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1. Gray code orders for $q$-ary words avoiding a given factor

Author

Bernini, A., Bilotta, S., Pinzani, R., Sabri, A., and Vajnovszki, V.

Subjects
Mathematics - Combinatorics, Computer Science - Discrete Mathematics
Abstract

Based on BRGC inspired order relations we give Gray codes and a generating algorithm for $q$-ary words avoiding a prescribed factor. These generalize an early 2001 result and a very recent one published by some of the present authors, and can be seen as an alternative to those of Squire published in 1996. Among the involved tools, we make use of generalized BRGC order relations, ultimate periodicity of infinite words, and word matching techniques.

Published
2014

3. Permutations defining convex permutominoes

Author

Bernini, A., Disanto, F., Pinzani, R., and Rinaldi, S.

Subjects
Mathematics - Combinatorics, 05A15
Abstract

A permutomino of size n is a polyomino determined by particular pairs (P1, P2) of permutations of size n, such that P1(i) is different from P2(i), for all i. Here we determine the combinatorial properties and, in particular, the characterization for the permutations defining convex permutominoes. Using such a characterization, these permutations can be uniquely represented in terms of the so called square permutations, introduced by Mansour and Severini. Then, we provide a closed formula for the number of these permutations with size n.

Published
2007

4. Off-label use of combined antiretroviral therapy, analysis of data collected by the Italian Register for HIV-1 infection in paediatrics in a large cohort of children

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Chiappini, E., Lisi, C., Giacomet, V., Erba, P., Bernardi, S., Zangari, P., Di Biagio, A., Taramasso, L., Giaquinto, C., Rampon, O., Gabiano, C., Garazzino, S., Tagliabue, C., Esposito, S., Bruzzese, E., Badolato, R., Zanaboni, D., Cellini, M., Dedoni, M., Mazza, A., Pession, A., Giannini, A. M., Salvini, F., Dodi, I., Carloni, I., Cazzato, S., Tovo, P. A., de Martino, M., Galli, L., Parigi, S., Orlandi, F., de Martino, A., Pinzani, R., Abbagnato, L., Ruggeri, M., Baldi, F., Faldella, G., Chiriaco, P., Dessi, C., Panto, M. G., Anastasio, E., Govoni, M. R., Bigi, M., Bondi, E., Borea, R., Cenderello, G., Tommasi, D., Nogare, E. R. D., Saitta, M., Felici, L., Consolini, R., Antonellini, A., Anzidei, G., Genovese, O., Catania, S., Natale, F., Olmeo, P., Cristiano, L., Portelli, V., Rabusin, M., Di Pietro, G. M., Fabrizio, L., Chiappini, Elena, Lisi, Catiuscia, Giacomet, Vania, Erba, Paola, Bernardi, Stefania, Zangari, Paola, Di Biagio, Antonio, Taramasso, Lucia, Giaquinto, Carlo, Rampon, Osvalda, Gabiano, Clara, Garazzino, Silvia, Tagliabue, Claudia, Esposito, Susanna, Bruzzese, Eugenia, Badolato, Raffaele, Zanaboni, Domenico, Cellini, Monica, Dedoni, Maurizio, Mazza, Antonio, Pession, Andrea, Giannini, Anna Maria, Salvini, Filippo, Dodi, Icilio, Carloni, Ine, Cazzato, Salvatore, Tovo, Pier Angelo, de Martino, Maurizio, and Galli, Luisa

Subjects
Register (sociolinguistics), Pediatrics, medicine.medical_specialty, HAART, Adolescent, Anti-HIV Agents, Off-label therapy, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), HIV Infections, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, HIV-1 infection, medicine.disease_cause, Off-label use, Retrospective Studie, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, medicine, Humans, Highly Active, HIV Infection, Child, Children, Antiretroviral therapy, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Off-Label Use, Retrospective Studies, Viral Load, HIV-1, business.industry, Research, Anti-HIV Agent, virus diseases, Large cohort, Infectious Diseases, business, Human
Abstract

Background Early start of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in perinatally HIV-1 infected children is the optimal strategy to prevent immunological and clinical deterioration. To date, according to EMA, only 35% of antiretroviral drugs are licenced in children Methods An observational retrospective study investigating the rate and the outcomes of off-label prescription of HAART was conducted on 225 perinatally HIV-1 infected children enrolled in the Italian Register for HIV Infection in Children and followed-up from 2001 to 2018. Results 22.2% (50/225) of included children were receiving an off-label HAART regimen at last check. Only 26% (13/50) of off-label children had an undetectable viral load (VL) before the commencing of the regimen and the 52.0% (26/50) had a CD4 + T lymphocyte percentage > 25%. At last check, during the off label regimen, the 80% (40/50) of patients had an undetectable VL, and 90% (45/50) of them displayed CD4 + T lymphocyte percentage > 25%. The most widely used off-label drugs were: dolutegravir/abacavir/lamivudine (16%; 8/50), emtricitbine/tenofovir disoproxil (22%; 11/50), lopinavir/ritonavir (20%; 10/50) and elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/ tenofovir alafenamide (10%; 10/50). At logistic regression analysis, detectable VL before starting the current HAART regimen was a risk factor for receiving an off-label therapy (OR: 2.41; 95% CI 1.13–5.19; p = 0.024). Moreover, children Conclusion The prescription of an off-label HAART regimen in perinatally HIV-1 infected children was common, in particular in children with detectable VL despite previous HAART and in younger children, especially those receiving their first regimen. Our data suggest similar proportions of virological and immunological successes at last check among children receiving off-label or on-label HAART. Larger studies are needed to better clarify efficacy and safety of off-label HAART regimens in children, in order to allow the enlargement of on-label prescription in children.

Published
2022

24. Index selection in relational databases

Author

Barcucci, E., Chiuderi, A., Pinzani, R., Verri, M. C., Goos, G., editor, Hartmanis, J., editor, Barstow, D., editor, Brauer, W., editor, Brinch Hansen, P., editor, Gries, D., editor, Luckham, D., editor, Moler, C., editor, Pnueli, A., editor, Seegmüller, G., editor, Stoer, J., editor, Wirth, N., editor, Demetrovics, János, editor, and Thalheim, Bernhard, editor

Published
1989
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25. Duration of ruptured membranes and vertical transmission of HIV-1: a meta-analysis from 15 prospective cohort studies

