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Naldi A, Pracucci G, Cavallo R, Saia V, Boghi A, Lochner P, Casetta I, Sallustio F, Zini A, Fainardi E, Cappellari M, Tassi R, Bracco S, Bigliardi G, Vallone S, Nencini P, Bergui M, Mangiafico S, Toni D. Mechanical thrombectomy for in-hospital stroke: data from the Italian Registry of Endovascular Treatment in Acute Stroke. J Neurointerv Surg 2023; 15:e426-e432. [PMID: 36882319 DOI: 10.1136/jnis-2022-019939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The benefit, safety, and time intervals of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in patients with in-hospital stroke (IHS) are unclear. We sought to evaluate the outcomes and treatment times for IHS patients compared with out-of-hospital stroke (OHS) patients receiving MT. METHODS We analyzed data from the Italian Registry of Endovascular Treatment in Acute Stroke (IRETAS) between 2015 and 2019. We compared the functional outcomes (modified Rankin Scale (mRS) scores) at 3 months, recanalization rates, and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (sICH) after MT. Time intervals from stroke onset-to-imaging, onset-to-groin, and onset-to-end MT were recorded for both groups, as were door-to-imaging and door-to-groin for OHS. A multivariate analysis was performed. RESULTS Of 5619 patients, 406 (7.2%) had IHS. At 3 months, IHS patients had a lower rate of mRS 0-2 (39% vs 48%, P<0.001) and higher mortality (30.1% vs 19.6%, P<0.001). Recanalization rates and sICH were similar. Time intervals (min, median (IQR)) from stroke onset-to-imaging, onset-to-groin, and onset-to-end MT were favorable for IHS (60 (34-106) vs 123 (89-188.5); 150 (105-220) vs 220 (168-294); 227 (164-303) vs 293 (230-370); all P<0.001), whereas OHS had lower door-to-imaging and door-to-groin times compared with stroke onset-to-imaging and onset-to-groin for IHS (29 (20-44) vs 60 (34-106), P<0.001; 113 (84-151) vs 150 (105-220); P<0.001). After adjustment, IHS was associated with higher mortality (aOR 1.77, 95% CI 1.33 to 2.35, P<0.001) and a shift towards worse functional outcomes in the ordinal analysis (aOR 1.32, 95% CI 1.06 to 1.66, P=0.015). CONCLUSION Despite favorable time intervals for MT, IHS patients had worse functional outcomes than OHS patients. Delays in IHS management were detected.
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- Andrea Naldi
- Neurology Unit, Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Torino, Piemonte, Italy
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- Department of NEUROFARBA, Neuroscience Section, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Torino, Piemonte, Italy
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- Neurology and Stroke Unit, Santa Corona Hospital, Pietra Ligure, Italy
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- Radiology and Neuroradiology Unit, San Giovanni Bosco Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Saarland University Medical Center, University of the Saarland, Homburg, Germany
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- Neurology Unit, University Hospital Arcispedale S. Anna, Ferrara, Italy
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- Unità di Trattamento Neurovascolare, Ospedale dei Castelli-ASL6, Rome, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Maggiore Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Sperimentali e Cliniche, Neuroradiologia, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Ospedale Universitario Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Stroke Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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- Stroke Unit, Ospedale S. Maria Delle Scotte-University Hospital, Siena, Italy
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- UO Neurointerventistica, Ospedale S. Maria Delle Scotte-University Hospital, Siena, Italy
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- Neurologia/Stroke Unit, Ospedale Civile di Baggiovara, AOU Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Neuroradiologia, Ospedale Civile di Baggiovara, AOU Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Stroke Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Interventional Neuroradiology Unit, Città della Salute e della Scienza - Molinette, Turin, Italy
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- Interventional Neuroradiology Consultant at IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), and Adjunct Professor of Interventional Neuroradiology at Tor Vergata University, Sapienza University and S. Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Emergency Department Stroke Unit, Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Gentile L, Pracucci G, Saia V, Falcou A, Biraschi F, Zini A, Simonetti L, Riva L, Bigliardi G, Vallone S, Nencini P, Limbucci N, Diomedi M, Da Ros V, Longoni M, Ruggiero M, Tassinari T, Allegretti L, Cerrato P, Rubino E, Bergui M, Cavallo R, Naldi A, Comelli C, Cappellari M, Zivelonghi C, Plebani M, De Vito A, Merli N, Saletti A, Musolino RF, Ferraù L, Vinci SL, Sacco S, Orlandi B, De Santis F, Filauri P, Ruiz L, Sepe FN, Gallesio I, Petruzzellis M, Chiumarulo L, Sangalli D, Salmaggi A, Filizzolo M, Moller J, Melis M, Comelli S, Magoni M, Gilberti N, Gasparotti R, Invernizzi P, Pavia M, Pinto V, Laspada S, Marcheselli S, Ajello D, Viaro F, Baracchini C, Causin F, Giannini N, Caselli MC, Mancuso M, Cosottini M, Scoditti U, Menozzi R, Russo M, Amistá P, Napoletano R, Romano DG, Tassi R, Bracco S, Carimati F, Versino M, Giorgianni A, De Boni A, Fasano A, Barbarini L, Paladini A, Franchini E, Dall'Ora E, Comai A, Giovanni F, Pedicelli A, Sallustio F, Casetta I, Fainardi E, Mangiafico S, Toni D. Mechanical thrombectomy in patients with heart failure: the Italian registry of Endovascular Treatment in Acute Stroke. Neurol Sci 2023; 44:3577-3585. [PMID: 37199875 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-023-06830-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Heart failure (HF) is the second most important cardiac risk factor for stroke after atrial fibrillation (AF). Few data are available on mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients with HF. METHODS The source of data is the multicentre Italian Registry of Endovascular Treatment in Acute Stroke (IRETAS). All AIS patients ≥ 18 years receiving MT were categorised in two groups: HF and no-HF. Baseline clinical and neuroradiological findings on admission were analysed. RESULTS Of 8924 patients, 642 (7.2%) had HF. Compared to the no-HF group, HF patients had higher prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors. Rate of complete recanalisation (TICI 2b-3) was 76.9% in HF vs 78.1% in no-HF group (p = 0.481). Rate of symptomatic intracerebral haemorrhage at 24-h non-contrast computed tomography (NCCT) was 7.6% in HF vs 8.3% in no-HF patients (p = 0.520). At 3 months, 36.4% of HF patients and 48.2% of no-HF patients (p < 0.001) had mRS 0-2, and mortality was, respectively, 30.7% and 18.5% (p < 0.001). In multivariate logistic regression, HF was independently associated with mortality at 3 months (OR 1.53, 1.24-1.88 95% CI, p < 0.001). In multivariate ordinal regression, HF patients had a probability of transitioning to a higher mRS level of 1.23 (1.05-1.44 95% CI, p = 0.012). The propensity score analysis of two groups matched for age, sex, and NIHSS at admission yielded the same results. CONCLUSION MT is safe and effective in HF patients with AIS. Patients with HF and AIS suffered from higher 3-month mortality and unfavourable outcome regardless of acute treatments.
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- Luana Gentile
- Department of Neurology and Metropolitan Stroke Center, IRCCS Istituto Delle Scienze Neurologiche Di Bologna, Maggiore Hospital, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of NEUROFARBA, Neuroscience Section, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Neurology and Stroke Unit, Santa Corona Hospital, Pietra Ligure, Italy
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- Emergency Department, Stroke Unit, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Interventional Neuroradiology, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Metropolitan Stroke Center, IRCCS Istituto Delle Scienze Neurologiche Di Bologna, Maggiore Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Department, IRCCS Istituto Delle Scienze Neurologiche Di Bologna, Maggiore Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, Maggiore Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Stroke Unit, Neurology Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Di Modena, Ospedale Civile Baggiovara, Modena, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Unit, Ospedale Civile Di Baggiovara, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of NEUROFARBA, Neuroscience Section, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Stroke Unit, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Unit Cesena-Forlì, Bufalini Hospital, AUSL Romagna, Cesena, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Unit, Bufalini Hospital, AUSL Romagna, Cesena, Italy
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- Neurology and Stroke Unit, Santa Corona Hospital, Pietra Ligure, Italy
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- Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Santa Corona Hospital, Pietra Ligure, Italy
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- Stroke Unit, AOU Città Della Salute E Della Scienza, Molinette Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Stroke Unit, AOU Città Della Salute E Della Scienza, Molinette Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Neuroscience Department, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, San Giovanni Bosco Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Interventional Neuroradiology Unit, San Giovanni Bosco Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Stroke Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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- Stroke Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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- Interventional Neurovascular Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, University Hospital Arcispedale S. Anna, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Arcispedale S. Anna, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, U.O.S.D. Stroke Unit, AOU Policlinico G. Martino, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, U.O.S.D. Stroke Unit, AOU Policlinico G. Martino, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Dental, Morphological and Functional Imaging Sciences, Neuroradiology Unit, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Stroke Unit and Neurology Unit, S.S. Filippo and Nicola Hospital, Avezzano, Italy
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- Stroke Unit and Neurology Unit, S.S. Filippo and Nicola Hospital, Avezzano, Italy
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- Stroke Unit and Neurology Unit, S.S. Filippo and Nicola Hospital, Avezzano, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Unit, SS. Filippo and Nicola Hospital, Avezzano, Italy
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- Stroke Unit, SS. Antonio E Biagio E Cesare Arrigo Hospital, Alessandria, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Unit, SS. Antonio E Biagio E Cesare Arrigo Hospital, Alessandria, Italy
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- Neurology Unit and Stroke Unit, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Interventional Neuroradiology Unit, AOOR Villa Sofia-Cervello, Palermo, Italy
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- Vascular and Interventional Neuroradiology Department, ARNAS G. Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy
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- Stroke Unit, SpedaliCivili, Vascular Neurology, Brescia, Italy
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- Stroke Unit, SpedaliCivili, Vascular Neurology, Brescia, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Istituto Ospedaliero Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Unit, Istituto Ospedaliero Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy
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- Neurology and Stroke Unit, Perrino Hospital, Brindisi, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Stroke Unit and Neurosonology Laboratory, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- Stroke Unit and Neurosonology Laboratory, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Neuroradiology, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- Department Neurology and Stroke Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department Neurology and Stroke Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department Neurology and Stroke Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Translational Research and New Technology in Medicine and Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Stroke Unit, Neurology Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Stroke Unit, Ospedale S. Maria Misericordia, Rovigo, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Unit, Ospedale S. Maria Misericordia, Rovigo, Italy
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- Stroke Unit, S. Giovanni Di Dio E Ruggi d'Aragona Hospital, Salerno, Italy
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- Unita Operativa Radiologia Vascolare, S. Giovanni Di Dio E Ruggi d'Aragona Hospital, Salerno, Italy
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- Stroke Unit, Department of Emergency and Transplantation, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Policlinico "Santa Maria Alle Scotte", Siena, Italy
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- UO Neurointerventistica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Policlinico "Santa Maria Alle Scotte", Siena, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Unit, Circolo e Fondazione Macchi Hospital, ASST Settelaghi, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Unit, Circolo e Fondazione Macchi Hospital, ASST Settelaghi, Varese, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Department, Circolo e Fondazione Macchi Hospital, ASST Settelaghi, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Vito Fazzi Hospital, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Unit, Bolzano Central Hospital, Bolzano, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Unit, Bolzano Central Hospital, Bolzano, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Unit, Bolzano Central Hospital, Bolzano, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Unit, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento Di Diagnostica Per Immagini, UOSA Neuroradiologia Interventistica, RadioterapiaOncologica Ed Ematologia, Fondazione PoliclinicoUniversitarioA.Gemelli Di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Unitá Di Trattamento Neurovascolare, Ospedale Dei Castelli-ASL6, Rome, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, University Hospital Arcispedale S. Anna, Ferrara, Italy
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- Dipartimento Di Scienze Biomediche, Sperimentali E Cliniche, Università Degli Studi Di Firenze, Ospedale Universitario Careggi, NeuroradiologiaFlorence, Italy
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- Interventional Neuroradiology Consultant at IRCCS NeuromedPozzilli (IS), and Adjunct Professor of Interventional Neuroradiology at Tor Vergata University, Sapienza University and S. Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
- Emergency Department, Stroke Unit, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, Rome, Italy.
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Lazarevich O, Prudnikova O, Vjushkov DM, Egorova A, Orlov A, Pikalova LV, Zhuikova LD, Adamcik J, Safaei Diba C, Zadnik V, Žagar T, De-La-Cruz M, Lopez-de-Munain A, Aleman A, Rojas D, Chillarón RJ, Navarro AIM, Marcos-Gragera R, Puigdemont M, Rodríguez-Barranco M, Sánchez Perez MJ, Franch Sureda P, Ramos Montserrat M, Chirlaque López MD, Sánchez Gil A, Ardanaz E, Guevara M, Cañete-Nieto A, Peris-Bonet R, Carulla M, Galceran J, Almela F, Sabater C, Khan S, Pettersson D, Dickman P, Staehelin K, Struchen B, Egger Hayoz C, Rapiti E, Schaffar R, Went P, Mousavi SM, Bulliard JL, Maspoli-Conconi M, Kuehni CE, Redmond SM, Bordoni A, Ortelli L, Chiolero A, Konzelmann I, Rohrmann S, Wanner M, Broggio J, Rashbass J, Stiller C, Fitzpatrick D, Gavin A, Morrison DS, Thomson CS, Greene G, Huws DW, Grayson M, Rawcliffe H, Allemani C, Coleman MP, Di Carlo V, Girardi F, Matz M, Minicozzi P, Sanz N, Ssenyonga N, James D, Stephens R, Chalker E, Smith M, Gugusheff J, You H, Qin Li S, Dugdale S, Moore J, Philpot S, Pfeiffer R, Thomas H, Silva Ragaini B, Venn AJ, Evans SM, Te Marvelde L, Savietto V, Trevithick R, Aitken J, Currow D, Fowler C, Lewis C. Global survival trends for brain tumors, by histology: analysis of individual records for 556,237 adults diagnosed in 59 countries during 2000-2014 (CONCORD-3). Neuro Oncol 2023; 25:580-592. [PMID: 36355361 PMCID: PMC10013649 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noac217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Survival is a key metric of the effectiveness of a health system in managing cancer. We set out to provide a comprehensive examination of worldwide variation and trends in survival from brain tumors in adults, by histology. METHODS We analyzed individual data for adults (15-99 years) diagnosed with a brain tumor (ICD-O-3 topography code C71) during 2000-2014, regardless of tumor behavior. Data underwent a 3-phase quality control as part of CONCORD-3. We estimated net survival for 11 histology groups, using the unbiased nonparametric Pohar Perme estimator. RESULTS The study included 556,237 adults. In 2010-2014, the global range in age-standardized 5-year net survival for the most common sub-types was broad: in the range 20%-38% for diffuse and anaplastic astrocytoma, from 4% to 17% for glioblastoma, and between 32% and 69% for oligodendroglioma. For patients with glioblastoma, the largest gains in survival occurred between 2000-2004 and 2005-2009. These improvements were more noticeable among adults diagnosed aged 40-70 years than among younger adults. CONCLUSIONS To the best of our knowledge, this study provides the largest account to date of global trends in population-based survival for brain tumors by histology in adults. We have highlighted remarkable gains in 5-year survival from glioblastoma since 2005, providing large-scale empirical evidence on the uptake of chemoradiation at population level. Worldwide, survival improvements have been extensive, but some countries still lag behind. Our findings may help clinicians involved in national and international tumor pathway boards to promote initiatives aimed at more extensive implementation of clinical guidelines.
