified HIV/AIDS related morbidity and mortality. However, bacterial community acquired…”
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The changing face of the HIV epidemic in Northern Sardinia: increased diagnoses among pregnant women by Madeddu, G, Calia, G M, Lovigu, C, Mannazzu, M, Maida, I, Babudieri, S, Campus, M L, Rezza, G, Mura, M S

“…Combination antiretroviral therapy has reduced both HIV/AIDS related morbidity and mortality. However, while the number of new AIDS diagnosis progressively…”
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Incidence of Neutropenia and Infections During Combination Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C with Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2a or Alfa-2b Plus Ribavirin by Antonini, M. G., Babudieri, S., Maida, I., Baiguera, C., Zanini, B., Fenu, L., Dettori, G., Manno, D., Mura, M. S., Carosi, G., Puoti, M.

“…Background: Combination therapy with pegylated interferon (peginterferon) plus ribavirin is associated with several side effects, including neutropenia and…”
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Proteomic characterization of hepatitis C eradication: Enzyme switch in the healing liver by Babudieri, S, Soddu, A, Nieddu, P, Tanca, A, Madeddu, G, Addis, M.F, Pagnozzi, D, Cossu-Rocca, P, Massarelli, G, Dore, M.P, Uzzau, S, Mura, M.S

“…Abstract Lipid pathway impairment, decrease in the antioxidant pool and downregulation in amino-acid metabolism are just some of the metabolic variations…”
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Identification of HIV patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis using urine based polymerase chain reaction assay by Aceti, Antonio, Zanetti, Stefania, Mura, Maria S, Sechi, Leonardo A, Turrini, Franco, Saba, Franca, Babudieri, Sergio, Mannu, Franca, Fadda, Giovanni

“…BACKGROUND Despite the increased dissemination of tuberculosis among HIV infected patients, the diagnosis is difficult to establish. Traditional…”
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A young woman with hepatitis after a sore throat by Aceti, A, Mura, M S, Babudieri, S, Bacciu, S A

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Serum leptin and bone metabolism in HIV patients treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy by Madeddu, Giordano, Spanu, A, Chessa, F, Calia, G M, Lovigu, C, Mannazzu, M, Falchi, A, Sanna, D, Mura, M S, Madeddu, Giuseppe

“…The role of leptin in bone metabolism has not yet been fully elucidated and results remain controversial. We investigated whether changes in serum leptin…”
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Alendronate reduces bone resorption in HIV-associated osteopenia/osteoporosis by Guaraldi, G, Orlando, G, Madeddu, G, Vescini, F, Ventura, P, Campostrini, S, Mura, M S, Parise, N, Caudarella, R, Esposito, R

“…To evaluate the effects of alendronate, vitamin D, and calcium supplementation on bone metabolism and bone mineral density (BMD) in both HIV-infected men and…”
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Antiretroviral-associated portal hypertension : a new clinical condition? Prevalence, predictors and outcome by MAIDA, Ivana, GARCIA-GASCO, Pilar, GARCIA-SAMANIEGO, Javier, SORIANO, Vincent, SOTGIU, Giovanni, RIOS, Maria José, VISPO, Maria Eugenia, MARTIN-CARBONERO, Luz, BARREIRO, Pablo, MURA, Maria Stella, BABUDIERI, Sergio, ALBERTOS, Sonia

“…Cases of severe unexplained liver disease in HIV-infected individuals have recently been reported and are often associated with exposure to didanosine (ddl)…”
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