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Bulterys, M. B., Fowler, M. G., Hanson, I. C., Lemay, M., Mayaux, M. J., Mofenson, L., Newell, M. -L., Peavy, H., Peckham, C., Read, J. S., Rother, C., Simpson, B. J., Van Dyke, R. B., Harris, D. R., Peavy, H. H., Easley, K., Khammy, A., Nugent, R. P., Mitchell, R., Owen, W., Van Dyke, R., Widmayer, S., Bardeguez, A., Hanson, C., Wiznia, A., Luzuriaga, K., Viscarello, R., Ho, D., Koup, R., Chen, I., Krogstad, P., Mullins, J., Wolinsky, S., Korber, B., Walker, B., Ammann, A., Clapp, S., Mcdonald, D., Lapointe, N., Boucher, M., Fauvel, M., Hankins, C., Samson, J., Newell, M. L., Peckham, C. S., Thorne, C. N., Giaquinto, C., Ruga, E., De Rossi, A., Truscia, D., Grosch-Worner, I., Schafer, A., Mok, J., Johnstone, F., Jiminez, J., de Alba, C., Garcia Rodriguez, M. C., Bates, I., de Josee, I., Hawkins, F., Martinez Zapico, R., Pena, J. M., Gonzalez Garcia, J., Arribas Lopez, J. R., Asensi-Botet, F., Otero, M. C., Peerez-Tamarit, D., Moya, A., Galbis, M. J., Scherpbier, H., Boer, K., Bohlin, A. B., Lindgren, S., Anzen, B., Belfrage, E., Lidin-Jansson, G., Levy, J., Barlow, P., Hainaut, M., Peltier, A., Ferrazin, A., De Maria, A., Gotta, C., Mur, A., Vinolas, M., Paya, A., Loepez-Vilchez, M. A., Coll, O., Fortuny, C., Boguna, J., Casellas Caro, M., Canet, Y., Pardi, G., Ravizza, M., Semprini, E., Castagna, C., Fiore, S., Guerra, B., Lanari, M., Bianchi, S., Bovicelli, L., Prati, E., Zanelli, S., Duse, M., Soresina, A., Scaravelli, G., Stegagno, M., De Santis, M., Muggiasca, M. L., Vigano, A., Spinillo, A., Ravagni Probizer, F., Bucceri, A., Rancilio, L., Taylor, G. P., Lyall, H., Penn, Z., Blott, M., Valerius, N. H., Martinelli, P., Buffolano, W., Tibaldi, C., Ziarati, N., Semprini, A., Della Torre, M., Parazzini, F., Dallacasa, P., Bianchi, U., Pachi, A., Mancuso, S., Villa, P., Conti, M., Principi, N., Muggiasca, M., Marchisio, P., Zara, C., Ravagni, F., Vignali, M., Rossi, G., Selvaggi, L., Greco, P., Vimercati, A., Massi, G., Innocenti, T., Fiscella, A., Sansone, M., Benedetto, C., Tadrist, B., Thevenieau, D., Gondry, J., Paulard, B., Alisy, C., Brault, D., Tordjeman, N., Mamou, J., Rozan, M., Colombani, D., Pincemaille, O., Salvetti, A., Chabanier, C., Hernandorena, X., Leroy, J., Schaal, J., Balde, P., Faucher, P., Lachassinne, E., Benoit, S., Douard, D., Hocke, C., Barjot, P., Brouard, J., Delattre, P., Stien, L., Audibert, F., Labrune, P., Vial, M., Mazy, F., Sitbon, D., Crenn-Hebert, C., Floch-Tudal, C., Akakpo, R., Daveau, C., Leblanc, A., Cesbron, P., Duval-Arnould, M., Huraux-Rendu, C., Lemerle, S., Touboul, C., Guerin, M., Maingueneau, C., Reynaud, I., Rousseau, T., Ercoil, V., Lanza, M., Denavit, M., Garnier, J., Lahsinat, K., Pia, P., Allouche, C., Nardou, M., Grall, F., May, A., Dallot, M., Lhuillier, P., Cecile, W., Mezin, R., Bech, A., Lobut, J., Algava, G., Chalvon Dermesay, A., Busuttil, R., Jacquemot, M., Bader-Meunier, B., Fridman, S., Codaccioni, X., Maxingue, F., Thomas, D., Alain, J., De Lumley, L., Tabaste, J., Bailly Salin, P., Seaume, H., Guichard, A., Kebaill, K., Roussouly, C., Botto, C., De Lanete, A., Wipff, P., Cravello, L., De Boisse, P., Leclaire, M., Michel, G., Crumiere, C., Lefevre, V., Le Lorier, B., Pauly, I., Robichez, B., Seguy, D., Delhinger, M., Rideau, F., Talon, P., Benos, P., Huret, C., Nicolas, J., Heller-Roussin, B., Saint-Leger, S., Delaporte, M., Hubert, C., De Sarcus, B., Karoubi, P., Mechinaud, F., Bertcrottiere, D., Bongain, A., Monpoux, F., De Gennes, C., Devianne, F., Nisand, I., Rousset, M., Mouchnino, G., Muray, J., Munzer, M., Quereux, C., Brossard, V., Clavier, B., Allemon, M., Rotten, D., Stephan, J., Varlet, M., Guyot, B., Narcy, P., Bardinet, F., De Caunes, F., Jeny, R., Robin, M., Raison Boulley, A., Savey, L., Berrebi, A., Tricoire, J., Borderon, J., Fignon, A., Guillot, F., Maria, B., Broyard, A., Chitrit, Y., Firtion, G., Mandelbrot, L., Lafay Pillet, M., Parat, S., Boissinot, C., Garec, N., Levine, M., Ottenwalter, A., Schaller, F., Vilmer, E., Courpotin, C., Brunner, C., Ciraru-Vigneron, N., Hatem-Gantzer, G., Fritel, X., Wallet, A., Bouille, J., Milliez, J., Bensaid Mrejen, D., Dermer, E., Noseda, G., Bardou, D., Cressaty, J., Francoual, C., Carlus Moncomble, C., Cohen, H., Blanche, S., Bastion, H., Benifla, J., Benkhatar, F., Berkane, N., Hervee, F., Ronzier, M., Mayaux, Mj., de Martino, M., Tovo, P. -A., Galli, L., Gabiano, C., Ferraris, G., Garetto, S., Palomba, E., Riva, C., Vierucci, A., de Luca, M., Farina, S., Fundaro, C., Genovese, O., Mereu, G., Forni, G. L., Casadei, A., Zuccotti, G. V., Riva, E., Cellini, M., Baraldi, C., Consolini, R., Palla, G., Ruggeri, M., Ciccimarra, F., Guarino, A., Osimani, P., Benaglia, G., Romano, A., De Mattia, D., Caselli, D., Boni, S., Dell'Erba, G., Bassanetti, F., Sticca, M., Timpano, C., Magnani, C., Salvatore, C., Lipreri, R., Tornaghi, R., Pinzani, R., Cecchi, M. T., Bezzi, T., Battisti, L., Bresciani, E., Castelli Gattinara, G., Nasi, C., Pellegatta, A., Mazza, A., Baldi, F., Altobelli, R., Deiana, M., Colnaghi, C., Tarallo, L., Tondo, U., Anastasio, E., Chiriaco, P. G., Ruggeri, C., Scott, G., Hutto, C., O'Sullivan, M., Malmsberry, A., Willoughby, A., Burns, D., Goedert, J., Landesman, S., Minkoff, H., Mendez, H., Holman, S., Rubinstein, A., Durako, S., Muenz, L., Goodwin, S., Bryson, Y., Dillon, M., Nielsen, K., Boyer, P., Liao, D., Keller, M., Deveikis, A., Nesheim, S., Lindsay, M., Lee, F., Nahmias, A., Sawyer, M., Vink, P., Farley, J., Alger, L., Abrams, E., Bamji, M., Lambert, G., Schoenbaum, E., Thomas, P., Weedon, J., Palumbo, P., Denny, T., Oleske, J., Bulterys, M., Simonds, R., Ethier-Ives, J., Rogers, M., Schluchter, M., Kutner, M., Kaplan, S., Kattan, M., Lipshultz, S., Mellins, R., Shearer, W., Sopko, G., Sloand, E., Wu, M., Kind, C., Nadal, D., Rudin, C., Siegrist, C. -A., Wyler, C. -A., Cheseaux, J. -J., Aebi, C., Gnehm, H., Schubiger, G., Klingler, J., Hunziker, U., Kuchler, H., Gianinazzi, M., Buhlmann, U., Biedermann, K., Lauper, U., Irion, O., Brunelli, A., Spoletini, G., Schreyer, A., Hosli, I., Saurenmann, E., Drack, G., Isenschmid, M., Poorbeik, M., Schupbach, J., Perrin, L., Erb, P., Joller, H., Kovacs, A., Stek, A., Chan, L., Khoury, M., Diaz, C., Pacheco-Acosta, E., Tuomala, R., Cooper, E., Mesthene, D., Pitt, J., Higgins, A., Moroso, G., Rich, K., Turpin, D., Cooper, N., Davenny, K., Thompson, B., Andiman, W., Simpson, J., THE INTERNATIONAL PERINATAL HIV, Group, Martinelli, Pasquale, Bulterys M.B., Fowler M.G., Hanson I.C., Lemay M., Mayaux M.J., Mofenson L., Newell M.-L., Peavy H., Peckham C., Read J.S., Rother C., Simpson B.J., Van Dyke R.B., Harris D.R., Peavy H.H., Easley K., Khammy A., Nugent R.P., Mitchell R., Owen W., Van Dyke R., Widmayer S., Bardeguez A., Hanson C., Wiznia A., Luzuriaga K., Viscarello R., Ho D., Koup R., Chen I., Krogstad P., Mullins J., Wolinsky S., Korber B., Walker B., Ammann A., Clapp S., McDonald D., Lapointe N., Boucher M., Fauvel M., Hankins C., Samson J., Newell M.L., Peckham C.S., Thorne C.N., Giaquinto C., Ruga E., De Rossi A., Truscia D., Grosch-Worner I., Schafer A., Mok J., Johnstone F., Jiminez J., de Alba C., Garcia Rodriguez M.C., Bates I., de Josee I., Hawkins F., Martinez Zapico R., Pena J.M., Gonzalez Garcia J., Arribas Lopez J.R., Asensi-Botet F., Otero M.C., Peerez-Tamarit D., Moya A., Galbis M.J., Scherpbier H., Boer K., Bohlin A.B., Lindgren S., Anzen B., Belfrage E., Lidin-Jansson G., Levy J., Barlow P., Hainaut M., Peltier A., Ferrazin A., De Maria A., Gotta C., Mur A., Vinolas M., Paya A., Loepez-Vilchez M.A., Coll O., Fortuny C., Boguna J., Casellas Caro M., Canet Y., Pardi G., Ravizza M., Semprini E., Castagna C., Fiore S., Guerra B., Lanari M., Bianchi S., Bovicelli L., Prati E., Zanelli S., Duse M., Soresina A., Scaravelli G., Stegagno M., De Santis M., Muggiasca M.L., Vigano A., Spinillo A., Ravagni Probizer F., Bucceri A., Rancilio L., Taylor G.P., Lyall H., Penn Z., Blott M., Valerius N.H., Martinelli P., Buffolano W., Tibaldi C., Ziarati N., Semprini A., Della Torre M., Parazzini F., Dallacasa P., Bianchi U., Pachi A., Mancuso S., Villa P., Conti M., Principi N., Muggiasca M., Marchisio P., Zara C., Ravagni F., Vignali M., Rossi G., Selvaggi L., Greco P., Vimercati A., Massi G., Innocenti T., Fiscella A., Sansone M., Benedetto C., Tadrist B., Thevenieau D., Gondry J., Paulard B., Alisy C., Brault D., Tordjeman N., Mamou J., Rozan M., Colombani D., Pincemaille O., Salvetti A., Chabanier C., Hernandorena X., Leroy J., Schaal J., Balde P., Faucher P., Lachassinne E., Benoit S., Douard D., Hocke C., Barjot P., Brouard J., Delattre P., Stien L., Audibert F., Labrune P., Vial M., Mazy F., Sitbon D., Crenn-Hebert C., Floch-Tudal C., Akakpo R., Daveau C., Leblanc A., Cesbron P., Duval-Arnould M., Huraux-Rendu C., Lemerle S., Touboul C., Guerin M., Maingueneau C., Reynaud I., Rousseau T., Ercoil V., Lanza M., Denavit M., Garnier J., Lahsinat K., Pia P., Allouche C., Nardou M., Grall F., May A., Dallot M., Lhuillier P., Cecile W., Mezin R., Bech A., Lobut J., Algava G., Chalvon Dermesay A., Busuttil R., Jacquemot M., Bader-Meunier B., Fridman S., Codaccioni X., Maxingue F., Thomas D., Alain J., De Lumley L., Tabaste J., Bailly Salin P., Seaume H., Guichard A., Kebaill K., Roussouly C., Botto C., De Lanete A., Wipff P., Cravello L., De Boisse P., Leclaire M., Michel G., Crumiere C., Lefevre V., Le Lorier B., Pauly I., Robichez B., Seguy D., Delhinger M., Rideau F., Talon P., Benos P., Huret C., Nicolas J., Heller-Roussin B., Saint-Leger S., Delaporte M., Hubert C., De Sarcus B., Karoubi P., Mechinaud F., Bertcrottiere D., Bongain A., Monpoux F., De Gennes C., Devianne F., Nisand I., Rousset M., Mouchnino G., Muray J., Munzer M., Quereux C., Brossard V., Clavier B., Allemon M., Rotten D., Stephan J., Varlet M., Guyot B., Narcy P., Bardinet F., De Caunes F., Jeny R., Robin M., Raison Boulley A., Savey L., Berrebi A., Tricoire J., Borderon J., Fignon A., Guillot F., Maria B., Broyard A., Chitrit Y., Firtion G., Mandelbrot L., Lafay Pillet M., Parat S., Boissinot C., Garec N., Levine M., Ottenwalter A., Schaller F., Vilmer E., Courpotin C., Brunner C., Ciraru-Vigneron N., Hatem-Gantzer G., Fritel X., Wallet A., Bouille J., Milliez J., Bensaid Mrejen D., Dermer E., Noseda G., Bardou D., Cressaty J., Francoual C., Carlus Moncomble C., Cohen H., Blanche S., Bastion H., Benifla J., Benkhatar F., Berkane N., Hervee F., Ronzier M., Mayaux MJ., de Martino M., Tovo P.-A., Galli L., Gabiano C., Ferraris G., Garetto S., Palomba E., Riva C., Vierucci A., de Luca M., Farina S., Fundaro C., Genovese O., Mereu G., Forni G.L., Casadei A., Zuccotti G.V., Riva E., Cellini M., Baraldi C., Consolini R., Palla G., Ruggeri M., Ciccimarra F., Guarino A., Osimani P., Benaglia G., Romano A., De Mattia D., Caselli D., Boni S., Dell'Erba G., Bassanetti F., Sticca M., Timpano C., Magnani C., Salvatore C., Lipreri R., Tornaghi R., Pinzani R., Cecchi M.T., Bezzi T., Battisti L., Bresciani E., Castelli Gattinara G., Nasi C., Pellegatta A., Mazza A., Baldi F., Altobelli R., Deiana M., Colnaghi C., Tarallo L., Tondo U., Anastasio E., Chiriaco P.G., Ruggeri C., Scott G., Hutto C., O'Sullivan M., Malmsberry A., Willoughby A., Burns D., Goedert J., Landesman S., Minkoff H., Mendez H., Holman S., Rubinstein A., Durako S., Muenz L., Goodwin S., Bryson Y., Dillon M., Nielsen K., Boyer P., Liao D., Keller M., Deveikis A., Nesheim S., Lindsay M., Lee F., Nahmias A., Sawyer M., Vink P., Farley J., Alger L., Abrams E., Bamji M., Lambert G., Schoenbaum E., Thomas P., Weedon J., Palumbo P., Denny T., Oleske J., Bulterys M., Simonds R., Ethier-Ives J., Rogers M., Schluchter M., Kutner M., Kaplan S., Kattan M., Lipshultz S., Mellins R., Shearer W., Sopko G., Sloand E., Wu M., Kind C., Nadal D., Rudin C., Siegrist C.-A., Wyler C.-A., Cheseaux J.-J., Aebi C., Gnehm H., Schubiger G., Klingler J., Hunziker U., Kuchler H., Gianinazzi M., Buhlmann U., Biedermann K., Lauper U., Irion O., Brunelli A., Spoletini G., Schreyer A., Hosli I., Saurenmann E., Drack G., Isenschmid M., Poorbeik M., Schupbach J., Perrin L., Erb P., Joller H., Kovacs A., Stek A., Chan L., Khoury M., Diaz C., Pacheco-Acosta E., Tuomala R., Cooper E., Mesthene D., Pitt J., Higgins A., Moroso G., Rich K., Turpin D., Cooper N., Davenny K., Thompson B., Andiman W., and Simpson J.