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- Fabio Girardi
- Cancer Survival Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.,Cancer Division, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.,Division of Medical Oncology 2, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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- Cancer Survival Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Cancer Information Analysis Unit, Cancer Institute NSW, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
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- Epidemiology Unit and Girona Cancer Registry, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Girona, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Radiotherapy and Oncology, Northern State Medical University, Arkhangelsk, Russia
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- Centre for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Neuchâtel and Jura Tumour Registry, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Surveillance and Cancer Registry, and Research Office, Clinical Institutes and Quality Programs, Ontario Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Scottish Cancer Registry, Public Health Scotland, Edinburgh, UK
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- Cancer Registry Zürich, Zug, Schaffhausen and Schwyz, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Alaska Cancer Registry, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Community Health and Epidemiology, Centre for Clinical Research, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Cancer Survival Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.,Cancer Division, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Cancer Survival Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Parisi M, Dogliotti I, Clerico M, Bertuzzo D, Benevolo G, Orsucci L, Schiavetti I, Cavallo R, Cavallo F, Ragaini S, Di Liberto A, Ferrante M, Bondielli G, Artusi CA, Drandi D, Lopiano L, Ferrero B, Ferrero S. Efficacy of rituximab in anti-myelin-associated glycoprotein demyelinating polyneuropathy: Clinical, hematological and neurophysiological correlations during 2 years of follow-up. Eur J Neurol 2022; 29:3611-3622. [PMID: 36083713 PMCID: PMC9825860 DOI: 10.1111/ene.15553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We evaluated the clinical and neurophysiological efficacy of rituximab (RTX) in a neurophysiologically homogeneous group of patients with monoclonal gammopathy and immunoglobulin M (IgM) anti-myelin-associated glycoprotein antibody (anti-MAG) demyelinating polyneuropathy. METHODS Twenty three anti-MAG-positive polyneuropathic patients were prospectively evaluated before and for 2 years after treatment with RTX 375 mg/m2 . The Inflammatory Neuropathy Cause and Treatment (INCAT) disability scale (INCAT-ds), modified INCAT sensory score (mISS), Medical Research Council sum score, Patients' Global Impression of Change scale were used, IgM levels were assessed and extensive electrophysiological examinations were performed before (T0) and 1 year (T1) and 2 years (T2) after RTX treatment. RESULTS At T1 and T2 there was a significant reduction from T0 both in mISS and in INCAT-ds, with a p value < 0.001 in the inferential Friedman's test overall analysis. Ulnar nerve Terminal Latency Index and distal motor latency significantly changed from T0 to T1 and in the overall analysis (p = 0.001 and p = 0.002), and ulnar nerve sensory nerve action potential (SNAP) amplitude was significantly increased at T2 from T1, with a p value < 0.001 in the overall analysis. Analysis of the receiver-operating characteristic curves showed that a 41.8% increase in SNAP amplitude in the ulnar nerve at T2 from T0 was a fair predictor of a mISS reduction of ≥2 points (area under the curve 0.85; p = 0.005; sensitivity: 90.9%, specificity: 83.3%). CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that RTX is effective in patients with clinically active demyelinating anti-MAG neuropathy over 2 years of follow-up, and that some neurophysiological variables might be useful for monitoring this efficacy.
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- Mattia Parisi
- Department of NeurosciencesUniversity of TurinTurinItaly
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- Stem Cell Transplant UnitUniversity Hospital A.O.U. “Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino”TurinItaly
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health SciencesUniversity of TurinTurinItaly,SSD Myeloma Unit and Clinical Trial, University HaematologyA.O.U. "Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino"TurinItaly
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- SSD Myeloma Unit and Clinical Trial, University HaematologyA.O.U. "Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino"TurinItaly
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- Division of Hematology 2A.O.U. "Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino"TurinItaly
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- Section of Biostatistics, Department of Health SciencesUniversity of GenoaGenoaItaly
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- Department of NeurologyOspedale San Giovanni BoscoTurinItaly
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health SciencesUniversity of TurinTurinItaly,SSD Myeloma Unit and Clinical Trial, University HaematologyA.O.U. "Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino"TurinItaly
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health SciencesUniversity of TurinTurinItaly,SSD Myeloma Unit and Clinical Trial, University HaematologyA.O.U. "Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino"TurinItaly
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health SciencesUniversity of TurinTurinItaly
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health SciencesUniversity of TurinTurinItaly
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health SciencesUniversity of TurinTurinItaly
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- Department of NeurosciencesUniversity of TurinTurinItaly
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health SciencesUniversity of TurinTurinItaly,SSD Myeloma Unit and Clinical Trial, University HaematologyA.O.U. "Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino"TurinItaly
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Mirandola L, Arena G, Pagliaro M, Boghi A, Naldi A, Castellano D, Vaccarino A, Silengo D, Aprà F, Cavallo R, Livigni S. Massive cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia after ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 serum: case report of a successful multidisciplinary approach. Neurol Sci 2022; 43:1499-1502. [PMID: 35001190 PMCID: PMC8743093 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-021-05805-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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We report a case of massive cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in the contest of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia that required the rapid coordination of many specialists from different departments, notably emergency, neurology, neuroradiology, hematology, and neurosurgery. The patient was rapidly treated with steroids, immunoglobulin, and fondaparinux. She underwent within 6 h after hospital admission a mechanical thrombectomy in order to allow flow restoration in cerebral venous systems. Neuroendovascular treatment in cerebral venous thrombosis related to VITT has never been described before. It can represent a complementary tool along with the other therapies and a multidisciplinary approach.
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- Laura Mirandola
- SC Neurologia, Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, ASL Città Di Torino, Turin, Italy.
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- SC Anestesia E Rianimazione 2, Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, ASL Città Di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- SSD Ematologia, Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, ASL Città Di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- SC Radiologia E Neuroradiologia, Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, ASL Città Di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- SC Neurologia, Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, ASL Città Di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- SC Radiologia E Neuroradiologia, Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, ASL Città Di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- SSD Ematologia, Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, ASL Città Di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- SC Anestesia E Rianimazione 2, Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, ASL Città Di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- SC MECAU 2, Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, ASL Città Di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- SC Neurologia, Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, ASL Città Di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- SC Anestesia E Rianimazione 2, Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, ASL Città Di Torino, Turin, Italy
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Peradotto M, Bondi A, Lombardi D, Bottino P, Zanotto E, Barbui AM, Cavallo R. The impact of COVID-19 pandemic control on vaccine-preventable invasive bacterial diseases in Piedmont (Italy). Infection 2022; 50:767-770. [PMID: 35171454 PMCID: PMC8852962 DOI: 10.1007/s15010-022-01770-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Purpose The impact of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on other pathogens is largely unknown. We aimed to compare the prevalence of vaccine-preventable invasive bacterial infections before and during the pandemic in Piedmont (Italy). Methods We defined the monthly incidence of S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae and N. meningitides-invasive diseases from January 2010 to June 2021. Then, we compared the mean monthly cases during the previous 5 years (2015–2019) and the monthly cases in 2020 or 2021. Results We found significant reductions for invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPDs) in adults and H. influenzae-invasive diseases in 2020 and 2021 in comparison to the previous years, but not for invasive meningococcal diseases and IPDs in children. Conclusions Further data are needed to confirm these findings and define possible post-pandemic evolutions in the epidemiology of vaccine-preventable invasive bacterial diseases.
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- Marco Peradotto
- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, C.so Bramante 88/90, 10126, Torino, Italy.
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, C.so Bramante 88/90, 10126, Torino, Italy
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- Servizio di Riferimento Regionale di Epidemiologia per la Sorveglianza, la Prevenzione e il Controllo delle Malattie Infettive (SEREMI), Azienda Sanitaria Locale Alessandria, Alessandria, Italy
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, C.so Bramante 88/90, 10126, Torino, Italy
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, C.so Bramante 88/90, 10126, Torino, Italy
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, C.so Bramante 88/90, 10126, Torino, Italy
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, C.so Bramante 88/90, 10126, Torino, Italy
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Comini S, Bianco G, Boattini M, Iannaccone M, Casale R, Banche G, Cavallo R, Costa C. Evaluation of the Amplex eazyplex SuperBug Acineto test for direct detection of multi-drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bloodstream infections in high endemicity settings. J Hosp Infect 2021; 117:179-181. [PMID: 34562546 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2021.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- S Comini
- Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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Ahmed N, Mazya M, Nunes AP, Moreira T, Ollikainen JP, Escudero-Martinez I, Bigliardi G, Dorado L, Dávalos A, Egido JA, Tassi R, Strbian D, Zini A, Nichelli P, Herzig R, Jurák L, Hurtikova E, Tsivgoulis G, Peeters A, Nevšímalová M, Brozman M, Cavallo R, Lees KR, Mikulik R, Toni D, Holmin S. Safety and outcomes of routine endovascular thrombectomy in large artery occlusion recorded in the SITS Register: An observational study. J Intern Med 2021; 290:646-654. [PMID: 33999451 DOI: 10.1111/joim.13302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Revised: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE We aimed to evaluate the safety and outcomes of thrombectomy in anterior circulation acute ischaemic stroke recorded in the SITS-International Stroke Thrombectomy Register (SITS-ISTR) and compare them with pooled randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and two national registry studies. METHODS We identified centres recording ≥10 consecutive patients in the SITS-ISTR with at least 70% of available modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at 3 months during 2014-2019. We defined large artery occlusion as intracranial internal carotid artery, first and second segment of middle cerebral artery and first segment of anterior cerebral artery. Outcome measures were functional independence (mRS score 0-2) and death at 3 months and symptomatic intracranial haemorrhage (SICH) per modified SITS-MOST. RESULTS Results are presented in the following order: SITS-ISTR, RCTs, MR CLEAN Registry and German Stroke Registry (GSR). Median age was 73, 68, 71 and 75 years; baseline NIHSS score was 16, 17, 16 and 15; prior intravenous thrombolysis was 62%, 83%, 78% and 56%; onset to reperfusion time was 289, 285, 267 and 249 min; successful recanalization (mTICI score 2b or 3) was 86%, 71%, 59% and 83%; functional independence at 3 months was 45.5% (95% CI: 44-47), 46.0% (42-50), 38% (35-41) and 37% (35-41), respectively; death was 19.2% (19-21), 15.3% (12.7-18.4), 29.2% (27-32) and 28.6% (27-31); and SICH was 3.6% (3-4), 4.4% (3.0-6.4), 5.8% (4.7-7.1) and not available. CONCLUSION Thrombectomy in routine clinical use registered in the SITS-ISTR showed safety and outcomes comparable to RCTs, and better functional outcomes and lower mortality than previous national registry studies.
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- N Ahmed
- From the, Department of Neurology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- From the, Department of Neurology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Stroke Unit, Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal
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- From the, Department of Neurology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neurology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla and Biomedicine Institute of Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Neurology, Ospedale Civile "S.Agostino-Estense" - Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
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- Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
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- Department of Neurology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Stroke Unit Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Maggiore Hospital, IRCCS Istituto di Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Metabolical and Neurosciences, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Comprehensive Stroke Centre, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Charles University, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Neurocentre, Regional Hospital Liberec, Liberec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
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- Second Department of Neurology, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Neurology, Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia
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- Department of Neurology, Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Turin, Italy
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- School of Medicine, Nursing and Dentistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- International Clinical Research Center and Department of Neurology, St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Neuroradiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Naldi A, Mirandola L, Di Liberto A, Cavallo R, Boghi A. Asynchronous bithalamic infarction in presence of artery of Percheron. Neurol Sci 2021; 42:4353-4356. [PMID: 34218327 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-021-05454-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Andrea Naldi
- Neurology Unit, San Giovanni Bosco Hospital, Turin, Italy. .,Department of Neuroscience "Rita Levi Montalcini", University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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- Neuroradiology Unit, San Giovanni Bosco Hospital, Turin, Italy
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Ahmed N, Mazya M, Nunes AP, Moreira T, Ollikainen JP, Escudero-Martínez I, Bigliardi G, Dorado L, Dávalos A, Egido JA, Tassi R, Strbian D, Zini A, Nichelli P, Herzig R, Jurák L, Hurtikova E, Tsivgoulis G, Peeters A, Nevšímalová M, Brozman M, Cavallo R, Lees KR, Mikulík R, Toni D, Holmin S. Safety and Outcomes of Thrombectomy in Ischemic Stroke With vs Without IV Thrombolysis. Neurology 2021; 97:e765-e776. [PMID: 34088873 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000012327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that IV thrombolysis (IVT) treatment before endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) is associated with better outcomes in patients with anterior circulation large artery occlusion (LAO) stroke, we examined a large real-world database, the Safe Implementation of Treatment in Stroke-International Stroke Thrombectomy Register (SITS-ISTR). METHODS We identified centers recording ≥10 consecutive patients in the SITS-ISTR, with at least 70% available modified Rankin Scale (mRS) scores at 3 months during 2014 to 2019. We defined LAO as intracranial internal carotid artery, first and second segment of middle cerebral artery, and first segment of anterior cerebral artery. Main outcomes were functional independence (mRS score 0-2) and death at 3 months and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (SICH) per modified SITS-Monitoring Study. We performed propensity score-matched (PSM) and multivariable logistic regression analyses. RESULTS Of 6,350 patients from 42 centers, 3,944 (62.1%) received IVT. IVT + EVT-treated patients had less frequent atrial fibrillation, ongoing anticoagulation, previous stroke, heart failure, and prestroke disability. PSM analysis showed that IVT + EVT-treated patients had a higher rate of functional independence than patients treated with EVT alone (46.4% vs 40.3%, p < 0.001) and a lower rate of death at 3 months (20.3% vs 23.3%, p = 0.035). SICH rates (3.5% vs 3.0%, p = 0.42) were similar in both groups. Multivariate adjustment yielded results consistent with PSM. CONCLUSION Pretreatment with IVT was associated with favorable outcomes in EVT-treated LAO stroke in the SITS-ISTR. These findings, while indicative of international routine clinical practice, are limited by observational design, unmeasured confounding, and possible residual confounding by indication. CLASSIFICATION OF EVIDENCE This study provides Class II evidence that IVT before EVT increases the probability of functional independence at 3 months compared to EVT alone.
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- Niaz Ahmed
- From the Department of Neurology (N.A., M.M., T.M.), Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (N.A., M.M., T.M., S.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden; Stroke Unit (A.P.N.), Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal; Department of Neurology (J.P.O.), Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Department of Neurology (I.E.-M.), University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla and Biomedicine Institute of Sevilla, Spain; Department of Neurology (G.B.), Ospedale Civile "S.Agostino-Estense"-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena, Italy; Department of Neurology (L.D., A.D.), Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona; Department of Neurology (J.A.E.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Stroke Unit Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese (R.T.), Siena, Italy; Department of Neurology (D.S.), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (A.Z.), Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Maggiore Hospital; Department of Biomedical (P.N.), Metabolical and Neurosciences, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.), Comprehensive Stroke Centre, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Neurocentre (L.J.), Regional Hospital Liberec, Czech Republic; Department of Neurology University Hospital Ostrava (E.H.), Czech Republic; Second Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels; Department of Neurology (M.N.), Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra (M.B.), Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, Slovakia; Department of Neurology (R.C.), Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Turin, Italy; School of Medicine (K.R.L.), Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, UK; International Clinical Research Center and Department of Neurology (R.M.), St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Human Neurosciences (D.T.), La Sapienza, Rome, Italy; and Department of Neuroradiology (S.H.), Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden.
