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The Development of the MeDALL Core Questionnaires for a Harmonized Follow-Up Assessment of Eleven European Birth Cohorts on Asthma and Allergies

2014

Background: Numerous birth cohorts have been initiated in the world over the past 30 years using heterogeneous methods to assess the incidence, course and risk factors of asthma and allergies. The aim of the present work is to provide the stepwise proceedings of the development and current version of the harmonized MeDALL-Core Questionnaire (MeDALL-CQ) used prospectively in 11 European birth cohorts. Methods: The harmonization of questions was accomplished in 4 steps: (i) collection of variables from 14 birth cohorts, (ii) consensus on questionnaire items, (iii) translation and back-translation of the harmonized English MeDALL-CQ into 8 other languages and (iv) implementation of the harmoni…

MaleParentsQuestionnairesPediatricsAllergySYMPTOMSAsthma AllergyAllergyhumanosCHILDHOODadolescenteCHILDRENestudios de seguimientoCohort StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesMeDALLAllergiesMedicine and Health SciencesMedicineImmunology and Allergyhipersensibilidadestudios de cohortesChildATOPIC DISEASESIncidence (epidemiology)IncidenceGeneral Medicine3. Good healthasmaEuropeChild PreschoolQuestionnaire assessmentGA(2)LENCohortFemaleBirth cohortPOSITION PAPERCohort studymedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentEuropean birth cohortsImmunologyHarmonizationpadresVALIDATIONincidenciaHypersensitivityHumansddc:610Asthmabusiness.industryAsma -- EpidemiologiaCONSUMPTIONmedicine.diseaseAsthmaHarmonizationFamily medicineEpidemiologia -- EuropaImmunologyPosition paperbusinessFollow-Up Studies
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Different epidemiology of bloodstream infections in COVID-19 compared to non-COVID-19 critically ill patients: a descriptive analysis of the Eurobact…

2022

Funder: European society of Intensive Care Medicine

Malebloodstream infections:Other subheadings::Other subheadings::/epidemiology [Other subheadings]Critical IllnessCOVID-19 (Malaltia) - EpidemiologiaRESISTANT ENTEROCOCCIBacteremiaBloodstream infectionCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine:Pathological Conditions Signs and Symptoms::Pathologic Processes::Disease Attributes::Critical Illness [DISEASES]Cohort Studies:afecciones patológicas signos y síntomas::procesos patológicos::atributos de la enfermedad::enfermedad crítica [ENFERMEDADES]Sepsis:virosis::infecciones por virus ARN::infecciones por Nidovirales::infecciones por Coronaviridae::infecciones por Coronavirus [ENFERMEDADES]Medicine and Health SciencesHumansNCT03937245Unitats de cures intensivesAgedCross InfectionMalalties bacterianes:infecciones bacterianas y micosis::infección::infección hospitalaria [ENFERMEDADES]Research:Otros calificadores::Otros calificadores::/epidemiología [Otros calificadores]Bacteremia; Bloodstream infection; COVID-19; Enterococcus; ICU-acquiredCOVID-19:Virus Diseases::RNA Virus Infections::Nidovirales Infections::Coronaviridae Infections::Coronavirus Infections [DISEASES]:Bacterial Infections and Mycoses::Infection::Cross Infection [DISEASES]Intensive Care UnitsNCTICURNAICU-acquiredEnterococcus
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Exposure to trihalomethanes through different water uses and birth weight, small for gestational age, and preterm delivery in Spain

2011

Background: Evidence associating exposure to water disinfection by-products with reduced birth weight and altered duration of gestation remains inconclusive. Objective: We assessed exposure to trihalomethanes (THMs) during pregnancy through different water uses and evaluated the association with birth weight, small for gestational age (SGA), low birth weight (LBW), and preterm delivery. Methods: Mother–child cohorts set up in five Spanish areas during the years 2000–2008 contributed data on water ingestion, showering, bathing, and swimming in pools. We ascertained residential THM levels during pregnancy periods through ad hoc sampling campaigns (828 measurements) and regulatory data (264 me…

