Carlo Giaquinto

How European Paediatric emergency departments responded to the first wave of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic

2020

Between February and May 2020, during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, we sent out a survey to all European paediatric sites within the Penta ID research network. The aim of the study was to describe the implementation of SARS-CoV-2 disease (COVID-19) testing and infection control strategies, and their evolution in paediatric emergency departments in Europe.

Although infection control strategies and even discharge of patients relied heavily on receiving SARS-CoV-2 test results,

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1st International Varicella-Zoster Symposium – March 2020

2020

The first international symposium focusing on Varicella-Zoster will be held 12-14 March in Athens, Greece.

This meeting will bring together experts working across public health institutions, to summarise the current state of the art knowledge on prevention of Varicella Zoster infections. Offering the opportunity for experts to share their experiences on Universal Varicella Vaccination programmes and discus challenges for further implementation, knowledge gaps and ways to overcome the remaining barriers to move varicella forward as a truly vaccine preventable disease.

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The Global Health Festival, Padova, 5th-7th April

2019

The first edition of the Global Health Festival (‘Festival della Salute Globale’) is to take place in Padova, Italy on 5th-7thApril 2019. In partnership with Comune di Padova, Università degli Studi di Padova and Medici con l’Africa CUAMM,

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World AIDS Day December 1st – What this means to PENTA

2018

Although the number of new HIV infections has continued to decline globally, and the overall level of HIV treatment is high, progress is far slower than what is required to reach the 2020 milestone of less than 500,000 new infections.
Children remain a vulnerable population, with 2017 witnessing 180,000 new cases of children becoming infected with HIV – a long way off the proposed target, set by the United Nations,

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Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Are All Countries Treating Children in the Same Way? A Literature Review

2017

Authors: Donà D, Luise D, Da Dalt L, Giaquinto C.

Published in: Int J Pediatr; 2017: 4239268. 

AbstractBackground. Pneumonia represents an important threat to children’s health in both developed and developing countries. In the last 10 years, many national and international guidelines on the treatment of pediatric CAP have been published,

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The Bill Marshall award 2017 ceremony now live

2017

The stream video coverage of the Bill Marshall Award 2017 Ceremony is now available.

Many thanks to ESPID and the Multilearning Group for this webcast.

 

 

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Children and young people with perinatal HIV in Europe: epidemiological situation in 2014 and implications for the future

2016

Authors: Writing group for the Kids to Adults Working Group and Data Management and Harmonisation Group in EuroCoord.

Published inEuro Surveill.2016;21(10): 30162

Abstract Accurate ascertainment of the number of children living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is important to plan paediatric and adolescent health services. In Europe, the first generation of perinatally HIV-infected survivors are transferring to adult care and their health needs are unknown.

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Italian guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents and the diagnostic-clinical management of HIV-1 infected persons. Update Decemebr 2014

2015

Authors: Antinori A., Marcotullio S., Andreoni M., Ammassari A., d’Arminio Monforte A., Galli M., Girardi E., Mazzotta F., Mussini C., Puoti M., Lazzarin A.; Italian HIV Guidelines Working Group.

Published inNew Microbiol. 2015, 38: 299-328

Abstract: This short version complies with the intention expressed in the introduction to the full text Italian Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral drugs and the diagnostic-clinical management of people with HIV-1 infection.

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Pediatric drug safety surveillance in FDA-AERS: a description of adverse events from GRIP project.

2015

Authors:  De Bie S., Ferrajolo C., Straus S.M., Verhamme K.M., Bonhoeffer J., Wong I.C., Sturkenboom M.C., GRiP network

Published in: PLoS One. 2015, 10: 0130399.

Abstract: Individual case safety reports (ICSRs) are a cornerstone in drug safety surveillance. The knowledge on using these data specifically for children is limited. We studied characteristics of pediatric ICSRs reported to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS).

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Insufficient antiretroviral therapy in pregnancy: missed opportunities for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Europe

2012

Authors: European Collaborative Study in Eurocord

Published in: Antivir Ther, 2011,16: 859-903.

Background: Although mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) rates are at an all-time low in Western Europe, potentially preventable transmissions continue to occur. Duration of antenatal combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) is strongly associated with MTCT risk.

Methods: Data on pregnant HIV-infected women enrolled in the Western and Central European sites of the European Collaborative Study between January 2000 and July 2009 were analysed.

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Italian guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents and the diagnostic-clinical management of HIV-1 infected persons. Update 2011

2012

Authors: Antinori A., Marcotullio S., Ammassari A., Andreoni M., Angarano G., Armignacco O., Carosi G., Cinque P., d’Arminio Monforte A., Di Perri G., Ensoli B., Florida M., Galli M., Mastroianni C., Matteelli A., Mazzotta F., Moroni M., Pal G., Puoti M., Puro V., Rizzardini G., Sagnelli E., Vella S., Vullo V., Lazzarin A., Italian HIV Guidelines Working Group (Giaquinto C.  member of Study Group)

Published inNew Microbiol 2012,

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Antiretroviral use in Italian children with perinatal HIV infection over a 14 – year period

2012

Authors:  Chiappini E., Galli L., Tovo P.A., Gabiano C., Lisi C., Giacomet V., Bernardi S., Esposito S., Rosso R., Giaquinto C ., Badolato R., Guarino A., Maccabruni A., Masi M., Cellini M., Salvini F., Di Bari C., Dedoni M., Dodi I., De Martino M for the Italian Register for HIV infection in children

Published in: Acta Paediatr, 2012, 101: 287-295

Background:  Information on the use of new antiretroviral drugs in children in the real setting of clinical fields is largely unknown.

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Body Fat Abnormality in HIV-infected children and adoloscents living in Europe: prevalence and risk factors

2012

Authors: Alam N., Cortina – Borja M., Goetghebuer T., et al. European Paediatr HIV & Lipodystrop (Giaquinto C.  member of the Study Group)

Published in: JAIDS, 2012, 59: 314 – 32

Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of and identify risk factors for lipodystrophy syndrome (LS) and body fat abnormality in a population of HIV-infected children and adolescents.

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