1.
Attitude towards antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) prescription among HIV specialists
Vincenzo
Puro,
Antonio
Palummieri,
Gabriella
De Carli,
Pierluca
Piselli,
Giuseppe
Ippolito
BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13 :217 (14 May 2013)
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2.
Acute rifampicin-associated interstitial tubulopathy in a patient with pulmonary tuberculosis: a case report
Silvia
Rosati,
Chiara
Cherubini,
Fabio
Iacomi,
Konstantinos
Giannakakis,
Laura
Vincenzi,
Giuseppe
Ippolito,
Fabrizio
Palmieri
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2013, 7 :106 (17 April 2013)
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3.
Left thigh phlegmon caused by Nocardia farcinica identified by 16S rRNA sequencing in a patient with Leprosy: a case report
Pasquale
De Nardo,
Maria Letizia
Giancola,
Salvatore
Noto,
Elisa
Gentilotti,
Piero
Ghirga,
Chiara
Tommasi,
Rita
Bellagamba,
Maria Grazia
Paglia,
Emanuele
Nicastri,
Andrea
Antinori,
Angela
Corpolongo
BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13 :162 (4 April 2013)
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4.
Clostridium difficile infection in Italian urban hospitals: data from 2006 through 2011
Stefano
Di Bella,
Maria
Musso,
Maria
A
Cataldo,
Marcello
Meledandri,
Eugenio
Bordi,
Daniela
Capozzi,
Maria
C
Cava,
Patrizia
Chiaradonna,
Grazia
Prignano,
Nicola
Petrosillo
BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13 :146 (22 March 2013)
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Varicella zoster virus infection presenting as isolated diplopia: a case report
Raffaella
Pisapia,
Alessia
Rianda,
Andrea
Mariano,
Angela
Testa,
Simonetta
Galgani,
Laura
Vincenzi,
Amina
Abdeddaim,
Alessandra
Oliva,
Pasquale
Narciso
BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13 :138 (15 March 2013)
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QTc interval prolongation in HIV-infected patients: a case–control study by 24-hour Holter ECG recording
Alessandra
Fiorentini,
Nicola
Petrosillo,
Angelo
Di Stefano,
Stefania
Cicalini,
Laura
Borgognoni,
Evangelo
Boumis,
Luigi
Tubani,
Pierangelo
Chinello
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2012, 12 :124 (23 December 2012)
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7.
Clostridium difficile 027 infection in Central Italy
Stefano
Di Bella,
Maria Grazia
Paglia,
Emma
Johnson,
Nicola
Petrosillo
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12 :370 (22 December 2012)
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8.
Predictors of first-line antiretroviral therapy discontinuation due to drug-related adverse events in HIV-infected patients: a retrospective cohort study
Mattia
CF
Prosperi,
Massimiliano
Fabbiani,
Iuri
Fanti,
Mauro
Zaccarelli,
Manuela
Colafigli,
Annalisa
Mondi,
Alessandro
D’Avino,
Alberto
Borghetti,
Roberto
Cauda,
Simona
Di Giambenedetto
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12 :296 (12 November 2012)
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9.
Giant hydatid cyst of the liver with a retroperitoneal growth: a case report
Giuseppe
Ettorre,
Giovanni
Vennarecci,
Roberto
Santoro,
Andrea
Laurenzi,
Cecilia
Ceribelli,
Antonio
Di Cintio,
Elisa
Rizzi,
Mario
Antonini
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012, 6 :298 (13 September 2012)
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10.
Daptomycin efficacy in the central nervous system of a patient with disseminated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection: a case report
Fabrizio
Taglietti,
Floriana
Campanile,
Alessandro
Capone,
Antonino
Di Caro,
Elisabetta
Grilli,
Giulia
Stazi,
Taschia
Bertuccio,
Nicola
Petrosillo,
Stefania
Stefani
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012, 6 :264 (31 August 2012)
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11.
Treatment of Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Sorafenib in a HIV/HCV Co-Infected patient in HAART: A Case Report
Pasquale
De Nardo,
Magdalena
Viscione,
Angela
Corpolongo,
Rita
Bellagamba,
Giovanni
Vennarecci,
Giuseppe
Ettorre,
Elisa
Gentilotti,
Chiara
Tommasi,
Emanuele
Nicastri
Infectious Agents and Cancer 2012, 7 :15 (28 June 2012)
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12.
Viral hemorrhagic fevers: advancing the level of treatment
Giuseppe
Ippolito,
Heinz
Feldmann,
Simone
Lanini,
Francesco
Vairo,
Antonino
Di Caro,
Maria
Capobianchi,
Emanuele
Nicastri
BMC Medicine 2012, 10 :31 (29 March 2012)
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Editor’s summary
Giuseppe Ippolito et al. propose clinical management of viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) should develop beyond simple infection control, and focus on early diagnosis and intervention to improve outcome of patients suffering from this life-threatening disease.
13.
Haemolytic anaemia in an HIV-infected patient with severe falciparum malaria after treatment with oral artemether-lumefantrine
Angela
Corpolongo,
Pasquale
De Nardo,
Piero
Ghirga,
Elisa
Gentilotti,
Rita
Bellagamba,
Chiara
Tommasi,
Maria
Paglia,
Emanuele
Nicastri,
Pasquale
Narciso
Malaria Journal 2012, 11 :91 (27 March 2012)
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Editor’s summary
Haemolytic anaemia associated with artesunate treatment is being reported more and more frequently in patients treated in European hospitals, while this complication had been rare in the original clinical trials. This is the first description of haemolysis after oral treatment with artemether-lumefantrine.
14.
