Search Results - "TOSTI, M. E"

Large and prolonged food-borne multistate hepatitis A outbreak in Europe associated with consumption of frozen berries, 2013 to 2014 by Severi, E, Verhoef, L, Thornton, L, Guzman-Herrador, B R, Faber, M, Sundqvist, L, Rimhanen-Finne, R, Roque-Afonso, A M, Ngui, S L, Allerberger, F, Baumann-Popczyk, A, Muller, L, Parmakova, K, Alfonsi, V, Tavoschi, L, Vennema, H, Fitzgerald, M, Myrmel, M, Gertler, M, Ederth, J, Kontio, M, Vanbockstael, C, Mandal, S, Sadkowska-Todys, M, Tosti, M E, Schimmer, B, O Gorman, J, Stene-Johansen, K, Wenzel, J J, Jones, G, Balogun, K, Ciccaglione, A R, O' Connor, L, Vold, L, Takkinen, J, Rizzo, C

“…In May 2013, Italy declared a national outbreak of hepatitis A, which also affected several foreign tourists who had recently visited the country. Molecular…”
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Hepatitis B immunity in teenagers vaccinated as infants: an Italian 17-year follow-up study by Spada, E., Romanò, L., Tosti, M.E., Zuccaro, O., Paladini, S., Chironna, M., Coppola, R.C., Cuccia, M., Mangione, R., Marrone, F., Negrone, F.S., Parlato, A., Zamparo, E., Zotti, C.M., Mele, A., Zanetti, A.R.

“…We assessed the persistence of hepatitis B surface antigen antibody (anti-HBs) and immune memory in a cohort of 571 teenagers vaccinated against hepatitis B as…”
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Renal Volume in ADPKD Patient Evaluation by Paone, A., Iorio, F., Di Lullo, Luca, Calvaruso, Luca, Chicca, S., Vitaliano, E., Galliani, M., Tosti, Maria Elena

“…The clinical manifestations of ADPKD are related to the growth of renal cysts. Renal volume has been recognised as the biomarker that is able to identify those…”
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NK/T-cell lymphomas ‘nasal type’: an Italian multicentric retrospective survey by Pagano, L., Gallamini, A., Trapè, G., Fianchi, L., Mattei, D., Todeschini, G., Spadea, A., Cinieri, S., Iannitto, E., Martelli, M., Nosari, A., Bona, E. Di, Tosti, M. E., Petti, M. C., Falcucci, P., Montanaro, M., Pulsoni, A., Larocca, L. M., Leone, G.

“…Objective: To evaluate the clinical characteristics and outcome of NK/T-cell lymphoma ‘nasal type’ developed in Italian patients. Patients: Between 1997 and…”
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Association of intracellular pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in peripheral blood with the clinical or ultrasound indications for carotid endarterectomy in patients with carotid atherosclerosis by Profumo, E, Buttari, B, Tosti, M.E, Siracusano, A, Ortona, E, Margutti, P, Capoano, R, Salvati, B, Riganò, R

“…Early non-invasive diagnostic information would be useful in identifying patients at risk of progressive carotid atherosclerosis, despite an apparently…”
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HBV whole-genome mutation profile in HIV-1/HBV coinfected patients in a long-term follow-up study by Taffon, S., Genovese, D., Blasi, M., Pierotti, P., Degli Esposti, A., Catone, S., Chionne, P., Pulimanti, B., Candido, A., Dettori, S., Tosti, M. E., Argentini, C., Mazzotta, F., Rapicetta, M.

“…Purpose Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1)-infected patients frequently harbour hepatitis B and C viruses (HBV and HCV, respectively). Possible modifications…”
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Acute hepatitis A in Italy: incidence, risk factors and preventive measures by Tosti, M. E., Spada, E., Romanò, L., Zanetti, A., Mele, A.

“…The incidence of, and risk factors for, acute hepatitis A (AHA) were assessed by using data collected from the Italian surveillance system of acute viral…”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Italian national viral hepatitis surveillance: an interrupted time series analysis, 2006–2022 by Russotto, A., Vicentini, C., Ferrigno, L., Crateri, S., Russo, R., Tosti, M.E., Zotti, C.M.

“…This study aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on national surveillance of viral hepatitis in Italy. Interrupted time series analysis. Using an…”
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Hepatitis C virus infection and alanine transaminase levels in the general population: a survey in a southern Italian town by Maio, Giuseppe, D'Argenio, Paolo, Stroffolini, Tommaso, Bozza, Alessandro, Sacco, Lea, Tosti, Maria Elena, Intorcia, Michele, Fossi, Elena, D'Alessio, Giovanna, Kondili, Loreta Anesti, Rapicetta, Maria, Mele, Alfonso

“…Background/Aim: The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence, risk factors and genotype distribution of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the general…”
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An estimate of the current risk of transmitting blood‐borne infections through blood transfusion in Italy by Tosti, M. E., Solinas, S., Prati, D., Salvaneschi, L., Manca, M., Francesconi, M., Ciuffreda, M., Girelli, G., Mele, A.

