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Tramontano M, Cascioli S, Magnotti L, Sovani M, Gaita A, Galeoto G, Berardi A, Valente D, De Angelis S, Salvia A. Therapeutic educational workshops for caregivers of patients with severe acquired brain injury. Clin Ter 2023; 174:14-22. [PMID: 36655639 DOI: 10.7417/ct.2023.5003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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Abstract Severe acquired brain injury (sABI) leads to a wide range of functional limitations in cognitive, moto and behavioural abilities. These changes impact the patient's family in terms of the feeling of emotional and physical health, social life and financial condition. Caregivers are often intensely involved in the patient's management exposing them to negative effects of caregiving including stress, mood disorders and decreased quality of life. Implementing forms of active involvement of caregivers in the rehabilitative program could be useful. Thus, in the present study, therapeutic educational workshops (TEWs) for caregivers during the post-acute intensive hospitalization were organized during the post-acute intensive hospitalization of patients with sABI. The caregivers were asked to participate in the workshops to actively involve them in the patient's care and neurorehabilitation program. Each workshop session provided indications regarding the management of the patient with aphasia, neglect, behavioural and swallowing disorders. A questionnaire of 22 items has been designed in order to represent possible indicators of usefulness and effectiveness of the TEWs. The primary aim of this study was to develop a reliable and valid questionnaire able to assess the caregivers' satisfaction with the modalities of carrying out the TEW as a novel activity during the post-acute hospitalization of patients with sABI. The second aim was to assess the caregivers' satisfaction with the utility of the TEW as a tool to enhance their skills in the management of patients' disabilities. 100 caregivers of patients with sABI who attended at least one TEW session and completed the questionnaire were included in the analysis. In conclusion the administered questionnaire has proven to be a valid and reliable tool to evaluate sABI caregivers' satisfaction with TEW. Moreover, caregivers were satisfied with the organization of the TEW and with their usefulness in the management of the patients with sABI.
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- Santa Lucia Foundation, IRCCS Rome, Italy
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- Santa Lucia Foundation, IRCCS Rome, Italy
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- Santa Lucia Foundation, IRCCS Rome, Italy
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- Santa Lucia Foundation, IRCCS Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Santa Lucia Foundation, IRCCS Rome, Italy
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Vuotto C, Longo F, Pascolini C, Donelli G, Balice M, Libori M, Tiracchia V, Salvia A, Varaldo P. Biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance inKlebsiella pneumoniaeurinary strains. J Appl Microbiol 2017; 123:1003-1018. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.13533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2017] [Revised: 06/15/2017] [Accepted: 07/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- C. Vuotto
- Microbial Biofilm Laboratory; Fondazione Santa Lucia; Rome Italy
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- Microbial Biofilm Laboratory; Fondazione Santa Lucia; Rome Italy
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- Microbial Biofilm Laboratory; Fondazione Santa Lucia; Rome Italy
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- Microbial Biofilm Laboratory; Fondazione Santa Lucia; Rome Italy
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- Microbiological Laboratory; Fondazione Santa Lucia; Rome Italy
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- Microbiological Laboratory; Fondazione Santa Lucia; Rome Italy
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- Microbiological Laboratory; Fondazione Santa Lucia; Rome Italy
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- Medical Services; Fondazione Santa Lucia; Rome Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health; Section of Microbiology; Marche Polytechnic University Medical School; Torrette di Ancona Italy
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Rossini A, Di Santo S, Libori M, Tiracchia V, Balice M, Salvia A. Risk factors for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae colonization of asymptomatic carriers on admission to an Italian rehabilitation hospital. J Hosp Infect 2016; 92:78-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2015.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2015] [Accepted: 10/26/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Papagiannitsis CC, Izdebski R, Baraniak A, Fiett J, Herda M, Hrabák J, Derde LPG, Bonten MJM, Carmeli Y, Goossens H, Hryniewicz W, Brun-Buisson C, Gniadkowski M, Grabowska A, Nikonorow E, Dautzenberg MJ, Adler A, Kazma M, Navon-Venezia S, Malhotra-Kumar S, Lammens C, Legrand P, Annane D, Chalfine A, Giamarellou H, Petrikkos GL, Nardi G, Balode A, Dumpis U, Stammet P, Arag I, Esteves F, Muzlovic I, Tomic V, Mart AT, Lawrence C, Salomon J, Paul M, Lerman Y, Rossini A, Salvia A, Samso JV, Fierro J. Survey of metallo-β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae colonizing patients in European ICUs and rehabilitation units, 2008–11. J Antimicrob Chemother 2015; 70:1981-8. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkv055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Accepted: 02/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- C. C. Papagiannitsis
