Concetta Irace, Salvatore De Rosa, Cesare Tripolino, Giuseppe Ambrosio, C. Covello, Ennio Abramo, Claudio Carallo, Annalisa Mongiardo, Carmen Spaccarotella, Daniele Torella, Agostino Gnasso, Ciro Indolfi, Salvatore De Rosa, Cesare Tripolino, Giuseppe Ambrosio, C. Covello, Ennio Abramo, Claudio Carallo, Annalisa Mongiardo, Carmen Spaccarotella, Daniele Torella, Agostino Gnasso, Ciro Indolfi,
Endothelial dysfunction, wall thickening and plaque are progressive manifestations of atherosclerosis. Delayed or absent brachial artery dilation after ischemic stimulus has been associated with severity of extracoronary and coronary atherosclerosis. In the current study, we aimed to verify if delayed or absent dilation associates with critical coronary stenosis. We also evaluated the association between coronary stenosis, carotid artery wall thickness and peripheral artery disease. Endothelial ...
Tópico(s): Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
2018 - SAGE Publishing | Journal of Investigative Medicine
Antonio Carlos Abramo, Claudio Di Salvo, Francesca Foltran, Francesco Forfori, Marco Anselmino, Francesco Giunta,
Background. Xenon-in-oxygen is a high density gas mixture and may improve PaO2/FiO2 ratio in morbidly obese patients uniforming distribution of ventilation during anesthesia. Methods. We compared xenon versus sevoflurane anesthesia in twenty adult morbidly obese patients (BMI > 35) candidate for roux-en-Y laparoscopic gastric bypass and assessed PaO2/FiO2 ratio at baseline, at 15 min from induction of anaesthesia and every 60 min during surgery. Differences in intraoperative and postoperative data ...
Tópico(s): Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
2010 - Hindawi Publishing Corporation | Journal of Obesity
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Izabella de Oliveira Pinheiro, Milton Ferreira de Castro, Adalberto Mitterofhe, Flávia Alves Condé Pires, Clarice Abramo, Luíz Cláudio Ribeiro, Sandra Helena Cerrato Tibiriçá, Elaine Soares Coimbra,
Tópico(s): Child Nutrition and Water Access
2011 - Springer Science+Business Media | Parasitology Research
Antonio Carlos Abramo, Claudio Di Salvo, Giacomo Giulio Baldi, Elena Marini, Marco Anselmino, Guido Salvetti, Francesco Giunta, Francesco Forfori,
Tópico(s): Cancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response
2011 - Springer Science+Business Media | Obesity Surgery
Alessandra Oliva, P Pavone, Alessandra D’Abramo, Marco Iannetta, Claudio Maria Mastroianni, Vincenzo Vullo,
Implant-associated infections are difficult-to-treat conditions associated with high morbidity, mortality and length of hospitalization. They are characterized by biofilm formation on implant surface, which makes the microbiological diagnosis difficult and requires a complete device removal for the correct management. The sonication method, which is based on the application of long-wave ultrasounds radiating in a liquid medium, has been recently validated for the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infections. ...
Tópico(s): Wound Healing and Treatments
2015 - Springer Nature | Advances in experimental medicine and biology
Francesco Forfori, Baldassare Ferro, B Mancini, Ricci Letizia, Antonio Carlos Abramo, Marco Anselmino, Claudio Di Salvo, Francesco Giunta,
Tópico(s): Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
2011 - Springer Science+Business Media | Obesity Surgery
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Expõe-se um método de medir o desempenho de magistrados na decisão de processos judiciais. A estratégia é usada para construir uma ferramenta de monitoramento voltada para o Supremo Tribunal Federal brasileiro. A medida de tempos médios de espera na decisão de causas que tramitam na Corte pode ajudar na formulação de intervenções administrativas destinadas a reduzi-los. A comparação entre as médias observadas em diferentes classes processuais e ramos do Direito pode ajudar a compreender melhor os ...
