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Pediatric Vaccines and Vaccinations: A European Textbook available now

03 Sep, 2021

The second edition of Pediatric Vaccines and Vaccinations: A European Textbook, is now available for purchase! Included in this second edition is a new chapter covering COVID-19 vaccines. Written by leading European…
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Patient and public involvement in the conect4children project

30 Aug, 2021

The active participation of children, young people and their carers is one of the key objectives of the c4c project, which encourages patients and their families to get involved in…
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3rd International Meeting on Childhood Tuberculosis 2021

23 Aug, 2021

As the only international European meeting focusing entirely on the prevention and treatment of TB in children and adolescents, ptbnet promises to provide the latest in the elimination of TB…
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CARMA study publishes article in Journal of International AIDS Society

23 Jul, 2021

The CARMA team in the EPIICAL consortium have just published the article Early ART initiation during infancy preserves natural killer cells in young European adolescents living with HIV (CARMA cohort) in the…
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New findings from the ODYSSEY trial confirm superiority of dolutegravir-based ART in younger children – A story by WHO

16 Jul, 2021

WHO welcomes new findings presented today at International Pediatric HIV Workshop on the superiority of dolutegravir (DTG)-based regimens in young children. Children living with HIV continue to be left behind…
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Penta at IAS and the International Workshop on HIV Pediatrics 2021

15 Jul, 2021

This year, at the International Workshop on HIV Pediatrics and IAS our ODYSSEY and SMILE studies and EPIICAL will be presenting abstracts in various sessions.   The International Workshop on…
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Penta at ECCMID 2021

09 Jul, 2021

We are excited to share that at the 31st edition of the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 2 studies in which Penta plays a coordinator role,…
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Penta in 2020

01 Jul, 2021

Our 2020 annual report is now available online. This report on our 2020 activities is an appreciation for all the work carried out in Penta and the Penta ID Network,…
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The birth of the UNIVERSAL project – a back story

22 Jun, 2021

A while ago, we sat with Marc Lallemant – the scientific coordinator of the UNIVERSAL project led by Penta, for a quick chat. It was an eye-opening discussion that delved…
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Prof Adilia Warris takes top prize at ESPID 2021 

17 Jun, 2021

The Bill Marshal award is awarded to an individual who has accomplished prominent achievements in clinical practice, teaching or research in paediatric infectious diseases. In 2014 Adilia Warris launched, and…
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The use of mobile technologies for early detection of arbovirus infections in pregnancy

17 Jun, 2021

The great expansion of mobile technology across the globe has facilitated the use of smartphone applications to improve health systems and engage people in public health processes. This approach has…
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Penta ID Network members dominate Best of ESPID awards

26 May, 2021

  Three of the Best of ESPID awards have been presented to members of the Penta ID Network! Adilia Warris has taken home the Bill Marshall Award, Steven Welch (on…
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PentaTr@ining, Best at ESPID!

26 May, 2021

We are excited to announce that Dr. Steve Welch and the PentaTr@ining team have been awarded the ‘ESPID Distinguished Award for Education 2021’! This award honours ESPID members who have…
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🇬🇧 NeoIPC: a new project to improve prevention and control of infections in newborns

19 May, 2021

NeoIPC, a project seeking to reduce the transmission of resistant bacteria in neonatal intensive care units, has just launched.
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Italy-Africa health research, collaborating for a better future

05 May, 2021

The Italian National Institute of Health has recently published a report on Italian health research in partnership with African Countries. The report, which Penta has contributed to, is based on…
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ZIKAction research in the face of COVID-19

22 Apr, 2021

A recollection by Isadora Siqueira, Chief Investigator of the Paediatric Registry Study, on how the ZIKAction team in Brazil adapted to the challenges brought on by COVID-19 in order to…
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🇬🇧 CORONA: children and COVID-19

21 Apr, 2021

An Italian-led project supported by the UniCredit Foundation to study the impact of the coronavirus on children.
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Abbas Lugemwa speaks on ‘PentaTr@ining Uganda 2021’

15 Apr, 2021

It was a lifetime privilege and honour to host the ‘PentaTr@ining Uganda 2021′ course. This training had originally been planned for 2020, but that schedule got disrupted due to the…
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