Publications

Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Hospitalisation in Immunocompromised Children: A Population-Based Cohort Study in Italy and Norway

Chiara CD, Boracchini R, Trinh NTH, Giugni A, Sturniolo G, Visonà E, Judd A, Prevost ML, Thorne C, Hardelid P, Giaquinto C, Lupattelli A, Donà D, Cantarutti A

Acta Paediatr. 2026 Mar 23. doi: 10.1111/apa.70509.
PMID: 41869987

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

Impact of Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection on COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness in Children and Adolescents in Norway and Italy

Barbieri E, Trinh NTH, Di Chiara C, Corrao G, Boracchini R, Rosa E, Liberati C, Donà D, Lupattelli A, Giaquinto C, Cantarutti A

Vaccines (Basel). 2025 Jun 27;13(7):698. doi: 10.3390/vaccines13070698.
PMID: 40733675

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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