Surveillance

Guardare oltre il tumore: le cancer-predisposing syndrome in età pediatrica

Bettini LR, Lauriola RS, Vendemini F, Coliva T, Biondi A, Cazzaniga G.

2023/4 — pag. 237-241 — DOI

About 10% of children with cancer carry a pathogenic mutation in genes predisposing to tumourigenesis. These mutations are being identified more and more frequently thanks to the use of next-generation sequencing techniques in the diagnostic work-up ...

Uso di antibiotici in Pediatria

S. Di Mario, C. Gagliotti, R. Buttazzi, L. Cisbani, A. Brambilla, M.L. Moro a nome del Comitato tecnico-scientifico regionale “Progetto ProBA 2014”*

2017/9 — pag. 578-583

Inappropriate antibiotic use in paediatric care is a main issue in Italy where prescription rates are among the highest in Europe and wide spectrum antibiotics (e.g. the association amoxicillin + clavulanic acid) are the most prescribed with an inc...

Focolai di morbillo nell'area pisana

F. Vierucci, T. Vanacore, R. De Tata, G. Palla, F. Massei, S. Stabilini, Giampiero I. Baroncelli

2010/1

Focolai di morbillo nell’area pisana

F. Vierucci, T. Vanacore, R. De Tata, G. Palla, F. Massei, S. Stabilini, G.I. Baroncelli

2010/1 — pag. 55-56

The incidence of measles strongly decreased following the introduction of vaccination. However, new cases are steadily reported in Italy as well as in other European countries. By contrast, World Health Organization has targeted, by an extension ...

Vecchie malattie ritornano...

S. Vaccher, F.M. de Benedictis

2009/6 — pag. 393-394

We report a case of abdominal tubercolosis. The unspecific picture of abdominal tuberculosis presents challenges in the diagnosis of this increasingly common disease. A high index of suspicion is an important factor in early diagnosis. After diag...

Vaccinazioni anti-pneumoccocco, anti-menigococco e anti-varicella. Le attuali politiche regionali

Valeria Alfonsi, Fortunato Paolo D'Ancona, Marta Luisa Ciofi degli Atti

2008/2 — pag. 87-92

A survey conducted in Italy describes the current regional policies on pneumococcal conjugate (PNC), meningococcal C (MEN-C) and varicella vaccination. All regions returned the data: 20 provide free-of-charge PNC vaccination to high risk groups and 9...

Focolai di morbillo nella popolazione nomade in italia: giugno-settembre 2006

A. Filia, F. Curtale, P. Kreidl, G. Morosetti, L. Nicoletti, F. Perrelli, J. Mantovani, D. Campus, G. Rossi, M.C. Sanna, A. Zanetti, F. Magurano4, C. Fortuna, S. Iannazzo7, M.G. Pompa, M. Ciofi degli Atti

2007/4 — pag. 257-259

Three clusters of measles cases occurred between June and September 2006, in three different Italian regions: the Autonomous Province of Bolzano-South Tyrol (17 cases); Lazio (161 cases); and the island of Sardinia (9 cases). The clusters affected ma...

Sorveglianza della sindrome influenzale e accettabilità della vaccinazione in pediatria di famiglia

R. Arigliani, C. Simeone, P. D’Argenio, R. Moraglia, M. Ciofi degli Atti

2005/5 — pag. 329-331

We conducted an observational study, whose aims were: 1) to evaluate the acceptability of influenza vaccination targeting children from 6 months to 5 years of age; 2) to estimate the incidence on flu-like illness (FLI) and the frequency of flu-lik...

Prescrizione di antibiotici sistemici in età pediatrica nell’ULSS 4 “Alto Vicentino”

2004/7 — pag. 449-450

Prescriptions of antibiotics to children aged 0 to 14 and belonging to the Health Unit “Alto Vicentino” were analysed for the year 2002. 41% of children received at least one prescription. 20% of prescriptions were made by physicians who where not...

Epidemia di pertosse in provincia di Catania (2002)

2004/5 — pag. 325-326

In the year 2002 a pertussis outbreak was reported in the province of Catania. The sources on incident cases were pertussis notification and number of hospitalisation extracted from administrative database. Seventy-two cases of pertussis in patien...

La tubercolosi in Europa e negli USA

G. Bartolozzi

2004/4

Uso di antibiotici e resistenza batterica in Danimarca

G. Bartolozzi

2004/4

I pediatri di SPES: quanti sono, chi sono, a che cosa servono?

M. Ciofi degli Atti, S. Salmaso, R. Arigliani, G. Brusoni, V. Calia, G. Chiamenti, M. Gangemi, S. Del Torso, A. Improta, M. Lo Giudice, V. Murgia, D. Mandolini

2002/8 — pag. 515-518

The collaboration between the Istituto Superiore di Sanità and the paediatric associations gave rise in 1999 to the Sentinel Paediatric Surveillance Project, whose main objective was the surveillance of vaccine preventable-diseases. 668 paediatrici...