- National Medicines Institute, Warsaw, Poland
- Faculty of Medicine in Plzeň, Charles University in Prague, Plzeň, Czech Republic
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- National Medicines Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- National Medicines Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- National Medicines Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- National Medicines Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Medicine in Plzeň, Charles University in Prague, Plzeň, Czech Republic
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- University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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Bilavsky E, Temkin E, Lerman Y, Rabinovich A, Salomon J, Lawrence C, Rossini A, Salvia A, Samso JV, Fierro J, Paul M, Hart J, Gniadkowski M, Hochman M, Kazma M, Klein A, Adler A, Schwaber MJ, Carmeli Y. Risk factors for colonization with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae on admission to rehabilitation centres. Clin Microbiol Infect 2014; 20:O804-10. [PMID: 24674024 DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2013] [Revised: 03/17/2014] [Accepted: 03/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Patients newly admitted to rehabilitation centres are at high risk of colonization with multidrug-resistant bacteria because many of them have experienced prolonged stays in other healthcare settings and have had high exposure to antibiotics. We conducted a prospective study to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for colonization with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) in this population. Subjects were screened by rectal swab for ESBL-PE within 2 days of admission. Swabs were plated on chromagar ESBL plates and the presence of ESBL was verified by a central laboratory. A multilevel mixed effects model was used to identify risk factors for ESBL-PE colonization. Of 2873 patients screened, 748 (26.0%) were positive for ESBL-PE. The variables identified as independently associated with ESBL-PE colonization were: recent stay in an acute-care hospital for over 2 weeks (OR=1.34; 95% CI, 1.12, 1.6), history of colonization with ESBL-PE (OR=2.97; 95% CI, 1.99, 4.43), unconsciousness on admission (OR=2.59; 95% CI, 1.55, 4.34), surgery or invasive procedure in the past year (OR=1.49; 95% CI, 1.2, 1.86) and antibiotic treatment in the past month (OR=1.80; 95% CI, 1.45, 2.22). The predictive accuracy of the model was low (area under the ROC curve 0.656). These results indicate that ESBL-PE colonization is common upon admission to rehabilitation centres. Some risk factors for ESBL-PE colonization are similar to those described previously; however, newly identified factors may be specific to rehabilitation populations. The high prevalence and low ability to stratify by risk factors may guide infection control and empirical treatment strategies in rehabilitation settings.
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- E Bilavsky
- Division of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Centre, Tel Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Adler A, Baraniak A, Izdebski R, Fiett J, Salvia A, Samso JV, Lawrence C, Solomon J, Paul M, Lerman Y, Schwartzberg Y, Mordechai E, Rossini A, Fierro J, Lammens C, Malhotra-Kumar S, Goossens H, Hryniewicz W, Brun-Buisson C, Gniadkowski M, Carmeli Y. A multinational study of colonization with extended spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in healthcare personnel and family members of carrier patients hospitalized in rehabilitation centres. Clin Microbiol Infect 2014; 20:O516-23. [PMID: 24450778 DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2013] [Revised: 12/05/2013] [Accepted: 12/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The study aims were: (i) to define the prevalence of and risk factors for colonization by extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) -producing Enterobacteriaceae (EPE) among healthcare workers (HCWs) and family members (FMs) of EPE-colonized patients in rehabilitation units and (ii) to compare EPE isolates from these three groups. The study included 286 FMs of 194 EPE-carrying patients identified in five rehabilitation units located in Israel, Italy, France and Spain. The EPE were detected in rectal swabs from 26 (9%) of 286 FMs screened. In multivariate analyses, older age of FM, greater mean number of hours spent with the patient, being a daughter or a female spouse of a patient, and chronic lung disease of the patient were significantly associated with carriage in the FM. Escherichia coli was the most common organism (76%), followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae (19%). Isolates were typed by pulsed field gel electrophoresis and multilocus sequence typing, and ESBLs were identified by PCR sequencing. A comparison of paired species isolates from FMs and their respective patient showed that 17 of 23 strains were indistinguishable. EPE were detected in 35 (3.5%, E. coli = 34) of the 1001 HCWs screened. Feeding patients was associated with EPE carriage by HCWs. Only 7 of 23 E. coli subclones cultured from HCWs were also represented among 376 patient-derived ESBL-producing E. coli isolates from the same rehabilitation units. In Spain, a higher proportion of HCWs and FMs were ESBL carriers than elsewhere (p <0.05). In conclusion, the molecular and epidemiological data suggest that FMs are at higher risk of EPE acquisition from their relative patients than HCWs.
