Publications

Wheeze Among Children Born During COVID-19 Lockdown

Barbieri E, Cantarutti A, Boracchini R, Bonadies L, Donà D, Giaquinto C, Baraldi E

JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jul 1;7(7):e2420792. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.20792
PMID: 38980679

Validation of Administrative Data and Timing of Point Prevalence Surveys for Antibiotic Monitoring

Boracchini R, Brigadoi G, Barbieri E, Liberati C, Rossin S, Tesser F, Chiusaroli L, Demarin GC, Maestri L, Tirelli F, Giaquinto C, Da Dalt L, Bressan S, Cantarutti A, Donà D

JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Sep 3;7(9):e2435127. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.35127
PMID: 39316397

RSV Detection and Antibiotic Prescribing Decisions for Pediatric Respiratory Tract Infections

Boracchini R, Brigadoi G, Salvadori S, Padoan A, Plebani M, Giaquinto C, Bertizzolo L, Borchiellini M, Parisi S, Hagemann C, Donà D, Cantarutti A; Pedianet Network Group

JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Mar 2;9(3):e260409. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.0409.
PMID: 41774441

Recurrent wheezing as a mediator between early-life exposures and childhood asthma: a mediation analysis in an Italian primary care paediatric cohort

Boracchini R, Canova C, Bendoni S, Di Chiara C, Giaquinto C, Baraldi E, Cantarutti A

BMJ Public Health. 2026 Feb 11;4(1):e003442. doi: 10.1136/bmjph-2025-003442.
PMID: 41710083

Changes in pediatric primary care contacts: has the RSV-immunization modified the age-related access?

Boracchini R, Barbieri E, Canova B, Baraldi E, Giaquinto C, Cantarutti A

Ital J Pediatr. 2026 Feb 2;52(1):32. doi: 10.1186/s13052-026-02205-w.
PMID: 41629983

Trajectories of antibiotic prescriptions in Italian children in the first four years of life: a retrospective birth-cohort study

Rosato I, Porcu G, Donà D, Batzella E, Giaquinto C, Cantarutti A, Canova C

BMC Public Health. 2026 Jan 26;26(1):311. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-25657-x.
PMID: 41588382

Sociodemographic and socioeconomic disparities in pediatric influenza vaccination: A cohort study from the pedianet network

Vera R, Isabella R, Di Chiara C, Anna C, Cristina C

Vaccine. 2025 Aug 30;62:127494. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127494.
PMID: 40652686

Real-world effectiveness of influenza vaccination in preventing influenza and influenza-like illness in children

Rigamonti V, Torri V, Morris SK, Ieva F, Giaquinto C, Donà D, Di Chiara C, Cantarutti A; CARICE study group

Vaccine. 2025 Apr 19;53:126946. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.126946
PMID: 40023131

Exploring different modelling approaches to forecast the community acute respiratory infections burden in children: an Italian epidemiological time series study

Boracchini R, Canova B, Ferrara P, Barbieri E, Lovaglio PG, Scamarcia A, Corrao G, Donà D, Giaquinto C, Di Chiara C, Cantarutti A.

BMC Public Health. 2025 Feb 28;25(1):810. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-21984-1. 40022071
PMID: 40022071

A silent strain: the unseen burden of acute respiratory infections in children

Boracchini R, Canova B, Ferrara P, Cantarutti L, Giaquinto C, Di Chiara C, Cantarutti A.
Ital J Pediatr. 2024 Sep 7;50(1):167. doi: 10.1186/s13052-024-01754-2.
PMID: 39244583

Association Between Early-Life Exposure to Antibiotics and Development of Child Obesity: Population-Based Study in Italy

Cantarutti A, Rescigno P, Da Borso C, Gutierrez de Rubalcava Doblas J, Bressan S, Barbieri E, Giaquinto C, Canova C.
JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2024 May 31;10:e51734. doi: 10.2196/51734.
PMID: 38820573

Monitoring the Epidemiology of Otitis Using Free-Text Pediatric Medical Notes: A Deep Learning Approach

Lanera C, Lorenzoni G, Barbieri E, Piras G, Magge A, Weissenbacher D, Donà D, Cantarutti L, Gonzalez-Hernandez G, Giaquinto C, Gregori D.
J Pers Med. 2023 Dec 25;14(1):28. doi: 10.3390/jpm14010028.
PMID: 38248729

Assessing the burden of bronchiolitis and lower respiratory tract infections in children ≤24 months of age in Italy, 2012-2019

Barbieri E, Cavagnis S, Scamarcia A, Cantarutti L, Bertizzolo L, Bangert M, Parisi S, Cantarutti A, Baraldi E, Giaquinto C, Baldo V.
Front Pediatr. 2023 May 5;11:1143735. doi: 10.3389/fped.2023.1143735. eCollection 2023.
PMID: 37215598

Retrospective Analysis of the Real-World Use of Topical Antimicrobials in the Paediatric Population with Impetigo in Italy: Focus on the Role of Ozenoxacin 1% Cream

Barbieri E, Cavagnis S, Boracchini R, Scamarcia A, Testa A, Ciarniello MG, Martinelli B, Cantarutti L, Giaquinto C, Cantarutti A. Children (Basel). 2023 Mar 13;10(3):547. doi: 10.3390/children10030547.
PMID: 36980105

