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| Giuseppe IndolfiSummaryAffiliation: University of Florence Country: Italy Publications
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Intrafamilial transmission of hepatitis C virusGiuseppe Indolfi
Pediatric and Liver Unit, Meyer Children s University Hospital of Florence, Viale Pieraccini, Firenze, Italy
J Med Virol 85:608-14. 2013..This review summarizes the current knowledge of epidemiology, risk factors and molecular biology of horizontal intrafamilial transmission of HCV infection...
Autoimmunity and extrahepatic manifestations in treatment-naïve children with chronic hepatitis C virus infectionGiuseppe Indolfi
Paediatric and Liver Unit, Meyer Children University Hospital of Florence, Italy
Clin Dev Immunol 2012:785627. 2012..Despite the low incidence of extrahepatic manifestations of chronic hepatitis C in children, overall, available data suggest a careful monitoring...- Effect of early EBV and/or CMV viremia on graft function and acute cellular rejection in pediatric liver transplantationGiuseppe Indolfi
Paediatric Liver Centre, King s College London School of Medicine, King s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Clin Transplant 26:E55-61. 2012..We investigated the prevalence and timing of EBV and CMV infections during the first 21 d post-transplantation in relation to graft function and acute cellular rejection in a large cohort of pediatric liver transplantation recipients... - Incidence and clinical significance of reactive thrombocytosis in children aged 1 to 24 months, hospitalized for community-acquired infectionsGiuseppe Indolfi
Department of Paediatrics, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children s Hospital, Florence, Italy
Platelets 19:409-14. 2008..In conclusion, reactive thrombocytosis in children aged 1 up to 24 months is frequent and unrelated to markers of disease activity or degree of inflammation... - Cryptogenic stroke in a boy with atrial septal defect and hyperhomocysteinemiaGiuseppe Indolfi
Department of Pediatrics, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children s Hospital, Florence, Italy
J Child Neurol 23:1070-1. 2008..Paradoxical embolism was hypothesized as the responsible etiopathological mechanism. It is crucial to increase clinician awareness of stroke in children... - Perinatal transmission of hepatitis C virus infectionGiuseppe Indolfi
Department of Paediatrics, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children s Hospital, Florence, Italy
J Med Virol 81:836-43. 2009..Despite an increased understanding of the risk factors involved in perinatal transmission of HCV, to date little is known about the transmission mechanisms and timing... 
Thyroid function and anti-thyroid autoantibodies in untreated children with vertically acquired chronic hepatitis C virus infectionGiuseppe Indolfi
Department of Paediatrics, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children s Hospital, Florence, Italy
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 68:117-21. 2008..We investigated thyroid function and anti-thyroid autoantibodies in a cohort of untreated children with vertically acquired, chronic, HCV infection...- Intrafamilial transmission of hepatitis C virus: infection of the father predicts the risk of perinatal transmissionGiuseppe Indolfi
Department of Paediatrics, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children s Hospital, Florence, Italy
J Med Virol 80:1907-11. 2008..HCV infection of the father seems to be associated with perinatal transmission but this relationship is dependent on maternal history of intravenous drug use... - Realtime PCR is more sensitive than multiplex PCR for diagnosis and serotyping in children with culture negative pneumococcal invasive diseaseChiara Azzari
Department of Pediatrics, Anna Meyer Children s Hospital and University of Florence, Florence, Italy
PLoS ONE 5:e9282. 2010..The aim of the study was to evaluate the use of Multiplex-sequential-PCR (MS-PCR) or Realtime-PCR on blood samples for diagnosis and serotyping of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in a pediatric clinical setting... - Community‐acquired bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia in children: diagnosis and serotyping by real‐time polymerase chain reaction using blood samplesMassimo Resti
Department of Pediatrics, University of Florence, and Anna Meyer Children s Hospital, Florence, Italy