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- From the Department of Neurology (N.A., M.M., T.M.), Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (N.A., M.M., T.M., S.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden; Stroke Unit (A.P.N.), Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal; Department of Neurology (J.P.O.), Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Department of Neurology (I.E.-M.), University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla and Biomedicine Institute of Sevilla, Spain; Department of Neurology (G.B.), Ospedale Civile "S.Agostino-Estense"-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena, Italy; Department of Neurology (L.D., A.D.), Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona; Department of Neurology (J.A.E.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Stroke Unit Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese (R.T.), Siena, Italy; Department of Neurology (D.S.), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (A.Z.), Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Maggiore Hospital; Department of Biomedical (P.N.), Metabolical and Neurosciences, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.), Comprehensive Stroke Centre, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Neurocentre (L.J.), Regional Hospital Liberec, Czech Republic; Department of Neurology University Hospital Ostrava (E.H.), Czech Republic; Second Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels; Department of Neurology (M.N.), Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra (M.B.), Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, Slovakia; Department of Neurology (R.C.), Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Turin, Italy; School of Medicine (K.R.L.), Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, UK; International Clinical Research Center and Department of Neurology (R.M.), St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Human Neurosciences (D.T.), La Sapienza, Rome, Italy; and Department of Neuroradiology (S.H.), Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
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- From the Department of Neurology (N.A., M.M., T.M.), Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (N.A., M.M., T.M., S.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden; Stroke Unit (A.P.N.), Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal; Department of Neurology (J.P.O.), Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Department of Neurology (I.E.-M.), University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla and Biomedicine Institute of Sevilla, Spain; Department of Neurology (G.B.), Ospedale Civile "S.Agostino-Estense"-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena, Italy; Department of Neurology (L.D., A.D.), Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona; Department of Neurology (J.A.E.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Stroke Unit Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese (R.T.), Siena, Italy; Department of Neurology (D.S.), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (A.Z.), Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Maggiore Hospital; Department of Biomedical (P.N.), Metabolical and Neurosciences, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.), Comprehensive Stroke Centre, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Neurocentre (L.J.), Regional Hospital Liberec, Czech Republic; Department of Neurology University Hospital Ostrava (E.H.), Czech Republic; Second Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels; Department of Neurology (M.N.), Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra (M.B.), Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, Slovakia; Department of Neurology (R.C.), Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Turin, Italy; School of Medicine (K.R.L.), Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, UK; International Clinical Research Center and Department of Neurology (R.M.), St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Human Neurosciences (D.T.), La Sapienza, Rome, Italy; and Department of Neuroradiology (S.H.), Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
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- From the Department of Neurology (N.A., M.M., T.M.), Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (N.A., M.M., T.M., S.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden; Stroke Unit (A.P.N.), Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal; Department of Neurology (J.P.O.), Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Department of Neurology (I.E.-M.), University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla and Biomedicine Institute of Sevilla, Spain; Department of Neurology (G.B.), Ospedale Civile "S.Agostino-Estense"-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena, Italy; Department of Neurology (L.D., A.D.), Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona; Department of Neurology (J.A.E.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Stroke Unit Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese (R.T.), Siena, Italy; Department of Neurology (D.S.), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (A.Z.), Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Maggiore Hospital; Department of Biomedical (P.N.), Metabolical and Neurosciences, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.), Comprehensive Stroke Centre, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Neurocentre (L.J.), Regional Hospital Liberec, Czech Republic; Department of Neurology University Hospital Ostrava (E.H.), Czech Republic; Second Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels; Department of Neurology (M.N.), Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra (M.B.), Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, Slovakia; Department of Neurology (R.C.), Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Turin, Italy; School of Medicine (K.R.L.), Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, UK; International Clinical Research Center and Department of Neurology (R.M.), St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Human Neurosciences (D.T.), La Sapienza, Rome, Italy; and Department of Neuroradiology (S.H.), Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
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- From the Department of Neurology (N.A., M.M., T.M.), Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (N.A., M.M., T.M., S.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden; Stroke Unit (A.P.N.), Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal; Department of Neurology (J.P.O.), Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Department of Neurology (I.E.-M.), University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla and Biomedicine Institute of Sevilla, Spain; Department of Neurology (G.B.), Ospedale Civile "S.Agostino-Estense"-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena, Italy; Department of Neurology (L.D., A.D.), Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona; Department of Neurology (J.A.E.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Stroke Unit Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese (R.T.), Siena, Italy; Department of Neurology (D.S.), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (A.Z.), Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Maggiore Hospital; Department of Biomedical (P.N.), Metabolical and Neurosciences, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.), Comprehensive Stroke Centre, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Neurocentre (L.J.), Regional Hospital Liberec, Czech Republic; Department of Neurology University Hospital Ostrava (E.H.), Czech Republic; Second Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels; Department of Neurology (M.N.), Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra (M.B.), Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, Slovakia; Department of Neurology (R.C.), Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Turin, Italy; School of Medicine (K.R.L.), Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, UK; International Clinical Research Center and Department of Neurology (R.M.), St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Human Neurosciences (D.T.), La Sapienza, Rome, Italy; and Department of Neuroradiology (S.H.), Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
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- From the Department of Neurology (N.A., M.M., T.M.), Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (N.A., M.M., T.M., S.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden; Stroke Unit (A.P.N.), Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal; Department of Neurology (J.P.O.), Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Department of Neurology (I.E.-M.), University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla and Biomedicine Institute of Sevilla, Spain; Department of Neurology (G.B.), Ospedale Civile "S.Agostino-Estense"-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena, Italy; Department of Neurology (L.D., A.D.), Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona; Department of Neurology (J.A.E.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Stroke Unit Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese (R.T.), Siena, Italy; Department of Neurology (D.S.), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (A.Z.), Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Maggiore Hospital; Department of Biomedical (P.N.), Metabolical and Neurosciences, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.), Comprehensive Stroke Centre, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Neurocentre (L.J.), Regional Hospital Liberec, Czech Republic; Department of Neurology University Hospital Ostrava (E.H.), Czech Republic; Second Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels; Department of Neurology (M.N.), Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra (M.B.), Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, Slovakia; Department of Neurology (R.C.), Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Turin, Italy; School of Medicine (K.R.L.), Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, UK; International Clinical Research Center and Department of Neurology (R.M.), St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Human Neurosciences (D.T.), La Sapienza, Rome, Italy; and Department of Neuroradiology (S.H.), Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
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- From the Department of Neurology (N.A., M.M., T.M.), Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (N.A., M.M., T.M., S.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden; Stroke Unit (A.P.N.), Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal; Department of Neurology (J.P.O.), Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Department of Neurology (I.E.-M.), University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla and Biomedicine Institute of Sevilla, Spain; Department of Neurology (G.B.), Ospedale Civile "S.Agostino-Estense"-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena, Italy; Department of Neurology (L.D., A.D.), Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona; Department of Neurology (J.A.E.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Stroke Unit Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese (R.T.), Siena, Italy; Department of Neurology (D.S.), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (A.Z.), Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Maggiore Hospital; Department of Biomedical (P.N.), Metabolical and Neurosciences, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.), Comprehensive Stroke Centre, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Neurocentre (L.J.), Regional Hospital Liberec, Czech Republic; Department of Neurology University Hospital Ostrava (E.H.), Czech Republic; Second Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels; Department of Neurology (M.N.), Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra (M.B.), Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, Slovakia; Department of Neurology (R.C.), Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Turin, Italy; School of Medicine (K.R.L.), Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, UK; International Clinical Research Center and Department of Neurology (R.M.), St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Human Neurosciences (D.T.), La Sapienza, Rome, Italy; and Department of Neuroradiology (S.H.), Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
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- From the Department of Neurology (N.A., M.M., T.M.), Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (N.A., M.M., T.M., S.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden; Stroke Unit (A.P.N.), Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal; Department of Neurology (J.P.O.), Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Department of Neurology (I.E.-M.), University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla and Biomedicine Institute of Sevilla, Spain; Department of Neurology (G.B.), Ospedale Civile "S.Agostino-Estense"-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena, Italy; Department of Neurology (L.D., A.D.), Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona; Department of Neurology (J.A.E.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Stroke Unit Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese (R.T.), Siena, Italy; Department of Neurology (D.S.), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (A.Z.), Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Maggiore Hospital; Department of Biomedical (P.N.), Metabolical and Neurosciences, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.), Comprehensive Stroke Centre, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Neurocentre (L.J.), Regional Hospital Liberec, Czech Republic; Department of Neurology University Hospital Ostrava (E.H.), Czech Republic; Second Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels; Department of Neurology (M.N.), Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra (M.B.), Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, Slovakia; Department of Neurology (R.C.), Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Turin, Italy; School of Medicine (K.R.L.), Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, UK; International Clinical Research Center and Department of Neurology (R.M.), St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Human Neurosciences (D.T.), La Sapienza, Rome, Italy; and Department of Neuroradiology (S.H.), Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
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- From the Department of Neurology (N.A., M.M., T.M.), Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (N.A., M.M., T.M., S.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden; Stroke Unit (A.P.N.), Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal; Department of Neurology (J.P.O.), Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Department of Neurology (I.E.-M.), University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla and Biomedicine Institute of Sevilla, Spain; Department of Neurology (G.B.), Ospedale Civile "S.Agostino-Estense"-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena, Italy; Department of Neurology (L.D., A.D.), Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona; Department of Neurology (J.A.E.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Stroke Unit Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese (R.T.), Siena, Italy; Department of Neurology (D.S.), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (A.Z.), Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Maggiore Hospital; Department of Biomedical (P.N.), Metabolical and Neurosciences, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.), Comprehensive Stroke Centre, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Neurocentre (L.J.), Regional Hospital Liberec, Czech Republic; Department of Neurology University Hospital Ostrava (E.H.), Czech Republic; Second Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels; Department of Neurology (M.N.), Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra (M.B.), Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, Slovakia; Department of Neurology (R.C.), Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Turin, Italy; School of Medicine (K.R.L.), Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, UK; International Clinical Research Center and Department of Neurology (R.M.), St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Human Neurosciences (D.T.), La Sapienza, Rome, Italy; and Department of Neuroradiology (S.H.), Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
| | - Jose A Egido
- From the Department of Neurology (N.A., M.M., T.M.), Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (N.A., M.M., T.M., S.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden; Stroke Unit (A.P.N.), Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal; Department of Neurology (J.P.O.), Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Department of Neurology (I.E.-M.), University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla and Biomedicine Institute of Sevilla, Spain; Department of Neurology (G.B.), Ospedale Civile "S.Agostino-Estense"-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena, Italy; Department of Neurology (L.D., A.D.), Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona; Department of Neurology (J.A.E.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Stroke Unit Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese (R.T.), Siena, Italy; Department of Neurology (D.S.), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (A.Z.), Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Maggiore Hospital; Department of Biomedical (P.N.), Metabolical and Neurosciences, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.), Comprehensive Stroke Centre, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Neurocentre (L.J.), Regional Hospital Liberec, Czech Republic; Department of Neurology University Hospital Ostrava (E.H.), Czech Republic; Second Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels; Department of Neurology (M.N.), Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra (M.B.), Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, Slovakia; Department of Neurology (R.C.), Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Turin, Italy; School of Medicine (K.R.L.), Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, UK; International Clinical Research Center and Department of Neurology (R.M.), St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Human Neurosciences (D.T.), La Sapienza, Rome, Italy; and Department of Neuroradiology (S.H.), Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
| | - Rossana Tassi
- From the Department of Neurology (N.A., M.M., T.M.), Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (N.A., M.M., T.M., S.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden; Stroke Unit (A.P.N.), Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal; Department of Neurology (J.P.O.), Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Department of Neurology (I.E.-M.), University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla and Biomedicine Institute of Sevilla, Spain; Department of Neurology (G.B.), Ospedale Civile "S.Agostino-Estense"-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena, Italy; Department of Neurology (L.D., A.D.), Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona; Department of Neurology (J.A.E.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Stroke Unit Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese (R.T.), Siena, Italy; Department of Neurology (D.S.), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (A.Z.), Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Maggiore Hospital; Department of Biomedical (P.N.), Metabolical and Neurosciences, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.), Comprehensive Stroke Centre, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Neurocentre (L.J.), Regional Hospital Liberec, Czech Republic; Department of Neurology University Hospital Ostrava (E.H.), Czech Republic; Second Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels; Department of Neurology (M.N.), Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra (M.B.), Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, Slovakia; Department of Neurology (R.C.), Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Turin, Italy; School of Medicine (K.R.L.), Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, UK; International Clinical Research Center and Department of Neurology (R.M.), St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Human Neurosciences (D.T.), La Sapienza, Rome, Italy; and Department of Neuroradiology (S.H.), Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
| | - Daniel Strbian
- From the Department of Neurology (N.A., M.M., T.M.), Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (N.A., M.M., T.M., S.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden; Stroke Unit (A.P.N.), Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal; Department of Neurology (J.P.O.), Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Department of Neurology (I.E.-M.), University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla and Biomedicine Institute of Sevilla, Spain; Department of Neurology (G.B.), Ospedale Civile "S.Agostino-Estense"-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena, Italy; Department of Neurology (L.D., A.D.), Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona; Department of Neurology (J.A.E.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Stroke Unit Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese (R.T.), Siena, Italy; Department of Neurology (D.S.), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (A.Z.), Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Maggiore Hospital; Department of Biomedical (P.N.), Metabolical and Neurosciences, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.), Comprehensive Stroke Centre, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Neurocentre (L.J.), Regional Hospital Liberec, Czech Republic; Department of Neurology University Hospital Ostrava (E.H.), Czech Republic; Second Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels; Department of Neurology (M.N.), Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra (M.B.), Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, Slovakia; Department of Neurology (R.C.), Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Turin, Italy; School of Medicine (K.R.L.), Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, UK; International Clinical Research Center and Department of Neurology (R.M.), St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Human Neurosciences (D.T.), La Sapienza, Rome, Italy; and Department of Neuroradiology (S.H.), Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
| | - Andrea Zini
- From the Department of Neurology (N.A., M.M., T.M.), Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (N.A., M.M., T.M., S.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden; Stroke Unit (A.P.N.), Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal; Department of Neurology (J.P.O.), Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Department of Neurology (I.E.-M.), University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla and Biomedicine Institute of Sevilla, Spain; Department of Neurology (G.B.), Ospedale Civile "S.Agostino-Estense"-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena, Italy; Department of Neurology (L.D., A.D.), Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona; Department of Neurology (J.A.E.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Stroke Unit Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese (R.T.), Siena, Italy; Department of Neurology (D.S.), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (A.Z.), Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Maggiore Hospital; Department of Biomedical (P.N.), Metabolical and Neurosciences, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.), Comprehensive Stroke Centre, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Neurocentre (L.J.), Regional Hospital Liberec, Czech Republic; Department of Neurology University Hospital Ostrava (E.H.), Czech Republic; Second Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels; Department of Neurology (M.N.), Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra (M.B.), Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, Slovakia; Department of Neurology (R.C.), Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Turin, Italy; School of Medicine (K.R.L.), Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, UK; International Clinical Research Center and Department of Neurology (R.M.), St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Human Neurosciences (D.T.), La Sapienza, Rome, Italy; and Department of Neuroradiology (S.H.), Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
| | - Paolo Nichelli
- From the Department of Neurology (N.A., M.M., T.M.), Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (N.A., M.M., T.M., S.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden; Stroke Unit (A.P.N.), Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal; Department of Neurology (J.P.O.), Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Department of Neurology (I.E.-M.), University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla and Biomedicine Institute of Sevilla, Spain; Department of Neurology (G.B.), Ospedale Civile "S.Agostino-Estense"-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena, Italy; Department of Neurology (L.D., A.D.), Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona; Department of Neurology (J.A.E.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Stroke Unit Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese (R.T.), Siena, Italy; Department of Neurology (D.S.), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (A.Z.), Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Maggiore Hospital; Department of Biomedical (P.N.), Metabolical and Neurosciences, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.), Comprehensive Stroke Centre, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Neurocentre (L.J.), Regional Hospital Liberec, Czech Republic; Department of Neurology University Hospital Ostrava (E.H.), Czech Republic; Second Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels; Department of Neurology (M.N.), Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra (M.B.), Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, Slovakia; Department of Neurology (R.C.), Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Turin, Italy; School of Medicine (K.R.L.), Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, UK; International Clinical Research Center and Department of Neurology (R.M.), St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Human Neurosciences (D.T.), La Sapienza, Rome, Italy; and Department of Neuroradiology (S.H.), Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
| | - Roman Herzig
- From the Department of Neurology (N.A., M.M., T.M.), Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (N.A., M.M., T.M., S.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden; Stroke Unit (A.P.N.), Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal; Department of Neurology (J.P.O.), Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Department of Neurology (I.E.-M.), University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla and Biomedicine Institute of Sevilla, Spain; Department of Neurology (G.B.), Ospedale Civile "S.Agostino-Estense"-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena, Italy; Department of Neurology (L.D., A.D.), Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona; Department of Neurology (J.A.E.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Stroke Unit Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese (R.T.), Siena, Italy; Department of Neurology (D.S.), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (A.Z.), Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Maggiore Hospital; Department of Biomedical (P.N.), Metabolical and Neurosciences, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.), Comprehensive Stroke Centre, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Neurocentre (L.J.), Regional Hospital Liberec, Czech Republic; Department of Neurology University Hospital Ostrava (E.H.), Czech Republic; Second Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels; Department of Neurology (M.N.), Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra (M.B.), Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, Slovakia; Department of Neurology (R.C.), Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Turin, Italy; School of Medicine (K.R.L.), Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, UK; International Clinical Research Center and Department of Neurology (R.M.), St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Human Neurosciences (D.T.), La Sapienza, Rome, Italy; and Department of Neuroradiology (S.H.), Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
