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Trends in the prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis in Italy between 1991 and 2010

2012

The prevalence of asthma increased worldwide until the 1990s, but since then there has been no clear temporal pattern. The present study aimed to assess time trends in the prevalence of current asthma, asthma-like symptoms and allergic rhinitis in Italian adults from 1990 to 2010. The same screening questionnaire was administered by mail or phone to random samples of the general population (age 20-44 yrs) in Italy, in the frame of three multicentre studies: the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) (1991-1993; n=6,031); the Italian Study on Asthma in Young Adults (ISAYA) (1998-2000; n=18,873); and the Gene Environment Interactions in Respiratory Diseases (GEIRD) study (2007-2…

MalePediatricsCross-sectional study95% CI 1.19-1.59) from 1998-2000 to 2007-2010but since then there has been no clear temporal pattern. The present study aimed to assess time trends in the prevalence of current asthmaAbstract The prevalence of asthma increased worldwide until the 1990stemporal trendsSurveys and QuestionnairesEpidemiologySurveys and QuestionnaireMedicineasthma-like symptoms and allergic rhinitis in Italian adults from 1990 to 2010. The same screening questionnaire was administered by mail or phone to random samples of the general population (age 20-44 yrs) in ItalyYoung adultrespectively. The prevalence of current asthma was stable during the 1990s and increased (relative risk 1.38from 10.1% to 13.9% and from 16.8% to 25.8%education.field_of_studyAllergic rhinitis; Asthma; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Temporal trends; Wheezing;medicine.diagnostic_testSmokingthe median prevalence of current asthmaallergic rhinitis asthma epidemiology prevalence temporal trends wheezingItalyAbstract The prevalence of asthma increased worldwide until the 1990s but since then there has been no clear temporal pattern. The present study aimed to assess time trends in the prevalence of current asthma asthma-like symptoms and allergic rhinitis in Italian adults from 1990 to 2010. The same screening questionnaire was administered by mail or phone to random samples of the general population (age 20-44 yrs) in Italy in the frame of three multicentre studies: the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) (1991-1993; n=6031); the Italian Study on Asthma in Young Adults (ISAYA) (1998-2000; n=18873); and the Gene Environment Interactions in Respiratory Diseases (GEIRD) study (2007-2010; n=10494). Time trends in prevalence were estimated using Poisson regression models in the centres that repeated the survey at different points in time. From 1991 to 2010 the median prevalence of current asthma wheezing and allergic rhinitis increased from 4.1% to 6.6% from 10.1% to 13.9% and from 16.8% to 25.8% respectively. The prevalence of current asthma was stable during the 1990s and increased (relative risk 1.38 95% CI 1.19-1.59) from 1998-2000 to 2007-2010 mainly in subjects who did not report allergic rhinitis. The prevalence of allergic rhinitis has increased continuously since 1991. The asthma epidemic is not over in Italy. During the past 20 yrs asthma prevalence has increased by 38% in parallel with a similar increase in asthma-like symptoms and allergic rhinitis.mainly in subjects who did not report allergic rhinitis. The prevalence of allergic rhinitis has increased continuously since 1991. The asthma epidemic is not over in Italy. During the past 20 yrssymbolsasthma prevalence has increased by 38%FemaleepidemiologyHumanPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineAdult494). Time trends in prevalence were estimated using Poisson regression models in the centres that repeated the survey at different points in time. From 1991 to 2010in parallel with a similar increase in asthma-like symptoms and allergic rhinitismedicine.medical_specialtyRhinitis Allergic PerennialPopulationprevalencethe Italian Study on Asthma in Young Adults (ISAYA) (1998-2000Settore MED/10 - Malattie Dell'Apparato Respiratorio031)and the Gene Environment Interactions in Respiratory Diseases (GEIRD) study (2007-2010Settore MED/01 - Statistica Medicasymbols.namesakeYoung AdultAllergic rhinitiHumansRespiratory soundsPoisson regressioneducationAsthmaRespiratory SoundsCross-Sectional Studieallergic rhinitisbusiness.industrywheezingwheezing and allergic rhinitis increased from 4.1% to 6.6%Rhinitis Allergic Seasonalasthmain the frame of three multicentre studies: the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) (1991-1993medicine.disease873)Cross-Sectional Studiesn=10Relative riskTemporal trendRespiratory Soundn=6n=18business
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Identification of bronchiolitis profiles in Italian children through the application of latent class analysis

