A5103107044- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Poisoning and overdose treatments
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Hematological disorders and diagnostics
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
- Osteomyelitis and Bone Disorders Research
- Neural dynamics and brain function
- Amoebic Infections and Treatments
- Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions
- Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies
- Folate and B Vitamins Research
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Gynecological conditions and treatments
- Uterine Myomas and Treatments
- Blood groups and transfusion
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
University of Rome Tor Vergata
2022-2025
Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
2021-2025
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
2022
West Los Angeles College
1990
Centre Paul Broca
1990
Inserm
1990
This study aimed to identify key differences between K. kingae infections and those caused by S. aureus or other pathogens. Differentiating these is crucial due their nonspecific clinical presentations overlapping laboratory radiological findings, particularly when isolates are unavailable. We retrospectively analyzed data from 702 pediatric patients with bone joint 2010 2023 across two hospitals. The most common diagnoses were osteomyelitis (35.3%) arthritis (29.6%), fever present in 46.0%...
Background/Objectives: Paediatric osteoarticular infections (POAIs) present unique diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Microbiological culture (MC) is typically time-consuming lacks sensitivity, especially when patients have received antibiotics. The BIOFIRE® Joint Infection Panel (BJIP) a syndromic molecular assay for the direct identification of most pathogens causing POAIs. Methods: We evaluated BJIP in 17 synovial fluids, then, we retrospectively assessed its utility 93 off-label...
Abstract Pediatric osteomyelitis is an insidious disease that can lead to permanent sequelae, the management of which still relies on lengthy intravenous antibiotic therapy. The purpose this study report and describe clinical course outcome pediatric bacterial in our experience. We reported clinical, diagnostic, treatment characteristics all cases children younger than 18 years age who were hospitalized between January 2010 December 2021 at Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital Rome, Italy, we...
Background: Despite its broad spectrum and excellent safety profile, fosfomycin is still rarely used in pediatrics, with very limited experience from clinicians. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all children admitted to Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy, treated for any serious infection. Children immunodeficiency oncologic diseases were excluded. Of each, we reported analyzed demographic clinical data. Results: The charts 20 patients analyzed....
Objectives: The aim of this study is to provide new data on pediatrics spondylodiscitis for an optimal clinical management site-specific osteomyelitis. Methods: We reported 48 cases pediatric and made three comparisons between: (1) tubercular non-tubercular cases; (2) patients aged more or less than 5 years; (3) children with 62 controls non-vertebral Results: A higher rate sequelae was in spondylodiscitis, but no significant differences were noted at the cut-off years age. Compared...
Abstract Background This study aimed to analyze all the patients who contacted hospital’s pediatric poison control center (PPCC) for exposure ibuprofen and acetaminophen, in order assess incidence of any adverse reactions. Methods We retrospectively reported clinical data children accessed PPCC Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, from January 1, 2018 September 30, 2022 due wrong, accidental or intentional intake inappropriate doses acetaminophen and/or ibuprofen. In addition, we...
The current study aims at describing a sample of adolescents admitted to tertiary referral pediatric hospital for drug self-poisoning and identify variables that could explain predict higher severity intoxication. We retrospectively reviewed the cases in Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital between January 2014 June 2022 requiring consultation by local Pediatric Poison Control Center (PPCC). reported type class ingested correlated clinical characteristics patients with their Severity Score. data...
Background: Atraumatic limping is a frequent cause of consultation in Pediatric Emergency Departments (PED) and often represents challenge for pediatricians its variability etiology ranging from benign causes to potential crippling conditions. The aims this research are illustrate the clinical features acute children (LC) identify possible red flags that could help make diagnosis severe pathologies. Methods: We carried out retrospective study about non-traumatic referred PED Bambino Gesù...
Introduction: Despite the generally mild course of COVID-19 in children, immunocompromised patients may experience complications or severe infection. This study reports clinical outcomes pediatric treated with nirmatrelvir and ritonavir (N/R) for SARS-CoV-2 Methods: We retrospectively reported data children any immunodeficiency who received N/R treatment between March 2022 June 2023 at Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital. Patients were 5 days. compared liver kidney function before after looked...
To date, no study has specifically examined children with acute-onset pupillary motility disorders (APMD). Especially in the Emergency Department (ED), it is crucial to distinguish benign and transient conditions from life-threatening or urgent (UCs). The aim of describe clinical characteristics APMD their association an increased risk UCs.We conducted a pediatric retrospective referred ED over 10-year period. We described overall sample two subgroups divided according urgency underlying...
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge effect all over the world and its impact been even more profound in of Healthcare. In this brief report we’d like to about our experience pediatric newly diagnosed thrombocytopenia how we have seen landscape disease change last 2 years. particular, believe that use personal protective equipment lockdown measures reduced incidence viral triggers are supposed be responsible for vast majority ITP cases. Along with these data, found some other significant...