| | - Lubomír Jurák
- From the Department of Neurology (N.A., M.M., T.M.), Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (N.A., M.M., T.M., S.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden; Stroke Unit (A.P.N.), Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal; Department of Neurology (J.P.O.), Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Department of Neurology (I.E.-M.), University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla and Biomedicine Institute of Sevilla, Spain; Department of Neurology (G.B.), Ospedale Civile "S.Agostino-Estense"-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena, Italy; Department of Neurology (L.D., A.D.), Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona; Department of Neurology (J.A.E.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Stroke Unit Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese (R.T.), Siena, Italy; Department of Neurology (D.S.), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (A.Z.), Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Maggiore Hospital; Department of Biomedical (P.N.), Metabolical and Neurosciences, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.), Comprehensive Stroke Centre, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Neurocentre (L.J.), Regional Hospital Liberec, Czech Republic; Department of Neurology University Hospital Ostrava (E.H.), Czech Republic; Second Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels; Department of Neurology (M.N.), Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra (M.B.), Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, Slovakia; Department of Neurology (R.C.), Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Turin, Italy; School of Medicine (K.R.L.), Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, UK; International Clinical Research Center and Department of Neurology (R.M.), St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Human Neurosciences (D.T.), La Sapienza, Rome, Italy; and Department of Neuroradiology (S.H.), Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
| | - Eva Hurtikova
- From the Department of Neurology (N.A., M.M., T.M.), Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (N.A., M.M., T.M., S.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden; Stroke Unit (A.P.N.), Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal; Department of Neurology (J.P.O.), Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Department of Neurology (I.E.-M.), University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla and Biomedicine Institute of Sevilla, Spain; Department of Neurology (G.B.), Ospedale Civile "S.Agostino-Estense"-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena, Italy; Department of Neurology (L.D., A.D.), Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona; Department of Neurology (J.A.E.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Stroke Unit Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese (R.T.), Siena, Italy; Department of Neurology (D.S.), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (A.Z.), Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Maggiore Hospital; Department of Biomedical (P.N.), Metabolical and Neurosciences, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.), Comprehensive Stroke Centre, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Neurocentre (L.J.), Regional Hospital Liberec, Czech Republic; Department of Neurology University Hospital Ostrava (E.H.), Czech Republic; Second Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels; Department of Neurology (M.N.), Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra (M.B.), Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, Slovakia; Department of Neurology (R.C.), Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Turin, Italy; School of Medicine (K.R.L.), Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, UK; International Clinical Research Center and Department of Neurology (R.M.), St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Human Neurosciences (D.T.), La Sapienza, Rome, Italy; and Department of Neuroradiology (S.H.), Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
| | - Georgios Tsivgoulis
- From the Department of Neurology (N.A., M.M., T.M.), Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (N.A., M.M., T.M., S.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden; Stroke Unit (A.P.N.), Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal; Department of Neurology (J.P.O.), Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Department of Neurology (I.E.-M.), University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla and Biomedicine Institute of Sevilla, Spain; Department of Neurology (G.B.), Ospedale Civile "S.Agostino-Estense"-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena, Italy; Department of Neurology (L.D., A.D.), Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona; Department of Neurology (J.A.E.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Stroke Unit Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese (R.T.), Siena, Italy; Department of Neurology (D.S.), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (A.Z.), Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Maggiore Hospital; Department of Biomedical (P.N.), Metabolical and Neurosciences, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.), Comprehensive Stroke Centre, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Neurocentre (L.J.), Regional Hospital Liberec, Czech Republic; Department of Neurology University Hospital Ostrava (E.H.), Czech Republic; Second Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels; Department of Neurology (M.N.), Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra (M.B.), Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, Slovakia; Department of Neurology (R.C.), Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Turin, Italy; School of Medicine (K.R.L.), Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, UK; International Clinical Research Center and Department of Neurology (R.M.), St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Human Neurosciences (D.T.), La Sapienza, Rome, Italy; and Department of Neuroradiology (S.H.), Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
| | - Andre Peeters
- From the Department of Neurology (N.A., M.M., T.M.), Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (N.A., M.M., T.M., S.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden; Stroke Unit (A.P.N.), Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal; Department of Neurology (J.P.O.), Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Department of Neurology (I.E.-M.), University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla and Biomedicine Institute of Sevilla, Spain; Department of Neurology (G.B.), Ospedale Civile "S.Agostino-Estense"-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena, Italy; Department of Neurology (L.D., A.D.), Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona; Department of Neurology (J.A.E.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Stroke Unit Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese (R.T.), Siena, Italy; Department of Neurology (D.S.), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (A.Z.), Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Maggiore Hospital; Department of Biomedical (P.N.), Metabolical and Neurosciences, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.), Comprehensive Stroke Centre, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Neurocentre (L.J.), Regional Hospital Liberec, Czech Republic; Department of Neurology University Hospital Ostrava (E.H.), Czech Republic; Second Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels; Department of Neurology (M.N.), Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra (M.B.), Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, Slovakia; Department of Neurology (R.C.), Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Turin, Italy; School of Medicine (K.R.L.), Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, UK; International Clinical Research Center and Department of Neurology (R.M.), St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Human Neurosciences (D.T.), La Sapienza, Rome, Italy; and Department of Neuroradiology (S.H.), Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
| | - Miroslava Nevšímalová
- From the Department of Neurology (N.A., M.M., T.M.), Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (N.A., M.M., T.M., S.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden; Stroke Unit (A.P.N.), Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal; Department of Neurology (J.P.O.), Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Department of Neurology (I.E.-M.), University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla and Biomedicine Institute of Sevilla, Spain; Department of Neurology (G.B.), Ospedale Civile "S.Agostino-Estense"-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena, Italy; Department of Neurology (L.D., A.D.), Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona; Department of Neurology (J.A.E.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Stroke Unit Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese (R.T.), Siena, Italy; Department of Neurology (D.S.), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (A.Z.), Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Maggiore Hospital; Department of Biomedical (P.N.), Metabolical and Neurosciences, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.), Comprehensive Stroke Centre, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Neurocentre (L.J.), Regional Hospital Liberec, Czech Republic; Department of Neurology University Hospital Ostrava (E.H.), Czech Republic; Second Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels; Department of Neurology (M.N.), Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra (M.B.), Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, Slovakia; Department of Neurology (R.C.), Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Turin, Italy; School of Medicine (K.R.L.), Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, UK; International Clinical Research Center and Department of Neurology (R.M.), St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Human Neurosciences (D.T.), La Sapienza, Rome, Italy; and Department of Neuroradiology (S.H.), Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
| | - Miroslav Brozman
- From the Department of Neurology (N.A., M.M., T.M.), Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (N.A., M.M., T.M., S.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden; Stroke Unit (A.P.N.), Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal; Department of Neurology (J.P.O.), Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Department of Neurology (I.E.-M.), University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla and Biomedicine Institute of Sevilla, Spain; Department of Neurology (G.B.), Ospedale Civile "S.Agostino-Estense"-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena, Italy; Department of Neurology (L.D., A.D.), Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona; Department of Neurology (J.A.E.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Stroke Unit Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese (R.T.), Siena, Italy; Department of Neurology (D.S.), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (A.Z.), Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Maggiore Hospital; Department of Biomedical (P.N.), Metabolical and Neurosciences, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.), Comprehensive Stroke Centre, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Neurocentre (L.J.), Regional Hospital Liberec, Czech Republic; Department of Neurology University Hospital Ostrava (E.H.), Czech Republic; Second Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels; Department of Neurology (M.N.), Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra (M.B.), Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, Slovakia; Department of Neurology (R.C.), Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Turin, Italy; School of Medicine (K.R.L.), Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, UK; International Clinical Research Center and Department of Neurology (R.M.), St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Human Neurosciences (D.T.), La Sapienza, Rome, Italy; and Department of Neuroradiology (S.H.), Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
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- From the Department of Neurology (N.A., M.M., T.M.), Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (N.A., M.M., T.M., S.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden; Stroke Unit (A.P.N.), Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal; Department of Neurology (J.P.O.), Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Department of Neurology (I.E.-M.), University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla and Biomedicine Institute of Sevilla, Spain; Department of Neurology (G.B.), Ospedale Civile "S.Agostino-Estense"-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena, Italy; Department of Neurology (L.D., A.D.), Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona; Department of Neurology (J.A.E.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Stroke Unit Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese (R.T.), Siena, Italy; Department of Neurology (D.S.), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (A.Z.), Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Maggiore Hospital; Department of Biomedical (P.N.), Metabolical and Neurosciences, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.), Comprehensive Stroke Centre, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Neurocentre (L.J.), Regional Hospital Liberec, Czech Republic; Department of Neurology University Hospital Ostrava (E.H.), Czech Republic; Second Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels; Department of Neurology (M.N.), Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra (M.B.), Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, Slovakia; Department of Neurology (R.C.), Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Turin, Italy; School of Medicine (K.R.L.), Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, UK; International Clinical Research Center and Department of Neurology (R.M.), St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Human Neurosciences (D.T.), La Sapienza, Rome, Italy; and Department of Neuroradiology (S.H.), Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
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- From the Department of Neurology (N.A., M.M., T.M.), Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (N.A., M.M., T.M., S.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden; Stroke Unit (A.P.N.), Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal; Department of Neurology (J.P.O.), Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Department of Neurology (I.E.-M.), University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla and Biomedicine Institute of Sevilla, Spain; Department of Neurology (G.B.), Ospedale Civile "S.Agostino-Estense"-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena, Italy; Department of Neurology (L.D., A.D.), Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona; Department of Neurology (J.A.E.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Stroke Unit Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese (R.T.), Siena, Italy; Department of Neurology (D.S.), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (A.Z.), Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Maggiore Hospital; Department of Biomedical (P.N.), Metabolical and Neurosciences, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.), Comprehensive Stroke Centre, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Neurocentre (L.J.), Regional Hospital Liberec, Czech Republic; Department of Neurology University Hospital Ostrava (E.H.), Czech Republic; Second Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels; Department of Neurology (M.N.), Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra (M.B.), Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, Slovakia; Department of Neurology (R.C.), Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Turin, Italy; School of Medicine (K.R.L.), Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, UK; International Clinical Research Center and Department of Neurology (R.M.), St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Human Neurosciences (D.T.), La Sapienza, Rome, Italy; and Department of Neuroradiology (S.H.), Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
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- From the Department of Neurology (N.A., M.M., T.M.), Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (N.A., M.M., T.M., S.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden; Stroke Unit (A.P.N.), Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal; Department of Neurology (J.P.O.), Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Department of Neurology (I.E.-M.), University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla and Biomedicine Institute of Sevilla, Spain; Department of Neurology (G.B.), Ospedale Civile "S.Agostino-Estense"-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena, Italy; Department of Neurology (L.D., A.D.), Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona; Department of Neurology (J.A.E.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Stroke Unit Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese (R.T.), Siena, Italy; Department of Neurology (D.S.), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (A.Z.), Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Maggiore Hospital; Department of Biomedical (P.N.), Metabolical and Neurosciences, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.), Comprehensive Stroke Centre, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Neurocentre (L.J.), Regional Hospital Liberec, Czech Republic; Department of Neurology University Hospital Ostrava (E.H.), Czech Republic; Second Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels; Department of Neurology (M.N.), Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra (M.B.), Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, Slovakia; Department of Neurology (R.C.), Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Turin, Italy; School of Medicine (K.R.L.), Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, UK; International Clinical Research Center and Department of Neurology (R.M.), St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Human Neurosciences (D.T.), La Sapienza, Rome, Italy; and Department of Neuroradiology (S.H.), Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
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- From the Department of Neurology (N.A., M.M., T.M.), Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (N.A., M.M., T.M., S.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden; Stroke Unit (A.P.N.), Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal; Department of Neurology (J.P.O.), Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Department of Neurology (I.E.-M.), University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla and Biomedicine Institute of Sevilla, Spain; Department of Neurology (G.B.), Ospedale Civile "S.Agostino-Estense"-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena, Italy; Department of Neurology (L.D., A.D.), Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona; Department of Neurology (J.A.E.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Stroke Unit Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese (R.T.), Siena, Italy; Department of Neurology (D.S.), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (A.Z.), Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Maggiore Hospital; Department of Biomedical (P.N.), Metabolical and Neurosciences, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.), Comprehensive Stroke Centre, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Neurocentre (L.J.), Regional Hospital Liberec, Czech Republic; Department of Neurology University Hospital Ostrava (E.H.), Czech Republic; Second Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels; Department of Neurology (M.N.), Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra (M.B.), Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, Slovakia; Department of Neurology (R.C.), Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Turin, Italy; School of Medicine (K.R.L.), Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, UK; International Clinical Research Center and Department of Neurology (R.M.), St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Human Neurosciences (D.T.), La Sapienza, Rome, Italy; and Department of Neuroradiology (S.H.), Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
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- From the Department of Neurology (N.A., M.M., T.M.), Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Neuroscience (N.A., M.M., T.M., S.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden; Stroke Unit (A.P.N.), Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal; Department of Neurology (J.P.O.), Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Department of Neurology (I.E.-M.), University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla and Biomedicine Institute of Sevilla, Spain; Department of Neurology (G.B.), Ospedale Civile "S.Agostino-Estense"-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena, Italy; Department of Neurology (L.D., A.D.), Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona; Department of Neurology (J.A.E.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Stroke Unit Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese (R.T.), Siena, Italy; Department of Neurology (D.S.), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (A.Z.), Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Maggiore Hospital; Department of Biomedical (P.N.), Metabolical and Neurosciences, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.), Comprehensive Stroke Centre, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Neurocentre (L.J.), Regional Hospital Liberec, Czech Republic; Department of Neurology University Hospital Ostrava (E.H.), Czech Republic; Second Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Department of Neurology (G.T., A.P.), Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels; Department of Neurology (M.N.), Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra (M.B.), Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, Slovakia; Department of Neurology (R.C.), Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Turin, Italy; School of Medicine (K.R.L.), Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, UK; International Clinical Research Center and Department of Neurology (R.M.), St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Human Neurosciences (D.T.), La Sapienza, Rome, Italy; and Department of Neuroradiology (S.H.), Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
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Mattioli V, Crocetti E, Dal Maso L, Buzzoni C, Franceschi S, Serraino D, Vaccarella S, Ferretti S, Busco S, Fedeli U, Varvarà M, Falcini F, Zorzi M, Carrozzi G, Mazzucco W, Gasparotti C, Iacovacci S, Toffolutti F, Cavallo R, Stracci F, Russo AG, Caldarella A, Rosso S, Musolino A, Mangone L, Casella C, Fusco M, Tagliabue G, Piras D, Tumino R, Guarda L, Dinaro YM, Piffer S, Pinna P, Mazzoleni G, Fanetti AC. RISK OF HEMOLYMPHOPOIETIC NEOPLASM BEFORE AND AFTER THYROID CANCER. A POPULATION‐BASED STUDY IN ITALY, 1998‐2012. Hematol Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.104_2881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer Section of Cancer Surveillance Lyon France
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- IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori" Meldola, Italy‐Azienda Usl della Romagna, Romagna Cancer Registry Forlì Italy
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- ASL Latina Cancer Registry of Latina Province Latina Italy
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- Azienda Zero Epidemiological Department Padua Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Catania Registro Tumori Integrato Catania‐Messina‐Siracusa‐Enna Catania Italy
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- Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS Romagna Cancer Registry Meldola Italy
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- Veneto Region Veneto Tumor Registry Padua Italy
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- Modena Cancer Registry AUSL Modena Public Health Department Modena Italy
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- Palermo and Province Cancer Registry Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico "Paolo Giaccone" University of Palermo Clinical Epidemiology Unit with Cancer Registry Palermo Italy
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- Brescia Health Protection Agency Epidemiology Unit Brescia Cancer Registry Brescia Italy
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- ASL Latina Cancer Registry of Latina Province Latina Italy
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- ASL Salerno Cancer Registry Salerno Italy
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- University of Perugia Public Health Section ‐ Dept. of Medicine and Surgery Perugia Italy
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- Agency for Health Protection of Milan Cancer Registry of Milan Epidemiology Unit Milan Italy
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- Institute for Cancer Research Prevention and Clinical Network (ISPRO) Tuscany Cancer Registry Clinical Epidemiology Unit Florence Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera‐Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino Piedmont Cancer Registry Torino Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Parma Parma Cancer Registry Oncology Unit Parma Italy
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- AUSL ASMN‐IRCCS Azienda USL di Reggio Emilia Reggio Emilia Cancer Registry Epidemiology Unit Reggio Emilia Italy
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- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Liguria Cancer Registry Clinical Epidemiology Genova Italy
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- ASL Napoli 3 Sud Cancer Registry Napoli Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Lombardy Cancer Registry Varese Province Cancer Registry Unit Department of Research Milan Italy
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- Azienda Regionale per la Tutela della Salute North Sardinia Cancer Registry Sassari Italy
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- Provincial Health Authority (ASP 7) Cancer Registry and Histopathology Department Ragusa Italy
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- Agenzia di Tutela della Salute (ATS) della Val Padana Mantova Cancer Registry Epidemilogy Unit Mantova Italy
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- Siracusa Cancer Registry Health Unit of Siracusa Siracusa Italy
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- Trento Province Cancer Registry Unit of Clinical Epidemiology Trento Italy
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- ASSL Nuoro/ATS Sardegna Nuoro Cancer Registry RT Nuoro Nuoro Italy
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- Health Protection Agency Sondrio Cancer Registry Sondrio Italy
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van Asten SAV, Boattini M, Kraakman MEM, Bianco G, Iannaccone M, Costa C, Cavallo R, Bernards AT. Ceftazidime-avibactam resistance and restoration of carbapenem susceptibility in KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae infections: A case series. J Infect Chemother 2021; 27:778-780. [PMID: 33558042 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2021.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Revised: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Since the introduction of the β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor ceftazidime-avibactam (CZA), rapid evolution of resistance has been reported in different KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates. In this multicenter retrospective study, we describe the emergence of CZA resistance and evaluate the mutations that might be responsible for the restoration of carbapenem susceptibility. METHODS During a study period of 18 months, KPC-producing K. pneumoniae isolates of five hospitalized patients were collected with phenotypic development of CZA resistance. RESULTS In vitro restoration of carbapenem susceptibility during treatment was observed in 3 isolates. Whole genome sequencing of these isolates showed a D179Y mutation in the KPC gene of 2 variants and a KPC-2 with a Δ242-GT-243 deletion (KPC-14). Two KPC-3 variants showed CZA resistance with sustained carbapenemase activity without genomic adaptations in the KPC gene. CONCLUSIONS This study confirms the emergence of CZA resistance in KPC K. pneumoniae. The role of carbapenems in treating patients with these variants is unclear and combination therapies warrant further investigation.
