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Taramasso L, De Vito A, Ricci ED, Orofino G, Squillace N, Menzaghi B, Molteni C, Gulminetti R, De Socio GV, Pellicanò GF, Sarchi E, Celesia BM, Calza L, Rusconi S, Valsecchi L, Martinelli CV, Cascio A, Maggi P, Vichi F, Angioni G, Guadagnino G, Cenderello G, Dentone C, Bandera A, Falasca K, Bonfanti P, Di Biagio A, Madeddu G, Bonfanti P, Di Biagio A, Ricci E, Sarchi E, Chichino G, Bolla C, Bellacosa C, Angarano G, Saracino A, Calza L, Menzaghi B, Farinazzo M, Angioni G, Bruno G, Celesia BM, Falasca K, Mastroianni A, Guadagnino G, Vichi F, Salomoni E, Martinelli C, Di Biagio A, Dentone C, Taramasso L, Bassetti M, Cenderello G, Molteni C, Piconi S, Pellicanò GF, Nunnari G, Valsecchi L, Cordier L, Parisini S, Rizzardini G, Rusconi S, Conti F, Bandera A, Gori A, Motta D, Puoti M, Bonfanti P, Squillace N, Migliorino GM, Maggi P, Martini S, Cascio A, Trizzino M, Gulminetti R, Pagnucco L, De Socio GV, Nofri M, Francisci D, Cibelli D, Parruti G, Madeddu G, Mameli MS, Orofino G, Guastavigna M. Durability of Dolutegravir-Based Regimens: A 5-Year Prospective Observational Study. AIDS Patient Care STDS 2021; 35:342-353. [PMID: 34524918 DOI: 10.1089/apc.2021.0089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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This study evaluates the frequency and causes of dolutegravir (DTG) discontinuation along 5 years of follow-up, in both antiretroviral treatment (ART)-naive and experienced people living with HIV (PLWH). This is a prospective multi-center cohort study enrolling PLWH on DTG from July 2014 until November 2020. DTG-durability was investigated using the Kaplan-Meier survival curve. The Cox proportional-hazards model was used for estimating the hazard ratio (HR) of DTG discontinuation for any cause, and for adverse events (AEs). Nine hundred sixty-three PLWH were included, 25.3% were women and 28.0% were ART-naive. Discontinuations for any causes were 10.1 [95% confidence interval (95% CI) 8.9-11.5] per 100 person-years, similar in most regimens, with the apparent exception of tenofovir alafenamide/emtricitabine+DTG (p < 0.0001). In the multivariable Cox regression model, non-Caucasian ethnicity, age ≥50 years, and lower estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) were associated with a higher probability of DTG interruption. The incidence rate of virological failure was 0.4 (95% CI 0.2-0.7) per 100 person-years, while the estimated discontinuation rate for AEs was 4.0 (3.2-4.9) per 100 person-years. Thirty-four DTG interruptions were due to grade ≥3 events (10 central nervous system, 6 hypersensitivity, 3 renal, 3 myalgia/asthenia, 3 abdominal pain, 2 gastrointestinal, and 7 other events). People with lower body mass index, age ≥50 years, and lower eGFR were at higher risk of AEs, while dual combinations were protective (HR 0.41 compared with abacavir/lamivudine/DTG, 95% CI 0.22-0.77). In this prospective observational study, we found high DTG durability and a low rate of virological failures. Dual therapies seemed protective toward AEs and might be considered, when feasible, a suitable option to minimize drug interactions and improve tolerability.