Clin Infect Dis 51:1042-9. 2010..The aim of this study was to use real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) on blood samples to diagnose and serotype pneumococcal infection in a large cohort of Italian children hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia... - Higher risk of hepatitis C virus perinatal transmission from drug user mothers is mediated by peripheral blood mononuclear cell infectionChiara Azzari
Department of Pediatrics, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children s Hospital, Florence, Italy
J Med Virol 80:65-71. 2008..Peripheral blood mononuclear cell infection represents one of the most important risk factors for hepatitis C virus perinatal transmission... - Comparison of the effect of antibiotic treatment on the possibility of diagnosing invasive pneumococcal disease by culture or molecular methods: a prospective, observational study of children and adolescents with proven pneumococcal infectionMassimo Resti
Department of Pediatrics, University of Florence, and Anna Meyer Children s Hospital, Florence, Italy
Clin Ther 31:1266-73. 2009..It is not known how long results of culture or molecular tests remain positive after antibiotic therapy is begun... - Molecular detection methods and serotyping performed directly on clinical samples improve diagnostic sensitivity and reveal increased incidence of invasive disease by Streptococcus pneumoniae in Italian childrenChiara Azzari
Department of Paediatrics, University of Florence and Anna Meyer Children s Hospital, Viale Pieraccini 24, Florence I 50139, Italy
J Med Microbiol 57:1205-12. 2008..Real-time PCR and multiplex sequential PCR can be used directly on biological samples, improving the ability to diagnose IPD. The incidence of IPD appears 5-10 times higher by PCR than by cultural methods... - Mother-to-infant transmission of multiple blood-borne viral infections from multi-infected mothersGiuseppe Indolfi
Department of Paediatrics, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children s Hospital, Florence, Italy
J Med Virol 79:743-7. 2007..These observations may be of clinical relevance in perinatal counseling... - Potential serotype coverage of three pneumococcal conjugate vaccines against invasive pneumococcal infection in Italian childrenChiara Azzari
Department of Science for Women and Child Health, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 24, 50132 Firenze, Italy
Vaccine 30:2701-5. 2012..The aim of the work was to assess the potential serotype coverage of three pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (7-, 10- and 13-valent) against bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia and meningitis/sepsis in Italian children... - Alanine transaminase levels in the year before pregnancy predict the risk of hepatitis C virus vertical transmissionGiuseppe Indolfi
Department of Pediatrics, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy
J Med Virol 78:911-4. 2006..ALT determination, a simple, widely available and inexpensive test, may help in identifying mothers with an increased risk of HCV vertical transmission... - Perinatal asphyxia and inadvertent neonatal intoxication from local anaesthetics given to the mother during labourMaria Serenella Pignotti
Department of Paediatrics, Anna Meyer Children's Hospital, Via L Giordano 13, 50132 Florence, Italy
BMJ 330:34-5. 2005 - Bilateral consolidation of the lungs in a preterm infant: an unusual central venous catheter complicationMaria Serenella Pignotti
Department of Pediatrics, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Meyer Children s Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Paediatr Anaesth 14:957-9. 2004..Neonatologists should consider the possibility of dramatic respiratory distress deriving from PICC dislocation. Careful tip catheter placement and conscientious monitoring may reduce morbidity... - Aseptic meningitis in neonatal varicella complicated by Escherichia coil sepsisMaria Serenella Pignotti
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Anna Meyer Children's Hospital, Via Luca Giordano 13, 50132 Firenze, Italy
Eur J Pediatr 163:343-4. 2004 - Long-term course of chronic hepatitis C in children: from viral clearance to end-stage liver diseaseFlavia Bortolotti
Clinica Medica 5, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
Gastroenterology 134:1900-7. 2008..The natural course of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) in children is not well understood. The aim of this study was to assess the long-term course of CHC in a large sample of otherwise healthy children... - Factors impacting compliance with palivizumab prophylaxisMaria Serenella Pignotti
Pediatr Infect Dis J 23:186-7. 2004