0000000001075541

AUTHOR

Carlo De Stefano

showing 2 related works from this author

Estimating minimum adult HIV prevalence: A cross-sectional study to assess the characteristics of people living with HIV in Italy

2015

In 2012, we conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study to assess the number of people living with HIV linked to care and, among these, the number of people on antiretroviral therapy. The health authority in each of the 20 Italian Regions provided the list of Public Infectious Diseases Clinics providing antiretroviral therapy and monitoring people with HIV infection. We asked every Public Infectious Diseases Clinic to report the number of HIV-positive people diagnosed and linked to care and the number of those on antiretroviral therapy during 2012. In 2012, 94,146 people diagnosed with HIV and linked to care were reported. The majority were males (70.1%), Italians (84.4%), and aged betw…

AdultMalePediatricsmedicine.medical_specialtyImmunology; Infectious Diseases; VirologySettore MED/17 - Malattie InfettiveEpidemiologyCross-sectional studyImmunologyHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)MEDLINEHIV Infectionsmedicine.disease_causeAdult; Anti-Retroviral Agents; CD4 Lymphocyte Count; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; HIV Infections; Humans; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Retrospective StudiesVirologymedicinePrevalenceHumansHIV InfectionHIV prevalence ItalyRetrospective StudiesCross-Sectional StudieAdult; Anti-Retroviral Agents; CD4 Lymphocyte Count; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; HIV Infections; Humans; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Retrospective Studies; Immunology; Virology; Infectious Diseasesbusiness.industryTransmission (medicine)HIVRetrospective cohort studyMiddle AgedHiv prevalenceNorthern italyCD4 Lymphocyte CountCross-Sectional StudiesInfectious DiseasesAnti-Retroviral AgentsItalyAnti-Retroviral AgentFemalebusinessViral loadHumanDemography
researchProduct

Hospital discharges-based search of acute flaccid paralysis cases 2007-2016 in Italy and comparison with the National Surveillance System for monitor…

2019

Abstract Background Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance has been adopted globally as a key strategy for monitoring the progress of the polio eradication initiative. Hereby, to evaluate the completeness of the ascertainment of AFP cases in Italy, a hospital-discharges based search was carried out. Methods AFP cases occurring between 2007 and 2016 among children under 15 years of age were searched in the Italian Hospital Discharge Records (HDR) database using specific ICD-9-CM diagnostic codes. AFP cases identified between 2015 and 2016 were then compared with those notified to the National Surveillance System (NSS). Results Over a 10-year period, 4163 hospital discharges with diagnosi…

MaleSettore MED/07 - Microbiologia E Microbiologia ClinicaPediatricsERADICATIONAcute flaccid paralysi0302 clinical medicineWORLDWIDEEpidemiologyParalysisMedicine030212 general & internal medicineChildPublic Environmental & Occupational Health0303 health sciencesPoliolcsh:Public aspects of medicineHospital RecordsAcute flaccid paralysisPatient DischargePoliomyelitisItalyChild PreschoolPopulation SurveillanceFemaleDiagnosis codemedicine.symptomHospital discharge recordLife Sciences & BiomedicineEncephalitisResearch ArticleHumanAcute flaccid paralysismedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentMyelitis03 medical and health sciencesPoliomyelitis eradicationHospital discharge recordsHospital RecordHumansParalysisNational surveillance systemPreschoolScience & Technology030306 microbiologybusiness.industryPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthInfantlcsh:RA1-1270Acute flaccid paralysis; Hospital discharge records; National surveillance system; Polio; Adolescent; Child; Child Preschool; Female; Hospital Records; Humans; Infant; Italy; Male; Paralysis; Patient Discharge; Poliomyelitis; Population Surveillancemedicine.diseaseParalysiPoliomyelitibusinessPoliomyelitis
researchProduct