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- Lucia Taramasso
- Infectious Disease Clinic, IRCCS Policlinico San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Unit of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, “Divisione A”, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Torino, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Clinic, San Gerardo Hospital, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, ASST della Valle Olona, Busto Arsizio Hospital, Busto Arsizio, Italy
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- Infectious Disease Unit, Ospedale A. Manzoni, Lecco, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine 2, Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia, Santa Maria Hospital, Perugia, Italy
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Human Pathology of the Adult and the Developmental Age ‘G. Barresi’, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo Hospital, Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Clinics of Infectious Diseases, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, “Alma Mater Studiorum” University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ‘Luigi Sacco’, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Infectious Disease Unit (I Divisione), ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Infectious Disease, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Department, SOC 1, USLCENTROFIRENZE, Santa Maria Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, St. Annunziata Hospital, Cosenza, Italy
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- Infectious Disease Clinic, IRCCS Policlinico San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda, University of Milan, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine and Science of Aging, University ‘G. d'Annunzio’ Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Clinic, San Gerardo Hospital, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Clinic, Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, San Martino Hospital-IRCCS, Genoa, Italy
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- Unit of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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Romagnoli P, Balducci C, Perilli M, Vichi F, Imperiali A, Cecinato A. Indoor air quality at life and work environments in Rome, Italy. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2016; 23:3503-3516. [PMID: 26490929 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5558-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The air quality of three different microenvironments (school, dwelling, and coffee bar) located in the city of Rome, Italy, was assessed. Indoor and outdoor concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) associated with PM2.5 particles were determined during an intensive 3-week sampling campaign conducted in March 2013. In interiors, total particulate PAHs ranged from 1.53 to 4.96 ng/m(3) while outdoor air contained from 2.75 to 3.48 ng/m(3). In addition, gaseous toxicants, i.e., NO2, NOx , SO2, O3, and BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethyl-benzene, and xylene isomers), were determined both in internal and external air. To solve the origin of indoor and outdoor PAHs, several source apportionment methods were applied. Multivariate analysis revealed that emissions from motor vehicles, biomass burning for heating purposes, and soil resuspension were the major sources of PAHs in the city. No linear correlation was established between indoor and outdoor values for PM2.5 and BTEX; the respective indoor/outdoor concentration ratios exceed unity except for PM2.5 in the no smoking home and benzene in all school floors. This suggests that important internal sources such as tobacco smoking, cleaning products, and resuspension dust contributed to indoor pollution. Using the monitoring stations of ARPA Lazio regional network as reference, the percentage within PAH group of benzo[a]pyrene, which is the WHO marker for the carcinogenic risk estimates, was ca. 50% higher in all locations investigated.
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- P Romagnoli
- National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research (CNR-IIA), Via Salaria km 29.3 Monterotondo Stazione, P.O. Box 10, 00015, Rome, Italy.
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- National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research (CNR-IIA), Via Salaria km 29.3 Monterotondo Stazione, P.O. Box 10, 00015, Rome, Italy
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- National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research (CNR-IIA), Via Salaria km 29.3 Monterotondo Stazione, P.O. Box 10, 00015, Rome, Italy
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- National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research (CNR-IIA), Via Salaria km 29.3 Monterotondo Stazione, P.O. Box 10, 00015, Rome, Italy
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- National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research (CNR-IIA), Via Salaria km 29.3 Monterotondo Stazione, P.O. Box 10, 00015, Rome, Italy
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- National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research (CNR-IIA), Via Salaria km 29.3 Monterotondo Stazione, P.O. Box 10, 00015, Rome, Italy
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Giomi B, Silvestri C, Bravi S, Foretic M, Zuccati G, Martini P, Bilenchi R, Vichi F, Voller F, Cipriani F. Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients attending STI clinics in Tuscany, Italy: a multicenter report on new infections in 2011. GIORN ITAL DERMAT V 2015; 150:135-141. [PMID: 24990280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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AIM The aim of this study was to assess the demographic, behavioral and clinical features associated with newly diagnosed sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among attendees from four STI Clinics during 2011 in Tuscany, Central Italy. METHODS Electronic and non-electronic medical records of attendees were reviewed to collect socio-demographical and anamnestic characteristics of patients, and to assess the annual incidence and distribution of STIs. RESULTS The study included 1293 subjects, for a total number of 1394 newly diagnosed STIs. The male/female ratio was about 2:1, and Italian nationality accounted for 84.1% of the sample. MSM represented the 25.9% of the male population. Condom use was very poor in the large majority of our sample. Genital warts and non-gonococcal cervicitis and urethritis were the most frequent STIs. Anamnestic STIs were recorded in 350 subjects. When stratified for sexual preference, men who have sex with men were found at four to ten fold increased risk for syphilis, gonorrhoeae and HIV infection. New diagnoses of syphilis, gonorrhoea, urethritis and molluscum were strictly associated with infections by the same pathogens in the past (re-infections). CONCLUSIONS Results show that STIs in Tuscany involve a mixed young to adult population, composed by both heterosexual and homosexual subjects who practice unprotected sex and do not seem to be conscious of the associated risks, as demonstrated by the high rates of coinfections and reinfections. These findings reinforce the need for greater education and prevention efforts for HIV and other STIs among the Tuscan population.
