Vaccination

A population database analysis to estimate the varicella vaccine effectiveness in children < 14 years in a high vaccination coverage area from 2004 to 2022

Barbieri E, Cocchio S, Furlan P, Scamarcia A, Cantarutti L, Dona’ D, Giaquinto C, Baldo V.
Vaccine. 2024 Dec 2;42(26):126387. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.126387. Epub 2024 Sep 26.
PMID: 39332238

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS

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

Antibiotic treatment

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

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS

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

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS

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

Antibiotic treatment, Dermatological disorders

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

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS

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

Antibiotic treatment, Dermatological disorders

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

Machine learning

A Deep Learning Approach to Estimate the Incidence of Infectious Disease Cases for Routinely Collected Ambulatory Records: The Example of Varicella-Zoster

Lanera C, Baldi I, Francavilla A, Barbieri E, Tramontan L, Scamarcia A, Cantarutti L, Giaquinto C, Gregori D.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 May 13;19(10):5959. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19105959.
PMID: 35627495

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS

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 treatment

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

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS

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 treatment

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

Gastrointestinal diseases

Association of Treated and Untreated Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in the First Year of Life with the Subsequent Development of Asthma

Cantarutti A, Barbiellini Amidei C, Valsecchi C, Scamarcia A, Corrao G, Gregori D, Giaquinto C, Ludvigsson JF, Canova C.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Sep 13;18(18):9633. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18189633.
PMID: 34574556

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS

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

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS, Antibiotic treatment

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

Vaccination

Advance system testing: Vaccine benefit studies using multi-country electronic health data – The example of pertussis vaccination

Tin Tin Htar M, de Ridder M, Braeye T, Correa A, McGee C, de Lusignan S, Duarte-Salles T, Huerta-Alvarez C, Martín-Merino E, Tramontan L, Danieli G, Picelli G, van der Maas N, Berencsi K, Arnheim-Dahlström L, Heininger U, Emborg HD, Weibel D, Bollaerts K, Sturkenboom M.
Vaccine. 2020 Dec 22;38 Suppl 2:B31-B37. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.08.078. Epub 2019 Oct 31.
PMID: 31677949

Vaccination

ADVANCE system testing: Can coverage of pertussis vaccination be estimated in European countries using electronic healthcare databases: An example

Emborg HD, Kahlert J, Braeye T, Bauwens J, Bollaerts K, Danieli G, Duarte-Salles T, Glismann S, Huerta-Alvarez C, de Lusignan S, Martín-Merino E, McGee C, Correa A, Tramontan L, Weibel D, Sturkenboom M.
Vaccine. 2020 Dec 22;38 Suppl 2:B22-B30. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.07.039. Epub 2019 Oct 31.
PMID: 31677953

Vaccination

ADVANCE database characterisation and fit for purpose assessment for multi-country studies on the coverage, benefits and risks of pertussis vaccinations

Sturkenboom M, Braeye T, van der Aa L, Danieli G, Dodd C, Duarte-Salles T, Emborg HD, Gheorghe M, Kahlert J, Gini R, Huerta-Alvarez C, Martín-Merino E, McGee C, de Lusignan S, Picelli G, Roberto G, Tramontan L, Villa M, Weibel D, Titievsky L.
Vaccine. 2020 Dec 22;38 Suppl 2:B8-B21. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.01.100. Epub 2020 Feb 12.
PMID: 32061385

Vaccination

ADVANCE system testing: Estimating the incidence of adverse events following pertussis vaccination in healthcare databases with incomplete exposure data

Dodd C, de Ridder M, Weibel D, Mahaux O, Haguinet F, de Smedt T, de Lusignan S, McGee C, Duarte-Salles T, Emborg HD, Huerta-Alvarez C, Martín-Merino E, Picelli G, Berencsi K, Danieli G, Sturkenboom M.
Vaccine. 2020 Dec 22;38 Suppl 2:B47-B55. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.03.050. Epub 2020 Apr 9.
PMID: 32280043

Machine learning

Use of Machine Learning Techniques for Case-Detection of Varicella Zoster Using Routinely Collected Textual Ambulatory Records: Pilot Observational Study

Lanera C, Berchialla P, Baldi I, Lorenzoni G, Tramontan L, Scamarcia A, Cantarutti L, Giaquinto C, Gregori D.
JMIR Med Inform. 2020 May 5;8(5):e14330. doi: 10.2196/14330.
PMID: 32369038

Vaccination

Age-specific vaccination coverage estimates for influenza, human papillomavirus and measles containing vaccines from seven population-based healthcare databases from four EU countries – The ADVANCE project

Braeye T, Emborg HD, Llorente-García A, Huerta C, Martín-Merino E, Duarte-Salles T, Danieli G, Tramontan L, Weibel D, McGee C, Villa M, Gini R, Lehtinen M, Titievsky L, Sturkenboom M.
Vaccine. 2020 Apr 3;38(16):3243-3254. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.02.082. Epub 2020 Mar 12.
PMID: 32171573

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS, Antibiotic treatment

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

Vaccination

Impact of a vaccination programme in children vaccinated with ProQuad, and ProQuad-specific effectiveness against varicella in the Veneto region of Italy

Giaquinto C, Gabutti G, Baldo V, Villa M, Tramontan L, Raccanello N, Russo F, Poma C, Scamarcia A, Cantarutti L, Lundin R, Perinetti E, Cornen X, Thomas S, Ballandras C, Souverain A, Hartwig S.
BMC Infect Dis. 2018 Mar 5;18(1):103. doi: 10.1186/s12879-018-3017-9.
PMID: 29506477

Gastrointestinal diseases

Antibiotic-Induced Liver Injury in Paediatric Outpatients: A Case-Control Study in Primary Care Databases

Ferrajolo C, Verhamme KM, Trifirò G, ‘t Jong GW, Picelli G, Giaquinto C, Mazzaglia G, Stricker BH, Rossi F, Capuano A, Sturkenboom MC.
Drug Saf. 2017 Apr;40(4):305-315. doi: 10.1007/s40264-016-0493-y.
PMID: 28025733

Antibiotic treatment

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

Gastrointestinal diseases

Community-Acquired Rotavirus Gastroenteritis Compared with Adenovirus and Norovirus Gastroenteritis in Italian Children: A Pedianet Study

Donà D, Mozzo E, Scamarcia A, Picelli G, Villa M, Cantarutti L, Giaquinto C.
Int J Pediatr. 2016;2016:5236243. doi: 10.1155/2016/5236243. Epub 2016 Jan 14.
PMID: 26884770

Gastrointestinal diseases

Risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding from different drug combinations

Masclee GM, Valkhoff VE, Coloma PM, de Ridder M, Romio S, Schuemie MJ, Herings R, Gini R, Mazzaglia G, Picelli G, Scotti L, Pedersen L, Kuipers EJ, van der Lei J, Sturkenboom MC.
Gastroenterology. 2014 Oct;147(4):784-792.e9; quiz e13-4. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2014.06.007. Epub 2014 Jun 14.
PMID: 24937265

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS

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

Gastrointestinal diseases

Idiopathic acute liver injury in paediatric outpatients: incidence and signal detection in two European countries

Ferrajolo C, Verhamme KM, Trifirò G, ‘t Jong GW, Giaquinto C, Picelli G, Oteri A, de Bie S, Valkhoff VE, Schuemie MJ, Mazzaglia G, Cricelli C, Rossi F, Capuano A, Sturkenboom MC.
Drug Saf. 2013 Oct;36(10):1007-16. doi: 10.1007/s40264-013-0045-7.
PMID: 23591830

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS

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