Tópico(s): Imbalanced Data Classification Techniques
2010 - Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Escola de Direito | Revista Direito GV
Abstract Regressions and tests performed on data from Transparency International Global Corruption Barometer (GCB) 2004 survey show that personal or household experience of bribery is not a good predictor of perceptions held about corruption among the general population. In contrast, perceptions about the effects of corruption correlate consistently among themselves. However, no consistent relationship between opinions about general effects and the assessments of the extent with which corruption ...
Tópico(s): Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
2008 - Kiel Institute for the World Economy | Economics
Este artigo defende que as percepções sobre corrupção devem ser tomadas com cautela, pois informam pouco sobre o fenômeno empírico da corrupção. O autor problematiza as pesquisas disponíveis sobre o problema, com ênfase para a imprecisão e para a dificuldade de se firmar uma correlação efetiva entre a corrupção existente num país e sua percepção pela população. Mesmo seus impactos sobre a economia permancem discutíveis: a carência de levantamentos empíricos, por exemplo, não permite aferir em que ...
Tópico(s): Corruption and Economic Development
2005 - CENTRO BRASILEIRO DE ANÁLISE E PLANEJAMENTO | Novos Estudos - CEBRAP
Elena Anzivino, Maria Antonella Zingaropoli, Marco Iannetta, Valeria Pietropaolo, Alessandra Oliva, Francesco Iori, Antonio Ciardi, Donatella Maria Rodio, Francesca Antonini, Cesare Giovanni Fedele, Alessandra D’Abramo, Claudio Maria Mastroianni, Vincenzo Vullo, Maria Rosa Ciardi,
Background: Polyomaviruses (PyVs) are potential transforming viruses. Despite their involvement in human tumours still being debated, there is evidence to suggest a role for PyVs in bladder carcinoma (BC). Therefore, a possible association between PyVs and BC was investigated. Materials and Methods: Urine, blood and fresh bladder tissue specimens were collected from 29 patients with BC. PyV prevalence, non-coding control region (NCCR) organization and genotypic analysis were assessed. Results: Data ...
Tópico(s): Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies
2016 - | Cancer Genomics & Proteomics
Transparencia Brasil (an NGO dedicated to fi ghting corruption in the country) involves systematically gathering stories about corruption and associated themes published in the daily press.Titled “Deu no Jornal” (It Made the News), the initiative has been collecting news stories published in 59 dailies and four weeklies since January 2004. The publications covered by the project comprise all the main newspapers from all 26 states, plus the Federal District. No signifi cant newspaper from any state is ...
Tópico(s): Corruption and Economic Development
2007 - Associação Brasileira de Pesquisadores em Jornalismo | Brazilian Journalism Research
Alessandra Oliva, Laura Scorzolini, D Castaldi, Francesca Gizzi, Massimiliano De Angelis, Marianna Storto, Alessandra D’Abramo, Fulvio Aloj, Maria Teresa Mascellino, Claudio Maria Mastroianni, Vincenzo Vullo,
We read with interest the article published by Zhang et al., concerning the emergence of infection caused by a hypervirulent (hv) carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-Kp) strain. 1 Zhangg Yawei Zengg Ji Liu Wenen Zhao Feng Hu Zhidong Zhao Chunjiang et al. Emergence of a hypervirulent carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate from clinical infections in China. J Infect. 2015; 71: 553-560 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (145) Google Scholar
Tópico(s): Antibiotic Use and Resistance
2016 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Infection
Alessandra Oliva, Bich Lien Nguyen, Maria Teresa Mascellino, Alessandra D’Abramo, Marco Iannetta, Antonio Ciccaglioni, Vincenzo Vullo, Claudio Maria Mastroianni,
ABSTRACT The sonication technique has been shown to be a promising tool for microbiological diagnosis of device-related infections. We evaluated the usefulness of the sonication method for pathogen detection in 80 explanted cardiac components collected from 40 patients, and the results were compared with those of conventional cultures. Forty subjects undergoing cardiac device removal were studied: 20 had cardiac device infection, and 20 subjects underwent elective generator replacement or revision ...