2020

AbstractBackgroundBronchiolitis is the primary infection of the lower respiratory tract in children under 2 years of age. Although it is generally considered a single nosological entity, recent studies suggested remarkable clinical heterogeneity. To date, no studies have identified classes of children with bronchiolitis within the Italian population. This study aimed to identify discrete profiles of Italian children hospitalized with bronchiolitis using a clustering approach and to compare findings with those obtained in international cohorts.MethodsThis was a retrospective single-centre study conducted on children aged ≤2 years hospitalised with bronchiolitis (n = 401) at the Department of…

MalePediatricsmedicine.medical_specialtyBreastfeedingRespiratory syncytial virusLatent class analysi03 medical and health sciencesSettore MED/38 - Pediatria Generale E Specialistica0302 clinical medicineLatent class analysis030225 pediatricsmedicineHumans030212 general & internal medicineBronchiolitiChildrenRetrospective StudiesRespiratory distressEpidemic seasonbusiness.industryResearchlcsh:RJ1-570InfantApnealcsh:PediatricsGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseLatent class modelItalyBronchiolitisEtiologyBronchiolitisGeneral pediatricsFemalemedicine.symptombusinessChild HospitalizedItalian Journal of Pediatrics
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Management of suspected COVID-19 patients in a low prevalence region

2020

The spread of the SARS-CoV-2 infection among population has imposed a re-organization of healthcare services, aiming at stratifying patients and dedicating specific areas where patients with suspected COVID-related respiratory disease could receive the necessary health care assistance while waiting for the confirmation of the diagnosis of COVID-19 disease. In this scenario, the pathway defined as a “grey zone” is strongly advocated. We describe the application of rules and pathways in a regional context with low diffusion of the infection among the general population in the attempt to provide the best care to respiratory patients with suspected COVID-19. To date, this process has avoided t…

MaleRespiratory Tract DiseasesDiseaseClinical Laboratory Technique0302 clinical medicineCOVID-19 TestingHealth carePrevalence030212 general & internal medicinehealth-care managementeducation.field_of_studyrespiratory symptomsOrganizational InnovationGrey zoneCritical PathwayItalyCritical PathwaysFemaleCoronavirus InfectionsHumanPulmonary and Respiratory Medicinemedicine.medical_specialtyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)PopulationPneumonia ViralContext (language use)Settore MED/10 - Malattie Dell'Apparato RespiratorioDiagnosis Differential03 medical and health sciencesBetacoronavirusmedicineHumansIntensive care medicineeducationPandemicsAgedrespiratory symptomInfection ControlBetacoronavirubusiness.industryCoronavirus InfectionClinical Laboratory TechniquesSARS-CoV-2Hot TopicCOVID-19Patient Care ManagementCOVID-19 Drug Treatment030228 respiratory systemEpidemic outbreakbusinessChronic Respiratory Disease
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Sociodemographic Factors and Clinical Conditions Associated to Hospitalization in Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Virus Infected Patients in Spain, 2009–2010

2012

The emergence and pandemic spread of a new strain of influenza A (H1N1) virus in 2009 resulted in a serious alarm in clinical and public health services all over the world. One distinguishing feature of this new influenza pandemic was the different profile of hospitalized patients compared to those from traditional seasonal influenza infections. Our goal was to analyze sociodemographic and clinical factors associated to hospitalization following infection by influenza A(H1N1) virus. We report the results of a Spanish nationwide study with laboratory confirmed infection by the new pandemic virus in a case-control design based on hospitalized patients. The main risk factors for hospitalizatio…