PediatricsFetus -- CreixementBathingHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisEspaña:Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans [Medical Subject Headings]Cohort Studies:Analytical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Models Theoretical [Medical Subject Headings]small for gestational agePregnancynewbornFemeninosExposición a Riesgos Ambientales:Phenomena and Processes::Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena::Reproductive Physiological Phenomena::Reproductive Physiological Processes::Reproduction::Pregnancy [Medical Subject Headings]:Geographicals::Geographic Locations::Europe::Spain [Medical Subject Headings]water pollutionInfeccions respiratòries -- EpidemiologiaAdultodisinfection by-products:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Infant::Infant Newborn::Infant Low Birth Weight [Medical Subject Headings]Modelos TeóricosEnvironmental exposurepremature birthNacimiento PrematuroHumanos:Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Environmental Pollution::Environmental Exposure [Medical Subject Headings]:Analytical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Statistics as Topic::Models Statistical::Logistic Models [Medical Subject Headings]Premature birthInfant Small for Gestational AgeGestation:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Infant::Infant Newborn::Infant Low Birth Weight::Infant Small for Gestational Age [Medical Subject Headings]Femaleepidemiologymedicine.symptomAigua -- DepuracióAdultmedicine.medical_specialtytrihalomethanesContaminantes Químicos del AguaEmbarazoBirth weight:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Infant::Infant Newborn [Medical Subject Headings]Embaràs -- Aspectes nutricionalsRecién nacidoRecién Nacido Pequeño para la Edad GestacionalEnvironmental healthmedicine:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult [Medical Subject Headings]cohort studyModelos LogísticosHumanslow birth weightEpidemiologiaRecién Nacido de Bajo Peso:Chemicals and Drugs::Organic Chemicals::Hydrocarbons::Hydrocarbons Halogenated::Trihalomethanes [Medical Subject Headings]Pregnancybusiness.industryTrihalometanoResearchPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthInfant Newbornbirth weightEnvironmental ExposureInfant Low Birth WeightModels Theoreticalmedicine.diseaseLow birth weightLogistic Models:Check Tags::Female [Medical Subject Headings]Spain:Analytical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies::Cohort Studies [Medical Subject Headings]Small for gestational age:Chemicals and Drugs::Chemical Actions and Uses::Toxic Actions::Environmental Pollutants::Water Pollutants::Water Pollutants Chemical [Medical Subject Headings]:Diseases::Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications::Pregnancy Complications::Obstetric Labor Complications::Obstetric Labor Premature::Premature Birth [Medical Subject Headings]businessEstudios de CohortesWater Pollutants Chemical
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Residential Exposure to Outdoor Air Pollution during Pregnancy and Anthropometric Measures at Birth in a Multicenter Cohort in Spain

2011

Background: A growing body of research suggests that prenatal exposure to air pollution may be harmful to fetal development. We assessed the association between exposure to air pollution during pregnancy and anthropometric measures at birth in four areas within the Spanish Children’s Health and Environment (INMA) mother and child cohort study. Methods: Exposure to ambient nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and benzene was estimated for the residence of each woman (n = 2,337) for each trimester and for the entire pregnancy. Outcomes included birth weight, length, and head circumference. The association between residential outdoor air pollution exposure and birth outcomes was assessed with linear regress…

Questionnaires:Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Environmental Pollution::Environmental Exposure::Environmental Monitoring [Medical Subject Headings]Fetus -- CreixementPediatricsHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisEspañaair pollution:Phenomena and Processes::Physiological Phenomena::Body Constitution::Body Weights and Measures::Body Size::Body Weight [Medical Subject Headings]:Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans [Medical Subject Headings]Cohort StudiesbenzenebirthRecién NacidoPregnancyResidence CharacteristicsSurveys and Questionnaires:Chemicals and Drugs::Chemical Actions and Uses::Toxic Actions::Environmental Pollutants::Air Pollutants [Medical Subject Headings]:Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Environmental Pollution::Environmental Exposure::Maternal Exposure [Medical Subject Headings]Birth WeightBody SizeMedicineProspective StudiesProspective cohort studyTamaño Corporal:Phenomena and Processes::Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena::Reproductive Physiological Phenomena::Reproductive Physiological Processes::Reproduction::Pregnancy [Medical Subject Headings]:Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Questionnaires [Medical Subject Headings]Vehicle Emissions:Geographicals::Geographic Locations::Europe::Spain [Medical Subject Headings]Dióxido de NitrógenoPeso al NacerAir PollutantsInhalation ExposureanthropometryAdultoDistribución Espacial de la Población:Chemicals and Drugs::Complex Mixtures::Vehicle Emissions [Medical Subject Headings]Adulto JovenEstudios ProspectivosAire -- Contaminació -- Efectes fisiològics -- EpidemiologiaExposición MaternaHumanos:Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Environmental Pollution::Environmental Exposure::Inhalation Exposure [Medical Subject Headings]Maternal ExposureFemeninaInfant Small for Gestational AgeCohort:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Infant::Infant Newborn::Infant Low Birth Weight::Infant Small for Gestational Age [Medical Subject Headings]:Chemicals and Drugs::Inorganic Chemicals::Nitrogen Compounds::Nitrogen Oxides [Medical Subject Headings]Emisiones de VehículosFemalepregnancyEnvironmental MonitoringCohort studyAdultmedicine.medical_specialty:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult::Young Adult [Medical Subject Headings]nitrogen dioxideEmbarazoBirth weightMonitoreo del AmbienteExposición por Inhalación:Analytical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Diagnosis::Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures::Physical Examination::Body Constitution::Body Weights and Measures::Body Size [Medical Subject Headings]:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Infant::Infant Newborn [Medical Subject Headings]Young AdultRecién Nacido Pequeño para la Edad Gestacional:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult [Medical Subject Headings]HumansPregnancybusiness.industryResearchBencenoInfant NewbornPublic Health Environmental and Occupational Healthbirth weightAnthropometrymedicine.disease:Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Epidemiologic Measurements::Demography::Residence Characteristics [Medical Subject Headings]Confidence interval:Chemicals and Drugs::Organic Chemicals::Hydrocarbons::Hydrocarbons Cyclic::Hydrocarbons Aromatic::Benzene [Medical Subject Headings]:Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies::Cohort Studies::Prospective Studies [Medical Subject Headings]:Check Tags::Female [Medical Subject Headings]Spain:Analytical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies::Cohort Studies [Medical Subject Headings]Contaminantes del AireSmall for gestational ageEstudios de CohortesbusinessDemographyEnvironmental Health Perspectives
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Il Registro incontra i Sindaci: l’iniziativa di comunicazione del Registro Tumori di Palermo e Provincia