HIV incidence estimate combining HIV/AIDS surveillance, testing history information and HIV test to identify recent infections in Lazio, Italy
Alessia
Mammone,
Patrizio
Pezzotti,
Claudio
Angeletti,
Nicoletta
Orchi,
Angela
Carboni,
Assunta
Navarra,
Maria
R
Sciarrone,
Catia
Sias,
Vincenzo
Puro,
Gabriella
Guasticchi,
Giuseppe
Ippolito,
Piero
Borgia,
Enrico
Girardi,
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12 :65 (20 March 2012)
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15.
Infection control management of patients with suspected highly infectious diseases in emergency departments: data from a survey in 41 facilities in 14 European countries
Francesco
M
Fusco,
Stefan
Schilling,
Giuseppina
De Iaco,
Hans-Reinhard
Brodt,
Philippe
Brouqui,
Helena
C
Maltezou,
Barbara
Bannister,
René
Gottschalk,
Gail
Thomson,
Vincenzo
Puro,
Giuseppe
Ippolito,
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12 :27 (28 January 2012)
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High-level tolerance to triclosan may play a role in Pseudomonas aeruginosa antibiotic resistance in immunocompromised hosts: evidence from outbreak investigation
Silvia
D'Arezzo,
Simone
Lanini,
Vincenzo
Puro,
Giuseppe
Ippolito,
Paolo
Visca
BMC Research Notes 2012, 5 :43 (19 January 2012)
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Total hip replacement infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complicated by Addison disease and psoas muscle abscess: a case report
Pasquale
De Nardo,
Angela
Corpolongo,
Aristide
Conte,
Elisa
Gentilotti,
Pasquale
Narciso
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012, 6 :3 (10 January 2012)
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18.
Detection of Pulmonary tuberculosis: comparing MR imaging with HRCT
Elisa
Busi Rizzi,
Vincenzo
Schinina',
Massimo
Cristofaro,
Delia
Goletti,
Fabrizio
Palmieri,
Nazario
Bevilacqua,
Francesco
N
Lauria,
Enrico
Girardi,
Corrado
Bibbolino
BMC Infectious Diseases 2011, 11 :243 (16 September 2011)
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Salmonella enterica ssp. arizonae infection in a 43-year-old Italian man with hypoglobulinemia: a case report and review of the literature
Stefano
Di Bella,
Alessandro
Capone,
Eugenio
Bordi,
Emma
Johnson,
Maria
Musso,
Simone
Topino,
Pasquale
Noto,
Nicola
Petrosillo
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011, 5 :323 (22 July 2011)
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20.
Duration of viral shedding in hospitalized patients infected with pandemic H1N1
Silvia
Meschi,
Marina
Selleri,
Eleonora
Lalle,
Licia
Bordi,
Maria
B
Valli,
Federica
Ferraro,
Giuseppe
Ippolito,
Nicola
Petrosillo,
Francesco
N
Lauria,
Maria
R
Capobianchi
BMC Infectious Diseases 2011, 11 :140 (23 May 2011)
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Marked increase in etravirine and saquinavir plasma concentrations during atovaquone/proguanil prophylaxis
Chiara
Tommasi,
Rita
Bellagamba,
Massimo
Tempestilli,
Antonio
D'Avolio,
Anna
L
Gallo,
Jelena
Ivanovic,
Emanuele
Nicastri,
Leopoldo
P
Pucillo,
Pasquale
Narciso
Malaria Journal 2011, 10 :141 (21 May 2011)
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Editor’s summary
The study investigated possible interactions between anti-malarial and anti-retroviral treatment. This case should alert the physicians to be cautious and vigilant when atovaquone/proguanil prophylaxis is prescribed in patients treated with etravirine and/or saquinavir
22.
IP-10 response to RD1 antigens might be a useful biomarker for monitoring tuberculosis therapy
Basirudeen
Kabeer,
Alamelu
Raja,
Balambal
Raman,
Satheesh
Thangaraj,
Marc
Leportier,
Giuseppe
Ippolito,
Enrico
Girardi,
Philippe
Lagrange,
Delia
Goletti
BMC Infectious Diseases 2011, 11 :135 (19 May 2011)
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Selected amino acid mutations in HIV-1 B subtype gp41 are Associated with Specific gp120V3 signatures in the regulation of Co-Receptor usage
Salvatore
Dimonte,
Fabio
Mercurio,
Valentina
Svicher,
Roberta
D'Arrigo,
Carlo-Federico
Perno,
Francesca
Ceccherini-Silberstein
Retrovirology 2011, 8 :33 (12 May 2011)
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Editor’s summary
Our results show that gp120v3 and several specific amino acid changes in gp41 are associated together with CXCR4 and/or CCR5 usage. These findings implement previous observations that determinants of tropism may reside outside the V3-loop, even in the gp41.
24.
Risk of infection in patients with lymphoma receiving rituximab: systematic review and meta-analysis
Simone
Lanini,
Aoife
C
Molloy,
Paul
E
Fine,
Archibald
G
Prentice,
Giuseppe
Ippolito,
Christopher
C
Kibbler
BMC Medicine 2011, 9 :36 (12 April 2011)
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Editor’s summary
Supplementing standard chemotherapy (C) with rituximab (R), which causes immunosuppression and thus potentially increases the risk of infection, improves end of treatment outcomes in lymphoma patients but thankfully does not increase the overall incidence of severe infection.
25.
Pandemic 2009 H1N1 virus infection associated with purpuric skin lesions: a case report
Rocco
Urso,
Nazario
Bevilacqua,
Marco
Gentile,
Daniele
Biagioli,
Francesco
Lauria
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011, 5 :132 (1 April 2011)
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Editor’s summary
For the first time systemic vasculitis is reported in association with influenza (H1N1) infection and the challenges surrounding diagnosis and therapy discussed, particularly the successful use of steroids in combination with anti-virals.