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

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

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

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

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

Cost-Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccination in Healthy Children: A 10-Year Population-Based Study

Barbieri E, Wang Y, Cantarutti A, Scamarcia A, Cantarutti L, Corrao G, Torbica A, Giaquinto C.
Vaccines (Basel). 2024 Sep 28;12(10):1113. doi: 10.3390/vaccines12101113.
PMID: 39460280

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

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

Epidemiology and Burden of Influenza in Children 0-14 Years Over Ten Consecutive Seasons in Italy

Barbieri E, Porcu G, Donà D, Cavagnis S, Cantarutti L, Scamarcia A, McGovern I, Haag M, Giaquinto C, Cantarutti A.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2023 Dec 1;42(12):e440-e446. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004090. Epub 2023 Sep 7.
PMID: 37725811

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

A Deep Learning Approach to Estimate the Incidence of Infectious Disease Cases for Routinely Collected Ambulatory Records: The Example of Varicella-Zoster

Lanera C, Baldi I, Francavilla A, Barbieri E, Tramontan L, Scamarcia A, Cantarutti L, Giaquinto C, Gregori D.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 May 13;19(10):5959. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19105959.
PMID: 35627495

Influenza Vaccination Effectiveness in Paediatric ‘Healthy’ Patients: A Population-Based Study in Italy

Cantarutti A, Barbieri E, Didonè F, Scamarcia A, Giaquinto C, Corrao G.
Vaccines (Basel). 2022 Apr 10;10(4):582. doi: 10.3390/vaccines10040582.
PMID: 35455331

Use of Machine Learning Techniques for Case-Detection of Varicella Zoster Using Routinely Collected Textual Ambulatory Records: Pilot Observational Study

Lanera C, Berchialla P, Baldi I, Lorenzoni G, Tramontan L, Scamarcia A, Cantarutti L, Giaquinto C, Gregori D.
JMIR Med Inform. 2020 May 5;8(5):e14330. doi: 10.2196/14330.
PMID: 32369038