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

Wheeze Among Children Born During COVID-19 Lockdown

Barbieri E, Cantarutti A, Boracchini R, Bonadies L, Donà D, Giaquinto C, Baraldi E

JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jul 1;7(7):e2420792. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.20792
PMID: 38980679

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

Recurrent wheezing as a mediator between early-life exposures and childhood asthma: a mediation analysis in an Italian primary care paediatric cohort

Boracchini R, Canova C, Bendoni S, Di Chiara C, Giaquinto C, Baraldi E, Cantarutti A

BMJ Public Health. 2026 Feb 11;4(1):e003442. doi: 10.1136/bmjph-2025-003442.
PMID: 41710083

Changes in pediatric primary care contacts: has the RSV-immunization modified the age-related access?

Boracchini R, Barbieri E, Canova B, Baraldi E, Giaquinto C, Cantarutti A

Ital J Pediatr. 2026 Feb 2;52(1):32. doi: 10.1186/s13052-026-02205-w.
PMID: 41629983

Sociodemographic and socioeconomic disparities in pediatric influenza vaccination: A cohort study from the pedianet network

Vera R, Isabella R, Di Chiara C, Anna C, Cristina C

Vaccine. 2025 Aug 30;62:127494. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127494.
PMID: 40652686

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

Real-world effectiveness of influenza vaccination in preventing influenza and influenza-like illness in children

Rigamonti V, Torri V, Morris SK, Ieva F, Giaquinto C, Donà D, Di Chiara C, Cantarutti A; CARICE study group

Vaccine. 2025 Apr 19;53:126946. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.126946
PMID: 40023131

Exploring different modelling approaches to forecast the community acute respiratory infections burden in children: an Italian epidemiological time series study

Boracchini R, Canova B, Ferrara P, Barbieri E, Lovaglio PG, Scamarcia A, Corrao G, Donà D, Giaquinto C, Di Chiara C, Cantarutti A.

BMC Public Health. 2025 Feb 28;25(1):810. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-21984-1. 40022071
PMID: 40022071

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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