The Economic Burden of Pneumococcal Disease in Children: A Population-Based Investigation in the Veneto Region of Italy

Barbieri E, Porcu G, Petigara T, Senese F, Prandi GM, Scamarcia A, Cantarutti L, Cantarutti A, Giaquinto C.
Children (Basel). 2022 Sep 3;9(9):1347. doi: 10.3390/children9091347.
PMID: 36138656

Early-life exposure to antibiotics and subsequent development of atopic dermatitis

Cantarutti A, Amidei CB, Bonaugurio AS, Rescigno P, Canova C.
Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2022 Jun;15(6):779-785. doi: 10.1080/17512433.2022.2092471. Epub 2022 Jun 21.
PMID: 35723891

A Retrospective Analysis to Estimate the Burden of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease and Non-Invasive Pneumonia in Children <15 Years of Age in the Veneto Region, Italy

Barbieri E, Porcu G, Hu T, Petigara T, Senese F, Prandi GM, Scamarcia A, Cantarutti L, Cantarutti A, Giaquinto C.
Children (Basel). 2022 May 3;9(5):657. doi: 10.3390/children9050657.
PMID: 35626834

Antibiotic Prescription Patterns in the Paediatric Primary Care Setting before and after the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy: An Analysis Using the AWaRe Metrics

Barbieri E, Liberati C, Cantarutti A, Di Chiara C, Lupattelli A, Sharland M, Giaquinto C, Hsia Y, Doná D.
Antibiotics (Basel). 2022 Mar 29;11(4):457. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11040457.
PMID: 35453209

A Retrospective Database Analysis to Estimate the Burden of Acute Otitis Media in Children Aged <15 Years in the Veneto Region (Italy)

Barbieri E, Porcu G, Hu T, Petigara T, Senese F, Prandi GM, Scamarcia A, Cantarutti L, Cantarutti A, Giaquinto C.
Children (Basel). 2022 Mar 19;9(3):436. doi: 10.3390/children9030436.
PMID: 35327808

Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns in Paediatric Primary Care in Italy: Findings from 2012-2018

Barbieri E, di Chiara C, Costenaro P, Cantarutti A, Giaquinto C, Hsia Y, Doná D.
Antibiotics (Basel). 2021 Dec 24;11(1):18. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11010018.
PMID: 35052895

Impact of bronchiolitis guidelines publication on primary care prescriptions in the Italian pediatric population

Barbieri E, Cantarutti A, Cavagnis S, Cantarutti L, Baraldi E, Giaquinto C, Donà D.
NPJ Prim Care Respir Med. 2021 Mar 19;31(1):15. doi: 10.1038/s41533-021-00228-w.
PMID: 33741991

Antibiotic Prescriptions for Children With Community-acquired Pneumonia: Findings From Italy

Costenaro P, Cantarutti A, Barbieri E, Scamarcia A, Oletto A, Sacerdoti P, Lundin R, Cantarutti L, Giaquinto C, Donà D.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 Feb 1;40(2):130-136. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002934.
PMID: 33055500

Antibiotic prescriptions in acute otitis media and pharyngitis in Italian pediatric outpatients

Barbieri E, Donà D, Cantarutti A, Lundin R, Scamarcia A, Corrao G, Cantarutti L, Giaquinto C.
Ital J Pediatr. 2019 Aug 17;45(1):103. doi: 10.1186/s13052-019-0696-9.
PMID: 31420054

Antibiotic Use in Children – A Cross-National Analysis of 6 Countries

Youngster I, Avorn J, Belleudi V, Cantarutti A, Díez-Domingo J, Kirchmayer U, Park BJ, Peiró S, Sanfélix-Gimeno G, Schröder H, Schüssel K, Shin JY, Shin SM, Simonsen GS, Blix HS, Tong A, Trifirò G, Ziv-Baran T, Kim SC.
J Pediatr. 2017 Mar;182:239-244.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.11.027. Epub 2016 Dec 21.
PMID: 28012694

Using Prescription Patterns in Primary Care to Derive New Quality Indicators for Childhood Community Antibiotic Prescribing. de Bie S, Kaguelidou F, Verhamme KM, De Ridder M, Picelli G, Straus SM, Giaquinto C, Stricker BH, Bielicki J, Sharland M, Sturkenboom MC; ARPEC study

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 Dec;35(12):1317-1323. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001324.
PMID: 27626915

Incidence and clinical presentation of acute otitis media in children aged <6 years in European medical practices

Liese JG, Silfverdal SA, Giaquinto C, Carmona A, Larcombe JH, Garcia-Sicilia J, Fuat A, Garces-Sanchez M, Basanta ML, Hiraldo EM, Cantarutti L, Kroeniger W, Vollmar J, Holl K, Pirçon JY, Rosenlund MR.
Epidemiol Infect. 2014 Aug;142(8):1778-88. doi: 10.1017/S0950268813002744. Epub 2013 Dec 13.
PMID: 24330917

Burden of acute otitis media in primary care pediatrics in Italy: a secondary data analysis from the Pedianet database

Marchisio P, Cantarutti L, Sturkenboom M, Girotto S, Picelli G, Dona D, Scamarcia A, Villa M, Giaquinto C; Pedianet.
BMC Pediatr. 2012 Nov 29;12:185. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-12-185.
PMID: 23190626