Publications

Longevity of mucosal and systemic SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in South African vs Dutch children with respiratory tract infections

2023

Authors: van Weelden G, Dewandel I, de Jonge MI, Redfern A, Bekker C, Lochan H, van der Gaast C, Van Niekerk M, Mentor M, Mfazwe A, Fröberg J, Diavatopoulos D, Donà D, Rabie H, van der Zalm M, Verhagen LM.

Presented at: International Congress of Immunology (IUIS)

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Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic for Participant Recruitment and Follow-up: Experiences from the PediCAP Clinical Trial Consortium

2023

Authors: Kiggwe A, Nalwanga D, Tagoola A, Madhi S, Moore PD, Archary M, Mulenga V, Mujuru AH, Sacarlal J, Buck WC, Sidat M, Nguyen H, Haque F, Dennis E, Clements M, Murphy B, Spittle B, Viero F, Bielicki J, Musiime V,  Sharland M

Presented at: The EDCTP Forum 2023

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External factors affecting recruitment in a global paediatric pneumonia trial: lessons learned from PediCAP

2023

Authors: Pillay K, Archary M, Bielicki J, Buck WC, Clements M, Dennis E, Goelen J, Haque F, Kiggwe A, Madhi S, Moore PD, Mujuru AH, Mulenga V, Murphy B, Musiime V, Nalwanga D, Nguyen H, Sacarlal J, Sidat M, Spittle B, Tagoola A, Viero F, Sharland M

Presented at: The EDCTP Forum 2023

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Building a national network for inpatient pediatric clinical research in Mozambique 

2023

Authors: Sacarlal WJ, Buck C, Passanduca A, Macassa E, Saíde A, Chhaganlal K, Gafur M, Seni A, Machava S, Martins L, Issa F, Macanze E, Manjate N, Chaúque S, Langa S, Sidat M, Cassia U, Salimo A, Mavume C, Massitela C, Maieca A, Joaquim W, Martins S, Adriano Q, Zandamela M, Bramugy J, Bassat Q, Moraleda C, Tagarro A, Sharland M, Rojo P

Presented at: The EDCTP Forum 2023

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Receipt of intravenous co-amoxiclav challenged eligibility screening for the PediCAP Trial in Johannesburg, South Africa 

2023

Authors: Moore PD, Waggie Z, Nkosi S, Nkosi L, Kumalo N, Nkumana N, Zulu N, Dangor Z, Sharland M, Madhi S

Presented at: The EDCTP Forum 2023

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‘Nothing about us without us’: Multi-country adolescent patient-led recruitment information in the Long-Acting Treatment in Adolescents(LATA) trial – an animated video to compliment ‘traditional’ participant information  

2023

Authors: Conway M, Jafta L, Shibemba M, South A, Kityo Mutuluuza C, Bwakura-Dangarembizi M, Siika A, Archary M, Akabwai GP, Resty Babirye Okello, Mugerwa H, Nathoo K, Mujuru H, Chidziva E, Bhiri J, Nyandiko W, Kirui V, Kiilu C, Mosia R, Mngqbisa R, Ngwenya N, Seunanden T, Namukway S, Seeley J, Thomason M, Bush M, Dodds B, Ford D, Apoto N, Pett SL, Kekitiinwa-Rukyalekere A on behalf of the BREATHER Plus Consortium 

Presented at: The EDCTP Forum 2023

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Global adolescent HIV clinical trials: co-produced adolescent-friendly research information to support real informed assent/consent in the Long-acting treatment in Adolescents (LATA) trial 

2023

Authors: Conway M, Jafta L, Shibemba M, South A, Kityo Mutuluuza C, Bwakura-Dangarembizi M, Siika A, Archary M, Akabwai GP, Resty Babirye Okello, Mugerwa H, Nathoo K, Mujuru H, Chidziva E, Bhiri J, Nyandiko W, Kirui V, Kiilu C, Mosia R, Mngqbisa R, Ngwenya N, Seunanden T, Namukway S, Seeley J, Thomason M, Bush M, Dodds B, Ford D, Apoto N, Pett SL, Kekitiinwa-Rukyalekere A, on behalf of the BREATHER Plus Consortium 

