Publications

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

A population database analysis to describe the residual burden of varicella in Italy-a high vaccination coverage area-from 2004 to 2022

Barbieri E, Cocchio S, Furlan P, Scamarcia A, Cantarutti L, Giaquinto C, Baldo V.

Front Public Health. 2025 Mar 3;13:1412620. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1412620
PMID: 40098802

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

A population database analysis to estimate the varicella vaccine effectiveness in children < 14 years in a high vaccination coverage area from 2004 to 2022

Barbieri E, Cocchio S, Furlan P, Scamarcia A, Cantarutti L, Dona’ D, Giaquinto C, Baldo V.
Vaccine. 2024 Dec 2;42(26):126387. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.126387. Epub 2024 Sep 26.
PMID: 39332238

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

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

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 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

Advance system testing: Vaccine benefit studies using multi-country electronic health data – The example of pertussis vaccination

Tin Tin Htar M, de Ridder M, Braeye T, Correa A, McGee C, de Lusignan S, Duarte-Salles T, Huerta-Alvarez C, Martín-Merino E, Tramontan L, Danieli G, Picelli G, van der Maas N, Berencsi K, Arnheim-Dahlström L, Heininger U, Emborg HD, Weibel D, Bollaerts K, Sturkenboom M.
Vaccine. 2020 Dec 22;38 Suppl 2:B31-B37. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.08.078. Epub 2019 Oct 31.
PMID: 31677949

ADVANCE system testing: Can coverage of pertussis vaccination be estimated in European countries using electronic healthcare databases: An example

Emborg HD, Kahlert J, Braeye T, Bauwens J, Bollaerts K, Danieli G, Duarte-Salles T, Glismann S, Huerta-Alvarez C, de Lusignan S, Martín-Merino E, McGee C, Correa A, Tramontan L, Weibel D, Sturkenboom M.
Vaccine. 2020 Dec 22;38 Suppl 2:B22-B30. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.07.039. Epub 2019 Oct 31.
PMID: 31677953

ADVANCE database characterisation and fit for purpose assessment for multi-country studies on the coverage, benefits and risks of pertussis vaccinations

Sturkenboom M, Braeye T, van der Aa L, Danieli G, Dodd C, Duarte-Salles T, Emborg HD, Gheorghe M, Kahlert J, Gini R, Huerta-Alvarez C, Martín-Merino E, McGee C, de Lusignan S, Picelli G, Roberto G, Tramontan L, Villa M, Weibel D, Titievsky L.
Vaccine. 2020 Dec 22;38 Suppl 2:B8-B21. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.01.100. Epub 2020 Feb 12.
PMID: 32061385

ADVANCE system testing: Estimating the incidence of adverse events following pertussis vaccination in healthcare databases with incomplete exposure data

Dodd C, de Ridder M, Weibel D, Mahaux O, Haguinet F, de Smedt T, de Lusignan S, McGee C, Duarte-Salles T, Emborg HD, Huerta-Alvarez C, Martín-Merino E, Picelli G, Berencsi K, Danieli G, Sturkenboom M.
Vaccine. 2020 Dec 22;38 Suppl 2:B47-B55. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.03.050. Epub 2020 Apr 9.
PMID: 32280043

Age-specific vaccination coverage estimates for influenza, human papillomavirus and measles containing vaccines from seven population-based healthcare databases from four EU countries – The ADVANCE project

Braeye T, Emborg HD, Llorente-García A, Huerta C, Martín-Merino E, Duarte-Salles T, Danieli G, Tramontan L, Weibel D, McGee C, Villa M, Gini R, Lehtinen M, Titievsky L, Sturkenboom M.
Vaccine. 2020 Apr 3;38(16):3243-3254. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.02.082. Epub 2020 Mar 12.
PMID: 32171573

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

Impact of a vaccination programme in children vaccinated with ProQuad, and ProQuad-specific effectiveness against varicella in the Veneto region of Italy

Giaquinto C, Gabutti G, Baldo V, Villa M, Tramontan L, Raccanello N, Russo F, Poma C, Scamarcia A, Cantarutti L, Lundin R, Perinetti E, Cornen X, Thomas S, Ballandras C, Souverain A, Hartwig S.
BMC Infect Dis. 2018 Mar 5;18(1):103. doi: 10.1186/s12879-018-3017-9.
PMID: 29506477

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