A5014146412- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics
- Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
- Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Virology and Viral Diseases
Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
2015-2025
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
2014-2023
Sapienza University of Rome
2016
Istituto Superiore di Sanità
2016
Sanofi (France)
2016
Pfizer (United Kingdom)
2016
GlaxoSmithKline (France)
2016
Ministero della Salute
2016
Boston Children's Hospital
2012-2014
MRC Epidemiology Unit
2011
Nosocomial infections place a substantial burden on health care systems and represent one of the major issues in current public health, requiring notable efforts for its prevention. Understanding dynamics infection transmission hospital setting is essential tailoring interventions predicting spread among individuals. Mathematical models need to be informed with accurate data contacts individuals.We used wearable active Radio-Frequency Identification Devices (RFID) detect face-to-face...
Abstract Background The integration of empirical data in computational frameworks designed to model the spread infectious diseases poses a number challenges that are becoming more pressing with increasing availability high-resolution information on human mobility and contacts. This deluge has potential revolutionize efforts aimed at simulating scenarios, designing containment strategies, evaluating outcomes. However, highly detailed sources yields models less transparent general their...
Twitter has the potential to be a timely and cost-effective source of data for syndromic surveillance. When speaking an illness, users often report combination symptoms, rather than suspected or final diagnosis, using naïve, everyday language. We developed minimally trained algorithm that exploits abundance health-related web pages identify all jargon expressions related specific technical term. then translated influenza case definition into Boolean query, each symptom being described by...
Background: Viral respiratory tract infections (VRI) are a major reason for hospitalization in children younger than 5 years. A case control study was conducted to investigate the potential role of breastfeeding protecting <1 year age from VRI. Methods: Patients admitted routinely underwent nasopharyngeal aspirate, which tested with an RT-PCR 14 viruses. Hospitalized infants positive viruses were enrolled as cases; healthy controls among patients ultrasound hip screening. The effect on...
The use of the Internet for searching and sharing health information care interactions may have a great potential families children affected with rare diseases. We conducted an online survey among Italian patients diseases objective to describe their user profile, explore how affects decisions.All members UNIAMIO FIMR, federation associations diseases, were invited via mail participate in questionnaire including questions on socio-demographic clinical information, specific focus health,...
The immunogenicity of a vaccine is conventionally measured through the level serum Abs early after immunization, but to ensure protection specific should be maintained long primary vaccination. For hepatitis B, protective levels often decline over time, breakthrough infections do not seem occur. aim this study was demonstrate whether, B vaccination, B-cell memory persists even when decline. We compared frequency anti-hepatitis-specific cells that remain in blood 99 children five years...
Families of children affected with atopic dermatitis (AD) often report fear and anxiety regarding treatment topical corticosteroids (TCS), which may lead to reduced compliance. The objective our study was measure, through a standardized questionnaire, TCS in families pediatric patients AD identify items associated fear. were enrolled 9 Italian centers dermatology. Enrolled parents invited fill questionnaire including questions on sociodemographic clinical characteristics 3 sets...
Telemedicine has been recognized as a way to improve accessibility, quality, and efficiency of care. In view the introduction new telemedicine services, we conducted survey through self-administered questionnaire among families children attending Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, tertiary care children's hospital located in Rome, Italy. We investigated sociodemographic data, clinical information, technological profile, attitude towards telemedicine, perceived advantages fears regarding...
Infodemics are a threat to public health, arising from multiple interacting phenomena occurring both online and offline. The continuous feedback loops between the digital information ecosystem offline contingencies make infodemics particularly challenging define operationally, measure, eventually model in quantitative terms. In this study, we present evidence of effect various epidemic-related variables on dynamics infodemics, using robust modelling framework applied data 30 countries across...
Background: A resurgence of pertussis has been observed in several geographic areas the post-COVID-19 era. Macrolides are first-choice antibiotics for treatment pertussis. Limited data exist on impact early administration clarithromycin or azithromycin infants’ symptoms. Methods: This retrospective cohort study analyzed infants enrolled an enhanced surveillance program at a single Italian clinical reference center between 2015 and 2020. All cases were laboratory-confirmed. compared outcomes...
Despite recommendations by Health Authorities, influenza immunization coverage remains low in children with chronic diseases. Different medical providers involved the management of conditions may affect pattern vaccine and coverage. The likelihood vaccination type provider is poorly understood. Therefore, objectives this study were to analyze effect for seasonal provided different physician profiles families diseases measure frequency population. We recruited aged 6 months–18 years who...
Splenectomized patients are exposed to an increased risk of septicemia caused by encapsulated bacteria. Defense against infection is ensured preformed serum antibodies produced long‐lived plasma cells and memory B that secrete immunoglobulin in response specific antigenic stimuli. Studying a group asplenic individuals (57 adults 21 children) without additional immunologic defects, we found spleen removal does not alter anti‐pneumococcal polysaccharide ( P n PS ) I g G concentration, but...
Describing and understanding close proximity interactions between infant family members can provide key information on transmission opportunities of respiratory infections within households. Among infections, pertussis represents a public health priority. Pertussis infection be particularly harmful to young, unvaccinated infants for these patients, represent the main sources transmission. Here, we report use wearable sensors based RFID technology measure face-to-face 16 households with...
In Italy, no specific recommendation toward maternal pertussis immunization during pregnancy has been issued. However, vaccination will be likely integrated in the Italian program future. order to identify barriers achieving a sufficient coverage pregnancy, we investigated knowledge, attitude and practice through web-based survey. A total of 343 pregnant women (N = 164) postpartum period 183) completed online questionnaire.More than half study population was uncertain regarding benefits...
Preconception care may be an efficacious tool to reduce risk factors for adverse pregnancy outcomes that are associated with lifestyles and health status before pregnancy. We conducted a web-based cohort study in Italian women planning assess whether tailored web intervention change knowledge behaviours risks outcomes. The was entirely on the of childbearing age. Data collected at baseline status, were used generating document including recommendations folic acid supplementation, obesity...
Pollen forecasts are in use everywhere to inform therapeutic decisions for patients with allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (ARC). We exploited data derived from Twitter order identify tweets reporting a combination of symptoms consistent case definition ARC and those the name an antihistamine drug. In increase sensitivity system, we applied algorithm aimed at automatically identifying jargon expressions related medical terms. compared weekly trends National Allergy Bureau pollen counts US...