Tópico(s): Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
2012 - American Society for Microbiology | Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Alessandra Oliva, Laura Scorzolini, Alessia Cipolla, Maria Teresa Mascellino, Francesca Cancelli, D Castaldi, Alessandra D’Abramo, Claudia D’Agostino, Gianluca Russo, Maria Rosa Ciardi, Claudio Maria Mastroianni, Vincenzo Vullo,
Objectives and methods: We evaluated the in vitro activity of different antimicrobial combinations with and without colistin against 39 carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-Kp) strains (colistin + meropenem/doripenem, colistin + tigecycline, colistin + rifampicin, gentamicin + meropenem, gentamicin + tigecycline and the double-carbapenem regimen meropenem + ertapenem) using the chequerboard method. The triple combination colistin + meropenem + tigecycline was also tested. In addition, killing studies were ...
Tópico(s): Antibiotic Use and Resistance
2017 - Oxford University Press | Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Alessandra Oliva, Maria Teresa Mascellino, Alessia Cipolla, Alessandra D’Abramo, Annalisa De Rosa, Stefano Savinelli, Maria Rosa Ciardi, Claudio Maria Mastroianni, Vincenzo Vullo,
Infections due to carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae represent an emerging threat due to the high mortality rate and lack of valid antimicrobial combinations, especially when the strain is colistin-resistant. We report a case of bloodstream infection due to pandrug-resistant K. pneumoniae treated successfully with an innovative regimen comprising a combination of colistin plus double carbapenem, along with an in vitro analysis showing the synergistic and bactericidal effect.
Tópico(s): Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
2015 - Elsevier BV | International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Marco Iannetta, Maria Antonella Zingaropoli, Anna Bellizzi, Manuela Morreale, Simona Pontecorvo, Alessandra D’Abramo, Alessandra Oliva, Elena Anzivino, Sara Lo Menzo, Claudia D’Agostino, Claudio Maria Mastroianni, Enrico Millefiorini, Valeria Pietropaolo, Ada Francia, Vincenzo Vullo, Maria Rosa Ciardi,
The anti-CD49d monoclonal antibody natalizumab is currently an effective therapy against the relapsing-remitting form of multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Natalizumab therapeutic efficacy is limited by the reactivation of the John Cunningham polyomavirus (JCV) and development of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). To correlate natalizumab-induced phenotypic modifications of peripheral blood T-lymphocytes with JCV reactivation, JCV-specific antibodies (serum), JCV-DNA (blood and urine), CD49d expression ...
Tópico(s): Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
2016 - Public Library of Science | PLoS ONE
Alessandra Oliva, Alessandra D’Abramo, Claudia D’Agostino, Marco Iannetta, Maria Teresa Mascellino, C. Gallinelli, Claudio Maria Mastroianni, Vincenzo Vullo,
Herein, we evaluated through antibiotic kill studies the in vitrosynergistic activity of meropenem plus ertapenem againstpandrug-resistant CP-Kp isolated from three patients with bacter-aemia who were successfully treated with double-carbapenemtherapy.For each patient, informed consent to participate in the studywas obtained.
Tópico(s): Antibiotic Use and Resistance
2014 - Oxford University Press | Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Alessandra Oliva, Francesca Gizzi, Maria Teresa Mascellino, Alessia Cipolla, Alessandra D’Abramo, Claudia D’Agostino, Vito Trinchieri, Gianluca Russo, Francesca Tierno, Marco Iannetta, Claudio Maria Mastroianni, Vincenzo Vullo,
Available therapeutic options against carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-Kp) are limited because of the high level of resistance to other antimicrobial classes including polymyxins. The double-carbapenem regimen has been recently considered a possible therapeutic strategy. In the present study, we evaluated the in vitro bactericidal and synergistic activity of a double-carbapenem regimen consisting of ertapenem plus high-dose meropenem in a series of patients with healthcare-associated ...
