- Liver Diseases and Immunity
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Anesthesia and Sedative Agents
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Inflammasome and immune disorders
- T-cell and Retrovirus Studies
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Pregnancy and Medication Impact
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
Ospedale Vincenzo Cervello
1991-2024
University of Milano-Bicocca
2017-2023
Fondazione Santa Lucia
2020
Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo
2017-2020
University of Palermo
1991-2000
University of Maryland, Baltimore
1999
BACKGROUND: The relationship between allogeneic blood transfusion and bacterial infection remains uncertain. An increased risk of would represent the most important transfusion, because viral disease transmission has become so rare. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: A retrospective cohort study 9598 consecutive hip fracture patients at least 60 years old who underwent surgical repair was performed. primary outcome serious infection, defined as bacteremia, pneumonia, deep wound or septic arthritis...
Objective. To identify the clinical features that can help to distinguish between psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and fibromyalgia (FM). Methods. Our cross-sectional study was carried out in 10 Italian rheumatology centers January September 2009, enrolled all consecutive patients with PsA FM who agreed participate. Standard laboratory data for were collected from patients. Records made of somatic symptoms, response nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAID), self-evaluated pain, general health,...
An eight-week double-blind, multicentre study was performed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of sertraline vs. fluoxetine in treatment major depression (DSM-III-R). There were 108 out-patients, from nine Italian centres, entered into study, whom 88 evaluable (48 sertraline, 40 fluoxetine). The final mean daily dose 72 mg for it 28 mg. Both groups showed a statistically significant improvement baseline at one week, this maintained until end all following measures: Hamilton Rating Scales...
The objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness and safety TNF-α blockers in a group early psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients with an unsatisfactory response previous conventional treatment consecutively enrolled five Italian centres. A 24-week open-label trial was carried out consecutive PsA classified according CASPAR criteria, treatments DAS28 threshold as ≥3.2, seen at outpatient clinics each centre. Exclusion criteria were usage disease duration >12 months. choice any three...
Aim: To establish the efficacy of combination therapy with ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) and colchicine in patients symptomatic primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), defined by presence liver cirrhosis, pruritus or bilirubin exceeding 2 mg/mL. Methods: A total 90 were randomly assigned to 500 mg/daily plus placebo (UDCA group, n =44), at same dosage colchicine, 1 (UDCA/C =46). The two groups comparable for age, sex, stage disease, severity pruritus, bilirubin, Mayo score. All underwent clinical,...
Primary biliary cirrhosis is characterised by the presence of antimitochondrial antibodies which are directed against components mitochondrial dehydrogenase complexes. The specificity for primary as detected immunoblotting was investigated. Commercially available preparations pyruvate and oxo-glutarate dehydrogenases beef-heart mitochondria were used source antigens. Sera from 47 patients (46 whom antibody positive immunofluorescence), 16 non-primary (antimitochondrial 23 liver-kidney...
Relata-se a disseminação da infeção pelo vírus doença de Aujeszky (VDA) partir comercialização reprodutores suínos oriundos duas granjas suídeos certificada (GRSC) que tiveram surto DA. Após confirmação do diagnóstico DA, os comercializados 37 45 dias anteriores aos surtos foram recolhidos, submetidos ao exame sorológico para o VDA e enviados abate. Nos rebanhos-destino realizados exames sorológicos 17 após recolhimento, naqueles estavam lojados nas baias vizinhas àquelas onde haviam sido...