Subjects
Time Factors, Epidemiology, Infectious Disease Transmission, Prevention of perinatal transmission, Extraembryonic Membranes, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), HIV Infections, medicine.disease_cause, Cohort Studies, Pregnancy, Risk Factors, INFECTION, Vertical, Immunology and Allergy, HIV Infection, MOTHER-TO-CHILD, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, Prospective cohort study, prevention of perinatal transmission, vertical transmission, obstetrics/gynaecology, epidemiology, Obstetrics, Transmission (medicine), Infectious, HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS, MOTHER-TO-CHILD, ZIDOVUDINE PROPHYLAXIS, RISK-FACTORS, TYPE-1, PREGNANCY, INFECTION, TRIAL, PREVENTION, Breast Feeding, Infectious Diseases, Meta-analysis, HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS, Vertical transmission, Regression Analysis, TRIAL, Female, Delivery, Obstetrics gynaecology, Human, medicine.medical_specialty, Time Factor, Ruptured membranes, Immunology, Regression Analysi, NO, ZIDOVUDINE PROPHYLAXIS, Extraembryonic Membrane, medicine, Humans, TYPE-1, business.industry, Risk Factor, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Obstetric, Delivery, Obstetric, Newborn, PREVENTION, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, Pregnancy Complications, Obstetrics/gynaecology, RISK-FACTORS, Cohort Studie, business
Abstract

Objective: To test the a priori hypothesis that longer duration of ruptured membranes is associated with increased risk of vertical transmission of HIV. Design: The relationship between duration of ruptured membranes and vertical transmission of HIV was evaluated in an individual patient data meta-analysis. Methods: Eligible studies were prospective cohort studies including at least 100 mother-child pairs, from regions where HIV-infected women are counselled not to breastfeed. Analyses were restricted to vaginal deliveries and non-elective Cesarean sections; elective Cesarean section deliveries (those performed before onset of labour and before rupture of membranes) were excluded. Results: The primary analysis included 4721 deliveries with duration of ruptured membranes ≤ 24 h. After adjusting for other factors known to be associated with vertical transmission using logistic regression analysis to assess the strength of the relationship, the risk of vertical HIV transmission increased approximately 2% with an increase of 1 h in the duration of ruptured membranes [adjusted odds ratio, 1.02; 95% confidence interval, 1.01-1.04; for each 1 h increment]. There were no significant interactions of duration of ruptured membranes with study cohort or with any of the covariates, except maternal AIDS. Among women diagnosed with AIDS, the estimated probability of transmission increased from 8% to 31% with duration of ruptured membranes of 2 h and 24 h respectively (P < 0.01). Conclusions: These results support the importance of duration of ruptured membranes as a risk factor for vertical transmission of HIV and suggest that a diagnosis of AIDS in the mother at the time of delivery may potentiate the effect of duration of ruptured membranes. © 2001 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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2001
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27. The Mode of Delivery and the Risk of Vertical Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 — A Meta-Analysis of 15 Prospective Cohort Studies

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Andiman, W., Boucher, M., Burns, D., Bryson, Y., Farley, J., Fowler, H., Gabiano, C., Galli, L., Hutto, C., Kind, C., Korber, B., Kovacs, A., Krogstad, P., Landesman, S., Lapointe, N., Lemay, M., Lew, J., Mandelbrot, L., Mayaux, Mj, Mellins, R., Minkoff, H., Mofenson, L., Nielsen, K., Newell, Ml, Pardi, G., Peavy, H., Peckham, C., Read, J., Rother, C., Rudin, C., Scott, G., Semprini, A., Shearer, W., Simonds, R., Simpson, B., Stek, A., Tovo, Pa, Tuomala, R., Dyke, R., Weedon, J., Martino, M., Lindsay, M., Belair, S., Chan, L., Harris, D., Kalish, L., Muenz, L., Nugent, R., Schluchter, M., Durako, S., Goodwin, S., Mitchell, R., Nourjah, P., Owen, W., Widmayer, S., Bardeguez, A., Hanson, C., Wiznia, A., Luzuriaga, K., Viscarello, R., Ho, D., Koup, R., Chen, I., Mullins, J., Wolinsky, S., Walker, B., Ammann, A., Clapp, S., Mcdonald, D., Fauvel, M., Hankins, C., Samson, J., Bailey, A., Giaquinto, C., Ruga, E., Rossi, A., Truscia, D., Grosch-Worner, I., Schafer, A., Mok, J., Johnstone, F., Jiminez, J., Alba, C., Garcia-Rodriguez, M., Bates, I., Jose, I., Hawkins, F., Zapico, Rm, Asensi-Botet, F., Otero, M., Perez-Tamarit, D., Moya, A., Galbis, M., Scherpbier, H., Boer, K., Bohlin, A., Lindgren, S., Ehrnst, A., Anzen, B., Belfrage, E., Levy, J., Alimenti, A., Barlow, P., Ferrazin, A., Maria, A., Gotta, C., Maritati, V., Mur, A., Rovira, M., Paya, A., Coll, O., Fortuny, C., Boguna, J., Caro, Mc, Canet, Y., Ravizza, M., Castagna, C., Fiore, S., Guerra, B., Lanari, M., Bianchi, S., Bovicelli, L., Prati, E., Duse, M., Soresina, A., Scaravelli, G., Santis, M., Muggiasca, M., Vigano, A., Marchisio, P., Iasci, A., Spinillo, A., Bucceri, A., Grossi, E., Rancilio, L., Della Torre, M., Dallacasa, P., Pachi, A., Principi, N., Zara, C., Vignali, M., Rossi, G., Selvaggi, L., Greco, P., Vimercati, A., Massi, G., Innocenti, T., Fiscella, A., Sansone, M., Benedetto, C., Tibaldi, C., Ziarati, N., Tadrist, B., Thevenicau, D., Gondry, J., Paulard, B., Alisy, C., Brault, D., Tordjeman, P., Mamou, J., Rozan, M., Colombani, D., Pincemaille, O., Salvetti, A., Chabanier, C., Hernandorena, X., Leroy, J., Schaal, J., Balde, P., Faucher, P., Lachassinne, E., Benoit, S., Douard, D., Hocke, C., Barjot, P., Brouard, J., Delattre, P., Stien, L., Audibert, F., Labrune, P., Vial, M., Mazy, F., Sitbon, D., Crenn-Hebert, C., Floch-Tudal, C., Akakpo, R., Daveau, C., Leblanc, A., Cesbron, P., Duval-Arnould, H., Huraux-Rendu, C., Lemerle, S., Touboul, C., Guerin, M., Maingueneau, C., Reynaud, I., Rousseau, T., Ercoil, V., Lanza, M., Denavit, M., Garnier, J., Lahsinat, K., Pia, R., Allouche, C., Nardou, M., Grall, F., May, A., Dallot, M., Lhuillier, P., Cecile, W., Mezin, R., Bech, A., Lobut, J., Algava, G., Dermesay, Ac, Busuttil, R., Jacquemot, M., Bader-Meunier, B., Fridman, S., Codaccioni, X., Maxingue, F., Thomas, D., Alain, J., Lumley, L., Tabaste, J., Salin, Pb, Seaume, H., Guichard, A., Kebaili, K., Roussouly, C., Botto, C., Lanete, A., Wipff, P., Cravello, L., Boisse, P., Leclaire, M., Michel, G., Crumiere, C., Lefevre, V., Le Lorier, B., Pauly, I., Robichez, B., Seguy, D., Dehlinger, M., Rideau, F., Talon, P., Benos, P., Huret, C., Nicolas, J., Heller-Roussin, B., Saint-Leger, S., Delaporte, M., Hubert, C., Sarcus, B., Karoubi, P., Mechinaud, F., Bertcrottiere, D., Bongain, A., Monpoux, F., Gennes, C., Devianne, F., Nisand, I., Rousset, M., Mouchnino, G., Muray, J., Munzer, M., Quereux, C., Brossard, V., Clavier, B., Allemon, M., Rotten, D., Stephan, J., Varlet, M., Guyot, B., Narey, P., Bardinet, F., Caunes, F., Jeny, R., Robin, M., Bouley, Ar, Savey, L., Berrebi, A., Tricoire, J., Borderon, J., Fignon, A., Guillot, F., Maria, B., Broyard, A., Chitrit, Y., Firtion, G., Pillet, Ml, Parat, S., Boissinot, C., Garec, N., Levine, M., Ottenwalter, A., Schaller, F., Vilmer, B., Courpotin, C., Brunner, C., Ciraru-Vigneron, N., Hatem-Gantzer, G., Xavier FRITEL, Wallet, A., Bouille, J., Milliez, J., Mrejen, Db, Dermer, E., Noseda, G., Bardou, D., Cressaty, J., Francoual, C., Moncomble, Cc, Cohen, H., Blanche, S., Bastion, H., Benifla, J., Benkhatar, F., Berkane, N., Herve, F., Ronzier, M., Ferraris, G., Rancillo, L., Tulisso, S., Scolfaro, C., Riva, C., Vierucci, A., Luca, M., Farina, S., Fundaro, C., Genovese, O., Mercu, G., Forni, G., Stegagno, M., Falconieri, P., Zuccotti, G., Riva, E., Cellini, M., Baraldi, C., Consolini, R., Palla, G., Ruggeri, M., Pignata, C., Guarino, A., Osimani, P., Metri, A., Antonellini, A., Benaglia, G., Romano, A., Mattia, D., Caselli, D., Boni, S., Erba, G., Bassanetti, F., Sticca, M., Timpano, C., Magnani, C., Salvatore, C., Gambaretto, G., Lipreri, R., Tornaghi, R., Pinzani, R., Cecchi, M., Bezzi, T., Battisti, L., Bresciani, E., Gattinara, G., Berrino, R., Pellegatta, A., Mazza, A., Baldi, F., Micheletti, E., Altobelli, R., Deiana, M., Colnaghi, C., Tarallo, L., Tondo, U., Anastasio, E., Chiriaco, P., Contardi, I., Ruggeri, C., Ibba, P., O Sullivan, M., Malmsberry, A., Willoughby, A., Goedert, J., Mendez, H., Holman, S., Rubinstein, A., Nesheim, S., Clark, S., Lee, F., Nahmias, A., Sawyer, M., Vink, P., Alger, L., Abrams, E., Bamji, M., Lambert, G., Schoenbaum, E., Thea, D., Thomas, P., Palumbo, P., Denny, T., Oleske, J., Orloff, S., Ethier-Ives, J., Rogers, M., Kutner, M., Kaplan, S., Kattan, M., Lipshultz, S., Sopko, G., Sloand, E., Wu, M., Nadal, D., Siegrist, Ca, Wyler, Ca, Cheseaux, Jj, Aebi, C., Gnehm, H., Schubiger, G., Klingler, J., Hunziker, U., Kuchler, H., Gianinazzi, M., Buhlmann, U., Biedermann, K., Lauper, U., Irion, O., Brunelli, A., Spoletini, G., Schreyer, A., Hosli, I., Saurenmann, E., Drack, G., Isenschmid, M., Poorbeik, M., Schupbach, J., Perrin, L., Erb, P., Joller, H., Dillon, M., Nielsen, R., Boyer, P., Liao, D., Keller, M., Deveikis, A., Khoury, M., Diaz, C., Pacheco-Acosta, E., Cooper, E., Mesthene, D., Pitt, J., Higgins, A., Moroso, G., Rich, K., Turpin, D., Cooper, N., Fowler, M., Smeriglio, V., Mckinlay, S., and Ellis, S.

