Le PMI del Mezzogiorno nel tunnel della crisi

Il lavoro analizza la dinamica delle PMI meridionali nel periodo della crisi (ultimo trimestre 2008 e 2009) mettendola a confronto con quella media nazionale, anche con riferimento ai segmenti più dinamici dell’industria meridionale che si presentano come i più idonei a fronteggiare i principali effetti della crisi e a fornire risposte in merito all’avvio di processi di ristrutturazione produttiva. In tal senso, si esamina l’andamento aggregato delle PMI meridionali nel periodo della crisi, confrontando la dinamica di tali imprese con quella delle PMI centro-settentrionali e successivamente ci si sofferma sulle dinamiche manifestate dalle PMI nei diversi settori e sulle eventuali risposte d…

Latent tubercolosis infection in patients with cronic plaque psoriasis: evidence from the Italian Psocare Registry

SummaryBackground The nationwide prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in Italian patients with psoriasis has never been investigated. Objectives To estimate the nationwide prevalence of LTBI in Italian patients with psoriasis who are candidates for systemic treatment. Methods Data were obtained from the Psocare Registry on those patients (n = 4946) with age > 18 years, systemic treatment at entry specified and tuberculin skin test (TST) performed according to the Mantoux method. LTBI diagnosis was based on a positive TST result in the absence of any clinical, radiological or microbiological evidence of active tuberculosis. Results Latent tuberculosis infection was diagnosed in…

Factors associated with the timing of diagnosis of venous thromboembolism: results from the MASTER registry

INTRODUCTION: Signs and symptoms of venous thromboembolism (VTE) are non-specific and thus can make diagnosis difficult, even for an experienced clinician. We aimed to evaluate the timing of diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) in Italian hospitals and to identify individual and clinical predictors of timely or delayed diagnosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: MASTER is a multicenter prospective registry of patients with acute DVT and PE. Information on clinical presentation and diagnostic methods, temporary and permanent risk factors, were captured by an electronic data network at the time of the index event. RESULTS: Data on 2047 patients (1024 males), 1505 with DVT …

Long-term death and recurrence in patients with acute venous thromboembolism: the MASTER registry