Search Results - "Prestileo, Tullio"
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The Micro-Elimination Approach to Eliminating Hepatitis C: Strategic and Operational Considerations
Published in Seminars in liver disease (01-08-2018)“…The introduction of efficacious new hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatments galvanized the World Health Organization to define ambitious targets for eliminating HCV…”
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Direct-acting antivirals after successful treatment of early hepatocellular carcinoma improve survival in HCV-cirrhotic patients
Published in Journal of hepatology (01-08-2019)“…[Display omitted] •DAAs improve survival in patients with HCV-related early HCC that has been successfully treated.•The improvement in survival seems to be…”
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From Undetectable Equals Untransmittable (U=U) to Breastfeeding: Is the Jump Short?
Published in Infectious disease reports (25-03-2022)“…Background: Vertical transmission of HIV infection may occur during pregnancy, at childbirth or through breastfeeding. Recommendations on the safety of…”
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Is Transient Elastography Needed for Noninvasive Assessment of High-Risk Varices? The REAL Experience
Published in The American journal of gastroenterology (01-08-2019)“…The Baveno VI consensus guidelines and an expanded algorithm suggest that transient elastography (TE) and platelet (PLT) count can be used to identify patients…”
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Liver and cardiovascular mortality after hepatitis C virus eradication by DAA: Data from RESIST‐HCV cohort
Published in Journal of viral hepatitis (01-08-2021)“…Real‐world evidence on the course of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) chronic liver disease after Sustained Virologic Response (SVR) obtained with direct‐acting…”
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Women Living with HIV in Italian Prison Settings: Results from the Gender-Specific ROSE Network
Published in Viruses (01-02-2023)“…Incarcerated women are a minority in the Italian prison population. The lack of prevention and awareness of HIV infection and the lack of access to treatment…”
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PNPLA3 and TLL-1 Polymorphisms as Potential Predictors of Disease Severity in Patients With COVID-19
Published in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology (23-06-2021)“…Albeit the pathogenesis of COVID-19 remains unclear, host’s genetic polymorphisms in genes involved in infection and reinfection, inflammation, or immune…”
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Tuberculosis among Migrant Populations in Sicily: A Field Report
Published in Journal of tropical medicine (2021)“…Background. In the EU, tuberculosis (TB) mainly affects vulnerable people, including migrants. From 2014 to 2017, we have estimated the frequency of both…”
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Management of HCV infection in the penitentiary setting in the direct-acting antivirals era: practical recommendations from an expert panel
Published in Infection (01-04-2017)“…Background The prevalence of HCV infection is higher among prisoners than in the general population. The introduction of HCV direct-acting antivirals (DAA)…”
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When to start highly active antiretroviral therapy in chronically HIV-infected patients : evidence from the ICONA study
Published in AIDS (London) (25-05-2001)“…To compare the response to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in individuals starting HAART at different CD4 cell counts. The mean increase in CD4…”
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Incidence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients With HCV-Associated Cirrhosis Treated With Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents
Published in Gastroenterology (New York, N.Y. 1943) (01-08-2018)“…Studies have produced conflicting results of the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with hepatitis C virus–associated cirrhosis treated…”
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WED-457-YI Eliminating hcv infection from prisons in Sicily: the sintesi project ()
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Tuberculosis and COVID-19 co-infection: description of the global cohort
Published in The European respiratory journal (01-03-2022)“…Information on tuberculosis (TB) and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is still limited. The aim of this study was to describe the features of the…”
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Treating and caring for migrant populations suffering from infectious diseases: the experience of the hub&spoke network set up by the Civico Benfratelli ARNAS Hospital in Palermo (Sicily Region, Southern Italy)
Published in Epidemiologia e prevenzione (01-07-2024)“…This paper describes the experience carried out in a general hospital, implemented in collaboration with a city network of associations involved in the care of…”
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Feasibility and efficacy of 8 week Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir to treat incarcerated viraemic HCV patients: A case‐control study
Published in Liver international (01-02-2021)“…Inmates have higher HCV prevalence than general population, representing a fundamental step towards HCV eradication. Our aim was to compare 8‐week…”
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Effectiveness of a screening program for HBV, HCV, and HIV infections in African migrants to Sicily
Published in Digestive and liver disease (01-06-2022)“…Migrants from Africa are vulnerable to viral infections during their journey. Migrants who arrived in western Sicily were offered early screening for hepatitis…”
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WED-336 RESIST-NASH: a regional network for identification and referral of masld patients at risk for liver fibrosis
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High levels of postmigration HIV acquisition within nine European countries
Published in AIDS (London) (10-09-2017)“…OBJECTIVE:We aimed to estimate the proportion of postmigration HIV acquisition among HIV-positive migrants in Europe. DESIGN:To reach HIV-positive migrants, we…”
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SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load, IFNλ Polymorphisms and the Course of COVID-19: An Observational Study
Published in Journal of clinical medicine (15-10-2020)“…The course of SARS-CoV-2 infection ranges from asymptomatic to a multiorgan disease. In this observational study, we investigated SARS-CoV-2 infected subjects…”
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Treatment with direct-acting antivirals in a multicenter cohort of HCV-infected inmates in Italy
Published in The International journal of drug policy (01-09-2018)“…People who are incarcerated have a significantly higher prevalence of HCV infection than the general population. Given their high-risk behavior, they represent…”
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