2015

Registri Tumori; epidemiologia tumori; comunicazione rischio oncologico

Registri Tumori; epidemiologia tumori; comunicazione rischio oncologicoepidemiologia tumoricomunicazione rischio oncologicoRegistri TumoriSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicata
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Incidenti occupazionali a rischio biologico nell'Azienda Universitaria Ospedaliera Policlinico di Palermo dal 2005 al 2016: indagine descrittiva

2017

Il rischio biologico (RB) in ambito sanitario è universalmente riconosciuto per tutti gli operatori sanitari (OS) esposti al contatto con materiale biologico o strumenti medici potenzialmente contaminati da agenti biologici. In Italia, le esposizioni a RB negli OS sono molto frequenti e rappresentano la prima causa di infortunio (40% di tutti gli infortuni denunciati). MATERIALI E METODI: Un’indagine descrittiva retrospettiva degli incidenti a RB è stata condotta presso l’A.O.U.P. “P. Giaccone” di Palermo analizzando le schede di segnalazione degli incidenti pervenute presso l’U.O. di Prevenzione e Sorveglianza delle Infezioni Ospedaliere negli anni 2005-2016. RISULTATI: Sono stati registra…

Rischio biologico infortuni AOUP Palermo EpidemiologiaSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicata
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Scoliosi idiopatica giovanile: indagine conoscitiva della prevalenza della patologia in Sicilia occidentale

Scoliosi epidemiologia fattori di rischioscoliosi epidemiologia Sicilia rachialgia
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Enhanced surveillance of invasive listeriosis in the Lombardy region, Italy, in the years 2006-2010 reveals major clones and an increase in serotype …

2013

Background Invasive listeriosis is a rare, life-threatening foodborne disease. Lombardy, an Italian region accounting for 16% of the total population, reported 55% of all listeriosis cases in the years 2006-2010. The aim of our study was to provide a snapshot of listeriosis epidemiology in this region after the implementation of a voluntary laboratory-based surveillance system. Methods We characterized by serotyping, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, multilocus sequence typing and detection of epidemic clone markers, 134 isolates from 132 listeriosis cases, including 15 pregnancy-related cases, occurring in the years 2006-2010 in Lombardy. Demographic and clinical characteristics of cases h…

SerotypeAdultMaleVeterinary medicinemedicine.medical_specialtyListeria monocytogenes molecular typing surveillanceSettore MED/07 - Microbiologia E Microbiologia ClinicaAdolescentListeria nonocytogenes; listeriosi invasive; epidemiologiaListeriaSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E ApplicataYoung AdultPregnancyEpidemiologyCase fatality ratemedicinePrevalenceHumansListeriosisSerotypingAgedAged 80 and overMolecular EpidemiologybiologyMolecular epidemiologybusiness.industryInfant NewbornOutbreakInfantMiddle Agedbiology.organism_classificationVirologyElectrophoresis Gel Pulsed-FieldInfectious DiseasesItalyListeriaMultilocus sequence typingInvasive ListeriosisFemaleErratumbusinessMultilocus Sequence TypingResearch ArticleBMC Infectious Diseases
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La sorveglianza della tubercolosi in Sicilia

2014

Obiettivi. Descrivere l’andamento dei casi di tubercolosi (TB) in Sicilia negli anni 2010-2013. Disegno e partecipanti. Indagine osservazionale delle notifiche di TB relative agli anni 2010-2013 mediante l’analisi dei dati del Sistema informativo delle malattie infettive (SIMI) e indagine epidemiologico-molecolare mediante tipizzazione spoligo- e 24- loci mycobacterial interspersed repetitive units-variable number of tandem repeats (MIRU-VNTR) dei ceppi di Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) isolati a Palermo negli anni 2012-2013. Risultati. Negli anni 2010-2013 sono stati notificati in Sicilia 876 casi di TB con un tasso medio annuale di notifica pari a 4,4 casi per 100.000 abitanti.…

Settore MED/07 - Microbiologia E Microbiologia Clinicatubercolosi sorveglianza epidemiologia notifiche tipizzazione molecolare
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geni psicosi e cannabis: caratteristiche di un campione siciliano rappresentativo di pazienti al primo episodio psicotico

2010

Settore MED/25 - Psichiatriafirt episode cannibis epidemiologia
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