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Findings from global consultations with adolescents living with HIV on the acceptability and accessibility of long-acting injectable ART

2023

Authors: Jafta L, Conway M, Davidson C, Ely A, Maciel Da Silva M, Peralta F, Saisaengjan C, Senyondo Nakawesi, J

Presented at:  International Workshop on HIV & Adolescence 2023

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Prediction of C-reactive protein dynamics during meropenem treatment in neonates and infants

2023

Authors: Soeorg H, Padari H, Ilmoja M-L, Herodes K, Kipper K, Lutsar I, Metsvaht T, NeoMero Consortium

Published in: British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Persistence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in children and adults / Persistenza di anticorpi anti-SARS-CoV-2 in bambini e adulti

2023

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Exploring associations between Mpox-related health outcomes and HIV status

2023

Authors: Nicolò Girometti

Presented at: EACS 2023

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Pregnancy and neonatal outcomes following prenatal exposure to dolutegravir: the DOLOMITE EPPICC study

2023

Authors: Thorne C, Aebi-Popp K, Ene L, Floridia M, Gamell A, Illan M, Peters H, Samarina A, Fernandes G, Sconza R, Ragone L, Giaquinto C, Vannappagari V

Presented at: EACS 2023

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What explains the poor contraction of the viral load during paediatric HIV infection?

2023

Authors: Schröter J & De Boer R

Published in: Journal of Theoretical Biology 2023

Effect of dolutegravir on folate, vitamin B12 and mean corpuscular volume levels among children and adolescents with HIV: a sub-study of the ODYSSEY randomized controlled trial 

2023

Authors: Barlow-Mosha L.N., Ahimbisibwe G.M., Chappell E., Amuge P.M., Nanduudu A., Kaudha E., Amukele T., Balamusani D., Kafufu B., Nimwesiga A., Kataike H., Namwanje R., Kasangaki G., Mulindwa A., Muzorah, G.A., Bbuye D., Musiime V., Mujyambere E., Ssenyonga M., Mulima D., Kyambadde R.C., Namusanje J., Isabirye R., Nabalamba M., Nakirya B.M., Kityo C., Kekitiinwa A.R., Giaquinto, C., Copp A., Gibb, D.M., Ford, D., Musoke P., Turkova A

Published in: Journal of the International AIDS Society

Relative bioavailability of dolutegravir (DTG) and emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (F/TAF) administered as paediatric tablet formulations in healthy volunteers 

2023

Authors: Bevers LAH., Kamphuis AEM., van der Wekken-Pas LC, Leisegang R, Lewis L, Burger DM, Colbers A

Presented at: International Workshop on Clinical Pharmacology of HIV, Hepatitis, and Other Antiviral Drugs 2023

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Comparative study showed that children faced a 78% higher risk of new-onset conditions after they had COVID-19

2023

Authors: Di Chiara C, Barbieri E, Chen YX, Visonà E, Cavagnis S, Sturniolo G, Parca A, Liberati C, Cantarutti L, Lupattelli A, Le Prevost M, Corrao G, Giaquinto C, Donà D, Cantarutti A.

Published in: Acta Paediatrica

COVID-19 and MIS-C treatment in children—results from an international survey

2023

Authors: Donà D, Minotti C, Masini T, Penazzato M, Van Der Zalm MM, Judd A, Giaquinto C, Lallemant M & Survey Respondents Consortium.

Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics

Novel Approaches to Postnatal Prophylaxis to Eliminate Vertical Transmission of HIV

2023

Authors: Ruel T, Penazzato M, Zech JM, Archary M, Cressey TR, Goga A, Harwell J, Landovitz RJ, Lain MG, Lallemant M, Namusoke-Magongo E, Mukui I, Permar SR, Prendergast AJ, Shapiro R, Abrams EJ.