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Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Multivariate analysis, Anti-HIV Agents, Birth weight, HIV Infections, Cohort Studies, Pregnancy, Risk Factors, medicine, Birth Weight, Humans, Rupture of membranes, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, Prospective cohort study, Cesarean Section, Obstetrics, business.industry, Infant, Newborn, General Medicine, Odds ratio, Delivery, Obstetric, medicine.disease, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, Confidence interval, Logistic Models, Multivariate Analysis, Immunology, HIV-1, Female, business, Zidovudine, Cohort study
Abstract

Background To evaluate the relation between elective cesarean section and vertical transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), we performed a meta-analysis using data on individual patients from 15 prospective cohort studies. Methods North American and European studies of at least 100 mother-child pairs were included in the meta-analysis. Uniform definitions of modes of delivery were used. Elective cesarean sections were defined as those performed before onset of labor and rupture of membranes. Multivariate logistic-regression analysis was used to adjust for other factors known to be associated with vertical transmission. Results The primary analysis included data on 8533 mother-child pairs. After adjustment for receipt of antiretroviral therapy, maternal stage of disease, and infant birth weight, the likelihood of vertical transmission of HIV-1 was decreased by approximately 50 percent with elective cesarean section, as compared with other modes of delivery (adjusted odds ratio, 0.43; 95 percent confidence interval, 0.33 to 0.56). The results were similar when the study population was limited to those with rupture of membranes shortly before delivery. The likelihood of transmission was reduced by approximately 87 percent with both elective cesarean section and receipt of antiretroviral therapy during the prenatal, intrapartum, and neonatal periods, as compared with other modes of delivery and the absence of therapy (adjusted odds ratio, 0.13; 95 percent confidence interval, 0.09 to 0.19). Among mother-child pairs receiving antiretroviral therapy during the prenatal, intrapartum, and neonatal periods, rates of vertical transmission were 2.0 percent among the 196 mothers who underwent elective cesarean section and 7.3 percent among the 1255 mothers with other modes of delivery. Conclusions The results of this meta-analysis suggest that elective cesarean section reduces the risk of transmission of HIV-1 from mother to child independently of the effects of treatment with zidovudine.

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1999
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29. Meningitis complicated by subdural empyema and deafness caused by pneumoccoccal serotype 7F in a 17-month-old child: a case report

Author

Bosis, S., Semino, M., Picciolli, I., Pinzani, R., Lorenzo Genitori, Principi, N., and Esposito, S.

Subjects
Male, Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines, Empyema, Subdural, Meningitis, Pneumococcal, Infant, Deafness, Combined Modality Therapy, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Polymerase Chain Reaction, complex mixtures, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Pneumococcal Vaccines, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Humans, Meningitis, Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Abstract

Despite the availability of effective antibacterial agents and vac- cines, pneumococcal meningitis and sepsis are still associated with high mortality rates and a high risk of neurological sequelae. We describe the case of a 17-month-old boy vaccinated with heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) who developed bacterial meningitis complicated by subdural empyema and deafness caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 7F. The 7F strain is not con- tained in PCV7 (the only vaccine on the market at the time of the onset of meningitis) but is included in the new pediatric 13-valent PCV, which may therefore prevent cases such as this in the future. The full article is free available on www.jpmh.org, Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 53, No 2 (2012)

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2012
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30. Il Cratilo di Platone e le molte origini dei nomi

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Lombardo, G, Aronadio, F, De Capitani, F, Pinzani, R, Gambale, G, Amerini, F, Conti, A, Sanna, M, Gensini, S, Siant Girons, B, Tedesco, S, Messori, R, Mazzocut Mis, M, Rozzoni, C, and Conte, P

Subjects
language, names, Settore M-FIL/05 - Filosofia e Teoria dei Linguaggi, Settore M-FIL/07 - Storia della Filosofia Antica, Plato, Settore M-FIL/06 - Storia della Filosofia
Published
2012

31. Reduction in mortality with availability of antiretroviral therapy for children with perinatal HIV-1 infection. Italian Register for HIV Infection in Children and the Italian National AIDS Registry

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de Martino M, Tovo PA, Balducci M, Galli L, Gabiano C, Rezza G, Pezzotti P, Osimani P, Di Bari C, Larovere D, Ruggeri m, Masi M, SpecchiaM, Battisti L, Duse M, Crispino P, Carrara P, Pintor C, Dedoni M, Dessì C, Loriano D, Anastasio E, Bezzi T, De Luca M, Farina S, Vierucci A, Bassetti D, Pontali E, Boni S, Marazzi M. G, Tasso L, Giovanettoni C, Salvini F, Pinzani R, Marchisio P, Viganò A, Tornaghi R, Zuccotti G. V, Riva E, Giovannini M, Lipreri R, Conio S, Ferraris G, Cellini M, Baraldi C, Tarallo L, Giaquinto C, Ruga E, Rampon O, Dalle Nogare E. R, Sanfilippo A, Romano A, Benaglia G, Dodi I, Caselli D, maccabruni A, Pacati I, Consolini R, Palla G, Cecchi M. T, Vecchi C, Anzidei G, Cerilli S, Chiodi R, Castelli Gattianra G, Krzysztofiak A, Bernardi S, Fundarò C, Genovese O, Colafati G. S, Catania A, Ajassa C, Mazza A, Garetto S, Riva C, Scolfaro C., GUARINO, ALFREDO, BERNI CANANI, ROBERTO, de Martino, M, Tovo, Pa, Balducci, M, Galli, L, Gabiano, C, Rezza, G, Pezzotti, P, Osimani, P, Di Bari, C, Larovere, D, Ruggeri, M, Masi, M, Specchiam, Battisti, L, Duse, M, Crispino, P, Carrara, P, Pintor, C, Dedoni, M, Dessì, C, Loriano, D, Anastasio, E, Bezzi, T, De Luca, M, Farina, S, Vierucci, A, Bassetti, D, Pontali, E, Boni, S, Marazzi, M. G., Tasso, L, Giovanettoni, C, Salvini, F, Pinzani, R, Marchisio, P, Viganò, A, Tornaghi, R, Zuccotti, G. V., Riva, E, Giovannini, M, Lipreri, R, Conio, S, Ferraris, G, Cellini, M, Baraldi, C, Guarino, Alfredo, BERNI CANANI, Roberto, Tarallo, L, Giaquinto, C, Ruga, E, Rampon, O, Dalle Nogare, E. R., Sanfilippo, A, Romano, A, Benaglia, G, Dodi, I, Caselli, D, Maccabruni, A, Pacati, I, Consolini, R, Palla, G, Cecchi, M. T., Vecchi, C, Anzidei, G, Cerilli, S, Chiodi, R, Castelli Gattianra, G, Krzysztofiak, A, Bernardi, S, Fundarò, C, Genovese, O, Colafati, G. S., Catania, A, Ajassa, C, Mazza, A, Garetto, S, Riva, C, and Scolfaro, C.