MaleViral DiseasesPediatricsNon-Clinical MedicinePulmonologyEpidemiology:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult::Aged::Aged 80 and over [Medical Subject Headings]Grip A (H1N1):Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult::Middle Aged [Medical Subject Headings]DiseaseSocial and Behavioral Sciencesmedicine.disease_cause:Analytical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Statistics as Topic::Probability::Risk::Risk Factors [Medical Subject Headings]Hospital patients:Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans [Medical Subject Headings]Influenza A Virus H1N1 SubtypeGripe humanaSociologyRisk FactorsPandemicInfluenza A virusChildAged 80 and over:Geographicals::Geographic Locations::Europe::Spain [Medical Subject Headings]:Organisms::Viruses::Vertebrate Viruses::RNA Viruses::Orthomyxoviridae::Influenzavirus A::Influenza A virus::Influenza A Virus H1N1 Subtype [Medical Subject Headings]COPDeducation.field_of_studyMultidisciplinary:Analytical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies::Case-Control Studies [Medical Subject Headings]:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Child::Child Preschool [Medical Subject Headings]QRMiddle AgedHospitalizationInfectious Diseases:Analytical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Therapeutics::Patient Care::Hospitalization [Medical Subject Headings]Child Preschool:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adolescent [Medical Subject Headings]MedicineFemalePublic Health:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Infant [Medical Subject Headings]Assistència hospitalàriaResearch ArticleAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescent:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult::Young Adult [Medical Subject Headings]SciencePopulationHospitals -- Pacients:Check Tags::Male [Medical Subject Headings]:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Infant::Infant Newborn [Medical Subject Headings]InfluenzavirusVirusYoung AdultInfluenza HumanSubtipo H1N1 del Virus de la Influenza A:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult [Medical Subject Headings]medicineInfluenza virusesHumansEpidemiologia -- Investigació -- EspanyaEspanyaEpidemiologiaeducationPandemicsBiology:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Child [Medical Subject Headings]AgedHospital carePopulation Biologybusiness.industryPublic healthInfant NewbornCase-control studyInfant:Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Disease Outbreaks::Epidemics::Pandemics [Medical Subject Headings]medicine.disease:Check Tags::Female [Medical Subject Headings]SpainCase-Control StudiesH1N1 influenza:Diseases::Virus Diseases::RNA Virus Infections::Orthomyxoviridae Infections::Influenza Human [Medical Subject Headings]businessPLoS ONE
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Impact of the COVID‐19 Epidemic on hospitalization for diabetic foot ulcers during lockdown: A French nationwide population‐based study

2021

AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: The aim of this study was to examine the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on the hospitalization rates for diabetic foot ulcer (DFU), osteomyelitis and lower limb revascularization procedure in people with DFU. METHODS: This nationwide retrospective cohort study included hospital data on all people hospitalized in France for diabetes in weeks 2-43 in 2020, including the COVID-19 lockdown period, compared to same period in 2019. RESULTS: The number of hospitalizations for DFU decreased significantly in weeks 12-19 (during the lockdown) (p < 10-4 ). Hospitalization for foot osteomyelitis also decreased significantly in weeks 12-19 (p < 10-4 ). The trend was the same for lower …

Malemedicine.medical_specialtyEndocrinology Diabetes and Metabolismmedicine.medical_treatment030209 endocrinology & metabolismRevascularizationHistory 21st CenturyAmputation SurgicalCohort Studies03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineEndocrinologyInternal medicineInternal MedicineHumansMedicine030212 general & internal medicineEpidemicsAgedRetrospective StudiesFoot osteomyelitisAged 80 and overSARS-CoV-2business.industryOsteomyelitisCOVID-19Retrospective cohort studyMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseDiabetic footDiabetic FootHospitalizationDiabetic foot ulcerLower ExtremityAmputationCommunicable Disease ControlQuarantineFemaleFrancebusinessCohort studyDiabetic Medicine
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Growth-Related Responses to the Threat of COVID-19 among Adolescents.