“…We conducted a retrospective cohort study to estimate the incidence of major blood‐borne agents among Italian blood donors and calculated the risk of infection…”
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Caspofungin for the treatment of candidaemia in patients with haematological malignancies by Pagano, L., Fianchi, L., Fanci, R., Candoni, A., Caira, M., Posteraro, B., Morselli, M., Valentini, C.G., Farina, G., Mitra, M.E., Offidani, M., Sanguinetti, M., Tosti, M.E., Nosari, A., Leone, G., Viale, P.

“…This study was prospectively conducted in 11 haematology divisions over a 2-year period to evaluate the efficacy of caspofungin in 24 neutropenic patients with…”
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Efficacy of hepatitis A vaccine in prevention of secondary hepatitis A infection: a randomised trial by Sagliocca, Luciano, Amoroso, Pietro, Stroffolini, Tommaso, Adamo, Brunella, Tosti, Maria Elena, Lettieri, Gennaro, Esposito, Ciro, Buonocore, Salvatore, Pierri, Paola, Mele, Alfonso

“…Hepatitis A vaccination stops outbreaks of hepatitis A infection, but its efficacy against infection after exposure has not been proven. We investigated the…”
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Secondary acute myeloid leukaemia: results of conventional treatments. Experience of GIMEMA trials by Pagano, L., Pulsoni, A., Vignetti, M., Tosti, M. E., Falcucci, P., Fazi, P., Fianchi, L., Levis, A., Bosi, A., Angelucci, E., Bregni, M., Gabbas, A., Peta, A., Coser, P., Ricciuti, F., Morselli, M., Caira, M., Foà, R., Amadori, S., Mandelli, F., Leone, G.

“…Background: The aim of the study was to evaluate the outcome of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) in patients with a previous malignancy (sAML) treated with chemo-…”
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Screening for hepatocellular carcinoma by De Masi, S, Tosti, M E, Mele, A

“…The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma is high among cirrhotic patients, ranging from 2 to 3% in western cohorts and 6-11% in eastern cohorts. Although only…”
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Feasibility of vaccination in preventing secondary cases of hepatitis A virus infection by Sagliocca, L., Bianco, E., Amoroso, P., Quarto, M., Richichi, I., Tosti, M.E., Carannante, N., Chironna, M., Chiriacò, P., Bari, G. Di, Lopalco, P., Resta, F., Santantonio, T., Tantimonaco, G., Mele, A.

“…Although the secondary transmission of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is preventable through vaccination, it is not known whether the vaccination of…”
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Characteristics of hepatocellular carcinoma in Italy by Stroffolini, Tommaso, Andreone, Pietro, Andriulli, Angelo, Ascione, Antonio, Craxì, Antonio, Chiaramonte, Maria, Galante, Domenico, Manghisi, Onofrio Giuseppe, Mazzanti, Roberto, Medaglia, Cinzia, Pilleri, Giampaolo, Rapaccini, Gian Ludovico, Simonetti, Rosa Giovanna, Taliani, Gloria, Tosti, Maria Elena, Villa, Erica, Gasbarrini, Giovanni

“…Background/Aims: This study aimed to assess the main features of hepatocellular carcinoma at the time of diagnosis in Italy, particularly in relation to the…”
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Folate status in Italian blood donors: relation to gender and smoking by Cafolla, A, Dragoni, F, Girelli, G, Tosti, ME, Costante, A, Pastorelli, D, Bedogni, G, Scott, S

“…Via R. Fucini 204, 00137 Rome, Italy. cafolla@bce.med.uniroma1.it BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Folate deficiency in the general population is associated with a…”
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Correlation between virus genotype and chronicity rate in acute hepatitis C by Amoroso, Pietro, Rapicetta, Maria, Tosti, Maria Elena, Mele, Alfonso, Spada, Enea, Buonocore, Salvatore, Lettieri, Gennaro, Pierri, Paola, Chionne, Paola, Ciccaglione, Anna Rita, Sagliocca, Luciano

“…Background/Aims: Forty-two patients with the diagnosis of acute hepatitis C virus hepatitis were studied to investigate the relationship between hepatitis C…”
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Effect of folic acid and vitamin C supplementation on folate status and homocysteine level: a randomised controlled trial in Italian smoker–blood donors by Cafolla, A, Dragoni, F, Girelli, G, Tosti, M.E, Costante, A, De Luca, A.M, Funaro, D, Scott, C.S

“…Background: This trial sought to examine the effects of high dosage of folic acid and vitamin C supplementation on red blood cell folate (RCF), serum folate…”
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Assessment of timeliness, representativeness and quality of data reported to Italy's national integrated surveillance system for acute viral hepatitis (SEIEVA) by Tosti, M.E, Longhi, S, de Waure, C, Mele, A, Franco, E, Ricciardi, W, Filia, A

“…Abstract Objectives Periodic assessment of surveillance systems is recommended to verify whether they are appropriately monitoring the public health problem…”
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