Publications

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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