Abstract

CONTEXT: Since the introduction of combined antiretroviral therapy, mortality rates in adults with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection have decreased. However, little information is available outside the setting of controlled trials on survival of perinatally HIV-infected children treated with antiretroviral therapy. OBJECTIVE: To assess effect of availability of antiretroviral therapy on decreasing mortality in perinatally HIV-infected children. DESIGN: Population-based, multicenter longitudinal study involving data collected by the Italian Register for HIV Infection in Children. SETTING: A network of 106 pediatric clinical centers. SUBJECTS: A total of 1142 children born between November 1980 and December 1997 with perinatally acquired HIV infection with a median follow-up of 5.9 years. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Time to HIV-related death calculated for birth cohort and calendar period and grouped by distribution of predominant type of antiretroviral therapy administered over time. RESULTS: Survival was longer in the 1996-1997 birth cohort (crude relative hazard [RH] of death, 0.39; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.15-0.96) and 1996-1998 calendar period (crude RH of death, 0.65; 95% CI, 0.45-0.95) than in birth cohort and calendar period 1980-1995, but not when adjusted for maternal antiretroviral treatment during pregnancy and clinical condition at time of delivery, gestational age, and birth weight (adjusted RH of death, 0.55; 95% CI, 0.20-1.50, for birth cohort; and adjusted RH of death, 0.71, 95% CI, 0.43-1.16, for calendar period). In a multivariate model with 1980-1995 as comparison, the 1996-1997 birth cohort had an RH of 0.57 (95% CI, 0.22-1.47; P=.27) but RH for calendar period 1996-1998 was 0.63 (95% CI, 0.47-0.85; P

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2000

33. The mode of delivery and the risk of vertical transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1--a meta-analysis of 15 prospective cohort studies. The International Perinatal HIV Group

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Andiman W., Boucher M., Burns D., Bryson Y., Farley J., Fowler H., Gabiano C., Galli L., Hutto C., Kind C., Korber B., Kovacs A., Krogstad P., Landesman S., Lapointe N., Lemay M., Lew J., Mandelbrot L., Mayaux M.J., Mellins R., Minkoff H., Mofenson L., Nielsen K., Newell M.L., Pardi G., Peavy H., Peckham C., Read J., Rother C., Rudin C., Scott G., Semprini A., Shearer W., Simonds R., Simpson B., Stek A., Tovo P.A., Tuomala R., Van Dyke R., Weedon J., de Martino M., Lindsay M., Belair S., Chan L., Harris D., Kalish L., Muenz L., Nugent R., Schluchter M., Durako S., Goodwin S., Mitchell R., Nourjah P., Owen W., Widmayer S., Bardeguez A., Hanson C., Wiznia A., Luzuriaga K., Viscarello R., Ho D., Koup R., Chen I., Mullins J., Wolinsky S., Walker B., Ammann A., Clapp S., McDonald D., Fauvel M., Hankins C., Samson J., Bailey A., Giaquinto C., Ruga E., De Rossi A., Truscia D., Grosch Worner I., Schafer A., Mok J., Johnstone F., Jiminez J., de Alba C., Garcia Rodriguez M., Bates I., de Jose I., Hawkins F., Zapico R.M., Asensi Botet F., Otero M., Perez Tamarit D., Moya A., Galbis M., Scherpbier H., Boer K., Bohlin A., Lindgren S., Ehrnst A., Anzen B., Belfrage E., Levy J., Alimenti A., Barlow P., Ferrazin A., De Maria A., Gotta C., Maritati V., Mur A., Rovira M., Paya A., Coll O., Fortuny C., Boguna J., Caro M.C., Canet Y., Ravizza M., Castagna C., Fiore S., Guerra B., Lanari M., Bianchi S., Bovicelli L., Prati E., Duse M., Soresina A., Scaravelli G., De Santis M., Muggiasca M., Vigano A., Marchisio P., Iasci A., Spinillo A., Bucceri A., Grossi E., Rancilio L., Della Torre M., Dallacasa P., Pachi A., Principi N., Zara C., Vignali M., Rossi G., Selvaggi L., Greco P., Vimercati A., Massi G., Innocenti T., Fiscella A., Sansone M., Benedetto C., Tibaldi C., Ziarati N., Tadrist B., Thevenicau D., Gondry J., Paulard B., Alisy C., Brault D., Tordjeman P., Mamou J., Rozan M., Colombani D., Pincemaille O., Salvetti A., Chabanier C., Hernandorena X., Leroy J., Schaal J., Balde P., Faucher P., Lachassinne E., Benoit S., Douard D., Hocke C., Barjot P., Brouard J, Delattre P, Stien L, Audibert F, Labrune P, Vial M, Mazy F, Sitbon D, Crenn Hebert C, Floch Tudal C, Akakpo R, Daveau C, Leblanc A, Cesbron P, Duval Arnould H, Huraux Rendu C, Lemerle S, Touboul C, Guerin M, Maingueneau C, Reynaud I, Rousseau T, Ercoil V, Lanza M, Denavit M, Garnier J, Lahsinat K, Pia R, Allouche C, Nardou M, Grall F, May A, Dallot M, Lhuillier P, Cecile W, Mezin R, Balde P, Bech A, Lobut J, Algava G, Dermesay AC, Busuttil R, Jacquemot M, Bader Meunier B, Fridman S, Codaccioni X, Maxingue F, Thomas D, Alain J, De Lumley L, Tabaste J, Salin PB, Seaume H, Guichard A, Kebaili K, Roussouly C, Botto C, De Lanete A, Wipff P, Cravello L, De Boisse P, Leclaire M, Michel G, Crumiere C, Lefevre V, Le Lorier B, Pauly I, Robichez B, Seguy D, Dehlinger M, Rideau F, Talon P, Benos P, Huret C, Nicolas J, Heller Roussin B, Saint Leger S, Delaporte M, Hubert C, De Sarcus B, Karoubi P, Mechinaud F, Bertcrottiere D, Bongain A, Monpoux F, De Gennes C, Devianne F, Nisand I, Rousset M, Mouchnino G, Muray J, Munzer M, Quereux C, Brossard V, Clavier B, Allemon M, Rotten D, Stephan J, Varlet M, Guyot B, Narey P, Bardinet F, De Caunes F, Jeny R, Robin M, Bouley AR, Savey L, Berrebi A, Tricoire J, Borderon J, Fignon A, Guillot F, Maria B, Broyard A, Chitrit Y, Firtion G, Mandelbrot L, Pillet ML, Parat S, Boissinot C, Garec N, Levine M, Ottenwalter A, Schaller F, Vilmer B, Courpotin C, Brunner C, Ciraru Vigneron N, Hatem Gantzer G, Fritel X, Wallet A, Bouille J, Milliez J, Mrejen DB, Dermer E, Noseda G, Bardou D, Cressaty J, Francoual C, Moncomble CC, Cohen H, Blanche S, Bastion H, Benifla J, Benkhatar F, Berkane N, Herve F, Ronzier M, Mayaux MJ, de Martino M, Tovo PA, Galli L, Gabiano C, Ferraris G, Rancillo L, Bucceri A, Tulisso S, Scolfaro C, Riva C, Vierucci A, de Luca M, Farina S, Fundaro C, Genovese O, Mercu G, Forni G, Stegagno M, Falconieri P, Zuccotti G, Riva E, Cellini M, Baraldi C, Consolini R, Palla G, Ruggeri M, Osimani P, Metri A, Antonellini A, Benaglia G, Romano A, Dallacasa P, De Mattia D, Caselli D, Boni S, Dell'Erba G, Bassanetti F, Sticca M, Timpano C, Magnani C, Salvatore C, Gambaretto G, Lipreri R, Tornaghi R, Pinzani R, Cecchi M, Bezzi T, Battisti L, Bresciani E, Gattinara G, Berrino R, Pellegatta A, Mazza A, Baldi F, Micheletti E, Ruga E, Altobelli R, Deiana M, Colnaghi C, Tarallo L, Tondo U, Anastasio E, Duse M, Chiriaco P, Contardi I, Ruggeri C, Ibba P, Scott G, Hutto C, O'Sullivan M, Malmsberry A, Willoughby A, Burns D, Goedert J, Landesman S, Minkoff H, Mendez H, Holman S, Rubinstein A, Durako S, Muenz L, Goodwin S, Nesheim S, Lindsay M, Clark S, Lee F, Nahmias A, Sawyer M, Vink P, Farley J, Alger L, Abrams E, Bamji M, Lambert G, Schoenbaum E, Thea D, Thomas P, Weedon J, Palumbo P, Bardeguez A, Denny T, Oleske J, Simonds R, Orloff S, Ethier Ives J, Rogers M, Schluchter M, Kutner M, Kaplan S, Kattan M, Lipshultz S, Mellins R, Shearer W, Peavy H, Sopko G, Sloand E, Wu M, Kind C, Nadal D, Rudin C, Siegrist CA, Wyler CA, Cheseaux JJ, Aebi C, Gnehm H, Schubiger G, Klingler J, Hunziker U, Kuchler H, Gianinazzi M, Buhlmann U, Biedermann K, Lauper U, Irion O, Brunelli A, Spoletini G, Schreyer A, Hosli I, Saurenmann E, Drack G, Isenschmid M, Poorbeik M, Schupbach J, Perrin L, Erb P, Joller H, Bryson Y, Dillon M, Nielsen R, Boyer P, Liao D, Keller M, Deveikis A, Kovacs A, Stek A, Chan L, Rother C, Khoury M, Diaz C, Pacheco Acosta E, Tuomala R, Cooper E, Mesthene D, Pitt J, Higgins A, Moroso G, Rich K, Turpin D, Cooper N, Fowler M, Nugent R, Smeriglio V, McKinlay S, Kalish L, Ellis S, Andiman W, PIGNATA, CLAUDIO, GUARINO, ALFREDO, Andiman, W., Boucher, M., Burns, D., Bryson, Y., Farley, J., Fowler, H., Gabiano, C., Galli, L., Hutto, C., Kind, C., Korber, B., Kovacs, A., Krogstad, P., Landesman, S., Lapointe, N., Lemay, M., Lew, J., Mandelbrot, L., Mayaux, M. J., Mellins, R., Minkoff, H., Mofenson, L., Nielsen, K., Newell, M. L., Pardi, G., Peavy, H., Peckham, C., Read, J., Rother, C., Rudin, C., Scott, G., Semprini, A., Shearer, W., Simonds, R., Simpson, B., Stek, A., Tovo, P. A., Tuomala, R., Van Dyke, R., Weedon, J., de Martino, M., Lindsay, M., Belair, S., Chan, L., Harris, D., Kalish, L., Muenz, L., Nugent, R., Schluchter, M., Durako, S., Goodwin, S., Mitchell, R., Nourjah, P., Owen, W., Widmayer, S., Bardeguez, A., Hanson, C., Wiznia, A., Luzuriaga, K., Viscarello, R., Ho, D., Koup, R., Chen, I., Mullins, J., Wolinsky, S., Walker, B., Ammann, A., Clapp, S., Mcdonald, D., Fauvel, M., Hankins, C., Samson, J., Bailey, A., Giaquinto, C., Ruga, E., De Rossi, A., Truscia, D., Grosch Worner, I., Schafer, A., Mok, J., Johnstone, F., Jiminez, J., de Alba, C., Garcia Rodriguez, M., Bates, I., de Jose, I., Hawkins, F., Zapico, R. M., Asensi Botet, F., Otero, M., Perez Tamarit, D., Moya, A., Galbis, M., Scherpbier, H., Boer, K., Bohlin, A., Lindgren, S., Ehrnst, A., Anzen, B., Belfrage, E., Levy, J., Alimenti, A., Barlow, P., Ferrazin, A., De Maria, A., Gotta, C., Maritati, V., Mur, A., Rovira, M., Paya, A., Coll, O., Fortuny, C., Boguna, J., Caro, M. 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Abstract