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- S A V van Asten
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città Della Salute e Della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città Della Salute e Della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città Della Salute e Della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città Della Salute e Della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città Della Salute e Della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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Naldi A, Vallelonga F, Di Liberto A, Cavallo R, Agnesone M, Gonella M, Sauta MD, Lochner P, Tondo G, Bragazzi NL, Botto R, Leombruni P. COVID-19 pandemic-related anxiety, distress and burnout: prevalence and associated factors in healthcare workers of North-West Italy. BJPsych Open 2021; 7:e27. [PMID: 33407989 PMCID: PMC7844147 DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2020.161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Revised: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic caused drastic changes in healthcare and severe social restrictions. Healthcare workers (HCWs) are on the front line against the virus and have been highly exposed to pandemic-related stressors, but there are limited data on their psychological involvement for a large sample in Italy. AIMS To investigate the prevalence of anxiety, distress and burnout in HCWs of North-West Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to detect potential psychosocial factors associated with their emotional response. METHOD This cross-sectional, survey-based study enrolled 797 HCWs. Participants completed the Impact of Event Scale - Revised, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory - Form Y and the Maslach Burnout Inventory; demographic, family and work characteristics were also collected. Global psychological outcome, differences among professions and independent factors associated with worst psychological outcome were assessed. RESULTS Almost a third of the sample had severe state anxiety and distress, high emotional exhaustion and depersonalisation, and low personal accomplishment. Distress was higher in women and nurses, whereas depersonalisation was higher in men. Family division, increased workload, job changes and frequent contact with COVID-19 were associated with worst psychological outcome. Trait anxiety was associated with significantly higher risk for developing state anxiety, distress and burnout. CONCLUSIONS An elevated psychological burden related to the COVID-19 pandemic was observed in HCWs of North-West Italy. The identification of family and work characteristics and a psychological pre-existing condition as factors associated with worst psychological outcome may help provide a tailored, preventive, organisational and psychological approach in counteracting the psychological effects of future pandemics.
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- Andrea Naldi
- Rita Levi Montalcini Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Italy; and Neurology Unit, San Giovanni Bosco Hospital, Italy
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- Psychology Unit, Local Health Authority of the City of Turin, Italy
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- Psychology Unit, Local Health Authority of the City of Turin, Italy
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- School of Psychology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Italy
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Laboratory for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, York University, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Italy; and Clinical Psychology Unit, City of Health and Science University Hospital of Turin, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Italy; and Clinical Psychology Unit, City of Health and Science University Hospital of Turin, Italy
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Cappellari M, Pracucci G, Forlivesi S, Saia V, Limbucci N, Nencini P, Inzitari D, Da Ros V, Sallustio F, Vallone S, Bigliardi G, Zini A, Vinci SL, Dell'Aera C, Bracco S, Cioni S, Tassi R, Bergui M, Naldi A, Carità G, Azzini C, Casetta I, Gasparotti R, Magoni M, Castellan L, Finocchi C, Menozzi R, Scoditti U, Causin F, Viaro F, Puglielli E, Casalena A, Ruggiero M, Biguzzi S, Castellano D, Cavallo R, Lazzarotti GA, Orlandi G, Sgreccia A, Denaro MF, Cavasin N, Critelli A, Ciceri EFM, Bonetti B, Chiumarulo L, Petruzzelli M, Pellegrino C, Carimati F, Burdi N, Prontera MP, Auteri W, Petrone A, Guidetti G, Nicolini E, Ganci G, Sugo A, Filauri P, Sacco S, Squassina G, Invernizzi P, Nuzzi NP, Corato M, Amistà P, Gentile M, Barbero S, Schirru F, Craparo G, Mannino M, Simonetti L, Mangiafico S, Toni D. Direct thrombectomy for stroke in the presence of absolute exclusion criteria for thrombolysis. J Neurol 2020; 267:3731-3740. [PMID: 32712865 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-020-10098-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Revised: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Intravenous thrombolysis (IVT)-ineligible patients undergoing direct thrombectomy tended to have poorer functional outcome as compared with IVT-eligible patients undergoing bridging therapy. We aimed to assess radiological and functional outcomes in large vessel occlusion-related stroke patients receiving direct thrombectomy in the presence of absolute exclusion criteria for IVT vs relative exclusion criteria for IVT and vs non-exclusion criteria for IVT. METHODS A cohort study on prospectively collected data from 2282 patients enrolled in the Italian Registry of Endovascular Treatment in Acute Stroke cohort for treatment with direct thrombectomy (n = 486, absolute exclusion criteria for IVT alone; n = 384, absolute in combination with relative exclusion criteria for IVT; n = 777, relative exclusion criteria for IVT alone; n = 635, non-exclusion criteria for IVT). RESULTS After adjustment for unbalanced variables (model 1), ORs for 3-month death was higher in the presence of absolute exclusion criteria for IVT alone (vs relative exclusion criteria for IVT alone) (1.595, 95% CI 1.042-2.440) and in the presence of absolute exclusion criteria for IVT alone (vs non-exclusion criteria for IVT) (1.235, 95% CI 1.014-1.504). After adjustment for predefined variables (model 2: age, sex, pre-stroke mRS ≤ 1, NIHSS, occlusion in the anterior circulation, onset-to-groin time, and procedure time), ORs for 3-month death was higher in the presence of absolute exclusion criteria for IVT alone (vs relative exclusion criteria for IVT alone) (1.235, 95% CI 1.014-1.504) and in the presence of absolute exclusion criteria for IVT alone (vs non-exclusion criteria for IVT) (1.246, 95% CI 1.039-1.495). No significant difference was found between the groups as regards any type of intracerebral hemorrhage and parenchymal hematoma within 24 h, successful and complete recanalization after procedure, and modified Rankin Scale score 0-2 at 3 months. After adjustment for predefined variables of model 2, ORs for death were higher in the presence of recent administration of IV heparin (OR: 2.077), platelet count < 100,000/mm3 (OR: 4.798), bacterial endocarditis (OR: 15.069), neoplasm with increased hemorrhagic risk (OR: 6.046), and severe liver disease (OR: 6.124). CONCLUSIONS Radiological outcomes were similar after direct thrombectomy in patients with absolute, relative, and non- exclusion criteria for IVT, while an increase of fatal outcome was observed in the presence of some absolute exclusion criterion for IVT.
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- Manuel Cappellari
- USD Stroke Unit, DAI di Neuroscienze, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Piazzale A. Stefani 1, 37126, Verona, Italy.
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Maggiore Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Ospedale Civile S.Agostino-Estense-University Hospital, Modena, Italy
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- Ospedale Civile S.Agostino-Estense-University Hospital, Modena, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Maggiore Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Ospedale S. Maria delle Scotte-University Hospital, Siena, Italy
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- Ospedale S. Maria delle Scotte-University Hospital, Siena, Italy
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- Ospedale S. Maria delle Scotte-University Hospital, Siena, Italy
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- Città della Salute e della Scienza-Molinette, Turin, Italy
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- Città della Salute e della Scienza-Molinette, Turin, Italy
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- USD Stroke Unit, DAI di Neuroscienze, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Piazzale A. Stefani 1, 37126, Verona, Italy
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- Presidio Ospedaliero SS. Filippo e Nicola, Avezzano, Italy
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- Presidio Ospedaliero SS. Filippo e Nicola, Avezzano, Italy
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- Istituto Ospedaliero Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Maggiore Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Maggiore Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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Bianco G, Boattini M, van Asten SAV, Iannaccone M, Zanotto E, Zaccaria T, Bernards AT, Cavallo R, Costa C. RESIST-5 O.O.K.N.V. and NG-Test Carba 5 assays for the rapid detection of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales from positive blood cultures: a comparative study. J Hosp Infect 2020; 105:162-166. [PMID: 32304724 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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We prospectively compared the performance of RESIST-5 O.O.K.N.V. and NG-Test Carba 5 assays directly from blood cultures spiked with 130 characterized Enterobacterales isolates. Overall, both assays yielded 100% sensitivity to detect KPC-type carbapenemases and OXA-48-like carbapenemases. Both assays failed to detect KPC-31 and KPC-33, D179Y point mutation variants of KPC-3 and KPC-2, that are deprived of carbapenemase activity and confer resistance to ceftazidime-avibactam. On blood culture bacterial pellets, NDM- and VIM-type carbapenemases were detected in 50.0% and 52.2%, respectively, by RESIST-5 O.O.K.N.V. vs 100% by NG-Test Carba 5. The sensitivity of RESIST-5 O.O.K.N.V. improved to 100% and 95.6%, respectively, by performing the assay on 4-h early subculture.
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- G Bianco
- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy.
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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Bianco G, Boattini M, Iannaccone M, Cavallo R, Costa C. Evaluation of the NG-Test CTX-M MULTI immunochromatographic assay for the rapid detection of CTX-M extended-spectrum-β-lactamase producers from positive blood cultures. J Hosp Infect 2020; 105:341-343. [PMID: 32092366 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- G Bianco
- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy.
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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Boattini M, Bianco G, Iannaccone M, Charrier L, Almeida A, De Intinis G, Cavallo R, Costa C. Accuracy of the ELITe MGB assays for the detection of carbapenemases, CTX-M, Staphylococcus aureus and mecA/C genes directly from respiratory samples. J Hosp Infect 2020; 105:306-310. [PMID: 31931044 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2019.12.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2019] [Accepted: 12/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Bacterial lower respiratory tract infections (BLRTI) may represent serious clinical conditions which can lead to respiratory failure, intensive care unit admission and high hospital costs. The detection of carbapenemase- and extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacterales, as well as meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), has become a major issue, especially in healthcare-associated infections. This study aimed to determine whether molecular assays could detect genes encoding carbapenemases, ESBL and MRSA directly from respiratory samples in order to expedite appropriate therapy and infection control for patients with BLRTI. METHODS The carbapenem-resistant enterobacterales (CRE), ESBL and MRSA/SA ELITe MGB assays were performed directly on 354 respiratory specimens sampled from 318 patients admitted with BLRTI. Molecular results were compared with routine culture-based diagnostics results. RESULTS Positive (PPV) and negative (NPV) predictive values of the CRE ELITe MGB kit were 75.9% [95% confidence interval (CI) 60.3-86.7] and 100%, respectively. PPV and NPV of the ESBL ELITe MGB kit were 80.8% (95% CI 63.6-91.0) and 99.1% (95% CI 96.6-99.8), respectively. PPV and NPV of the MRSA/SA ELITe MGB kit were 91.7% (95% CI 73.7-97.7)/100% and 98.3% (95% CI 89.8-99.3)/96.8% (95% CI 81.6-99.5), respectively. DISCUSSION Validity assessment of molecular assays detecting the main antibiotic resistance genes directly from respiratory samples showed high accuracy compared with culture-based results. Molecular assays detecting the main carbapenemase, ESBL, S. aureus and meticillin resistance encoding genes provide an interesting tool with potential to expedite optimization of antibiotic therapy and infection control practices in patients with BLRTI.
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- M Boattini
- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy.
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Paediatrics, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine 4, Hospital de Santa Marta, Central Lisbon Hospital Centre, Lisbon, Portugal; NOVA Medical School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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Keselman B, Gdovinová Z, Jatuzis D, Melo TPE, Vilionskis A, Cavallo R, Frol S, Jurak L, Koyuncu B, Nunes AP, Petrone A, Lees KR, Mazya MV. Safety and Outcomes of Intravenous Thrombolysis in Posterior Versus Anterior Circulation Stroke: Results From the Safe Implementation of Treatments in Stroke Registry and Meta-Analysis. Stroke 2020; 51:876-882. [PMID: 31914885 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.119.027071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background and Purpose- Posterior circulation stroke (PCS) accounts for 5% to 19% of patients with acute stroke receiving intravenous thrombolysis. We aimed to compare safety and outcomes following intravenous thrombolysis between patients with PCS and anterior circulation stroke (ACS) and incorporate the results in a meta-analysis. Methods- We included patients in the Safe Implementation of Treatments in Stroke Thrombolysis Registry 2013 to 2017 with computed tomography/magnetic resonance angiographic occlusion data. Outcomes were parenchymal hematoma, symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (SICH) per SITS-MOST (Safe Implementation of Thrombolysis in Stroke Monitoring Study), ECASS II (Second European Co-operative Stroke Study) and NINDS (Neurological Disorders and Stroke definition), 3-month modified Rankin Scale score, and death. Adjustment for SICH risk factors (age, sex, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, blood pressure, glucose, and atrial fibrillation) and center was done using inverse probability treatment weighting, after which an average treatment effect (ATE) was calculated. Meta-analysis of 13 studies comparing outcomes in PCS versus ACS after intravenous thrombolysis was conducted. Results- Of 5146 patients, 753 had PCS (14.6%). Patients with PCS had lower median National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale: 7 (interquartile range, 4-13) versus 13 (7-18), P<0.001 and fewer cerebrovascular risk factors. In patients with PCS versus ACS, parenchymal hematoma occurred in 3.2% versus 7.9%, ATE (95% CI): -4.7% (-6.3% to 3.0%); SICH SITS-MOST in 0.6% versus 1.9%, ATE: -1.4% (-2.2% to -0.7%); SICH NINDS in 3.1% versus 7.8%, ATE: -3.0% (-6.3% to 0.3%); SICH ECASS II in 1.8% versus 5.4%, ATE: -2.3% (-5.3% to 0.7%). In PCS versus ACS, 3-month outcomes (70% data availability) were death 18.5% versus 20.5%, ATE: 6.0% (0.7%-11.4%); modified Rankin Scale score 0-1, 45.2% versus 37.5%, ATE: 1.7% (-6.6% to 3.2%); modified Rankin Scale score 0-2, 61.3% versus 49.4%, ATE: 2.4% (3.1%-7.9%). Meta-analysis showed relative risk for SICH in PCS versus ACS being 0.49 (95% CI, 0.32-0.75). Conclusions- The risk of bleeding complications after intravenous thrombolysis in PCS was half that of ACS, with similar functional outcomes and higher risk of death, acknowledging limitations of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale for stroke severity or infarct size adjustment.
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- Boris Keselman
- From the Department of Neurology, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden (B. Keselman, M.V.M.).,Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden (B. Keselman, M.V.M.)
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Košice, Slovak Republic (Z.G.)
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Lithuania (D.J., A.V.).,Centre of Neurology, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Lithuania (D.J.)
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Lithuania (D.J., A.V.).,Department of Neurology, Republican Vilnius University Hospital, Vilnius University, Lithuania (A.V.)
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- Neurology and Stroke Unit, Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Torino, Italy (R.C.)
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- Department of Vascular Neurology and Neurological Intensive Care, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia (S.F.)
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- Neurocentre, Regional Hospital Liberec, Czech Republic (L.J.)
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- Acute Stroke Center, Memorial Hizmet Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (B. Koyuncu)
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- Stroke Unit, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Portugal (A.P.N.)
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (K.R.L.)
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- From the Department of Neurology, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden (B. Keselman, M.V.M.).,Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden (B. Keselman, M.V.M.)
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Ditommaso S, Giacomuzzi M, Memoli G, Cavallo R, Curtoni A, Avolio M, Silvestre C, Zotti CM. Reduction of turnaround time for non-tuberculous mycobacteria detection in heater-cooler units by propidium monoazide-real-time polymerase chain reaction. J Hosp Infect 2019. [PMID: 31628958 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2019.10.010.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Invasive non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections are emerging worldwide in patients undergoing open-chest cardiac bypass surgery exposed to contaminated heater-cooler units (HCUs). Although this outbreak has been investigated by culturing bacteria isolated from HCU aerosol and water samples, these conventional methods have low-analytic sensitivity, high rates of sample contamination, and long turnaround time. AIM To develop a simple and effective method to detect NTM in HCUs by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), with a short laboratory turnaround time and reliable culture results. METHODS A total of 281 water samples collected from various HCUs at seven Italian hospitals were simultaneously screened for NTM by a propidium monoazide (PMA)-PCR assay and by conventional culture testing. The results were analysed with culture testing as the reference method. FINDINGS (i) The agreement between culture testing and PMA-PCR was 85.0% with a cycle threshold (CT) cut-off value of <38 vs 80.0% with a CT of <43, with a moderate Cohen's κ-coefficient; (ii) the CT cut-off value of <42 was deemed more suitable for predicting positive specimens; (iii) given the low concentration of target DNA in water samples, the minimum volume to be tested was 1 L. CONCLUSION The use of PMA-PCR for fast detection of NTM from environmental samples is highly recommended in order to ascertain whether HCUs may represent a potential source of human exposure to NTM. This reliable and simple method reduces laboratory turnaround time compared to conventional methods (one to two days vs eight weeks, respectively), thereby improving control strategies and effective management of HCUs.