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- A Adler
- Division of Epidemiology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Centre, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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Adler A, Baraniak A, Izdebski R, Fiett J, Gniadkowski M, Hryniewicz W, Salvia A, Rossini A, Goossens H, Malhotra S, Lerman Y, Elenbogen M, Carmeli Y. A binational cohort study of intestinal colonization with extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Proteus mirabilis in patients admitted to rehabilitation centres. Clin Microbiol Infect 2012; 19:E51-8. [PMID: 23210906 DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2012] [Revised: 10/01/2012] [Accepted: 10/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The aims of our study were to analyse the risk factors for colonization by Extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL)-producing Proteus mirabilis (ESBL-PM) in rehabilitation patients and to characterize the molecular features of these strains. The study was conducted in two rehabilitation centres located in Rome, Italy (Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS (FSL)), and Tel-Aviv, Israel (Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (TASMC)). Carriage of ESBL-PM was surveyed by rectal swabs. Strain typing was performed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Identification of ESBL genes was done by PCR and sequencing. Patients admitted to the same institutions without ESBL carriage were included as controls. The study group included 70 and 41 patients from FSL and TASMC, respectively. In FSL, the multivariate analysis identified severe acute brain injury (OR = 15, 95% CI = 3.2-69.5, p 0.001), decubitus ulcer (OR = 3.5, 95% CI = 1.2-9.8, p 0.018) and recent treatment with quinolones (OR = 5.7, 95% CI = 1.07-30.1, p 0.042) as independent risk factors. ESBL-PM carriers stayed longer in the hospital on average and were less likely to be discharged home. No significant risk factor was identified in TASMC. There were no similarities in PFGE types or ESBL genes between the ESBL-PM isolates from the two institutions. In both hospitals, a variety of PFGE types existed but a single ESBL type predominated, namely TEM-92 in FSL (n = 64/70; 91%) and CTX-M-2 in TASMC (n = 37/41; 90%). A new TEM ESBL variant, TEM-177 was identified in FSL. The clonal diversity and the predominance of a single ESBL type suggested that horizontal gene transfer played an important role in dissemination of resistance. The development of a population analysis tool that would allow tracing deeper genetic relationships is required.
