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Biomarkers for diagnosing sepsis in the emergency department: A consensus document by SIBioC-Medicina di Laboratorio and the Academy of Emergency Med…
2018
This article is drafted as a consensus document involving eight members of the Italian Society of Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine (SIBioC) and eight members of the Academy of Emergency Medicine and Care (AcEMC), to whom a questionnaire was submitted for obtaining opinions on some recommendations about the use of biomarkers for diagnosing sepsis and managing antibiotic therapy in the emergency department. These recommendations were drafted following the National Guidelines Program (PNLG). According to the cumulative consent, three "A" recommendations (strongly recommended indication) emerged, which include biomarker availability (always available on prescription), clinical use …
Therapeutic monitoring of autoantibodies Tumor Necrosis Factor α inhibitor drugs: Efficacy and benefit for patients with autoimmune diseases
2018
Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) is a proinflammatory cytokine involved in the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Chron's disease and ulcerative colitis. TNFα inhibitors (anti-TNFα) are monoclonal antibodies drugs directed against TNFα (i.e. adalimumab, infliximab, etarnecept, golimumab and certolizumab). Their effect consists in reducing the inflammatory response of autoimmune diseases. Several randomized controlled trials and observational studies evaluated the therapeutic efficacy of these drugs and reported a clear benefit for patients affected by chronic inflammatory disease treated with anti-TNFα, …
Esami di laboratorio in Pronto Soccorso: una proposta di consenso SIBioCMedicina di Laboratorio e Academy of Emergency Medicine and Care
2017
Laboratory diagnostics in the emergency setting encompasses the identification of appropriate testing according to specific acute conditions. Since the pathway of ordering tests in the Italian Emergency Departments (EDs) is rather heterogeneous, SIBioC-Medicina di Laboratorio and the Academy of Emergency Medicine and Care designed a survey aimed to generate consensus pertaining to appropriate laboratory tests in most frequent acute conditions. A questionnaire including a panel of laboratory tests was administered to 8 representative members of each of the two societies, who were asked to provide a score between 1 and 3 for the various tests, where a score of 1 entailed "highly recommended",…
Identificazionee caratterizzazione di mutazioni in regioni regolatorie del gene malattia della fibrosi cistica
2013
Mutation epidemiology is crucial for cystic fibrosis (CF) diagnosis and counselling. ~6%-7% of alleles from CF patients do not bear mutations in the coding regions of the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator (CFTR) disease gene. In these patients, mutations may be present in non-coding, regulatory regions of the gene as i) intronic regions (particularly in high conserved sequences), ii) the promoter region or iii) the area at the 3’ of the gene, which is the target of microRNA regulation. We studied these regions by gene sequencing in a group of CF patients with one or both unidentified mutations after the analysis of CFTR coding regions, and in a group of CF patients with a different cl…
Acute troponin i increase in absence of obstructive coronary disease: A case of takotsubo syndrome
2017
A 66-year-old woman was admitted to the Emergency Department of Policlinico P. Giaccone, in Palermo, for non-radiating chest pain that occurred after an emotional stress. Her medical history included a positive family history for cardiovascular disease, arterial hypertension, gastro-esophageal reflux disease, and anxiety-depressive syndrome. Upon admission, the electrocardiogram showed diffuse ST-T abnormalities with an elevation of the ST segment; Troponin I was 3790 ng/L, creatine phosphokinase was 374 U/L, which became normal within 48 hours. No evidence of significant coronary artery stenosis was detected on the angiography. The echocardiogram showed apical akinesia and hyperkinesia of …
Beitrag zur Fettspezifit�t des Sudanschwarz B und Anderer Roter Sudanfarbstoffe bei Reinsubstanzen
1965
Auf Filterpapier aufgetragene Reinsubstanzen (Lipide, Eiweissubstanzen und Polysaccharide) wurden mit Sudan III, Sudan IV, Sudanrot B, Sudanrot VII B, Scharlach R med und Sudanschwarz B (SSB) gefarbt.
Die Messung des freien Speichel-Cortisols vor und nach intravenöser Stimulation mit Corticotropin-Releasing Hormon. Der Einfluß basaler Cortisolspieg…
1991
Results of a survey produced by the Italian Society of Clinical Biochemestry (SIBioC) and the Italian Association of Hospital Pneumologists (AIPO) co…
2018
The aim of this paper is to present the preliminary results of a joint project by SIBioC-AIPO working group on “Body cavities fluids”. The main purpose of the working group is to achieve a harmonized and shared diagnostic pathway related to pleural fluid (PF) analysis. The multistep project begins with a state of the art analysis. A survey, sent to both laboratory medicine personnel and pneumologists, was conducted between October and December 2016. The questionnaire (21 questions) was made available through the web-based SurveyMonkey platform. Overall, 408 replies were collected, 40.4% from laboratory medicine specialists, 3.2% from laboratory technicians, 49.3% from pneumologists and 7.1%…
New insights into the gut microbiome in loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta stranded on the Mediterranean coast
2019
Caretta caretta is the most common sea turtle species in the Mediterranean Sea. The species is threatened by anthropomorphic activity that causes thousands of deaths and hundreds of strandings along the Mediterranean coast. Stranded turtles are often cared for in rehabilitation centres until they recover or die. The objective of this study was to characterize the gut microbiome of nine sea turtles stranded along the Sicilian coast of the Mediterranean Sea using high-throughput sequencing analysis targeting V3–V4 regions of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene. Stool samples were collected from eight specimens hosted in the recovery centre after a few days of hospitalization (under 7) and from one ho…