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- S Ditommaso
- Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- AOU Città della salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Ditommaso S, Giacomuzzi M, Memoli G, Cavallo R, Curtoni A, Avolio M, Silvestre C, Zotti CM. Reduction of turnaround time for non-tuberculous mycobacteria detection in heater-cooler units by propidium monoazide-real-time polymerase chain reaction. J Hosp Infect 2019; 104:365-373. [PMID: 31628958 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2019.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Revised: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Invasive non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections are emerging worldwide in patients undergoing open-chest cardiac bypass surgery exposed to contaminated heater-cooler units (HCUs). Although this outbreak has been investigated by culturing bacteria isolated from HCU aerosol and water samples, these conventional methods have low-analytic sensitivity, high rates of sample contamination, and long turnaround time. AIM To develop a simple and effective method to detect NTM in HCUs by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), with a short laboratory turnaround time and reliable culture results. METHODS A total of 281 water samples collected from various HCUs at seven Italian hospitals were simultaneously screened for NTM by a propidium monoazide (PMA)-PCR assay and by conventional culture testing. The results were analysed with culture testing as the reference method. FINDINGS (i) The agreement between culture testing and PMA-PCR was 85.0% with a cycle threshold (CT) cut-off value of <38 vs 80.0% with a CT of <43, with a moderate Cohen's κ-coefficient; (ii) the CT cut-off value of <42 was deemed more suitable for predicting positive specimens; (iii) given the low concentration of target DNA in water samples, the minimum volume to be tested was 1 L. CONCLUSION The use of PMA-PCR for fast detection of NTM from environmental samples is highly recommended in order to ascertain whether HCUs may represent a potential source of human exposure to NTM. This reliable and simple method reduces laboratory turnaround time compared to conventional methods (one to two days vs eight weeks, respectively), thereby improving control strategies and effective management of HCUs.
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- S Ditommaso
- Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- AOU Città della salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Bianco G, Boattini M, Iannaccone M, Sidoti F, Cavallo R, Costa C. Detection of antibiotic resistance genes from blood cultures: performance assessment and potential impact on antibiotic therapy management. J Hosp Infect 2019; 102:465-469. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2019.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Accepted: 03/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Corcione S, Sidoti F, Costa C, Mornese Pinna S, Bonetto C, Urbino R, Cavallo R, De Rosa F. V348I mutation in UL23 gene of human herpesvirus 1 in a case of herpetic hepatitis and haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. New Microbes New Infect 2019; 29:100529. [PMID: 30988955 PMCID: PMC6447736 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2019.100529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2018] [Revised: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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We herein report the case of a young immunocompetent adult patient with a rapidly fatal haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis syndrome related to human herpesvirus 1 (HHV-1) infection, with herpetic hepatitis and persistent high-level viraemia despite treatment with acyclovir. Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis was confirmed in the patient's spleen and bone marrow. HHV-1 DNA was extracted from whole blood and liver biopsy and the UL23 gene was sequenced. A V348I natural polymorphism of the TK protein was found in blood and liver specimens. Further studies are needed to investigate the role of this polymorphism in the development of systemic immune dysregulation.
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Cappellari M, Mangiafico S, Saia V, Pracucci G, Nappini S, Nencini P, Konda D, Sallustio F, Vallone S, Zini A, Bracco S, Tassi R, Bergui M, Cerrato P, Pitrone A, Grillo F, Saletti A, De Vito A, Gasparotti R, Magoni M, Puglielli E, Casalena A, Causin F, Baracchini C, Castellan L, Malfatto L, Menozzi R, Scoditti U, Comelli C, Duc E, Comai A, Franchini E, Cosottini M, Mancuso M, Peschillo S, De Michele M, Giorgianni A, Delodovici ML, Lafe E, Denaro MF, Burdi N, Internò S, Cavasin N, Critelli A, Chiumarulo L, Petruzzellis M, Doddi M, Carolei A, Auteri W, Petrone A, Padolecchia R, Tassinari T, Pavia M, Invernizzi P, Turcato G, Forlivesi S, Ciceri EFM, Bonetti B, Inzitari D, Toni D, Limbucci N, Consoli A, Renieri L, Fainardi E, Gandini R, Pampana E, Diomedi M, Koch G, Verganti L, Sacchetti F, Zelent G, Bigliardi G, Picchetto L, Vandelli L, Romano DG, Cioni S, Gennari P, Cerase A, Martini G, Stura G, Daniele D, Naldi A, Papa R, Vinci SL, Bernava G, Velo M, Caragliano A, Tessitore A, Buonomo O, Musolino R, La Spina P, Casella C, Carolina Fazio M, Cotroneo M, Onofrio M, Azzini C, Casetta I, Mardighian D, Frigerio M, Costa A, Di Egidio V, Lattanzi R, Assetta M, Cester G, Mavilio N, Serrati C, Piazza P, Epifani E, Andreone A, Castellini P, Latte L, Grisendi I, Vaudano G, Comelli S, Cavallo R, Chianale G, Simonetti L, Taglialatela F, Isceri S, Procaccianti G, Zaniboni A, Borghi A, Bonatti G, Ferro F, Bonatti M, Dall’Ora E, Currò Dossi R, Turri E, Turri M, Puglioli M, Lazzarotti G, Lauretti D, Giannini N, Maccarone M, Orlandi G, Chiti A, Guidetti G, Biraschi F, Falcou A, Anzini A, Mancini A, Fausti S, Di Mascio MT, Durastanti L, Sbardella E, Mellina V, Baruzzi F, Pellegrino C, Terrana A, Carimati F, Ruggiero M, Sanna A, Passarin MG, Colosimo C, Pedicelli A, D’Argento F, Alexandre A, Frisullo G, Zappoli F, Martignoni A, Cavallini A, Persico A, Valvassori L, Piano M, Agostoni E, Motto C, Gatti A, Longoni M, Guccione A, Tortorella R, Zampieri P, Zimatore DS, Grazioli A, Ricciardi GK, Augelli R, Bovi P, Tomelleri G, Micheletti N, Semeraro V, Lucarelli N, Ganimede M, Tinelli A, Pia Prontera M, Pesare A, Cagliari E, Quatrale R, Federico F, Passalacqua G, Filauri P, Orlandi B, De Santis F, Gabriele A, Tiseo C, Armentano A, Di Benedetto O, Silvagni U, Perrotta P, Crispino E, Stancati F, Rizzuto S, Pugliese P, Pisani E, Siniscalchi A, Gaudiano C, Pirritano D, Del Giudice F, Calia S, Ganci G, Sugo A, Scomazzoni F, Simionato F, Roveri L, De Nicola M, Giannoni M, Bruni S, Gambelli E, Provinciali L, Carriero A, Coppo L, Baldan J, Paolo Nuzzi N, Marcheselli S, Corato M, Cotroneo E, Ricciardi F, Gigli R, Pozzessere C, Pezzella FR, Corsi F, Squassina G, Cobelli M, Morassi M, Magni E, Pepe F, Bigni B, Costa P, Crabbio M, Griffini S, Palmerini F, Piras MP, Natrella M, Fanelli G, Cristoferi M, Bottacchi E, Corso G, Tosi P, Amistà P, Russo M, Tettoni S, Gallesio I, Mascolo MC, Meloni GB, Fabio C, Maiore M, Pintus F, Pischedda A, Manca A, Mongili C, Zanda B, Sanna A, Baule A, Pappalardo MP, Craparo G, Gallo C, Monaco S, Mannino M, Terruso V, Muto M, Guarnieri G, Andreone V, Dui G, Ticca A, Salmaggi A, Iannucci G, Pinna V, Di Clemente L, Perini F, De Boni A, De Luca C, De Giorgi F, Corraine S, Enne P, Ganau C, Piras V. IER-SICH Nomogram to Predict Symptomatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage After Thrombectomy for Stroke. Stroke 2019; 50:909-916. [DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.118.023316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Background and Purpose—
As a reliable scoring system to detect the risk of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage after thrombectomy for ischemic stroke is not yet available, we developed a nomogram for predicting symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage in patients with large vessel occlusion in the anterior circulation who received bridging of thrombectomy with intravenous thrombolysis (training set), and to validate the model by using a cohort of patients treated with direct thrombectomy (test set).
Methods—
We conducted a cohort study on prospectively collected data from 3714 patients enrolled in the IER (Italian Registry of Endovascular Stroke Treatment in Acute Stroke). Symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage was defined as any type of intracerebral hemorrhage with increase of ≥4 National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score points from baseline ≤24 hours or death. Based on multivariate logistic models, the nomogram was generated. We assessed the discriminative performance by using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve.
Results—
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score, onset-to-end procedure time, age, unsuccessful recanalization, and Careggi collateral score composed the IER-SICH nomogram. After removing Careggi collateral score from the first model, a second model including Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score was developed. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of the IER-SICH nomogram was 0.778 in the training set (n=492) and 0.709 in the test set (n=399). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of the second model was 0.733 in the training set (n=988) and 0.685 in the test set (n=779).
Conclusions—
The IER-SICH nomogram is the first model developed and validated for predicting symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage after thrombectomy. It may provide indications on early identification of patients for more or less postprocedural intensive management.
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- Manuel Cappellari
- Stroke Unit (M. Cappellari, S.F., B.B.), Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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- Interventional Neuroradiology Unit (S.M., S.N.), Ospedale Careggi-University Hospital, Firenze, Italy
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- Neurology and Stroke Unit (T.T., V.S.), Santa Corona Hospital, Pietra Ligure, Italy
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- Stroke Unit (D.I., P.N., G.P.), Ospedale Careggi-University Hospital, Firenze, Italy
- University of Florence, Firenze, Italy (G.P., P.N., D.I.)
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- Interventional Neuroradiology Unit (S.M., S.N.), Ospedale Careggi-University Hospital, Firenze, Italy
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- Stroke Unit (D.I., P.N., G.P.), Ospedale Careggi-University Hospital, Firenze, Italy
- University of Florence, Firenze, Italy (G.P., P.N., D.I.)
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- Interventional Neuroradiology Unit (D.K.), Policlinico Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Unit, Ospedale Civile S. Agostino-Estense University Hospital, Modena, Italy (S.V.)
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- Stroke Unit, IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche, Maggiore Hospital, Bologna, Italy (A.Z.)
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- Interventional Neuroradiology Unit (S.B.), Ospedale S. Maria delle Scotte-University Hospital, Siena, Italy
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- Stroke Unit (R.T.), Ospedale S. Maria delle Scotte-University Hospital, Siena, Italy
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- Interventional Neuroradiology Unit (M.B.), Città della Salute e della Scienza-Molinette, Torino, Italy
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- Stroke Unit (P.C.), Città della Salute e della Scienza-Molinette, Torino, Italy
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- Interventional Neuroradiology Unit (A. Pitrone), Policlinico G. Martino, Messina, Italy
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- Interventional Neuroradiology Unit (A.S.), Arcispedale S. Anna-University Hospital, Ferrara, Italy
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- Stroke Unit (A.D.V.), Arcispedale S. Anna-University Hospital, Ferrara, Italy
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- Stroke Unit (M. Magoni), Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
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- Vascular and Interventional Radiology Unit (E.P.), Ospedale Civile Mazzini, Teramo, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Unit (F.C.), Azienda Ospedaliero-Univeristaria, Padova, Italy
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- Interventional Neuroradiology Unit (L. Castellan), IRCCS San Martino-IST, Genova, Italy
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- Stroke Unit (L.M.), IRCCS San Martino-IST, Genova, Italy
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- Interventional Neuroradiology Unit (R.M.), Ospedale Universitario, Parma, Italy
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- Interventional Neuroradiology Unit (C.C.), Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Torino, Italy
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- Neurology Unit (E.D.), Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco, Torino, Italy
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- Radiology Unit (A. Comai), Ospedale Centrale, Bolzano, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Unit (M. Cosottini), Ospedale Cisanello, Pisa, Italy
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- Interventional Neuroradiology Unit (S.P.), Sapienza University Hospital, Roma, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Unit (A.G.), Ospedale Universitario Circolo, ASST Sette Laghi, Varese, Italy
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- Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology Unit (E.L.), San Matteo Hospital and C. Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Interventional Radiology Unit (N.B.), Ospedale SS. Annunziata, Taranto, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Unit (N.C.), Ospedale dell’Angelo, USSL3 Serenissima, Mestre, Italy
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- Neurology Unit (A. Critelli), Ospedale dell’Angelo, USSL3 Serenissima, Mestre, Italy
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- Interventional Neuroradiology Unit (M. Petruzzellis), Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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- Interventional Neuroradiology Unit (M.D.), Presidio Ospedaliero SS. Filippo e Nicola, Avezzano, Italy
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- Stroke Unit (A. Carolei), Presidio Ospedaliero SS. Filippo e Nicola, Avezzano, Italy
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- Interventional Neuroradiology Unit (W.A.), Azienda Ospedaliera Annunziata, Cosenza, Italy
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- Neurology Unit (A. Petrone), Azienda Ospedaliera Annunziata, Cosenza, Italy
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- Neurology and Stroke Unit (T.T., V.S.), Santa Corona Hospital, Pietra Ligure, Italy
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- Interventional Neuroradiology Unit (M. Pavia), Istituto Ospedaliero Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy
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- Stroke Unit (P.I.), Istituto Ospedaliero Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy
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- Emergency Department, Girolamo Fracastoro Hospital, San Bonifacio (Verona), Italy (G.T.)
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- Stroke Unit (M. Cappellari, S.F., B.B.), Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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- Stroke Unit (M. Cappellari, S.F., B.B.), Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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- Stroke Unit (D.I., P.N., G.P.), Ospedale Careggi-University Hospital, Firenze, Italy
- University of Florence, Firenze, Italy (G.P., P.N., D.I.)
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- Stroke Unit (M.D.M., D.T.), Sapienza University Hospital, Roma, Italy
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Bianco G, Boattini M, Audisio E, Cavallo R, Costa C. Septic shock due to meropenem- and colistin-resistant Cupriavidus pauculus. J Hosp Infect 2018; 99:364-365. [PMID: 29588185 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.03.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- G Bianco
- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy.
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- Ematology, Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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Ribero S, Costa C, Sidoti F, Osella-Abate S, Senetta R, Cassoni P, Fierro M, Cavallo R. No evidence of association of human polyomaviruses V6, V7 and V12, and Saint Louis human polyomavirus with squamous cell carcinoma. Br J Dermatol 2017; 177:e112-e113. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.15388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- S. Ribero
- Department of Medical Sciences; Section of Dermatology; University of Turin; Turin Italy
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- SC Microbiologia e Virologia U; Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino; Italy
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- SC Microbiologia e Virologia U; Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino; Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences; Section of Surgical Pathology; University of Turin; Turin Italy
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- Pathology Unit; Fondazione del Piemonte per l'Oncologia (FPO); Candiolo Cancer Institute (IRCCS); Candiolo Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences; Section of Surgical Pathology; University of Turin; Turin Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences; Section of Dermatology; University of Turin; Turin Italy
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- SC Microbiologia e Virologia U; Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino; Italy
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Bonelli M, Bosio L, Cavallo R, Gianolio U, Marengo P. Waste prevention impacts on small municipalities: Three experiences from northern Italy. Waste Manag Res 2016; 34:1014-1025. [PMID: 27515666 DOI: 10.1177/0734242x16661054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Waste management is an important issue all over the world and it will become even more urgent in the near future due to the increase of global volumes of waste. Waste prevention is at the top of the European waste hierarchy, followed by reuse, recycling, other recovery (including energy recovery), and safe disposal. In Italy, municipalities are the authorities that concretely choose the prevention actions to be applied in their territory and therefore they are crucial in promoting a decrease in waste amounts. In our research we investigated costs and benefits of prevention actions in three small municipalities in the north of Italy. We found that the "Pay as You Throw" (PAYT) scheme is an effective action in preventing waste production, with many instances, on analyzing the collection data. The specific effect of the other actions (such as the awareness raising campaigns) is difficult to isolate, even if we found positive impacts. We analyzed some external drivers, such as the migration effect, in order to understand the real effectiveness of the implemented actions. One of the objectives of the study was to comprehend the consequences of political choices at a bigger scale than the individual municipality. Analyzing the results obtained in three typical small Italian municipalities, this study suggests that local authorities, with their choices, can greatly affect the efficacy of selected waste collection and waste prevention.
