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

SARS-CoV-2

Incidence of severe and non-severe SARS-CoV-2 infections in children and adolescents: a population-based cohort study using six healthcare databases from Italy, Spain, and Norway

Durán CE, Riefolo F, Gini R, Barbieri E, Messina D, Garcia P, Martin M, Villalobos F, Stona L, Carreras JJ, Urchueguía A, Correcher-Martínez E, Zhao J, Lupattelli A, Nordeng H, Sturkenboom M.
Eur J Pediatr. 2024 Nov 13;184(1):6. doi: 10.1007/s00431-024-05864-1.
PMID: 39535547

SARS-CoV-2

Drug utilisation in children and adolescents before and after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic: Interrupted time-series analyses in three European countries

Pedersen E, Tripodi E, Aakjær M, Li H, Cantarutti A, Nyberg F, Andersen M, Lupattelli A, Nordeng H.Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2024 Aug;38(6):450-460. doi: 10.1111/ppe.13046. Epub 2024 Feb 1.
PMID: 38299727

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

SARS-CoV-2

Comparative study showed that children faced a 78% higher risk of new-onset conditions after they had COVID-19

Di Chiara C, Barbieri E, Chen YX, Visonà E, Cavagnis S, Sturniolo G, Parca A, Liberati C, Cantarutti L, Lupattelli A, Le Prevost M, Corrao G, Giaquinto C, Donà D, Cantarutti A.
Acta Paediatr. 2023 Dec;112(12):2563-2571. doi: 10.1111/apa.16966. Epub 2023 Sep 9.
PMID: 37688774

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

SARS-CoV-2

The Association Between Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccination and Socioeconomic Position: Nested Case-Control Study From the Pedianet Veneto Cohort

Batzella E, Cantarutti A, Caranci N, Giaquinto C, Barbiellini Amidei C, Canova C. JMIR Public Health Surveill.
2023 Feb 1;9:e44234. doi: 10.2196/44234.
PMID: 36645419

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

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

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

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

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

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