To evaluate the relation between elective cesarean section and vertical transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), we performed a meta-analysis using data on individual patients from 15 prospective cohort studies. North American and European studies of at least 100 mother-child pairs were included in the meta-analysis. Uniform definitions of modes of delivery were used. Elective cesarean sections were defined as those performed before onset of labor and rupture of membranes. Multivariate logistic-regression analysis was used to adjust for other factors known to be associated with vertical transmission. The primary analysis included data on 8533 mother-child pairs. After adjustment for receipt of antiretroviral therapy, maternal stage of disease, and infant birth weight, the likelihood of vertical transmission of HIV-1 was decreased by approximately 50 percent with elective cesarean section, as compared with other modes of delivery (adjusted odds ratio, 0.43; 95 percent confidence interval, 0.33 to 0.56). The results were similar when the study population was limited to those with rupture of membranes shortly before delivery. The likelihood of transmission was reduced by approximately 87 percent with both elective cesarean section and receipt of antiretroviral therapy during the prenatal, intrapartum, and neonatal periods, as compared with other modes of delivery and the absence of therapy (adjusted odds ratio, 0.13; 95 percent confidence interval, 0.09 to 0.19). Among mother-child pairs receiving antiretroviral therapy during the prenatal, intrapartum, and neonatal periods, rates of vertical transmission were 2.0 percent among the 196 mothers who underwent elective cesarean section and 7.3 percent among the 1255 mothers with other modes of delivery. The results of this meta-analysis suggest that elective cesarean section reduces the risk of transmission of HIV-1 from mother to child independently of the effects of treatment with zidovudine.

Published
1999

34. Rapid disease progression in HIV-1 perinatally infected children born to mothers receiving zidovudine monotherapy during pregnancy. The Italian register for HIV Infection in Children

Author

de Martino M, Galli L, Tovo P. A, Gabiano C, Osimani P, Zizzadoro P, de Mattia D, Ruggeri M, Lanari M, Dalla Vecchia S, Masi M, Miniaci A, Baldi F, Dell' Erba G, Battisti L, Duse M, Crispino P, Uberti E, Bresciani E, Chiriacò P. G, Pintor C, Dedoni M, Loriano D, Dessì C, Anastasio L, Sabatino G, Sticca M, Berrino R, Lodato A, Vierucci A, Farina S, de Luca M, de Maria A, Fioredda F, Boni S, Marazzi M. G, Pontali E, Forni GL, Gotta C, Tasso, L, Gambaretto G, Meo A, Plebani R, Pinzani R, Salvini F, Marchisio P, Massironi E, Tornaghi R, Zuccotti GV, Riva S, de Carlis S, Ferraris G, Bucceri A, Lipreri R, Cellini M, Tarallo L, Giaquinto C, Ruga E, Rampon O, Romano A, Benaglia G, Caselli D, Maccabruni A, Consolini R, Palla G, Antonellini A, Magnani C, Cecchi T, Castelli Gattinara G, Bernardi S, Cancrini C, Fundarò C, Genovese O, Rendeli C, Timpano C, Anzidei G, Catania S, Stegagno M, Mazza A, Salvatore C, Scolfaro C, Palomba E, Riva C, Pellegatta A., GUARINO, ALFREDO, PIGNATA, CLAUDIO, de Martino, M, Galli, L, Tovo, P. A., Gabiano, C, Osimani, P, Zizzadoro, P, de Mattia, D, Ruggeri, M, Lanari, M, Dalla Vecchia, S, Masi, M, Miniaci, A, Baldi, F, Dell' Erba, G, Battisti, L, Duse, M, Crispino, P, Uberti, E, Bresciani, E, Chiriacò, P. G., Pintor, C, Dedoni, M, Loriano, D, Dessì, C, Anastasio, L, Sabatino, G, Sticca, M, Berrino, R, Lodato, A, Vierucci, A, Farina, S, de Luca, M, de Maria, A, Fioredda, F, Boni, S, Marazzi, M. G., Pontali, E, Forni, Gl, Gotta, C, Tasso, L, Gambaretto, G, Meo, A, Plebani, R, Pinzani, R, Salvini, F, Marchisio, P, Massironi, E, Tornaghi, R, Zuccotti, Gv, Riva, S, de Carlis, S, Ferraris, G, Bucceri, A, Lipreri, R, Cellini, M, Guarino, Alfredo, Pignata, Claudio, Tarallo, L, Giaquinto, C, Ruga, E, Rampon, O, Romano, A, Benaglia, G, Caselli, D, Maccabruni, A, Consolini, R, Palla, G, Antonellini, A, Magnani, C, Cecchi, T, Castelli Gattinara, G, Bernardi, S, Cancrini, C, Fundarò, C, Genovese, O, Rendeli, C, Timpano, C, Anzidei, G, Catania, S, Stegagno, M, Mazza, A, Salvatore, C, Scolfaro, C, Palomba, E, Riva, C, and Pellegatta, A.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the outcome in children perinatally infected with HIV-1 whose mothers received zidovudine (ZDV) monotherapy in pregnancy. DESIGN: Observational retrospective study of a prospectively recruited cohort. SETTING: Italian Register for HIV Infection in Children. PATIENTS: A group of 216 children perinatally infected with HIV-1, born in 1992-1997 and derived prospectively from birth: 38 children had mothers receiving ZDV monotherapy and for 178 children the mothers received no antiretroviral treatment during pregnancy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The estimated probability of developing severe disease or severe immune suppression, survival probability [95% confidence interval (CI)] within 3 years, and the hazard ratio (95% CI), adjusted for year of birth, maternal clinical condition at delivery, birthweight and treatments (Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia chemoprophylaxis and/or antiretroviral therapy before the onset of severe disease, severe immune suppression or death) were compared. RESULTS: Comparison of HIV-1-infected children whose mothers were treated with ZDV with children whose mothers were not treated showed that the former group had a higher probability of developing severe disease [57.3% (95% CI 40.9-74.3) versus 37.2% (95% CI 30.0-45.4); log-rank test 7.83, P = 0.005; adjusted hazard ratio 1.8 (95% CI 1.1-3.1)] or severe immune suppression [53.9% (95% CI 36.3-73.5) versus 37.5% (95% CI 30.0-46.2); log-rank test 5.58, P = 0.018; adjusted hazard ratio 2.4, (95% CI: 1.3-4.3)] and a lower survival [72.2% (95% CI 50.4-85.7) versus 81.0% (95% CI 73.7-86.5); log-rank test 4.23, P = 0.039; adjusted hazard ratio of death 1.9 (95% CI 1.1-3.6)]. CONCLUSIONS: This epidemiological observation could stimulate virologic studies to elucidate whether this rapid progression depends on in utero infection or transmission of resistant virus. Findings may suggest a need to hasten HIV-1 diagnosis in infants of ZDV-treated mothers and undertake an aggressive antiretroviral therapy in those found to be infected

Published
1999

40. Permutations defining convex permutominoes

Author

ANTONIO BERNINI, Disanto, F., Pinzani, R., Rinaldi, S., and Centre de Recerca Matemàtica

Subjects
Mathematics::Combinatorics, Permutominoes, 514 - Geometria, Polyominoes, FOS: Mathematics, Mathematics - Combinatorics, Combinatorics (math.CO), Polígons, 05A15
Abstract

A permutomino of size n is a polyomino determined by particular pairs (P1, P2) of permutations of size n, such that P1(i) is different from P2(i), for all i. Here we determine the combinatorial properties and, in particular, the characterization for the permutations defining convex permutominoes. Using such a characterization, these permutations can be uniquely represented in terms of the so called square permutations, introduced by Mansour and Severini. Then, we provide a closed formula for the number of these permutations with size n.