2022

The main objective of our study was to determine whether the experience of the types of pandemic threats included in the study, could activate development responses among adolescents and what the role of the level of stress experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic is in the process of post-traumatic PTG growth. We also made an attempt to investigate whether personality traits and gender were predictors of PTG growth in adolescents. Therefore, the theoretical bases for the interpretation of the obtained results are models of post-traumatic growth (PTG), mainly by Calhoun and Tedeschi. The research was conducted in March 2020. The study subjects were 405 adolescents aged 14 to 20 years, with …

MalethreatsAdolescentHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthCOVID-19coping strategiesCOVID-19 epidemicstressSurveys and QuestionnairesAdaptation PsychologicalCOVID-19 epidemic; adolescents; stress; threats; coping strategiesHumansFemaleadolescentsPandemicsPosttraumatic Growth PsychologicalInternational journal of environmental research and public health
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Could the recent zika epidemic have been predicted?

2017

AbstractGiven knowledge at the time, the recent 2015-2016 zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic probably could not have been predicted. Without the prior knowledge of ZIKV being already present in South America, and given the lack of understanding of key epidemiologic processes and long-term records of ZIKV cases in the continent, the best related prediction was for potential risk of an Aedes-borne disease epidemic. Here we use a recently published two-vector capacity model to assess the predictability of the conditions conducive to epidemics of diseases like zika, chikungunya or dengue, transmitted by the independent or concurrent presence of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. We compare the potenti…

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Genetic Evidence of the Black Death in the Abbey of San Leonardo (Apulia Region, Italy): Tracing the Cause of Death in Two Individuals Buried with Co…

2021

The Abbey of San Leonardo in Siponto (Apulia, Southern Italy) was an important religious and medical center during the Middle Ages. It was a crossroads for pilgrims heading along the Via Francigena to the Sanctuary of Monte Sant’Angelo and for merchants passing through the harbor of Manfredonia. A recent excavation of Soprintendenza Archeologica della Puglia investigated a portion of the related cemetery, confirming its chronology to be between the end of the 13th and beginning of the 14th century. Two single graves preserved individuals accompanied by numerous coins dating back to the 14th century, hidden in clothes and in a bag tied to the waist. The human remains of the individuals were …

Microbiology (medical)Epidemic typhusYersinia pestisBlack DeathPlague (disease)coinsArticlePandemicmedicineImmunology and AllergyMolecular Biologyancient DNACause of deathGeneral Immunology and MicrobiologybiologyRbiology.organism_classificationmedicine.diseaseArchaeologyplague<i>Yersinia pestis</i>Infectious DiseasesGeographyAncient DNAYersinia pestisItalyMedicineMalariaChronologyPathogens
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Human fascioliasis emergence risks in developed countries: From individual patients and small epidemics to climate and global change impacts

2020

Microbiology (medical)FascioliasisGeographySpainHuman fascioliasisDeveloped CountriesIncidenceDevelopment economicsHumansGlobal changeEpidemicsDeveloped countryEnfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica
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Occurrence of a case of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 and B co-infection during the epidemic season 2012–2013

2013

Abstract We report the detection of one case of co-infection with influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 and B, occurred during the 2012–2013 influenza season in Sicily. The dual infection was identified in a 18-year-old boy, who was not covered by specific vaccination and who had no other pre-existing risk factors. He presented classical symptoms of influenza-like illness developing no respiratory complications. A(H1N1)pdm09 viral concentration was initially about 10-fold higher than B virus, whereas its clearance was more rapidly achieved than in the case of B virus infection. Although influenza co-infection appears to be a rare event, a continued influenza surveillance activity is recommended, in order …

Microbiology (medical)Malemedicine.medical_specialtyRespiratory complicationsAdolescentMolecular Sequence DataBiologyInfluenza BSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E ApplicataMicrobiologyVirusInfluenza A Virus H1N1 SubtypeInfluenza HumanGeneticsmedicineInfluenza-like illnessHumansMolecular BiologySicilyEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsEpidemic seasonCoinfectionCo-infection Influenza; A(H1N1)pdm09; Influenza B; Influenza-like illnessPublic healthvirus diseasesInfluenza aVirologyVaccinationInfluenza B virusCo-infection InfluenzaInfectious DiseasesA(H1N1)pdm09ImmunologyEpidemiological MonitoringHuman mortality from H5N1Co infection
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