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Performance of two commercial blood IFN-γ release assays for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in patient candidates for anti-TNF-α treatment by Bocchino, M., Matarese, A., Bellofiore, B., Giacomelli, P., Santoro, G., Balato, N., Castiglione, F., Scarpa, R., Perna, F., Signoriello, G., Galati, D., Ponticiello, A., Sanduzzi, A.

“…The reactivation of latent tuberculosis (TB) is a major complication of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α inhibitors. Screening for TB infection is recommended…”
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Comparison of tuberculin skin test and interferon-γ assays in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis who are candidates for antitumour necrosis factor-α therapy by Balato, N., Ayala, F., Gaudiello, F., Monfrecola, G., Cimmino, G., Ponticiello, A., Bocchino, M., Matarese, A., Sanduzzi, A.

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Natural killer cells in Bal and peripheral blood of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) by Esposito, I, Perna, F, Ponticiello, A, Perrella, M, Gilli, M, Sanduzzi, A

“…Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis/ Usual Interstitial Pneumonia (IPF/UIP) represents the most important interstitial pneumonia. ATh2 cytokine pathway predominance,…”
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Carcinoembryonic antigen mRNA analysis detects micrometastatic cells in blood from lung cancer patients by Castaldo, G, Tomaiuolo, R, Sanduzzi, A, Ponticiello, A, Marchetiello, I, Salvatore, F

“…The current authors previously identified circulating cells expressing carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) in 80% of lung cancer…”
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An acute bronchodilator test with tiotropium or salmeterol does not allow a subdivision of patients according to responses by Matera, M G, Sanduzzi, A, Ponticiello, A, Vatrella, A, Salzillo, A, Cazzola, M

“…The possibility that individual chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients respond better to either tiotropium or salmeterol has been suggested and…”
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Lung cancer metastatic cells detected in blood by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction and dot-blot analysis by Castaldo, G, Tomaiuolo, R, Sanduzzi, A, Bocchino, M L, Ponticiello, A, Barra, E, Vitale, D, Bariffi, F, Sacchetti, L, Salvatore, F

“…We analyzed the blood of patients with lung cancer at different stages of presentation for the presence of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) mRNA detected by…”
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Serum eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) as a marker of disease activity and treatment efficacy in seasonal asthma by Vatrella, A, Ponticiello, A, Parrella, R, Romano, L, Zofra, S, DiLeva, A, Bariffi, F

“…This study was carried out to determine whether serum eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) represents a sensitive marker for disease activity in atopic asthmatic…”
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P53 immunohistochemistry can identify bronchial dysplastic lesions proceeding to lung cancer: a prospective study by Ponticiello, A, Barra, E, Giani, U, Bocchino, M, Sanduzzi, A

“…Dysplasia is an important step in bronchial carcinogenesis and smokers present more dysplastic lesions than nonsmokers. These lesions not always lead to…”
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Demographic risk factors and lymphocyte populations in patients with tuberculosis and their healthy contacts by PONTICIELLO, A, PERNA, F, STURKENBOOM, M. C. J. M, MARCHETIELLO, I, BOCCHINO, M, SANDUZZI, A

“…SETTING: Campania, a southern region of Italy, and the Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Monaldi Hospital, University 'Federico II', Naples.OBJECTIVE: To…”
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Risk factors for tuberculosis infection and disease by Ponticiello, A, Mazzarella, G, Gilli, M, Pisanti, C, Sanduzzi, A

“…We conducted a prospective study among patients with newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis and their close contacts to identify clinical and socio-economic…”
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Epidemiology of lower respiratory tract infections by Bariffi, F, Sanduzzi, A, Ponticiello, A

“…The aim of this review is to focus on the epidemiology of lower respiratory tract infections, the etiology, prognosis and risk factors, dividing these problems…”
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Tuberculosis and lung cancer. An interesting case study by Mariani, F, Bocchino, M, Cappelli, G, Persechini, T, Colizzi, V, Bonanno, E, Ponticiello, A, Sanduzzi, A

“…This report describes the case of a patient with lung cancer who completely recovered when he was suffering from tuberculosis. Since bacillus Calmette-Guerin…”
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Cerebrospinal fluid beta-2-microglobulin in multiple sclerosis and AIDS dementia complex by Carrieri, P B, Indaco, A, Maiorino, A, Buscaino, G A, Ponticiello, A, Liberti, A, Perrella, O

“…Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum concentrations of beta-2-microglobulin (beta-2-m) were evaluated in 19 patients with clinically definite multiple sclerosis…”
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Protective effect of levodropropizine against cough induced by inhalation of nebulized distilled water in patients with obstructive lung disease by Bariffi, F, Tranfa, C, Vatrella, A, Ponticiello, A

“…Levodropropizine is a recently developed, peripherally active antitussive agent which is widely used in clinical practice. In order to obtain further…”
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Effect of twelve-months therapy with oral ambroxol in preventing exacerbations in patients with COPD. Double-blind, randomized, multicenter, placebo-controlled study (the AMETHIST Trial) by Malerba, Mario, Ponticiello, Antonio, Radaeli, Alessandro, Bensi, Giuliano, Grassi, Vittorio

“…The objective of this prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter parallel-group study was to evaluate the effect of long-term…”
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Performance of two commercial blood IFN-[gamma] release assays for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in patient candidates for anti-TNF-[alpha] treatment by Bocchino, M, Matarese, A, Bellofiore, B, Giacomelli, P, Santoro, G, Balato, N, Castiglione, F, Scarpa, R, Perna, F, Signoriello, G, Galati, D, Ponticiello, A, Sanduzzi, A

“…The reactivation of latent tuberculosis (TB) is a major complication of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α inhibitors. Screening for TB infection is recommended…”
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Bronchodilating effects of salmeterol, theophylline and their combination in patients with moderate to severe asthma by Vatrella, Alessandro, Ponticiello, Antonio, Pelaia, Girolamo, Parrella, Roberto, Cazzola, Mario

“…Ten patients with moderate to severe asthma (mean FEV1±SD: 57.3±5.8% of predicted) participated in this 4-day single-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover…”
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Analysis of local T lymphocyte subsets upon stimulation with intravesical BCG: A model to study tuberculosis immunity by Ponticiello, Antonio, Perna, Francesco, Maione, Sabato, Stradolini, Marino, Testa, Gianfranco, Terrazzano, Giuseppe, Ruggiero, Giuseppina, Malerba, Mario, Sanduzzi, Alessandro

“…Cell-mediated immune response can control tuberculosis infection. A significant role for immune cells like CD4, CD8 and γδ T lymphocytes have been recognized,…”
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Performance of two commercial blood IFN-y release assays for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in patient candidates for anti-TNF-α treatment by BOCCHINO, M, MATARESE, A, GALATI, D, PONTICIELLO, A, SANDUZZI, A, BELLOFIORE, B, GIACOMELLI, P, SANTORO, G, BALATO, N, CASTIGLIONE, F, SCARPA, R, PERNA, F, SIGNORIELLO, G

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Deprivation, Immigration and Tuberculosis Incidence in Naples, 1996-2000 by Ponticiello, Antonio, Sturkenboom, Miriam C. J. M., Simonetti, Andrea, Ortolani, Rosanna, Malerba, Mario, Sanduzzi, Alessandro

“…Most of the tuberculosis cases in Campania occur in Naples, the biggest city in the South of Italy with the highest unemployment and immigration rates…”
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