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Risk factors for nosocomial infections in a neonatal intensive-care unitC Auriti
Division of Neonatal Intensive Care, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital, Rome, Italy
J Hosp Infect 53:25-30. 2003..HAIs frequently complicate hospitalization in NICUs and are associated with increased mortality. Our findings also suggest that CRIB could be predictive for the risk of infection in VLBW infants...
Short antibiotic prophylaxis for bacterial infections in a neonatal intensive care unit: a randomized controlled trialC Auriti
Division of Neonatal Intensive Care, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital, Rome, Italy
J Hosp Infect 59:292-8. 2005..A single bolus administration on admission is therefore likely to be as effective as a three-day course of antibiotic prophylaxis in preventing bacterial infection in high-risk infants admitted to an NICU...
Remission of infantile generalized myofibromatosis after interferon alpha therapyCinzia Auriti
Department of Neonatology, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital, Rome, Italy
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 30:179-81. 2008..The tumors regressed and vascular endothelial growth factor and fibroblast growth factor-2 levels were reduced after treatment discontinuation...
Congenital varicella syndrome: still a problem?Cinzia Auriti
Department of Neonatology, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital, Rome, Italy
Fetal Diagn Ther 25:224-9. 2009..It also underlines the importance of immunizing susceptible women of childbearing age before they become pregnant...
Association between mannose-binding lectin gene polymorphisms and necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infantsGiusi Prencipe
Laboratory of Rheumatology, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital, Rome, Italy
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 55:160-5. 2012....
Determinants of nosocomial infection in 6 neonatal intensive care units: an Italian multicenter prospective cohort studyCinzia Auriti
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 31:926-33. 2010..Nosocomial infections are still a major cause of morbidity and mortality among neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs)...
Procalcitonin in detecting neonatal nosocomial sepsisCinzia Auriti
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital, Piazza S Onofrio, 4 00165 Rome, Italy
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 97:F368-70. 2012..To investigate the accuracy of procalcitonin (PCT) as a diagnostic marker of nosocomial sepsis (NS) and define the most accurate cut-off to distinguish infected from uninfected neonates...
A polymorphism in the macrophage migration inhibitory factor promoter is associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasiaGiusi Prencipe
Department of Neonatology, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital, Roma 00165, Italy
Pediatr Res 69:142-7. 2011..03). In conclusion, these data show that MIF expression is increased in lung and serum of preterm infants and suggest that the high producing MIF -173*C allele may be a protective factor for BPD...
CpG drives human transitional B cells to terminal differentiation and production of natural antibodiesFederica Capolunghi
Laboratory of B cell Development Research Center, Department of Medical and Surgical Neonatology, Children Hospital Bambino Gesù, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy
J Immunol 180:800-8. 2008..Therefore, the ability of transitional B cells to sense bacterial DNA through TLR9 represents a tool to rapidly build up the repertoire of natural Abs necessary for our first-line defense at birth...
Low serum levels of mannose binding lectin are a risk factor for neonatal sepsisFabrizio De Benedetti
Scientific Direction, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy
Pediatr Res 61:325-8. 2007..52; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.36-0.75]. The measurement of serum MBL levels on admission in NICU may help to identify neonates at higher risk of developing sepsis...
Neonatal liver failure and haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis caused by a new perforin mutationO Danhaive
Department of Neonatology, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital, Rome, Italy
Acta Paediatr 99:778-80. 2010....
Profuse oral secretions after propafenone administration in neonatesFiammetta Piersigilli
Department of Neonatology, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital, Rome, Italy
J Pediatr 157:856-7. 2010..We describe a previously unreported adverse effect in 3 newborns: oral propafenone-induced profuse oral secretions and respiratory distress of sufficient severity to necessitate discontinuation of propafenone...
Vesiculopustular eruption in a neonate with trisomy 21 syndrome as a clue of transient myeloproliferative disordersFiammetta Piersigilli
Department of Neonatology, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital, Rome, Italy
Cutis 85:286-8. 2010..As the white blood cell count spontaneously normalized, the eruption disappeared. This case report and review of the literature demonstrates that a vesiculopustular eruption could be an important clue to identify TMD in a neonate...
Role of mannose-binding lectin in nosocomial sepsis in critically ill neonatesCinzia Auriti
Department of Medical and Surgical Neonatology, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital, Rome, Italy
Hum Immunol 71:1084-8. 2010..Moreover, no association was found between MBL2 genotypes and death...
