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Five-Year Retrospective Italian Multicenter Study of Visceral Leishmaniasis Treatment by DI MASI, Francesco, URSINI, Tamara, COLOMBA, Claudia, MARAZZI, Maria Grazia, TODARO, Giovanni, TORDINI, Giacinta, ZANELLI, Giacomo, CENDERELLO, Giovanni, ACONE, Nicola, POLILLI, Ennio, MIGLIORE, Simona, ALMI, Paolo, IANNECE, Maria Donata, PIZZIGALLO, Eligio, SAGNELLI, Evangelista, MAZZOTTA, Francesco, RUSSO, Rosario, MANZOLI, Lamberto, PARRUTI, Giustino, CHIANURA, Leonardo, BALDASSO, Francesco, FOTI, Giuseppe, DI GREGORIO, Pietro, CASABIANCA, Angelo, STORACI, Nunzio, NIGRO, Luciano

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Visceral Leishmaniasis in an Italian Heart Recipient: First Case Report by Larocca, Licia, MD, MSc, Rosa, Rosario La, MD, Montineri, Arturo, MD, DTM&H, Iacobello, Carmelo, MD, Brisolese, Valentina, MD, Fatuzzo, Filippo, MD, Nigro, Luciano, MD, DTM&H, MSc

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A Human Case of Hymenolepis diminuta in a Child from Eastern Sicily by Patamia, Ildebrando, University Hospital of Catania, Catania, Italy, Cappello, Elisa, University Hospital of Catania, Catania, Italy, Castellano-Chiodo, Donato, University Hospital of Catania, Catania, Italy, Greco, Filippo, University Hospital of Catania, Catania, Italy, Nigro, Luciano, University Hospital of Catania, Catania, Italy, Cacopardo, Bruno, University Hospital of Catania, Catania, Italy

“…We report a case of Hymenolepis diminuta infection in a 2-year-old child living in a suburban area of Catania, Italy. This case was initially referred to us as…”
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Epidemiology and clinical features of cystic hydatidosis in Western Sicily: a ten-year review by Cappello, Elisa, Cacopardo, Bruno, Caltabiano, Eleonora, Li Volsi, Sigismindo, Chiara, Rosa, Sapienza, Mauro, Nigro, Luciano

“…To assess retrospectively the epidemiological and clinical aspects of cystic echinococcosis (CE) and to evaluate follow-up and response to treatment in…”
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Is BCLC algorithm useful in clinical practice? Study on 164 HCC patients by Trovato, Maria Antonietta, Pesce, Antonio, Sofia, Maria, Montineri, Arturo, Basile, Antonio, Palermo, Filippo, Fatuzzo, Filippo, Nigro, Luciano, Puleo, Stefano

“…The Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) classification has been recently validated as the best system for treatment guidance for hepatocellular carcinoma…”
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Does transient elastography (FibroScan®) have a role in decision making in hepatocellular carcinoma? by Pesce, Antonio, Scilletta, Roberto, Branca, Angela, Nigro, Luciano, Montineri, Arturo, Larocca, Licia, Fatuzzo, Filippo, Castaing, Marine, Puleo, Stefano

“…Abstract Objectives Portal hypertension has been reported as a negative prognostic factor and a relative contraindication for liver resection. This study…”
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Treatment induced seroconversion to HBsAb following HBV reactivation in the immunosuppressed haematology and oncology patient: A clinical survey of 5 cases in Catania, Italy by Montineri, Arturo, Nigro, Luciano, La Rosa, Rosario, Iacobello, Carmelo, Larocca, Licia, Cappello, Elisa, Fiumara, Paolo Fabio, Di Raimondo, Francesco, Fatuzzo, Filippo

“…Abstract Background In onco-haematological patients inactive or occult HBV infection may be reactivated as a result of disease-related immuno-suppression…”
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A Human Case of Hymenolepis diminuta in a Child from Eastern Sicily by Patamia, Ildebrando, Cappello, Elisa, Castellano-Chiodo, Donato, Greco, Filippo, Nigro, Luciano, Cacopardo, Bruno

“…We report a case of Hymenolepis diminuta infection in a 2-year-old child living in a suburban area of Catania, Italy. This case was initially referred to us as…”
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Slower Progression of HIV-1 infection in persons with GB virus C co-infection correlates with an intact T-helper 1 cytokine profile by NUNNARI, Giuseppe, NIGRO, Luciano, PALERMO, Filippo, ATTANASIO, Massimo, BERGER, Annemarie, DOERR, Hans W, POMERANTZ, Roger J, CACOPARDO, Bruno