Published in: Global Health: Science & Practice

The Smooth Away From Expected (SAFE) non-inferiority frontier: theory and implementation with an application to the D3 trial

2023

Authors: Quartagno, M, Chan, M, Turkova, A et al.

Published in: Trials

Sensitive HIV-1 DNA Pol Next-Generation Sequencing for the Characterisation of Archived Antiretroviral Drug Resistance

2023

Authors: Botha JC, Byott M, Spyer MJ, Grant PR, Gärtner K, Chen WX, Burton J, Bamford A, Waters LJ, Giaquinto C, et al.

Published in:Viruses

Minimising school disruption under high incidence conditions due to the Omicron variant in France, Switzerland, Italy, in January 2022

2023

Authors: Colosi E, Bassignana G, Barrat A, Lina B, Vanhems P, Bielicki J, Colizza V.

Published in: MedRxiv (preprint) and Eurosurveillance

Reconstruction of SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in a primary school using epidemiological and genomic data

2023

Authors: Kremer C, Torneri A, Libin PJK, Meex C, Hayette MP, Bontems S, Durkin K, Artesi M, Bours V, Lemey P, Darcis G, Hens N, Meuris C.

Published in: Epidemics

Clinical features of COVID-19 in Italian outpatient children and adolescents during Parental, Delta, and Omicron waves: a prospective, observational, cohort study

2023

Authors: Di Chiara C, Boracchini R, Sturniolo G, Barbieri A, Costenaro P, Cozzani S, De Pieri M, Liberati C, Zin A, Padoan A, Bonfante F, Kakkar F, Cantarutti A, Donà D, Giaquinto C.

Published in: Frontiers in Pediatrics

Virological suppression and weight gain in children in Europe on dolutegravir compared to protease inhibitors: a propensity score analysis 

2023

Presented by: Siobhan Crichton 

Presented at: International Workshop on HIV and Pediatrics

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Uptake of integrase inhibitors and virological response in children living with HIV in Europe & Thailand from 2010 to 2020  

2023

Presented by: Jeannie Collins

Presented at: IAS and International Workshop on HIV and Pediatrics

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Uptake and outcomes of tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (TAF) –based therapy in children and young people living with HIV (CLWHIV) in the European Pregnancy and Paediatric Infections Cohort Collaboration (EPPICC)

2023

Presented by: Siobhan Crichton

Presented at: IAS and International Workshop on HIV and Pediatrics

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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on HIV viral load testing in paediatric HIV clinics in the European Pregnancy and Paediatric Infections Cohort Collaboration (EPPICC)  

2023

Presented by: Siobhan Crichton

Presented at: IAS and International Workshop on HIV and Pediatrics

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Incidence and severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and young people with HIV in Europe

2023

Authors: Chappell E, Bamford A, Sanchez AB, Goetghebuer T, Marques L, Navér L, Noguera-Julian A, Talarek E, Plotnikova Y, Samarina A, Ene L, Spoulou V, Collins IJ, Navarro ML, Plynsky AA, Chapygina Y, Fertikh E, Soeria-Atmadja S, Doerholt K, Welch S, Crichton S, Jackson C, Judd A, Scott K

Published in: AIDS

Cardiac Function Evaluation after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccination in Children and Adolescents: A Prospective Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography Study

2023

Authors: Sabatino J, Di Chiara C, Lauretta D, Fumanelli J, D’Ascoli GL, Donà D, Cozzani S, Oletto A, Giaquinto C, Di Salvo G

Published in: Vaccines

Flexible Bayesian estimation of incubation times

2023

Authors: Gressani O, Torneri A, Hens N, Faes C.