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Riccardi L, Pozzali V, Simioni M, Cagnin M, Soraru' M, Morabito A, Palazzolo G, Cavallo R, Mion M, Sartor L, Beda M, Sava T, Gaion F. Interactive waiting room project. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw342.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Rittà M, Costa C, Sinesi F, Sidoti F, Di Nauta A, Mantovani S, Piceghello A, Simeone S, Ricci D, Boffini M, Solidoro P, Baldi S, Segoloni GP, Cavallo R. Evaluation of Epstein-Barr virus-specific immunologic response in solid organ transplant recipients with an enzyme-linked ImmunoSpot assay. Transplant Proc 2014; 45:2754-7. [PMID: 24034040 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.07.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
Abstract
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a γ-herpes virus, responsible for infectious mononucleosis in immunocompetent hosts. Cellular immunity appears rapidly during EBV primary infection, keeping it silent despite long-life persistence in B lymphocytes. Defects of the EBV-specific cellular immunity are supposed to be the basis of post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disorders, promoted by high levels of immunosuppression. We retrospectively reviewed 197 solid organ transplant recipients to investigate EBV-specific lymphocyte responsiveness using Enzyme-linked ImmunoSpot assay (EliSpot), which assesses the EBV-specific interferon (IFN)-γ producing peripheral blood mononuclear cells, and kinetics of EBV infection/reactivation post-transplantation using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on whole blood. Overall, 102 of the 197 patients (51.8%) showed EBV responsiveness at the EBV-EliSpot assay: 68 (66.6%) showed a persistently positive EBV response in 3 or more determinations and 34 (33.3%) had transient episodes of nonresponsiveness. Ninety-five (48.2%) patients were persistently EBV nonresponders. EBV-DNAemia data were available for 58 patients: 27.6% presented at least one episode of EBV-DNA occurrence. No differences were found in EBV-EliSpot response stratification between the groups of patients who experienced episodes of EBV reactivation and those without EBV-DNAemia. However, EBV DNAemia peak values tended to be higher in the first year post-transplantation in the group of patients with a persistent positive EBV-specific immune response. EBV viral load quantitation in blood and EliSpot EBV-specific immune response determination may represent a powerful tool for monitoring solid organ transplant recipients, guiding immunosuppression modulation in patients with active EBV replication.
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- M Rittà
- S.C. Virologia U., Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino Hospital, Torino, Italy
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Schachtner T, Reinke P, Dorje C, Mjoen G, Midtvedt K, Strom EH, Oyen O, Jenssen T, Reisaeter AV, Smedbraaten YV, Sagedal S, Mjoen G, Fagerland MW, Hartmann A, Thiel S, Zulkarnaev A, Vatazin A, Vincenti F, Harel E, Kantor A, Thurison T, Hoyer-Hansen G, Craik C, Kute VB, Shah PS, Vanikar AV, Modi PR, Shah PR, Gumber MR, Patel HV, Engineer DP, Shah VR, Rizvi J, Trivedi HL, Malheiro J, Dias L, Martins LS, Fonseca I, Pedroso S, Almeida M, Castro-Henriques A, Cabrita A, Costa C, Ritta M, Sinesi F, Sidoti F, Mantovani S, Di Nauta A, Messina M, Cavallo R, Verflova A, Svobodova E, Slatinska J, Slavcev A, Pokorna E, Viklicky O, Yagan J, Chandraker A, Messina M, Diena D, Tognarelli G, Ranghino A, Bussolino S, Fop F, Segoloni GP, Biancone L, Leone F, Mauro MV, Gigliotti P, Lofaro D, Greco F, Perugini D, Papalia T, Perri A, Vizza D, Giraldi C, Bonofilgio R, Luis-Lima S, Marrero D, Gonzalez-Rinne A, Torres A, Salido E, Jimenez-Sosa A, Aldea-Perona A, Gonzalez-Posada JM, Perez-Tamajon L, Rodriguez-Hernandez A, Negrin-Mena N, Porrini E, Mjoen G, Pihlstrom H, Dahle DO, Holdaas H, Von Der Lippe N, Waldum B, Brekke F, Amro A, Reisaeter AV, Os I, Klin P, Sanabria H, Bridoux P, De Francesco J, Fortunato RM, Raffaele P, Kong J, Son SH, Kwon HY, Whang EJ, Choi WY, Yoon CS, Thanaraj V, Theakstone A, Stopper K, Ferraro A, Bhattacharjya S, Devonald M, Williams A, Mella A, Messina M, Gallo E, Fop F, Di Vico MC, Diena D, Pagani F, Gai M, Ranghino A, Segoloni GP, Biancone L, Cho HJ, Nho KW, Park SK, Kim SB, Yoshida K, Ishii D, Ohyama T, Kohguchi D, Takeuchi Y, Varga A, Sandor B, Kalmar-Nagy K, Toth A, Toth K, Szakaly P, Zulkarnaev A, Vatazin A, Kildushevsky A, Fedulkina V, Kantaria R, Staeck O, Halleck F, Rissling O, Naik M, Neumayer HH, Budde K, Khadzhynov D, Bhadauria D, Kaul A, Prasad N, Sharma RK, Sezer S, Bal Z, Erkmen Uyar M, Guliyev O, Erdemir B, Colak T, Ozdemir N, Haberal M, Caliskan Y, Yazici H, Artan AS, Oto OA, Aysuna N, Bozfakioglu S, Turkmen A, Yildiz A, Sever MS, Yagisawa T, Nukui A, Kimura T, Nannmoku K, Kurosawa A, Sakuma Y, Miki A, Damiano F, Ligabue G, De Biasi S, Granito M, Cossarizza A, Cappelli G, Martins LS, Fonseca I, Malheiro J, Henriques AC, Pedroso S, Almeida M, Dias L, Davide J, Cabrita A, Von During ME, Jenssen TG, Bollerslev J, Godang K, Asberg A, Hartmann A, Bachelet T, Martinez C, Bello A, Kejji S, Couzi L, Guidicelli G, Lepreux S, Visentin J, Congy-Jolivet N, Rostaing L, Taupin JL, Kamar N, Merville P, Sezer S, Bal Z, Erkmen Uyar M, Ozdemir H, Guliyev O, Yildirim S, Tutal E, Ozdemir N, Haberal M, Sezer S, Erkmen Uyar M, Bal Z, Guliyev O, Sayin B, Colak T, Ozdemir Acar N, Haberal M, Banasik M, Boratynska M, Koscielska-Kasprzak K, Kaminska D, Bartoszek D, Mazanowska O, Krajewska M, Zmonarski S, Chudoba P, Dawiskiba T, Protasiewicz M, Halon A, Sas A, Kaminska M, Klinger M, Stefanovic N, Cvetkovic T, Velickovic - Radovanovic R, Jevtovic - Stoimenov T, Vlahovic P, Rungta R, Das P, Ray DS, Gupta S, Kolonko A, Szotowska M, Kuczera P, Chudek J, Wiecek A, Sikora-Grabka E, Adamczak M, Szotowska M, Kuczera P, Madej P, Wiecek A, Amanova A, Kendi Celebi Z, Bakar F, Caglayan MG, Keven K, Massimetti C, Imperato G, Zampi G, De Vincenzi A, Fabbri GDD, Brescia F, Feriozzi S, Filipov JJ, Zlatkov BK, Dimitrov EP, Svinarov DA, Poesen R, De Vusser K, Evenepoel P, Kuypers D, Naesens M, Meijers B, Kocak H, Yilmaz VT, Yilmaz F, Uslu HB, Aliosmanoglu I, Ermis H, Dinckan A, Cetinkaya R, Ersoy FF, Suleymanlar G, Fonseca I, Oliveira JC, Santos J, Martins LS, Almeida M, Dias L, Pedroso S, Lobato L, Castro-Henriques A, Mendonca D, Watarai Y, Yamamoto T, Tsujita M, Hiramitsu T, Goto N, Narumi S, Kobayashi T, Dahle DO, Holdaas H, Reisaeter AV, Dorje C, Mjoen G, Line PD, Hartmann A, Housawi A, House A, Ng C, Denesyk K, Rehman F, Moist L, Musetti C, Battista M, Izzo C, Guglielmetti G, Airoldi A, Stratta P, Musetti C, Cena T, Quaglia M, Fenoglio R, Cagna D, Airoldi A, Amoroso A, Stratta P, Palmisano A, Degli Antoni AM, Vaglio A, Piotti G, Cremaschi E, Buzio C, Maggiore U, Lee MC, Hsu BG, Zalamea Jarrin F, Sanchez Sobrino B, Lafuente Covarrubias O, Karsten Alvarez S, Dominguez Apinaniz P, Llopez Carratala R, Portoles Perez J, Yildirim T, Yilmaz R, Turkmen E, Altindal M, Arici M, Altun B, Erdem Y, Dounousi E, Mitsis M, Naka K, Pappas H, Lakkas L, Harisis H, Pappas K, Koutlas V, Tzalavra I, Spanos G, Michalis L, Siamopoulos K, Iwabuchi T, Yagisawa T, Kimura T, Nanmoku K, Kurosawa A, Yasunaru S, Lee MC, Hsu BG, Yoshikawa M, Kitamura K, Fuji H, Fujisawa M, Nishi S, Carta P, Zanazzi M, Buti E, Larti A, Caroti L, Di Maria L, Minetti EE, Shi Y, Luo L, Cai B, Wang T, Zou Y, Wang L, Kim Y, Kim HS, Choi BS, Park CW, Yang CW, Kim YS, Chung BH, Baek CH, Kim M, Kim JS, Yang WS, Han DJ, Park SK, Mikolasevic I, Racki S, Lukenda V, Persic MP, Colic M, Devcic B, Orlic L, Sezer S, Gurlek Demirci B, Guliyev O, Colak T, Say N CB, Ozdemir Acar FN, Haberal M, Vali S, Ismal K, Sahay M, Civiletti F, Cantaluppi V, Medica D, Mazzeo AT, Assenzio B, Mastromauro I, Deambrosis I, Giaretta F, Fanelli V, Mascia L, Musetti C, Airoldi A, Quaglia M, Guglielmetti G, Battista M, Izzo C, Stratta P, Lakkas L, Naka K, Dounousi E, Koutlas V, Gkirdis I, Bechlioulis A, Evangelou D, Zarzoulas F, Kotsia A, Balafa O, Tzeltzes G, Nakas G, Pappas K, Kalaitzidis R, Katsouras C, Michalis L, Siamopoulos K, Tutal E, Erkmen Uyar M, Uyanik S, Bal Z, Guliyev O, Toprak SK, Ilhan O, Sezer S, Bal Z, Ekmen Uyar M, Guliyev O, Sayin B, Colak T, Sezer S, Haberal M, Hernandez Vargas H, Artamendi Larranaga M, Ramalle Gomara E, Gil Catalinas F, Bello Ovalle A, Pimentel Guzman G, Coloma Lopez A, Sierra Carpio M, Gil Paraiso A, Dall Anesse C, Beired Val I, Huarte Loza E, Choy BY, Kwan L, Mok M, Chan TM, Yamakawa T, Kobayashi A, Yamamoto I, Mafune A, Nakada Y, Tannno Y, Tsuboi N, Yamamoto H, Yokoyama K, Ohkido I, Yokoo T, Luque Y, Anglicheau D, Rabant M, Clement R, Kreis H, Sartorius A, Noel LH, Timsit MO, Legendre C, Rancic N, Vavic N, Dragojevic-Simic V, Katic J, Jacimovic N, Kovacevic A, Mikov M, Veldhuijzen NMH, Rookmaaker MB, Van Zuilen AD, Nquyen TQ, Boer WH, Mjoen G, Pihlstrom H, Dahle DO, Holdaas H, Sahtout W, Ghezaiel H, Azzebi A, Ben Abdelkrim S, Guedri Y, Mrabet S, Nouira S, Ferdaws S, Amor S, Belarbia A, Zellama D, Mokni M, Achour A, Viklicky O, Parikova A, Slatinska J, Hanzal V, Fronek J, Orandi BJ, James NT, Montgomery RA, Desai NM, Segev DL, Fontana F, Ballestri M, Magistroni R, Damiano F, Cappelli G. 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Corcione S, Cardellino CS, Calcagno A, Fossati L, Costa C, Cavallo R, Di Perri G, De Rosa FG. Healthcare-Associated Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase Producing K. pneumoniae Bloodstream Infection: The Time Has Come. Clin Infect Dis 2014; 59:321-2. [DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Solidoro P, Costa C, Libertucci D, Sidoti F, Boffini M, Ricci D, Delsedime L, Cavallo R, Baldi S, Rinaldi M. Tailored Cytomegalovirus Management in Lung transplant Recipient: A Single-Center Experience. Transplant Proc 2013; 45:2736-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Costa C, Saldan A, Sinesi F, Sidoti F, Balloco C, Simeone S, Piceghello A, Mantovani S, Di Nauta A, Solidoro P, Cavallo R. The Lack and Cytomegalovirus-Specific Cellular Immune Response May Contribute to the Onset of Organ Infection and Disease in Lung Transplant Recipients. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2012; 25:1003-1009. [DOI: 10.1177/039463201202500417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2023] Open
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Cellular immune response has been demonstrated to play a role in the control of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) replication in organ transplant recipients. Herein, HCMV-specific T-cell response and association to the onset of organ infection/disease were prospectively evaluated by EliSPOT assay in a population of 46 lung transplant (LT) recipients at 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months post-transplantation. According to our centre's practice, a combined prolonged antiviral prophylaxis (HCMV-IG for 12 months and ganciclovir or valganciclovir for 3 weeks from postoperative day 21) was given to all LT recipients. HCMV-DNA was concomitantly detected on bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and whole blood by real-time PCR. Approximately one third of patients resulted HCMV persistently non-responder; the rate of HCMV infection, as evaluated by HCMV-DNA positivity, tended to be higher in non-responders. Mean viral load on BAL was significantly higher in non-responders vs other patients (p <0.001). Temporal profile of infections appeared related to the HCMV responder status with a shorter time to onset of infection post-transplantation and a longer duration in non-responders. The occurrence of organ disease (i.e. pneumonia) tended to be higher in non-responders, with poor prognosis, as death occurred in one of three non-responder patients that developed HCMV pneumonia. The lack of HCMV-specific cellular response can contribute to the onset of organ infection and disease also in patients in which antiviral prophylaxis was adopted; this could be due to the potential occurrence of incomplete control of replication in lungs or a delayed priming of T-cell reconstitution.