Published
2007

42. Cancer rates after year 2000 significantly decrease in children with perinatal HIV infection: A study by the Italian Register for HIV Infection in Children

Author

Chiappini, E, Galli, L, Tovo, Pa, Gabiano, C, Lisi, C, Giaquinto, C, Rampon, O, Gattinara, Gc, De Marco, G, Osimani, P, Manzionna, M, Miniaci, A, Pintor, C, Rosso, R, Esposito, S, Viganò, A, Dodi, I, Maccabruni, A, Fundarò, C, de Martino, M, Osimani, P., Cordiali, R., De Mattia, D., Manzionna, M., Di Bari, C., Ruggeri, M., Masi, M., Miniaci, A., Specchia, F., Ciccia, M., Lanari, M., Baldi, F., Battisti, L., Fiorino, C., Dessı`, C., Pintor, C., Dedoni, M., Fenu, M. L., Cavallini, R., Anastasio, E., Merolla, F., Sticca, M., Pomero, G., Bezzi, Teresa Maria, Fiumana, Elisa, Bonsignori, F., Gervaso, P., Seini, E., Cecchi, M. T., Cosso, D., Timitilli, A., Stronati, M., Plebani, A., Pinzani, R., Bongianin, I., Vigano`, A., Giacomet, V., Erba, P., Salvini, F., Zuccotti, G. V., Giovannini, M., Ferraris, G., Lipreri, R., Moretti, C., Cellini, M., Cano, M. C., Paolucci, P., Bruzzese, E., De Marco, G., Tarallo, L., Tancredi, F., Pennazzato, M., Rampon, O., Dalle Nogare, E. R., Sanfilippo, A., Romano, A., Saitta, M., Dodi, I., Barone, A., Maccabruni, A., Consolini, R., Legitimo, A., Magnani, C., Falconieri, P., Fundaro`, C., Genovese, O., Panzanella, A., Casadei, A. M., Martino, A., Concato, C., Anzidei, G., Bove, G., Cerilli, S., Catania, S., Ajassa, C., Ganau, A., Cristiano, L., Mazza, A., Di Palma, A., Mignone, F., Riva, C., Scorfaro, C., Portelli, V., Rabusin, M., Pellegatta, A., Molesini, M., Chiappini, Elena, Galli, Luisa, Tovo, Pier-Angelo, Gabiano, Clara, Lisi, Catiuscia, Giaquinto, Carlo, Rampon, Osvalda, Gattinara, Guido Castelli, De Marco, Giulio, Osimani, Patrizia, Manzionna, Mariano, Miniaci, Angela, Pintor, Carlo, Rosso, Raffaella, Esposito, Susanna, Viganò, Alessandra, Dodi, Icilio, Maccabruni, Anna, Fundarò, Carlo, De Martino, Maurizio, Italian Register for HIV Infection in, Children, and Lanari, M.

Subjects
Registrie, Pediatrics, Cancer Research, Time Factors, HIV Infections, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, Neoplasms, HIV Infection, Registries, Sida, Child, biology, Incidence (epidemiology), Medicine (all), Incidence, Child, Preschool, Disease Progression, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Italy, Treatment Outcome, Oncology, symbols, Population study, Viral disease, Human, medicine.medical_specialty, cancer rates, HIV infection, children, Time Factor, Antiretroviral Therapy, symbols.namesake, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), medicine, cancer, Highly Active, Poisson regression, Preschool, Settore MED/38 - Pediatria Generale e Specialistica, Perinatal HIV infection, business.industry, Cancer, Newborn, medicine.disease, biology.organism_classification, Italian Register for HIV infection in children, El Niño, Neoplasm, business
Abstract

Purpose To evaluate the impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) on cancer incidence in HIV-infected children throughout a 20-year period. Patients and Methods An observational population study was conducted on 1,190 perinatally HIV-infected children enrolled onto the Italian Register for HIV Infection in Children from 1985 to 2004 and never lost to follow-up (total observation time, 10,037.66 years). Cancer rates were calculated in the pre-HAART (1985 to 1995), early HAART (1996 to 1999), and late HAART (2000 to 2004) periods and compared using Poisson regression adjusted for age. The proportion of HAART-treated children increased from 4.1% in 1996 to 60.4% in 1999 and to 81.5% in 2004. In the same time frame, the proportion of children receiving HAART for at least 2 years increased from 3.1% to 77.0%. Results Overall, 35 cancers occurred. Cancer rates were 4.49 (95% CI, 2.37 to 6.64), 4.09 (95% CI, 1.68 to 6.50), and 0.76 (95% CI, 0.00 to 1.80) per 1,000 children per year in 1985 to 1995, 1996 to 1999, and 2000 to 2004, respectively. Notably, there was no significant difference comparing the periods from 1985 to 1995 and 1996 to 1999 (P = .081). By contrast, cancer rates were significantly lower in the period from 2000 to 2004 than in 1996 to 1999 (P < .0001). Results were confirmed by separately analyzing data from children observed from birth (P = .418 for 1985 to 1995 v 1996 to 1999; P = .001 for 1996 to 1999 v 2000 to 2004). Conclusion Dramatically reduced cancer rates were observed only in the late HAART period in parallel to the increasing proportion of children receiving HAART therapy.

Published
2007

44. Virologic, immunologic, and clinical benefits from early combined antiretroviral therapy in infants with perinatal HIV-1 infection

Author

Chiappini, E., Galli, L., Atovo, P. i. e. r., Gabiano, C., Castelli Gattinara, G., Guarino, A., Baddato, R., Giaquinto, C., Lisi, C., de Martino, M., Osimani, P., Cordiali, R., De Mattia, D., Manzionna, M., Di Bari, C., Ruggeri, M., Masi, M., Miniaci, A., Specchia, F., Ciccia, M., Lanari, M., Baldi, F., Battisti, L., Fiorino, C., Dessı`, C., Pintor, C., Dedoni, M., Fenu, M. L., Cavallini, R., Anastasio, E., Merolla, F., Sticca, M., Pomero, G., Bezzi, Teresa Maria, Fiumana, Elisa, Bonsignori, F., Gervaso, P., Seini, E., Cecchi, M. T., Cosso, D., Timitilli, A., Stronati, M., Plebani, A., Pinzani, R., Bongianin, I., Vigano`, A., Giacomet, V., Erba, P., Salvini, F., Zuccotti, G. V., Giovannini, M., Ferraris, G., Lipreri, R., Moretti, C., Cellini, M., Cano, M. C., Paolucci, P., Bruzzese, E., De Marco, G., Tarallo, L., Tancredi, F., Pennazzato, M., Rampon, O., Dalle Nogare, E. R., Sanfilippo, A., Romano, A., Saitta, M., Dodi, I., Barone, A., Maccabruni, A., Consolini, R., Legitimo, A., Magnani, C., Falconieri, P., Fundaro`, C., Genovese, O., Panzanella, A., Casadei, A. M., Martino, A., Concato, C., Anzidei, G., Bove, G., Cerilli, S., Catania, S., Ajassa, C., Ganau, A., Cristiano, L., Mazza, A., Di Palma, A., Mignone, F., Riva, C., Scorfaro, C., Portelli, V., Rabusin, M., Pellegatta, A., Molesini, M., Chiappini, E, Galli, L, Tovo, Pa, Gabiano, C, Gattinara, Gc, Guarino, Alfredo, Baddato, R, Giaquinto, C, Lisi, C, and DE MARTINO, M.

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, Pediatrics, Anti-HIV Agents, medicine.medical_treatment, Immunology, combined antiretroviral therapy, CD4-CD8 Ratio, HIV Infections, HIV-1 infection, Asymptomatic, Drug Administration Schedule, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), Immunopathology, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, Medicine, Immunology and Allergy, Humans, Sida, ART, infants, Chemotherapy, biology, business.industry, Age Factors, Infant, Viral Load, biology.organism_classification, medicine.disease, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, Surgery, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Infectious Diseases, Treatment Outcome, Child, Preschool, Lentivirus, Disease Progression, HIV-1, Viral disease, medicine.symptom, business, Epidemiologic Methods, Viral load
Abstract

Objective: To investigate the impact of early versus deferred combined antiretroviral treatment (ART) in asymptomatic or moderately symptomatic [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) category N, A or B] infants with perinatal HIV-1 infection. Methods: A multi-centre nationwide case-control study was conducted. Data from 30 infants treated with combined ART with three or more drugs before 6 months of age were compared with data from 103 infants starting ART with three or more drugs after 6 months of age. The median follow-up time was 4.1 years (range, 1.0-6.5 years). Results: No difference was evident in the first available viral load and CD4 T-lymphocyte percentage between the two groups of children. Early-treated infants showed significantly lower viral loads than infants receiving deferred treatment at all the follow-up periods. A higher proportion of early-treated infants than infants receiving deferred treatment (73.3% versus 30.1%; P < 0.0001) reached an undetectable viral load. Higher CD4 T-lymphocyte percentages were found in early-treated infants at 13-24 (P < 0.0001), 25-36 (P < 0.0001), and 37-48 (P = 0.003) months of age. No early-treated infant versus 20 of 103 (19.4%) infants receiving deferred ART (P=0.02) showed a CD4 T-lymphocyte percentage of less than 15% at one time point during follow-up. No CDC category A, B or C clinical event occurred in early-treated infants over the follow-up period while 44 of 103 (42.7%) infants receiving deferred treatment presented a decline in the CDC category. Kaplan-Meier analyses revealed significant differences in CDC category A (P = 0.0002), B (P = 0.0003), and C (P = 0.0018) event-free survivals. Conclusion: The data suggest virologic, immunologic, and clinical benefits from early administration of ART.

