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Sciandra M.

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Evolution of major non-HIV-related comorbidities in HIV-infected patients in the Italian Cohort of Individuals, Naïve for Antiretrovirals (ICONA) Fou…

2018

Objectives: The management of HIV disease is complicated by the incidence of a new spectrum of comorbid noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). It is important to document changes in the prevalence of NCDs over time. The aim of the study was to describe the impact of ageing on HIV markers and on the prevalence of NCDs in people living with HIV (PLWHIV) in the Italian Cohort of Individuals, Naïve for Antiretrovirals (ICONA) seen for care in 2004–2014. Methods: Analyses were conducted separately for a closed cohort (same people seen at both times) and an open cohort (all people under follow-up). We used the χ2 test for categorical factors and the Wilcoxon test for quantitative factors to compare pro…

0301 basic medicineAdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtynoncommunicable diseases (NCDs); persons living with HIV (PLWHIV); time trend; Health Policy; Infectious Diseases; Pharmacology (medical)persons living with HIV (PLWHIV)PopulationRenal functionInfectious DiseaseHIV InfectionsDiseaseComorbiditySettore MED/17 - MALATTIE INFETTIVENO03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineInterquartile rangeInternal medicinePrevalenceMedicineHiv infected patientsHumansPharmacology (medical)030212 general & internal medicineeducationDyslipidemiaseducation.field_of_studynoncommunicable diseases (NCDs); persons living with HIV (PLWHIV); time trendFramingham Risk Scorebusiness.industryIncidence (epidemiology)Health Policynoncommunicable diseases (NCDs) persons living with HIV (PLWHIV) time trendMiddle Aged030112 virologytime trendInfectious DiseasesItalyCardiovascular DiseasesCohortHypertensionFemalebusinessnoncommunicable diseases (NCDs)HIV medicine
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Evaluation of HIV transmission clusters among natives and foreigners living in Italy

2020

We aimed at evaluating the characteristics of HIV-1 molecular transmission clusters (MTCs) among natives and migrants living in Italy, diagnosed between 1998 and 2018. Phylogenetic analyses were performed on HIV-1 polymerase (pol) sequences to characterise subtypes and identify MTCs, divided into small (SMTCs, 2&ndash

0301 basic medicineMalelcsh:QR1-502SubtypeHIV InfectionsmigrantsBioinformatics; Cluster detection; Drug resistance testing; Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); Migrants; Molecular epidemiology; Phylogenetic analysis; Risk factors; Subtypes; Transmission networks and clusters; Adult; Cohort Studies; Female; Genotype; HIV Infections; HIV-1; Humans; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Sexual and Gender Minorities; pol Gene Products Human Immunodeficiency Virus; Emigrants and Immigrants; Phylogenylcsh:MicrobiologyMen who have sex with menCohort StudiesSexual and Gender Minorities0302 clinical medicineGenotypehuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV); molecular epidemiology; phylogenetic analysis; migrants; cluster detection; transmission networks and clusters; subtypes; drug resistance testing; risk factors; bioinformaticsMedicinerisk factors030212 general & internal medicinepol Gene ProductsHiv transmissionPhylogenySubtypesPhylogenetic analysisTransmission (medicine)subtypesvirus diseasesHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)bioinformaticsMiddle AgedTransmission networks and clustersCluster detectionInfectious DiseasesItalyMolecular epidemiologyCohortFemaleHuman Immunodeficiency VirusCohort studyAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyGenotypeBioinformaticsEmigrants and ImmigrantsMigrantsArticleNO03 medical and health sciencesPhylogenetic analysiVirologyHumansBioinformaticMolecular epidemiologybusiness.industryPublic healthphylogenetic analysisMigrantDrug resistance testingSettore MED/17030104 developmental biologyRisk factorspol Gene Products Human Immunodeficiency Virustransmission networks and clustersTransmission networks and clusters.HIV-1Risk factorbusinessDemography
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Trophic niche features influence microplastic ingestion in Mediterranean fish species

2022

Widespread microplastic (MP) contamination in the marine environment has raised global concern in the last decade. Scientific evidence of the adverse effects of MP on organisms is growing fast and there is urgent need to fulfil the knowledge gaps about the trophic drivers that lead to such contamination processes and resulting impacts. Fish are considered good bioindicators of MP contamination due to their easy availability, high ecological and commercial value, however our understanding of how trophic niche influences MP ingestion is limited. Here, we investigated the occurrence and abundance of MP in the gastrointestinal tract of 8 commercial fish species (Boops boops, Engraulis encrasico…

microplastic ingestionMediterranean fish specieTrophic niche feature
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Trophic niche influences ingestion of micro- and mesoplastics in pelagic and demersal fish from the Western Mediterranean Sea.

2023

Plastic pollution has been extensively documented in the marine food web, but targeted studies focusing on the relationship between microplastic ingestion and fish trophic niches are still limited. In this study we investigated the frequency of occurrence and the abundance of micro- and mesoplastics (MMPs) in eight fish species with different feeding habits from the western Mediterranean Sea. Stable isotope analysis (δ13C and δ15N) was used to describe the trophic niche and its metrics for each species. A total of 139 plastic items were found in 98 out of the 396 fish analysed (25%). The bogue revealed the highest occurrence with 37% of individuals with MMPs in their gastrointestinal tract,…

Fish specieIsotopic nicheFeeding habitMicroplasticStable isotopes.Mesoplastic
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