Prevention

Childhood BMI trajectories and sociodemographic factors in an Italian pediatric population

Batzella E, Gutierrez de Rubalcava Doblas J, Porcu G, Bressan S, Barbieri E, Giaquinto C, Cantarutti A, Canova C.
Sci Rep. 2025 Jan 28;15(1):3525. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-87997-3.
PMID: 39875635

Chronic inflammatory disease

Epidemiological analysis to identify predictors of X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) diagnosis in an Italian pediatric population: the EPIX project

Crisafulli S, Ingrasciotta Y, Vitturi G, Fontana A, L’Abbate L, Alessi Y, Ferraù F, Cantarutti L, Lazzerini D, Cannavò S, Trifirò G.
Endocrine. 2024 Aug;85(2):894-905. doi: 10.1007/s12020-024-03793-5. Epub 2024 Apr 9.
PMID: 38592637

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

Chronic inflammatory disease

Epidemiology of pediatric psoriasis: a population-based study using two Italian data sources

Lapi F, Cassano N, Barbieri E, Marconi E, Vena GA, Giaquinto C, Cricelli C.
Curr Med Res Opin. 2023 Sep;39(9):1257-1262. doi: 10.1080/03007995.2023.2243216. Epub 2023 Aug 10.
PMID: 37526047 Review.

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

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

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

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

Prevention

Use of the Bacterial Lysate OM-85 in the Paediatric Population in Italy: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Cantarutti A, Barbieri E, Scamarcia A, Cantarutti L, Canova C, Giaquinto C.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jun 26;18(13):6871. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18136871.
PMID: 34206831

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

Chronic inflammatory disease

Incidence, risk factors and re-exacerbation rate of severe asthma exacerbations in a multinational, multidatabase pediatric cohort study

Engelkes M, Baan EJ, de Ridder MAJ, Svensson E, Prieto-Alhambra D, Lapi F, Giaquinto C, Picelli G, Boudiaf N, Albers F, Evitt LA, Cockle S, Bradford E, Van Dyke MK, Suruki R, Rijnbeek P, Sturkenboom MCJM, Janssens HM, Verhamme KMC.
Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2020 Jul;31(5):496-505. doi: 10.1111/pai.13237. Epub 2020 Mar 20.
PMID: 32115766

Prevention

Preventing recurrent acute otitis media with Streptococcus salivarius 24SMB and Streptococcus oralis 89a five months intermittent treatment: An observational prospective cohort study

Cantarutti A, Rea F, Donà D, Cantarutti L, Passarella A, Scamarcia A, Lundin R, Damiani V, Giaquinto C, Corrao G.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 May;132:109921. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.109921. Epub 2020 Feb 5.
PMID: 32062496

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

Chronic inflammatory disease

Multinational cohort study of mortality in patients with asthma and severe asthma

Engelkes M, de Ridder MA, Svensson E, Berencsi K, Prieto-Alhambra D, Lapi F, Giaquinto C, Picelli G, Boudiaf N, Albers FC, Cockle SM, Bradford ES, Suruki RY, Brusselle GG, Rijnbeek PR, Sturkenboom MC, Verhamme KM.
Respir Med. 2020 Apr-May;165:105919. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2020.105919. Epub 2020 Mar 2.
PMID: 32174450

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

Prevention

Galacto-Oligosaccharide/Polidextrose Enriched Formula Protects against Respiratory Infections in Infants at High Risk of Atopy: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Ranucci G, Buccigrossi V, Borgia E, Piacentini D, Visentin F, Cantarutti L, Baiardi P, Felisi M, Spagnuolo MI, Zanconato S, Baraldi E, Giaquinto C, Guarino A.
Nutrients. 2018 Mar 1;10(3):286. doi: 10.3390/nu10030286.
PMID: 29494489

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

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

Chronic inflammatory disease

Asthma prevalence and drug prescription in asthmatic children

Barbato A, Panizzolo C, Biserna L, Cantarutti L, Giaquinto C, Frati F, Marcucci F, Monciotti C, Testi R, di Blasi P, Sturkenboom MC; Pedianet Family Pediatricians Asthma Study Group (F-PASG).
Eur Ann Allergy Clin Immunol. 2003 Feb;35(2):47-51.
PMID: 12674038