Published
2006

45. Early triple therapy vs mono or dual therapy for children with perinatal HIV infection

Author

Chiappini, E, Galli, L, Gabiano, C, Tovo, Pa, de Martino, M, Osimani, P., Cordiali, R., De Mattia, D., Manzionna, M., Di Bari, C., Ruggeri, M., Masi, M., Miniaci, A., Specchia, F., Ciccia, M., Lanari, M., Baldi, F., Battisti, L., Fiorino, C., Dessı`, C., Pintor, C., Dedoni, M., Fenu, M. L., Cavallini, R., Anastasio, E., Merolla, F., Sticca, M., Pomero, G., Bezzi, Teresa Maria, Fiumana, Elisa, Bonsignori, F., Gervaso, P., Seini, E., Cecchi, M. T., Cosso, D., Timitilli, A., Stronati, M., Plebani, A., Pinzani, R., Bongianin, I., Vigano`, A., Giacomet, V., Erba, P., Salvini, F., Zuccotti, G. V., Giovannini, M., Ferraris, G., Lipreri, R., Moretti, C., Cellini, M., Cano, M. C., Paolucci, P., Bruzzese, E., De Marco, G., Tarallo, L., Tancredi, F., Pennazzato, M., Rampon, O., Dalle Nogare, E. R., Sanfilippo, A., Romano, A., Saitta, M., Dodi, I., Barone, A., Maccabruni, A., Consolini, R., Legitimo, A., Magnani, C., Falconieri, P., Fundaro`, C., Genovese, O., Panzanella, A., Casadei, A. M., Martino, A., Concato, C., Anzidei, G., Bove, G., Cerilli, S., Catania, S., Ajassa, C., Ganau, A., Cristiano, L., Mazza, A., Di Palma, A., Mignone, F., Riva, C., Scorfaro, C., Portelli, V., Rabusin, M., Pellegatta, A., Molesini, M., Chiappini E., Galli L., Gabiano C., Tovo P A., De Martino M., for the Italian Register for HIV Infection in Children: [.., Osimani P., Specchia F., Molesini M., and ]

Subjects
Perinatal HIV infection, Pediatrics, medicine.medical_specialty, HIV INFECTIONS, business.industry, Therapy, General Medicine, Virology, Perinatal hiv, medicine, INFANT, Dual therapy, business, MATERNAL-FETAL RELATIONS, DISEASE TRANSMISSION, ANTIHIV AGENTS
Abstract

The time at which antiretroviral therapy (ART) should be initiated in children with perinatal human immunodeficiencyvirus (HIV) infection remains controversial. In a cohort study, Berk et al1 reported clinical benefit from mono/dual ART started before 60 days of life in 10 children compared with treatment administered at 61 to 120 days of life in 16 children. The 23 children who received early triple ART were not investigated because none of them progressed to category C diagnosis by 3 years of age. We performed a similar analysis in a cohort study of a larger data set of children with a longer follow-up to evaluate the outcomes of early and very early triple ART.

Published
2006

47. Lower mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission in boys is independent of type of delivery and antiretroviral prophylaxis. The Italian register for HIV intection in children

Author

Galli, L., Puliti, D., Chiappini, E., Gabiano, C., Tovo, P. A., Pezzotti, P., de Martino, M., Osimani, P., Cordiali, R., De Mattia, D., Manzionna, M., Di Bari, C., Ruggeri, M., Masi, M., Miniaci, A., Specchia, F., Ciccia, M., Lanari, M., Baldi, F., Battisti, L., Fiorino, C., Dessı`, C., Pintor, C., Dedoni, M., Fenu, M. L., Cavallini, R., Anastasio, E., Merolla, F., Sticca, M., Pomero, G., Bezzi, Teresa Maria, Fiumana, Elisa, Bonsignori, F., Gervaso, P., Seini, E., Cecchi, M. T., Cosso, D., Timitilli, A., Stronati, M., Plebani, A., Pinzani, R., Bongianin, I., Vigano`, A., Giacomet, V., Erba, P., Salvini, F., Zuccotti, G. V., Giovannini, M., Ferraris, G., Lipreri, R., Moretti, C., Cellini, M., Cano, M. C., Paolucci, P., Bruzzese, E., De Marco, G., Tarallo, L., Tancredi, F., Pennazzato, M., Rampon, O., Dalle Nogare, E. R., Sanfilippo, A., Romano, A., Saitta, M., Dodi, I., Barone, A., Maccabruni, A., Consolini, R., Legitimo, A., Magnani, C., Falconieri, P., Fundaro`, C., Genovese, O., Panzanella, A., Casadei, A. M., Martino, A., Concato, C., Anzidei, G., Bove, G., Cerilli, S., Catania, S., Ajassa, C., Ganau, A., Cristiano, L., Mazza, A., Di Palma, A., Mignone, F., Riva, C., Scorfaro, C., Portelli, V., Rabusin, M., Pellegatta, A., and Molesini, M.

Subjects
infant's gender, vertical transmission, antiretroviral prophylaxis
Published
2005

48. Persistently high IgA serum levels are a marker of immunological or virological failure of combined antiretroviral therapy in children with perinatal HIV-1 infection

Author

Chiappini, E., Galli, L., Tovo, P. A., Gabiano, C., de Martino, M., Osimani, P., Cordiali, R., De Mattia, D., Manzionna, M., Di Bari, C., Ruggeri, M., Masi, M., Miniaci, A., Specchia, F., Ciccia, M., Lanari, M., Baldi, F., Battisti, L., Fiorino, C., Dessı`, C., Pintor, C., Dedoni, M., Fenu, M. L., Cavallini, R., Anastasio, E., Merolla, F., Sticca, M., Pomero, G., Bezzi, Teresa Maria, Fiumana, Elisa, Bonsignori, F., Gervaso, P., Seini, E., Cecchi, M. T., Cosso, D., Timitilli, A., Stronati, M., Plebani, A., Pinzani, R., Bongianin, I., Vigano`, A., Giacomet, V., Erba, P., Salvini, F., Zuccotti, G. V., Giovannini, M., Ferraris, G., Lipreri, R., Moretti, C., Cellini, M., Cano, M. C., Paolucci, P., Bruzzese, E., De Marco, G., Tarallo, L., Tancredi, F., Pennazzato, M., Rampon, O., Dalle Nogare, E. R., Sanfilippo, A., Romano, A., Saitta, M., Dodi, I., Barone, A., Maccabruni, A., Consolini, R., Legitimo, A., Magnani, C., Falconieri, P., Fundaro`, C., Genovese, O., Panzanella, A., Casadei, A. M., Martino, A., Concato, C., Anzidei, G., Bove, G., Cerilli, S., Catania, S., Ajassa, C., Ganau, A., Cristiano, L., Mazza, A., Di Palma, A., Mignone, F., Riva, C., Scorfaro, C., Portelli, V., Rabusin, M., Pellegatta, A., Molesini, M., Chiappini E., Galli L., Tovo PA., Gabiano C., de Martino M., Osimani P, Masi M., Specchia F., Molesini M., and The Italian Register for HIV Infection in Children

Subjects
Adolescent, Anti-HIV Agents, Immunology, HIV Infections, HIV-1 infection, Perinatal hiv, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, Clinical Studies, Immunology and Allergy, Medicine, Humans, Treatment Failure, Child, viremia, business.industry, combinedantiretroviral therapy, hyper-IgA, Infant, Newborn, Normal population, Infant, Viral Load, Antiretroviral therapy, Virological failure, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Immunoglobulin A, Child, Preschool, HIV-1, Drug Monitoring, business, Viral load, Biomarkers, Follow-Up Studies
Abstract

Summary Non-expensive and low-complexity surrogate markers for monitoring the response to combined antiretroviral therapy (combined-ART) are needed in poor-resource settings where routine assessment of CD4+ T-lymphocyte count and viral load can not be afforded. We longitudinally evaluated Ig serum levels in 234 HIV-1 infected children receiving combined-ART with ≥ 3 drugs. Since Ig levels physiologically vary with age, differences at different age periods were evaluated as differences in z-scores calculated using the mean and standard deviation of the normal population for each age period. Data from 17 (7·3%) children with immunological failure and from 54 (23·1%) children with virological failure of combined-ART were compared with data from not-failed children. At baseline children with immunological failure showed higher IgM z-scores (P = 0·042) than children without. After 3–12 months of therapy immunologically failed children displayed higher viral loads (P < 0·0001) and IgA (P = 0·043) z-scores than not-failed children. Similarly, at the same follow-up time, children with virological failure showed lower CD4+ T-lymphocyte percentages (P = 0·005) and higher IgA z-scores (P < 0·0001) than not-failed children. No difference in IgG or IgM z-scores was evidenced between failed and not-failed children after 3–12 months of therapy. In conclusion, IgA serum level is a cheap and low-complexity marker of immunological or virological failure of combined-ART which might be adopted in poor-resource settings.

Published
2005

49. Lower mother to child HIV-1 transmission in boys is independent of type of delivery and antiretroviralprophylaxis

Author

Galli, The Italian Register for HIV infection in c. h. i. l. d. r. e. n. Writing committee: L., Puliti, D., Chiappini, E., Gabiano, C., Tovo, P. A., Pezzetti, P., Osimani, M. de M. a. r. t. i. n. o. Partecipants: P., De Mattia, D., Di Bari, C., Manzionna, M., Cornelli, A., Ruggeri, M., Baldi, F., Bosi, I., Ciccia, M., Faldella, A., Lanari, M., Martelli, M., Masi, M., Duse, M., Fausti, R., Schumacher, R., Chiriaco, G., Dedoni, M., Dessi, C., Gariel, D., Anastasio, E., Grassi, A., Sticca, M., Vivalda, A., Bezzi, T., Fiumana, E., Placido, A., Viticci, P., Bigi, S. C. o. l. l. i. n. i. A., Cecchi, M. T., Di Siena, G., Lobello, D., Cosso, D., Timitilli, A., Mussini, P., Ferraris, G., De Giacomo, C., Giacomet, V., Giovannini, M., Lipreri, R., Pinzani, R., Plebani, A., Salvini, F., Schneider, L., Viganò, A., Zuccotti, G. V., Cano, C., Cellini, M., Buffolano, W., Guarino, A., Tarallo, L., D’Elia, R., Giaquinto, C., Rampon, O., ER Dalle Nogare, Romano, A., Saitta, M., Bergamasco, M., Maccabruni, A., and Consolini, Rita

Published
2005

50. Meningitis complicated by subdural empyema and deafness caused by pneumoccoccal serotype 7F in a 17-month-old child: a case report

Author

Bosis, S, Semino, M, Picciolli, I, Pinzani, R, Genitori, L, Principi, N, Esposito, S, Bosis, S, Semino, M, Picciolli, I, Pinzani, R, Genitori, L, Principi, N, and Esposito, S

Abstract

Despite the availability of effective antibacterial agents and vac- cines, pneumococcal meningitis and sepsis are still associated with high mortality rates and a high risk of neurological sequelae. We describe the case of a 17-month-old boy vaccinated with heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) who developed bacterial meningitis complicated by subdural empyema and deafness caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 7F. The 7F strain is not con- tained in PCV7 (the only vaccine on the market at the time of the onset of meningitis) but is included in the new pediatric 13-valent PCV, which may therefore prevent cases such as this in the future. The full article is free available on www.jpmh.org

Published
2012

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