Published in: medRxiv

Neuropsychiatric manifestations and sleep disturbances with dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy versus standard of care in children and adolescents: a secondary analysis of the ODYSSEY trial

2023

Authors: Turkova A, White E, Kekitiinwa RA, Mumbiro V, Kaudha E, Liberty A, Ahimbisibwe MG, Moloantoa T, Srirompotong U, Mosia RN, Puthanakit T, Kobbe R, Fortuny C, Kataike H, Bbuye D, Na-Rajsima S, Coelho A, Lugemwa A, Bwakura-Dangarembizi FM, Klein N, Mujuru AH, Kityo C, Cotton FM, Ferrand AR, Giaquinto C, Rojo P,  Violari A, Gibb MD, Ford D, on behalf of the ODYSSEY trial team

Published in: The Lancet: Child and Adolescent Heath

Paediatric medicine issues and gaps from healthcare workers point of view: survey results and a narrative review from the global accelerator for paediatric formulations project

2023

Authors:

Barbieri E, Minotti C, Cavagnis S, Giaquinto C, Cappello B, Penazzato M, Lallemant M

Published in: Frontiers Pharmacology

Alternative Antimicrobial Irrigation Strategies for the Treatment of Infections in Children: A Review of the Existing Literature

2023

Authors: Di Chiara C, Ponzoni M, Piché-Renaud P-P, Mengato D, Giaquinto C, Morris SK, Donà D

Published in: MDPI

Clinical findings and neurodevelopmental outcomes in Jamaican children with suspected congenital Zika syndrome

2023

Authors: Melbourne-Chambers R, Palmer P, Brown Y, James-Powell T, Tapper J, Mowatt L, Webster-Kerr IC de Siqueira K, CDC , on behalf of The ZIKAction Paediatric Registry Study Group

Presented at: UWIMAA 14th International Medical Reunion Conference

Population pharmacokinetics of unbound and total dolutegravir concentrations in children aged 12 years and older: a PK substudy of the SMILE trial

2023

Authors: Abdalla S, Compagnucci A, Zheng Y, Tréluyer JM, Saidi Y, Ramos JT, Coelho A, Riault Y, Cressey TR, Hirt D; SMILE study group

Published in: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Inadequate hospital practices to prevent mother-to-child transmission of Hepatitis B Virus infection: A European survey

2023

Authors: Pinon M, Giugliano L, Rocchi F, Cananzi M, Auriti C, Wade B, Calvo PL, Giaquinto C, Indolfi G.

Published in: Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

COVID-19 among adults living with HIV: correlates of mortality among public sector healthcare users in Western Cape, South Africa

2023

Authors: Kassanjee, R., Davies, M.-A., Ngwenya, O., Osei-Yeboah, R., Jacobs, T., Morden, E., Timmerman, V., Britz, S., Mendelson, M., Taljaard, J., Riou, J., Boulle, A., Tiffin, N. and Zinyakatira, N.

Published in: Journal of the International AIDS Society

Evolutionary implications of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination for the future design of vaccination strategies

2023

Authors: Rouzine IM, Rozhnova G.

Published in: Nature Communications Medicine

Lessons learned from the HIV pandemic to strengthen qualitative research methods for (re)emerging infections

2023

Authors: Nicholls EJ, Le Prevost M, Bilardi D, Agudu NAS, Adirieje C, Osa-Afina C, Amadosi EE, Denford S, May T, Witzel TC, Tariq S.

Presented at: AIDSImpact Conference, June 2023

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Patterns of antibiotic use, pathogens, and prediction of mortality in hospitalized neonates and young infants with sepsis: A global neonatal sepsis observational cohort study (NeoOBS)

2023

Authors: Russell NJ, Stöhr W, Plakkal N, Cook A, Berkley JA, et al. 

Published in: PLOS Medicine

Nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor sparing regimen with once daily integrase inhibitor plus boosted darunavir is non-inferior to standard of care in virologically-suppressed children and adolescents living with HIV – Week 48 results of the randomised SMILE Penta-17-ANRS 152 clinical trial

2023

Authors: Compagnucci A, Chan KM, Saïdi Y, Cressey RT, Bamford A, Riault Y, Coelho A, Nolan A, Chalermpantmetagul S, Morkunaite G, Amuge P, Musiime V, Violari V, Cotton M, Kekitiinwa RA, Kaudha E, Groenewald M, Liberty AA, Kanjanavanit S, Volokha A, Bologna R, Ruz PN, Tato PL, Paioni P, Marques L, Reliquet V, Niehues T, Welch BS, Ford D, Giaquinto C, Gibb MD, Babiker A, Amador RTJ, SMILE-PENTA17-ANRS 152 Trial Group