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- B Giomi
- Unit for STD and AIDS, Department of Dermatology University of Florence, Florence, Italy -
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Floridia M, Mastroiacovo P, Tamburrini E, Tibaldi C, Todros T, Crepaldi A, Sansone M, Fiscon M, Liuzzi G, Guerra B, Vimercati A, Vichi F, Vicini I, Pinnetti C, Marconi AM, Ravizza M. Birth defects in a national cohort of pregnant women with HIV infection in Italy, 2001-2011. BJOG 2013; 120:1466-75. [PMID: 23721372 DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We used data from a national study of pregnant women with HIV to evaluate the prevalence of congenital abnormalities in newborns from women with HIV infection. DESIGN Observational study. SETTING University and hospital clinics. POPULATION Pregnant women with HIV exposed to antiretroviral treatment at any time during pregnancy. METHODS The total prevalence of birth defects was assessed on live births, stillbirths, and elective terminations for fetal anomaly. The associations between potentially predictive variables and the occurrence of birth defects were expressed as odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) for exposed versus unexposed cases, calculated in univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Birth defects, defined according to the Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry criteria. RESULTS A total of 1257 pregnancies with exposure at any time to antiretroviral therapy were evaluated. Forty-two cases with major defects were observed. The total prevalence was 3.2% (95% CI 1.9-4.5) for exposure to any antiretroviral drug during the first trimester (23 cases with defects) and 3.4% (95% CI 1.9-4.9) for no antiretroviral exposure during the first trimester (19 cases). No associations were found between major birth defects and first-trimester exposure to any antiretroviral treatment (OR 0.94, 95% CI 0.51-1.75), main drug classes (nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, OR 0.95, 95% CI 0.51-1.76; non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, OR 1.20, 95% CI 0.56-2.55; protease inhibitors, OR 0.92, 95% CI 0.43-1.95), and individual drugs, including efavirenz (prevalence for efavirenz, 2.5%). CONCLUSIONS This study adds further support to the assumption that first-trimester exposure to antiretroviral treatment does not increase the risk of congenital abnormalities.
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- M Floridia
- Department of Therapeutic Research and Medicines Evaluation, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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Ammassari A, Cicconi P, Ladisa N, Di Sora F, Bini T, Trotta MP, D'Ettorre G, Cattelan AM, Vichi F, d'Arminio Monforte A. Induced first abortion rates before and after HIV diagnosis: results of an Italian self-administered questionnaire survey carried out in 585 women living with HIV. HIV Med 2012; 14:31-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2012.01032.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- A Ammassari
- Department of Infectious Diseases; INMI; L Spallanzani; Rome; Italy
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- Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases; Department of Medicine; Surgery and Dentistry; San Paolo University Hospital; Milan; Italy
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- Institute of Infectious Diseases; University of Bari; Bari; Italy
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- Department of Infectious Diseases; Hospital San Giovanni Addolorata; Rome; Italy
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- Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases; Department of Medicine; Surgery and Dentistry; San Paolo University Hospital; Milan; Italy
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- Department of Infectious Diseases; INMI; L Spallanzani; Rome; Italy
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- Institute of Infectious Diseases; Policlinico Umberto I; Rome; Italy
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- Department of Infectious Diseases; Hospital of Rovigo; Rovigo; Italy
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- Department of Infectious Diseases; Hospital SS Annunziata, bagno a Ripoli; Florence; Italy
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- Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases; Department of Medicine; Surgery and Dentistry; San Paolo University Hospital; Milan; Italy