Tópico(s): Antibiotic Use and Resistance
2015 - Elsevier BV | Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Alessandra Oliva, Alessia Cipolla, Francesca Gizzi, Alessandra D’Abramo, Marco Favaro, Massimiliano De Angelis, Giancarlo Ferretti, Gianluca Russo, Marco Iannetta, Claudio Maria Mastroianni, Maria Teresa Mascellino, Vincenzo Vullo,
Transplant recipients are at high risk of infections caused by multidrug resistant microorganisms. Due to the limited therapeutic options, innovative antimicrobial combinations against carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae causing severe infections are necessary. A 61-year-old woman with a history of congenital solitary kidney underwent renal transplantation. The postoperative course was complicated by nosocomial pneumonia due to Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and pan-sensitive Escherichia coli, ...
Tópico(s): Infections and bacterial resistance
2016 - Wolters Kluwer | Medicine
Alessandra D’Abramo, Maria Antonella Zingaropoli, Alessandra Oliva, Claudia D’Agostino, Samir Al Moghazi, Giulia De Luca, Marco Iannetta, Claudio Maria Mastroianni, Vincenzo Vullo,
HIV-infected patients have a significantly greater risk of cardiovascular disease. Several markers including osteoprotegerin have been shown to be involved in the development and progression of atherosclerosis. We investigated the relationship between T-cell phenotype, osteoprotegerin, and atherosclerosis evaluated by carotid intima-media thickness (c-IMT) in 94 HIV+ patients on suppressive antiretroviral therapy with Framingham score <10%. As for the control group, 24 HIV-negative subjects were enrolled. ...
Tópico(s): Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
2014 - Hindawi Publishing Corporation | Mediators of Inflammation
Maria Antonella Zingaropoli, Marco Iannetta, Simona Pontecorvo, Elena Anzivino, Carla Prezioso, Donatella Maria Rodio, Manuela Morreale, Alessandra D’Abramo, Alessandra Oliva, Miriam Lichtner, Antonio Cortese, Marco Frontoni, Valeria Pietropaolo, Ada Francia, Claudio Maria Mastroianni, Vincenzo Vullo, Maria Rosa Ciardi,
Although natalizumab (anti-α4 integrin) represents an effective therapy for relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), it is associated with an increased risk of developing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), caused by the polyomavirus JC (JCV). The aim of this study was to explore natalizumab-induced phenotypic changes in peripheral blood T-lymphocytes and their relationship with JCV reactivation. Forty-four patients affected by RRMS were enrolled. Blood and urine samples were classified ...
Tópico(s): Antenna Design and Analysis
2018 - Hindawi Publishing Corporation | BioMed Research International
Produção Nacional
Antonio Cicero Cassiano Sousa,
... O Estado de São Paulo), ArmandoFigueiredo (TV Cultura), Claudio Abramo (Folha de São Paulo), Mario Chamie (poeta),Marco ...
Tópico(s): Brazilian cultural history and politics
2022 - | Ciência e Luta de Classes/Revista Ciência & Luta de Classes
Guido Salvetti, Claudio Di Salvo, Giovanni Ceccarini, Antonio Carlos Abramo, Paola Fierabracci, Silvia Magno, Paolo Piaggi, Paolo Vitti, Ferruccio Santini,
Tópico(s): Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
2015 - Springer Science+Business Media | Obesity Surgery
Alessandra D’Abramo, Maria Antonella Zingaropoli, Alessandra Oliva, Claudia D’Agostino, Samir Al Moghazi, Giulia De Luca, Marco Iannetta, Gabriella d’Ettorre, Maria Rosa Ciardi, Claudio Maria Mastroianni, Vincenzo Vullo,
HIV-infected patients appear to have a significantly greater risk of non-AIDS comorbidities such as osteoporosis and atherosclerosis. Subjects with osteoporosis are at a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease than those with normal bone mass, therefore a possible relation between these two conditions can be hypothesized. In the setting of HIV infection, several factors might contribute to bone disease and endothelial dysfunction. The aim of our study was to evaluate the relationship between ...