Published in: eClinicalMedicine

Challenges in the Implementation of the NeoOBS Study, a Global Pragmatic Observational Cohort Study, to Investigate the Aetiology and Management of Neonatal Sepsis in the Hospital Setting

2023

Authors: Riddell A, Cook A, Khavessian N, Ellis S, Bilardi D, Correia E, Kostyanev T, Nardone A, Russell N, Vilken T, Stohr W, Adhisivam B, Moraes IRAd, Ahmed NU, Bekker A, Berezin EN, Boonkasidecha S, Carvalheiro CG, Chauhan P, Chiurchiù S, Chorafa E, Dramowski A, et al.

Published in: Antibiotics

Persistent symptoms after 1 year in hospitalized children with COVID-19, compared to controls

2023

Authors: Conde M, Gastesi I, de Pablo L, Villanueva S, Aguilera-Alonso D, Esteban A, Epalza C, López M, Domínguez S, Gómez P, Ballesteros A, Pinto C, Navarro M, Giaquinto C, Moraleda C, Tagarro A, on behalf of EPICO-AEP and ORCHESTRA Working Group

Presented at: ESPID 2023

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Risk Factors for Severe Acute SARS-CoV-2 Disease in Pediatric Population

2023

Authors: Tagarro A, Gastesi I, Villanueva S, Ramírez A, Mesa ML, Vasquez P, Friedrich G, Naranjo M, Restrepo S, Baquero OL, Mejía LM, Álvarez C, Leoz I, Calvo C, Epalza C, Soriano-Arandes A, Menasalvas A, Navarro M, Herranz M, Fumadó V, Crichton S, Le Prevost M, Giaquinto C, Reinos T, Conde M, Moraleda C, on behalf of EPICO-AEP, EPICO-Colombia and ORCHESTRA Working Groups

Presented at: ESPID 2023

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The Estimation of Long-COVID Prevalence and Long-Term Persistence in Italian Children After COVID-19 Compared to Un-Infected Subjects: An Analysis Using a Pediatric Primary Care Database

2023

Authors: Di Chiara C, Barbieri E, Chen YX, Visonà E, Cavagnis S, Sturniolo G, Parca A, Liberati C, Cantarutti L, Lupattelli A, Le Prevost M, Corrao G, Giaquinto C.

Presented at: ESPID 2023

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Evaluation of Waning of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine-Induced Immunity: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

2023

Authors: Menegale F, Manica M, Zardini A, Guzzetta G, Marziano V, D’Andrea V, Trentini F, Ajelli M, Poletti P, Merler S.

Published in: JAMA Network Open

Clinical Presentation and Outcome of Acute Respiratory Illnesses in South African Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2023

Authors: Redfern A, van der Zalm MM, Lishman J, Goussard P, Smit L, Dagan R, Barday M, Mare M, Claassen M, Van Zyl G, Rabie H, Verhagen LM.

Published in: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Kangaroo care as a potential infection prevention and control (IPC) measure in neonatal intensive care units

2023

Authors: Schlaeppi C, Bielicki J, and the NeoIPC Consortium.

Presented at: ESPID 2023

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Descriptive interim analysis of the sampling strategy in anonymous repeated cross-sectional samples in European neonatal intensive care units (NICU)

2023

Authors: Golhen K, Gotta V, Pfister M, Bielicki J.

Presented at: ESPID 2023

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The impact of variant and vaccination on SARS-CoV-2 symptomatology; three prospective household cohorts

2023

Authors: Westerhof I, de Hoog M, Ieven M, Lammens C, van Beek J, Rozhnova G, Eggink D, Euser S, Wildenbeest J, Duijts L, van Houten M, Goossens H, Giaquinto C, Bruijning‑Verhagen P.

Presented at: ESPID 2023

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