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Bonfanti P, Ricci E, Molteni C, De Socio GV, Rusconi S, Vichi F, Penco G, Antinori A, Cordier L, Maggi P, Celesia BM, Grosso C, Quirino T. Low frequency of skin reactions in a cohort of patients on raltegravir. J Antimicrob Chemother 2012; 67:1800-2. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dks096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Madeddu G, Soddu V, Ricci E, Quirino T, Menzaghi B, Bellacosa C, Grosso C, Melzi S, Valsecchi L, Franzetti M, Vichi F, Penco G, Di Biagbio A, Pellicanò G, Corsico L, De Socio GVL, Mazzotta E, Parruti G, Guastavigna M, Orofino G, Mura MS, Bonfanti P. Muscle symptoms and creatine phosphokinase elevations in patients receiving raltegravir in clinical practice: results from a multicenter study. J Int AIDS Soc 2010. [PMCID: PMC3112886 DOI: 10.1186/1758-2652-13-s4-p111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Giuntini R, Martinelli C, Ricci E, Vichi F, Gianelli E, Madeddu G, Abeli C, Palvarini L, Penco G, Marconi P, Grosso C, Pellicano G, Bonfanti P, Quirino T. Efficacy and safety of boosted and unboosted atazanavir-containing antiretroviral regimens in real life: results from a multicentre cohort study. HIV Med 2010; 11:40-5. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2009.00740.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [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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Carosi G, Nasta P, Fiore S, Matteelli A, Cauda R, Ferrazzi E, Tamburrini E, Savasi V, Bini T, Ravizza M, Bucceri A, Vichi F, Murri R, Mazzotta F, d'Arminio Monforte A. Women facing HIV. Key question on women with HIV infection: Italian consensus workshop. Infection 2009; 37:168-78. [PMID: 19308320 DOI: 10.1007/s15010-008-7361-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2007] [Accepted: 10/06/2008] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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A panel of leading Italian specialists in infectious diseases, obstetrics and gynaecology met in a national consensus workshop on women facing HIV to review critical aspects and discuss recommendations for selected key questions on four issues: (1) women and highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART): access to care and adherence to therapy, side effects and drug-drug interaction; (2) HIV-infected pregnant women: prevention of mother to child transmission; (3) desire for children among women living with HIV: assisted reproduction; (4) sexually transmitted diseases and genital disturbances. The method of a nominal group meeting was used, and recommendations were graded for their strength and quality of evidence using a system based on the one adopted by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Main conclusions are summarized and critically discussed, and some of the most recent data supporting recommendations are provided.
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- G Carosi
- Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University of Brescia, Italy
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Lo Caputo S, Santoro M, Ceccherini-Silberstein CSF, Svicher V, Pierotti P, Vichi F, D'Arrigo R, Gori C, Perno CF, Mazzotta F. Antiretroviral treatment efficacy after mutations reversion during T20 monotherapy, an alternative strategy in multi-failed HIV-1 infected patients. J Int AIDS Soc 2008. [DOI: 10.1186/1758-2652-11-s1-p35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Mori A, Lo Russo G, Agostini T, Pattarino J, Vichi F, Dini M. Treatment of human immunodeficiency virus-associated facial lipoatrophy with lipofilling and submalar silicone implants. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2006; 59:1209-16. [PMID: 17046631 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2005.12.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2005] [Revised: 11/02/2005] [Accepted: 12/09/2005] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In the absence of a current therapy to prevent facial lipoatrophy in HIV+ patients treated with HAART, surgical correction of the defect still remains the best option. We evaluate two different surgical techniques for facial contour enhancing and suggest the right choice related to the lipodystrophy severity. Twelve HIV+ patients underwent surgical submalar correction: eight were treated with lipofilling following Coleman's technique and four had bilateral malar silicone implants inserted after determining their positioning with the aid of a new software. Both techniques gave long lasting results in facial contour reshaping ranging from good to very good. No complication was observed. In the mean follow-up period of 2 years no patient felt uncomfortable with his/her image. Both techniques, lipofilling and silicone implant positioning, for managing facial lipoatrophy in HIV+ patients treated with HAART had good results, but the right choice has to be related to the severity of the lipodystrophy in the patient.