Tópico(s): Bone Metabolism and Diseases
2016 - Public Library of Science | PLoS ONE
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Gabriel Costa de Carvalho, Letícia Helena dos Santos Marques, Luciana I. Gomes, Ana Rabello, Luiz Claúdio Ribeiro, Kezia Katiane Gorza Scopel, Sandra Helena Cerrato Tibiriçá, Elaine Soares Coimbra, Clarice Abramo,
This study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of schistosomiasis in areas with low endemicity using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) as a diagnostic method. We analysed faecal samples from 219 individuals residing in Piau and Coronel Pacheco, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, using a single faecal sample from each individual and two slides of the Kato-Katz technique as a gold standard. Fifteen out of the 219 samples were positive with both methods of diagnosis. One sample was diagnosed as positive by the ...
Tópico(s): Zoonotic diseases and public health
2012 - Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Claudio Galante, Mac Donald Tedah Djemetio, Abramo Fratus, Stefano Cattaneo, Silvia Ronchi, Marco Domenicucci, Giuseppe Milano, Alessandro Casiraghi,
Tópico(s): Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
2023 - Springer Science+Business Media | European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology
Produção Nacional
Sandra Helena Cerrato Tibiriçá, Clarice Abramo, Alexandre Sobreira Simões, Izabella de Oliveira Pinheiro, Luíz Cláudio Ribeiro, Elaine Soares Coimbra,
ABSTRACT This work analyzed the ideal number of slides needed for fecal spontaneous sedimentation technique, with the purpose to contribute in the diagnostic of stool test with low cost and higher benefice. In a study about intestinal parasite infection prevalence, the maximum number of slides analyzed was five slides per fecal sample, considered as a gold standard. Each slide was evaluated by different observers. Analyzing only one slide the enteroparasites positive frequency was less 60.0% and ...
Tópico(s): Helminth infection and control
2009 - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE JUIZ DE FORA | HU Revista
Claudio Tosto, Alberta Latteri, Eugenio Pergolizzi, Davide Giordano, Giuseppe Abramo, Roberto Catenaro, Nazzareno Pignotti, Gianluca Cicala,
Abstract Additive manufacturing (AM) is increasingly used in different applications ranging from prototyping to the production of functional parts. One particular case is represented by the production of tooling for composites. The choice of AM techniques can be oriented both to the production of durable and removable tooling depending on composite part geometry. The development of sacrificial removable tooling for hollow composite air ducts is the main focus of this paper. The use of AM techniques ...
Tópico(s): Manufacturing Process and Optimization
2020 - Wiley | Macromolecular Symposia
I. Mezzina, M.E. Tripaldi, Fulvio Salvatore D’Abramo, Claudio Cafagno, M. De Toma, Flavia Indrio, Teresa Capriati, Antonella Diamanti, Fernanda Cristofori, Ruggiero Francavilla,
Background and objective: Studies describing body mass index (BMI) in children with celiac disease (CD) at presentation have shown contradictory results. Aim of the study was to estimate the evolution of anthropometric parameters at diagnosis and at one year, and describe the clinical characteristics of this group.
Tópico(s): Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
2015 - Elsevier BV | Digestive and Liver Disease
Alessandra D’Abramo, Claudia D’Agostino, Alessandra Oliva, Marco Iannetta, Gabriella d’Ettorre, Francesco Vullo, Massimo Mancone, Maria Rosa Ciardi, Claudio Maria Mastroianni, Vincenzo Vullo,
Cardiovascular disease is increased in HIV-infected patients. Cytokines such as osteoprotegerin are implicated in atherosclerosis. The aim of our study was to evaluate the role of osteoprotegerin in the development and progression of atherosclerosis in HIV infected subjects on suppressive antiretroviral treatment. We enrolled 76 patients; 35 HIV infected men on suppressive Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy with Framingham score <10%; 21 HIV negative individuals matched for age, gender, and Framingham ...
Tópico(s): Bone Metabolism and Diseases
2013 - Hindawi Publishing Corporation | ISRN AIDS