“…Progression to AIDS is slower in persons infected with both HIV-1 and GB virus C (GBV-C), also known as hepatitis G virus. To compare clinical, virologic, and…”
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Effectiveness of community-based outreach in preventing HIV/AIDS among injecting drug users by Needle, Richard H., Burrows, Dave, Friedman, Samuel R., Dorabjee, Jimmy, Touzé, Graziele, Badrieva, Larissa, Grund, Jean-Paul C., Kumar, Munirathinam Suresh, Nigro, Luciano, Manning, Greg, Latkin, Carl

“…This paper focuses on the evidence for the effectiveness of community-based outreach intervention as one component of a comprehensive HIV prevention model for…”
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Telbivudine use in a patient affected by occult hepatitis B virus and B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma by Montineri, Arturo, Nigro, Luciano, Chiarenza, Annalisa, Larocca, Licia, La Rosa, Rosario, Iacobello, Carmelo, Di Raimondo, Francesco, Fatuzzo, Filippo

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Quantitative Evaluation of Interleukin-12 P40 Gene Expression in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells by Conte, Enrico, Nigro, Luciano, Fagone, Evelina, Drago, Francesco, Cacopardo, Bruno

“…The heterodimeric cytokine IL-12 (composed of a p35 and a p40 subunit) is produced primarily by monocytes, macrophages and B cells. In vitro and in vivo…”
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A placebo-controlled treatment trial of Blastocystis hominis infection with metronidazole by NIGRO, Luciano, LAROCCA, Licia, MASSARELLI, Laura, PATAMIA, Ildebrando, MINNITI, Salvatore, PALERMO, Filippo, CACOPARDO, Bruno

“…Blastocystis hominis, previously considered a harmless yeast, is now classified as a protozoan inhabiting the human intestinal tract. The pathogenicity of B…”
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Gingival ulcers as first manifestation of leishmaniasis and HIV infection by MONTINERI, Arturo, LA ROSA, Rosario, LAROCCA, Licia, BRISOLESE, Valentina, BRANCATI, Giuseppe, FATUZZO, Filippo, NIGRO, Luciano

“…It is well recognized that, during recent years, the incidence of visceral leishmaniasis in Sicily has increased, especially in patients co-infected with HIV…”
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Methadone maintenance and hepatitis C virus infection among injecting drug users by CROFTS, NICK, NIGRO, LUCIANO, OMAN, KIMBERLEY, STEVENSON, ELAINE, SHERMAN, JOHN

“…Harm reduction strategies for the prevention of transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission among injecting drug users (IDUs) have been…”
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Prevalence of HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases among Colombian and Dominican Female Sex Workers Living in Catania, Eastern Sicily by Nigro, Luciano, Larocca, Licia, Celesia, Benedetto M., Montineri, Arturo, Sjoberg, Jane, Caltabiano, Eleonora, Fatuzzo, Filippo

“…Introduction: STDs are a significant cause of illness throughout the world. Female sex workers (FSWs) are commonly perceived as belonging to a social group…”
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Association between raised IL-8 serum levels and resistance to combined peg-interferon plus ribavirin therapy in HCV+ active chronic hepatitis by Cacopardo, Bruno, Nigro, Luciano, Nunnari, Giuseppe, La Medica, Giuseppe, Cappellani, Alessandro, Palermo, Filippo, Cappello, Elisa, Russo, Rosario

“…IL-8 serum levels were measured in a group of 44 patients affected with Chronic Active Hepatitis (CAH) HCV+ at the beginning and end of peg-interferon plus…”
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AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma is more aggressive in women : A study of 54 patients by NASTI, G, SERRAINO, D, RIDOLFO, A, ANTINORI, A, RIZZARDINI, G, ZEROLI, C, NIGRO, L, TAVIO, M, VACCHER, E, TIRELLI, U

“…To describe the epidemiologic and clinical features of AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) in women compared with men. In a retrospective study, within the…”
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Prevalence of antibodies to HHV-8 in the general population and in individuals at risk for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections in Catania, Eastern Sicily by Larocca, Licia, Leto, Daniela, Celesta, Benedetto Maurizio, Maccarone, Santo, Mazza, Carmelo, Cacopardo, Bruno, Nigro, Luciano

“…Human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8) is the putative infectious agent of multifactorial diseases, such as Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), primary effusion lymphoma and…”
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In vitro production of type 1 and type 2 cytokines by peripheral blood mononuclear cells from subjects coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus and Leishmania infantum by Nigro, L, Cacopardo, B, Preiser, W, Braner, J, Cinatl, J, Palermo, F, Russo, R, Doerr, H W, Nunnari, A

“…To explore the type 1 and type 2 cytokine profile in cases coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Leishmania infantum, production of…”
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