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

Vaccination

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

Chronic inflammatory disease

Epidemiological analysis to identify predictors of X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) diagnosis in an Italian pediatric population: the EPIX project

Crisafulli S, Ingrasciotta Y, Vitturi G, Fontana A, L’Abbate L, Alessi Y, Ferraù F, Cantarutti L, Lazzerini D, Cannavò S, Trifirò G.
Endocrine. 2024 Aug;85(2):894-905. doi: 10.1007/s12020-024-03793-5. Epub 2024 Apr 9.
PMID: 38592637

Chronic inflammatory disease

Epidemiology of pediatric psoriasis: a population-based study using two Italian data sources

Lapi F, Cassano N, Barbieri E, Marconi E, Vena GA, Giaquinto C, Cricelli C.
Curr Med Res Opin. 2023 Sep;39(9):1257-1262. doi: 10.1080/03007995.2023.2243216. Epub 2023 Aug 10.
PMID: 37526047 Review.

Machine learning

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

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

Vaccination

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

Vaccination

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

Vaccination

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

Vaccination

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

Chronic inflammatory disease

Incidence, risk factors and re-exacerbation rate of severe asthma exacerbations in a multinational, multidatabase pediatric cohort study

Engelkes M, Baan EJ, de Ridder MAJ, Svensson E, Prieto-Alhambra D, Lapi F, Giaquinto C, Picelli G, Boudiaf N, Albers F, Evitt LA, Cockle S, Bradford E, Van Dyke MK, Suruki R, Rijnbeek P, Sturkenboom MCJM, Janssens HM, Verhamme KMC.
Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2020 Jul;31(5):496-505. doi: 10.1111/pai.13237. Epub 2020 Mar 20.
PMID: 32115766

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

Machine learning

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

Chronic inflammatory disease

Multinational cohort study of mortality in patients with asthma and severe asthma

Engelkes M, de Ridder MA, Svensson E, Berencsi K, Prieto-Alhambra D, Lapi F, Giaquinto C, Picelli G, Boudiaf N, Albers FC, Cockle SM, Bradford ES, Suruki RY, Brusselle GG, Rijnbeek PR, Sturkenboom MC, Verhamme KM.
Respir Med. 2020 Apr-May;165:105919. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2020.105919. Epub 2020 Mar 2.
PMID: 32174450

Vaccination

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

Vaccination

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

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

Chronic inflammatory disease

Asthma prevalence and drug prescription in asthmatic children

Barbato A, Panizzolo C, Biserna L, Cantarutti L, Giaquinto C, Frati F, Marcucci F, Monciotti C, Testi R, di Blasi P, Sturkenboom MC; Pedianet Family Pediatricians Asthma Study Group (F-PASG).
Eur Ann Allergy Clin Immunol. 2003 Feb;35(2):47-51.
PMID: 12674038