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- A Mori
- Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Florence, Largo Palagi 1, 50134 Florence, Italy.
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Guaraldi G, Orlando G, Murri R, Vandelli M, De Paola M, Beghetto B, Nardini G, Ciaffi S, Vichi F, Wu AW. Quality of Life and Body Image in the Assessment of Psychological Impact of Lipodystrophy: Validation of the Italian Version of Assessment of Body Change and Distress Questionnaire. Qual Life Res 2006; 15:173-8. [PMID: 16411042 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-005-8342-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lipodystrophy (LD) includes morphologic changes that are distressing to patients with HIV. We tested the validity of an Italian version of the Assessment of Body Change and Distress (ABCD) questionnaire and analysed its relationship to physical and mental aspects of Health-Related Quality of Life. Two hundred and fifty-two patients completed the questionnaires. Construct validity of the ABCD was tested against the MOS-HIV Health Survey, body mass-index (BMI) and CD4+ T-lymphocyte counts. Cronbach's alpha for the ABCD total score was 0.94. The ABCD showed the hypothesized moderate correlations to MOS-HIV scales and clinical variables. Preliminary evidence supports the reliability and validity of the Italian version of the ABCD in people with HIV and LD. This questionnaire may be useful to identify people experiencing greater impact of LD, or to evaluate the impact of interventions to treat LD such as plastic surgery.
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- G Guaraldi
- Department of Medicine and Medical Specialties, Infectious Diseases Clinic, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via del Pozzo 71, 41100 Modena, Italy.
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De Santis F, Allegrini I, Bellagotti R, Vichi F, Zona D. Development and field evaluation of a new diffusive sampler for hydrogen sulphide in the ambient air. Anal Bioanal Chem 2005; 384:897-901. [PMID: 16328248 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-005-0141-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2005] [Revised: 09/22/2005] [Accepted: 09/22/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A diffusive sampler for the determination of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) based on collection on a paper filter coated with silver nitrate followed by optical densitometric determination of the metal sulphide was developed. Laboratory tests were conducted in controlled atmosphere to evaluate linearity, uptake rate, face velocity effects, sample stability, influence of relative humidity and of interferents, precision and accuracy. The measured uptake rate for H2S was determined in experiments involving sampling at different concentration levels in comparison to a wet standard colorimetric technique. The precision of the measurements for co-located passive samplers was lower than 15%. The accuracy of the data collected is within 20% of the actual value measured by the wet method. The sampler is capable of reliable measurements of H2S at common levels of a polluted atmosphere in urban settings yielding average concentration levels over one month and beyond. Diffusive sampling can be adopted to analyse in detail the temporal and spatial trends of H2S concentration in ambient air and in specific historic buildings or in museums.
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- F De Santis
- CNR-Istituto Inquinamento Atmosferico, Area della Ricerca di Roma, Roma, Italy.
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Biasin M, Caputo SL, Speciale L, Colombo F, Racioppi L, Zagliani A, Blé C, Vichi F, Cianferoni L, Masci AM, Villa ML, Ferrante P, Mazzotta F, Clerici M. Mucosal and systemic immune activation is present in human immunodeficiency virus-exposed seronegative women. J Infect Dis 2000; 182:1365-74. [PMID: 11023460 DOI: 10.1086/315873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2000] [Revised: 07/28/2000] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Immune parameters were analyzed in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and cervical mucosa biopsy specimens of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seronegative women sexually exposed to HIV (exposed seronegative [ESN]), HIV-infected women, and healthy women without HIV exposure. HIV was not detected in PBMC or cervical mucosa biopsy specimens of ESN women. However, interleukin (IL)-6, IL-10, IL-12, interferon (IFN)-gamma, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and -beta mRNA were elevated in PBMC and cervical mucosa biopsy specimens of ESN and HIV-infected women; CCR5 and CXCR4 mRNA were augmented in cervical mucosa biopsy specimens, but not in PBMC, of ESN and HIV-infected women; HIV-specific IFN-gamma-secreting cells were detected in vaginal washes of ESN and HIV-infected women; and phenotypic alterations were present in PBMC of ESN women. These results suggest that active HIV infection is not required for T cell activation; immune alterations occur in women in whom HIV infection cannot be detected virologically or clinically.