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- A Adler
- Division of Epidemiology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
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Scognamiglio U, Salvia A, Paolucci S, Garbagnati F, Caltagirone C, Musicco M. Validity of a questionnaire for the semi-quantitative evaluation of dietary intake of hospitalised patients compared to weighed records. J Hum Nutr Diet 2012; 25:526-33. [PMID: 22906426 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277x.2012.01285.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Malnutrition in hospitalised patients is often underestimated. The present study aimed to evaluate the validity of a questionnaire for the semi-quantitative evaluation of food intake compared to weighed records in patients who were hospitalised for the rehabilitation of neurological disorders. METHODS Food intake at breakfast, lunch and dinner was evaluated in 319 in-patients, by weighing the meals and the residuals, and using a semi-quantitative questionnaire, during five consecutive days. The questionnaire represented, for each offered food, the pictures of the nonconsumed quantities. The consumption of each food was determined by weighing foods that were served and the residuals after the meal. As a measure of validity of the questionnaire, the agreement over chance (kappa statistic) between the questionnaire and the weight was calculated. Considering the weight as the gold standard, the sensitivity and specificity of the questionnaire in detecting patients who consumed <50% or 75% of the meals was calculated. RESULTS The agreement between the two measures was satisfactory (κ ≥ 0.70) or almost satisfactory (0.60 < κ < 0.70) for most of the foods, with the exception of fruit and the first course at dinner. The sensitivity and specificity of the questionnaire in detecting consumers of <50% or 75% of the offered foods were always >80%, except for bread and first course, as well as fruit at dinner. CONCLUSIONS The present study shows that this semi-quantitative questionnaire on food consumption reproduces with sufficient precision the measures obtained by weighing. The questionnaire appears also to be a valid and suitable instrument for the identification of patients with poor food intake in a neurorehabilitation hospital.
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- U Scognamiglio
- Centre of Research on Nutrition and Rehabilitation (CeSAR), IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy.
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Bilavsky E, Lerman Y, Salomon J, Lawrence C, Rossini A, Salvia A, Samso J, Fierro J, Hochman M, Kazma M, Klein A, Schwaber M, Carmeli Y. Carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on admission to European rehabilitation centres-a prospective study. Clin Microbiol Infect 2012; 18:E164-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.03851.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Rotilio G, Berni Canani R, Barba G, Branca F, Cairella G, Dilaghi B, Fieschi C, Garbagnati F, Gentile MG, Gensini GF, Gualtieri A, Inzitari D, La Massa M, Luisi MLE, Mancia G, Marcelli M, Masini ML, Mastrilli F, Paolucci S, Pratesi L, Rubba P, Sacchetti ML, Salvia A, Scalfi L, Scognamiglio U, Siani A, Strazzullo P. Nutritional recommendations for the prevention of ischemic stroke. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2004; 14:115-120. [PMID: 15242244 DOI: 10.1016/s0939-4753(04)80018-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- G Rotilio
- Department of Biology, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy
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Traballesi M, Amato S, Angioni C, Brunelli S, Lubich S, Paolucci S, Pulcini M, Salvia A. [Efficacy and efficiency of the rehabilitation treatment of an amputee patient with vascular disease]. Ann Ig 2002; 14:27-35. [PMID: 11921844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Paolucci S, Traballesi M, Emberti Gialloreti L, Pratesi L, Lubich S, Salvia A, Grasso MG, Morelli D, Pulcini M, Troisi E, Coiro P, Caltagirone C. Post-stroke rehabilitation: an economic or medical priority? Current issues and prospects in light of new legislative regulations. Ital J Neurol Sci 1998; 19:25-31. [PMID: 10935856 DOI: 10.1007/bf03028808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate: 1) whether the reduction in duration of in-patient rehabilitation imposed by the Italian Ministry of Health's circular of 29/6/95 has been accompanied by a decline in the results achieved; and 2) whether the system of basing payments on diagnosis related group (DRG) criteria is capable of correctly evaluating differences in post-stroke clinical pictures. The study involved 461 of 497 patients consecutively admitted between 1991 and 1996 for rehabilitation after a first stroke. The average duration of hospitalisation for the period 1995-1996 was significantly shorter (p<0.001) than that of the previous years; at the same time, there was a significant increase (p<0.05) in the number of poor responders in both neurological and functional (mobility) terms. Furthermore, the early discharge after 60 days of the 1995-1996 patients compromised the stabilisation of recovery and led to a subsequent functional decline. It is therefore hoped that the current regulations will be revised and that payments based on a functional related group (FRG) criterion will be introduced.