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- M Biasin
- Cattedra di Immunologia, Università di Milano, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Milan, Italy
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Mencarini P, De Luca A, Ghirga P, Vichi F, Antinori A, Maiuro G, Noormahomed I, Tamburrini E. Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection in a community of southern Mozambique. Trop Geogr Med 1991; 43:39-41. [PMID: 1750127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
We report the results of a study held between 1986 and 1988 on a population constituted by 493 subjects (425 of Mozambican nationality) all living in the camp organized for the building of the dam in Corumana (Sabiè district, Maputo). We found five subjects, all of them from Mozambique, seropositive for HIV-1 antibodies (ELISA and WB) with a prevalence of 1.2%. Four of the positive samples came from female subjects (1.7% of 239 females tested); one positive sample came from a male subject (0.5% of 186 tested).
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- P Mencarini
- Istituto di Clinica delle Malattie Infettive dell'Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia
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Missoni E, di Gennaro M, Vichi F, Swartz S, Bertolaso G. Remedies for Third World diseases. Lancet 1988; 2:282. [PMID: 2899273 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(88)92574-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Vichi F. [Dentistry for the hemophiliac]. Riv Ital Stomatol 1971; 26:709-12. [PMID: 5293277] [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: 01/14/2023]
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Vichi F, Bergamini MF, Prato GP. [Excessive hereditary dental abnormalities]. Riv Ital Stomatol 1971; 26:329-48. [PMID: 5291030] [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: 01/14/2023]
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Vichi F, Benini A, Antonini A. [Modification of the lower denture for correction of transverse and antero-posterior relationship of the arch]. Riv Ital Stomatol 1970; 25:1059-69. [PMID: 5284602] [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: 01/14/2023]
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Vichi F, Adorni Braccesi M, Pini Prato G. [Etiologic and prophylactic aspects of dental caries on the basis of clinical-statistical and bacteriological studies]. Riv Ital Stomatol 1970; 25:977-94. [PMID: 5280540] [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: 01/14/2023]
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Vichi F, Bernardini UD, Pini Prato G. [The hemorrhagic diseases reflected in dental practice]. Riv Ital Stomatol 1969; 24:1253-92. [PMID: 4913740] [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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Vichi F, Pini Prato G, Huober G. [Dental aspects of a rare disease: congenital porphyria. Description of a case]. Riv Ital Stomatol 1969; 24:1293-309. [PMID: 5269833] [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: 01/14/2023]
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Vichi F, Braccesi MA, Prato GP, Huober G. [The upper median interincisor diastema]. Riv Ital Stomatol 1969; 24:1121-44. [PMID: 5267836] [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: 01/14/2023]
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Vichi F, Huober G, Bernardini UD. [Clinical experiences with various alterations in the method of treatment of dentin sensitivity by means of electrocoagulation]. Riv Ital Stomatol 1969; 24:411-22. [PMID: 5262644] [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: 01/14/2023]
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Vichi F. [Neuroleptics in experimental teratogenesis]. Riv Ital Stomatol 1968; 23:1473-92. [PMID: 4886334] [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: 01/12/2023]
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Vichi F, Pierleoni P, Orlando S, Tollaro I. [Palatoschisis induced by trifluperidol in mice]. Sperimentale 1968; 118:245-251. [PMID: 5740872] [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: 05/21/2023]
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Vichi F. [Etiogenetic factors in cleft lip and cleft palate]. Riv Ital Stomatol 1968; 23:391-404. [PMID: 5243985] [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: 01/14/2023]
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Vichi F. [Exogenous metagenetic factors in congenital (oro-maxillofacial) malformations: experimental teratogenesis and clinical cases]. Minerva Stomatol 1966; 15:299-402 concl. [PMID: 5328633] [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: 01/14/2023]
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Vichi F. [Exogenous metagenetic factors in congenital (oro-maxillofacial) malformations: experimental teratogenesis and clinical cases]. Minerva Stomatol 1966; 15:165-298 contd. [PMID: 5328632] [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: 01/14/2023]
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