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- S Paolucci
- I.R.C.C.S. S. Lucia, University Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy
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Casalino M, Nicoletti M, Salvia A, Colonna B, Pazzani C, Calconi A, Mohamud KA, Maimone F. Characterization of endemic Shigella flexneri strains in Somalia: antimicrobial resistance, plasmid profiles, and serotype correlation. J Clin Microbiol 1994; 32:1179-83. [PMID: 8051242 PMCID: PMC263637 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.32.5.1179-1183.1994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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One hundred twelve Shigella flexneri strain isolated from children with diarrheal disease in Somalia in 1983, 1984, 1988, and 1989 were analyzed for serotype, plasmid profile, and genetic location of antimicrobial resistance determinants. The prevalent serotypes were 4 (46% of the isolates), 1b (16%), 2a (16%), 3a (12%), and 6 (8%). Each serotype was associated with a characteristic predominant plasmid profile, whereas no specific correlation between antimicrobial resistance patterns and single serotypes was found. All but three of the strains were resistant at least to ampicillin, chloramphenicol, spectinomycin, and tetracycline. Of these resistant strains, 41 were resistant to sulfonamide and streptomycin and 14 were resistant to trimethoprim or trimethoprim and kanamycin. The genes for resistance to ampicillin, chloramphenicol, spectinomycin, and tetracycline formed a linkage group located on the chromosome of the strains of all serotypes. The genes for resistance to sulfonamide and streptomycin were located on a 6.3-kb plasmid in strains of serotypes 1b, 2a, and 4. Conjugative trimethoprim or trimethoprim and kanamycin resistance plasmids with lengths of 80 to 110 kb were present in strains of serotypes 1b, 2a, 3a, and 4. The systematic presence of a chromosomal component in this uncommon genetic plasmid-chromosome configuration may play a role in the emergence of increased genetic stability of resistance patterns in S. flexneri.
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- M Casalino
- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Roma III, Italy
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Orecchio F, Salvia A, Goletti M, De Santis ML. [An epidemiological study on blood pressure distribution and on the prevalence of arterial hypertension in a population of 1000 Roman children]. Epidemiol Prev 1991; 13:179-82. [PMID: 1843308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- F Orecchio
- Istituto di Igiene, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Roma
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Bongiorno A, Cataldo MG, Salvia A, D'Aiuto A, Ciranni C. [Alizapride in upper digestive endoscopy. A double-blind study vs metoclopramide and placebo]. Minerva Dietol Gastroenterol 1989; 35:265-8. [PMID: 2695861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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In order to assess the antiemetic properties of alizapride in the specific context of premedication for endoscopy, a double blind test was conducted on 100 patients against both metoclopramide and a placebo. Efficacy was assessed on the basis of the following parameters: technical judgement of the endoscopist; assessment of evident signs of "discomfort" by an outside observer; comparative judgement (better, worse, same) of the patient's condition after the two endoscopies performed. In the case of the first two parameters, alizapride proved significantly more effective than the control substances. The patients themselves only expressed a significant preference for alizapride vis-à-vis the placebo. It is concluded that given its efficacy and the absence of side effects, alizapride is of value in premedication for endoscopy.
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Cataldo MG, Salvia A, Campisi D, Bivona A, Militello A, Rotolo G, Paterna S. [Plasma variations in prolactin half-way through treatment with H2-antagonists]. Boll Soc Ital Biol Sper 1985; 61:531-8. [PMID: 4041255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Bongiorno A, Rini GB, Cataldo MG, Salvia A, Di Fede G, Ardizzone S. [Dietetic and environmental factors in constipation in urban and rural populations of Western Sicily]. Minerva Dietol Gastroenterol 1985; 31:95-8. [PMID: 2993960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Bongiorno A, Cataldo MG, Salvia A, Peralta S. [Nonresponders to H2 blockers: why? Preliminary data]. Minerva Dietol Gastroenterol 1985; 31:135-8. [PMID: 3897904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Bongiorno A, Rotolo G, Cataldo MG, Salvia A, Di Simone V. [Ranitidine in preventing the recurrence of duodenal ulcer. First experiences at mid-term]. Minerva Dietol Gastroenterol 1984; 30:251-4. [PMID: 6095139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Salvia A, Licata G. [Behavior of the radioiodine thyroid test after treatment with HCG]. Boll Soc Ital Biol Sper 1971; 47:285-8. [PMID: 5110168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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