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- C. Costa
- Virology Unit, Hospital Città della Salute e delle Scienza di Torino, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Histology, Microbiology and Medical Biotechnology, Padua General Hospital, Padua School of Medicine, Padua, Italy
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- Virology Unit, Hospital Città della Salute e delle Scienza di Torino, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Virology Unit, Hospital Città della Salute e delle Scienza di Torino, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Virology Unit, Hospital Città della Salute e delle Scienza di Torino, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Virology Unit, Hospital Città della Salute e delle Scienza di Torino, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Virology Unit, Hospital Città della Salute e delle Scienza di Torino, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Virology Unit, Hospital Città della Salute e delle Scienza di Torino, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Virology Unit, Hospital Città della Salute e delle Scienza di Torino, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Pneumology, Hospital Città della Salute e delle Scienza di Torino, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Virology Unit, Hospital Città della Salute e delle Scienza di Torino, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, Italy
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Betjes M, Weimar W, Litjens N, Costa C, Saldan A, Sinesi F, Sidoti F, Mantovani S, Simeone S, Balloco C, Piasentin Alessio E, Piceghello A, DI Nauta A, Ranghino A, Segoloni G, Cavallo R, Smedbraaten YV, Hartmann A, Rollag H, Leivestad T, Foss A, Viko H, Os I, Sagedal S, Zuber J, Saoussen K, Moglie LQ, Laure-Helene N, Victor G, Valerie C, Remi S, Annie L, Georges D, Maryvonne H, Veronique FB, Patrick N, Eric R, Christophe L, Chantal L, Pruthi R, Ravanan R, Casula A, Roderick P. Transplantation clinical. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfs210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Bonani M, Brockmann J, Cohen CD, Fehr T, Nocito A, Schiesser M, Serra AL, Blum M, Struker M, Frey DF, Wuthrich RP, Kim YW, Park SJ, Kim TH, Kim YH, Kang SW, Webb L, Casula A, Tomson C, Ben-Shlomo Y, Webb L, Casula A, Ben-Shlomo Y, Tomson C, Mansour H, Akl A, Wafa E, El Shahawy M, Palma R, Swaminathan S, Irish AB, Kolonko A, Chudek J, Wiecek A, Vanrenterghem Y, Kuypers D, Katrien DV, Evenepoel P, Claes K, Bammens B, Meijers B, Naesens M, Kolonko A, Chudek J, Wiecek A, Lo S, Chan CK, Yong D, Wong PN, Kwan TH, Cheng YL, Fung KS, Choy BY, Chau KF, Leung CB, Ebben J, Liu J, Chen SC, Collins A, Ho YW, Abelli M, Ferrario DI Torvajana A, Ticozzelli E, Maiga B, Ferrario DI Torvajana A, Patane A, Albrizio P, Gregorini M, Libetta C, Rampino T, Albrizio P, Geraci P, Dal Canton A, Rotter MT, Jacobi J, Pressmar K, Amann K, Eckardt KU, Weidemann A, Muller K, Stein M, Diezemann C, Sefrin A, Babel N, Reinke P, Schachtner T, Costa C, Touscoz GA, Sidoti F, Sinesi F, Mantovani S, Simeone S, Balloco C, Piasentin Alessio E, Messina M, Segoloni G, Cavallo R, Sharma R.K, Kaul DA, Gupta RK, Gupta A, Prasad N, Bhadhuria D, Suresh KJ, Benaboud S, Prie D, Thervet E, Urien S, Legendre C, Souberbielle JC, Hirt D, Friedlander G, Treluyer JM, Courbebaisse M, Arias M, Arias M, Campistol J, Pascual J, Grinyo JM, Hernandez D, Morales JM, Pallardo LM, Seron D, Senecal L, Boucher A, Dandavino R, Boucher A, Colette S, Vallee M, Lafrance JP, Tung-Min Y, Min-Ju W, Cheng-Hsu C, Chi-Hung C, Kuo-Hsiung S, Mei-Chin W, Direkze S, Khorsavi M, Khorsavi M, Stuart S, Goode A, Jones G, Chudek J, Kolonko A, Wiecek A, Massimetti C, Napoletano I, Imperato G, Muratore MT, Fazio S, Pessina G, Brescia F, Feriozzi S, Tanaka K, Sakai K, Futaki A, Hyoudo Y, Muramatsu M, Kawamura T, Shishido S, Hara S, Kushiyama A, Aikawa A, Jankowski K, Gozdowska J, Lewandowska D, Kwiatkowski A, Durlik M, Pruszczyk P, Obi Y, Ichimaru N, Kato T, Okumi M, Kaimori J, Yazawa K, Nonomura N, Isaka Y, Takahara S, Aimele M, Christophe R, Geraldine D, Eric R, Alexandre H, Masson I, Nicolas M, Ivan T, Acil J, Lise T, Aoumeur HA, Laurence D, Pierre D, Etienne C, Lionel R, Nassim K, Emmanuel M, Eric A, Christophe M, Webb L, Casula A, Tomson C, Ben-Shlomo Y, Alexandre K, Pierre B, Jean-Philippe H, Dominique P, Christophe L, Alexei G, Michel D, Shah P, Kute VB, Vanikar A, Gumber M, Modi P, Trivedi H, GoIebiewska J, Debska-Slizien A, Rutkowski B, Domanski L, Dutkiewicz G, Kloda K, Pawlik A, Ciechanowicz A, Binczak-Kuleta A, Rozanski J, Myslak M, Safranow K, Ciechanowski K, Aline CS, Basset T, Delavenne X, Alamartine E, Mariat C, Kloda K, Domanski L, Pawlik A, Bobrek-Lesiakowska K, Wisniewska M, Romanowski M, Safranow K, Kurzawski M, Rozanski J, Myslak M, Ciechanowski K, De Borst M, Baia L, Navis G, Bakker S, Ranghino A, Tognarelli G, Basso E, Messina M, Manzione AM, Daidola G, Segoloni GP, Kimura T, Yagisawa T, Ishikawa N, Sakuma Y, Hujiwara T, Nukui A, Yashi M, Kim JH, Kim SS, Han DJ, Park SK, Randhawa G, Gumber M, Kute VB, Shah P, Patel H, Vanikar A, Modi P, Trivedi H, Taheri S, Goker-Alpan O, Ibrahim J, Nedd K, Shankar S, Lein H, Barshop B, Boyd E, Holida M, Hillman R, Ibrahim J, Mardach R, Wienreb N, Rever B, Forte R, Desai A, Wijatyk A, Chang P, Martin R. Transplantation - clinical I. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfs230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Costa C, Sidoti F, Saldan A, Sinesi F, Balloco C, Simeone S, Lorusso M, Mantovani S, Merlino C, Solidoro P, Cavallo R. Clinical impact of HSV-1 detection in the lower respiratory tract from hospitalized adult patients. Clin Microbiol Infect 2012; 18:E305-7. [PMID: 22548647 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.03882.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The occurrence and clinical impact of herpes simplex virus (HSV) were evaluated in 342 bronchoalveolar lavage specimens from 237 patients. HSV-1 and HSV-2 were detected in 32.1% and <1% of patients, respectively. A significant difference of HSV-1 prevalence and load was found in relation to admission to intensive care unit, mechanical ventilation and mortality within 28 days; in particular, a viral load ≥10(5) copies/mL bronchoalveolar lavage fluid was significantly associated with critical features. No association was found with immune status or other characteristics. Nine of 21 (42.9%) cases of ventilator-associated pneumonia were positive for HSV-1, with poor outcome in six.
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- Virology Unit, University Hospital San Giovanni Battista di Torino, Turin, Italy.
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Sciascia S, Roccatello D, Rossi D, Russo A, Mereuta MO, Cavallo R. High-titer Anti-aquaporin-4-IgG-associated Myelitis in Rhupus Syndrome. J Rheumatol 2012; 39:871-873. [PMID: 22467952 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.110873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Costa C, Cavallo R. Low-level tacrolimus-based immunosuppression and polyomavirus BK surveillance in renal transplant patients. Transpl Infect Dis 2011; 13:654-5. [PMID: 22093179 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2011.00672.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2011] [Revised: 07/01/2011] [Accepted: 07/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Astegiano S, Bergallo M, Terlizzi ME, Sidoti F, Gambarino S, Messina M, Costa C, Segoloni GP, Cavallo R. Combined measurement of serum DNA and urine VP1 messenger RNA in monitoring BK virus replication in kidney graft recipients. Transplant Proc 2011; 43:1052-4. [PMID: 21620051 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.01.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Evaluation of BK virus replication is a fundamental tool in the monitoring of renal transplant recipients. Herein, we investigated the role of urine VP1 messenger RNA (mRNA) quantification and combined measurement of serum DNA and urine VP1 mRNA in 428 kidney allograft recipients. BK viremia and viruria were detected in 24 (5.6%) and 54 (12.6%) patients, respectively. A diagnosis of BKV-associated nephropathy (BKVAN) was established in 2 patients, both within the first year posttransplantation. Based on urine VP1 mRNA measurement, BKV replication was observed in 10 (2.1%) patients, 2 of whom displayed BKVAN. Urine VP1 mRNA was detected in all cases in association with viremia except 5 and in all cases with viruria. No difference among VP1 mRNA levels was noted between the 2 BKVAN patients and the highest values in patients without BKVAN. The urine VP1 mRNA result by analysis using the operating characteristics was not superior to viremia, despite the improvement obtained with the combined measurement of viremia (cut-off, 16,000 copies/mL) and urine VP1 mRNA (>10,000 copies/10(3) cells). In conclusion, VP1 mRNA measurements may complement viremia and viruria to monitor BKV replication, although its use is limited by its technical complexity in comparison with DNA detection.
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- Virology Unit, University Hospital San Giovanni Battista di Torino, Turin, Italy
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Costa C, Astegiano S, Terlizzi M, Sidoti F, Curtoni A, Solidoro P, Baldi S, Bergallo M, Cavallo R. Evaluation and Significance of Cytomegalovirus-Specific Cellular Immune Response in Lung Transplant Recipients. Transplant Proc 2011; 43:1159-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Terlizzi ME, Bergallo M, Astegiano S, Simeone S, Gambarino S, Sidoti F, Costa C, Cavallo R. Detection of the novel variant of influenza virus A/H1N1v in bronchoalveolar lavage of adult hospitalized patients during the 2009/2010 winter season. Minerva Med 2011; 102:103-108. [PMID: 21483396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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AIM The aim of this study was to report most recent data regarding the occurrence of influenza A virus H1N1v in the lower respiratory tract from a cohort of hospitalized adult patients during the winter season 2009/2010 and investigated the main clinical features and outcomes. METHODS A total of 130 consecutive BAL specimens (collected from October 2009-March 2010) of 101 patients were retrospectively analyzed for influenza A virus H1N1v positivity using a commercial kit. RESULTS Overall, 19/130 (14.6%) BAL specimens from 17/101 (16.8%) patients were positive for the novel influenza A H1N1v virus. H1N1v resulted significantly more prevalent in immunocompetent subjects. As regards clinical features, H1N1v resulted more prevalent in respiratory insufficiency or acute respiratory illness. Thirteen patients died during the analytic period; three of them (23.1%) resulted positive to H1N1v but no direct association has been made. CONCLUSION Our cohort study of influenza A H1N1v detection in BAL from hospitalized adult patients confirms the overall moderate clinical impact of this virus, as reported in most reports worldwide. It remains to be evaluated the role of reassortment with influenza virus strains circulating in the winter season 2010/2011 and its potential pathogenicity.
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- Virology Unit, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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Quaglino P, Bergallo M, Ponti R, Barberio E, Cicchelli S, Buffa E, Comessatti A, Costa C, Terlizzi M, Astegiano S, Novelli M, Cavallo R, Bernengo M. Th1, Th2, Th17 and Regulatory T Cell Pattern in Psoriatic Patients: Modulation of Cytokines and Gene Targets Induced by Etanercept Treatment and Correlation with Clinical Response. Dermatology 2011; 223:57-67. [DOI: 10.1159/000330330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2011] [Accepted: 06/03/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Adams NG, Adekambi T, Afeltra J, Aguado J, Aires de Sousa M, Akiyoshi K, Al Hasan M, Ala-Kokko T, Albert M, Alfandari S, Allen D, Allerberger F, Almyroudis N, Alp E, Amin R, Anderson-Berry A, Andes DR, Andremont A, Andreu A, Angelakis M, Antachopoulos C, Antoniadou A, Arabatzis M, Arlet G, Arnez M, Arnold C, Asensio A, Asseray N, Ausiello C, Avni T, Ayling R, Baddour L, Baguelin M, Bányai K, Barbour A, Basco LK, Bauer D, Bayston R, Beall B, Becker K, Behr M, Bejon P, Belliot G, Benito-Fernandez J, Benjamin D, Benschop K, Berencsi G, Bergeron MG, Bernard K, Berner R, Beyersmann J, Bille J, Bizzini A, Bjarnsholt T, Blanc D, Blanco J, Blot S, Bohnert J, Boillat N, Bonomo R, Bonten M, Bordon JM, Borel N, Boschiroli ML, Bosilkovski M, Bosso JA, Botelho-Nevers E, Bou G, Bretagne S, Brouqui P, Brun-Buisson C, Brunetto M, Bucher H, Buchheidt D, Buckling A, Bulpa P, Cambau E, Canducci F, Cantón R, Capobianchi M, Carattoli A, Carcopino X, Cardona-Castro N, Carling PC, Carrat F, Castilla J, Castilletti C, Cavaco L, Cavallo R, Ceccherini-Silberstein F, Centrón D, Chappuis F, Charrel R, Chen M, Chevaliez S, Chezzi C, Chomel B, Chowers M, Chryssanthou E, Ciammaruconi A, Ciccozzi M, Cid J, Ciofu O, Cisneros D, Ciufolini MG, Clark C, Clarke SC, Clayton R, Clementi M, Clemons K, Cloeckaert A, Cloud J, Coenye T, Cohen Bacri S, Cohen R, Coia J, Colombo A, Colson P, Concerse P, Cordonnier C, Cormican M, Cornaglia G, Cornely O, Costa S, Cots F, Craxi A, Creti R, Crnich C, Cuenca Estrella M, Cusi MG, d'Ettorre G, da Cruz Lamas C, Daikos G, Dannaoui E, De Barbeyrac B, De Grazia S, de Jager C, de Lamballerie X, de Marco F, del Palacio A, Delpeyroux F, Denamur E, Denis O, Depaquit J, Deplano A, Desenclos JC, Desjeux P, Deutch S, Di Luca D, Dianzani F, Diep B, Diestra K, Dignani C, Dimopoulos G, Divizia M, Doi Y, Dornbusch HJ, Dotis J, Drancourt M, Drevinek P, Dromer F, Dryden M, Dubreuil L, Dubus JC, Dumitrescu O, Dumke R, DuPont H, Edelstein M, Eggimann P, Eis-Huebinger AM, El Atrouni 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K, Jang TN, Jasir A, Jaulhac B, Jaureguy F, Jefferies JM, Jehl F, Johnstone J, Joly-Guillou ML, Jonas M, Jones M, Joukhadar C, Kahl B, Kaier K, Kaiser L, Kato H, Katragkou A, Kearns A, Kern W, Kerr K, Kessin R, Kibbler C, Kimberlin D, Kittang B, Klaassen C, Kluytmans J, Ko WC, Koh WJ, Kostrzewa M, Kourbeti I, Krause R, Krcmery V, Krizova P, Kuijper E, Kullberg BJ, Kumar G, Kunin CM, La Scola B, Lagging M, Lagrou K, Lamagni T, Landini P, Landman D, Larsen A, Lass-Floerl C, Laupland K, Lavigne JP, Leblebicioglu H, Lee B, Lee CH, Leggat P, Lehours P, Leibovici L, Leon L, Leonard N, Leone M, Lescure X, Lesprit P, Levy PY, Lew D, Lexau CA, Li SY, Li W, Lieberman D, Lina B, Lina G, Lindsay JA, Livermore D, Lorente L, Lortholary O, Lucet JC, Lund B, Lütticken R, MacLeod C, Madhi S, Maertens J, Maggi F, Maiden M, Maillard JY, Maira-Litran T, Maltezou H, Manian FA, Mantadakis E, Maragakis L, Marcelin AG, Marchaim D, Marchetti O, Marcos M, Markotic A, Martina B, Martínez J, Martinez JL, Marty F, 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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF REVIEWERS. Clin Microbiol Infect 2011. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03428.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Astegiano S, Terlizzi ME, Elia M, Cavallo GP, Costa C, Cavallo R, Bergallo M. Prevalence of polyomaviruses BK, JC, SV40, KI, and WU in non-malignant tonsil specimens. Minerva Med 2010; 101:385-389. [PMID: 21196897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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AIM The recently described polyomaviruses KI and WU have been detected in respiratory samples, stools, tonsils, and blood, particularly in immunocompromised conditions, although little is known about tissue tropism. Herein we investigated the occurrence of KIV and WUV in non-malignant tonsillar specimens by Real-time quantitative PCR; the presence of polyomaviruses BK, JC and SV40-DNA was also evaluated. METHODS Twenty-nine non-malignant tonsil specimens obtained from children and adults admitted for tonsillectomy were prospectively studied. Real-time quantitative TaqMan PCR for polyomaviruses KI, WU, BK, JC, and SV40 were performed. RESULTS KI-DNA was positive in 2/29 tonsillar specimens (6.9%), while BK- DNA, JC-DNA, SV-40 DNA, and WU-DNA sequences were not identified. CONCLUSION Few studies have investigated the prevalence of polyomaviruses in tonsil specimens, with varying results, and data are particularly scant as regards the newly discovered KIV and WUV. Two major questions remain to be definitely answered at this regard: the possibility that human tonsils represent the initial site of infection and/or a latency site and the biological and clinical meaning of KIV and WUV in different contexts and groups of patients, in that it is not clear whether they are simple bystanders or play a role in tonsil disease.
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- Virology Unit, Department of Public Health and Microbiology, Turin, Italy
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Astegiano S, Bergallo M, Solidoro P, Terlizzi ME, Libertucci D, Baldi S, Cavallo R, Costa C. Prevalence and clinical impact of polyomaviruses KI and WU in lung transplant recipients. Transplant Proc 2010; 42:1275-8. [PMID: 20534279 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.03.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The newly discovered polyomaviruses KI and WU (KIV and WUV) were isolated from secretions of patients with respiratory symptoms as well as in blood, spleen, lymphoid tissues, and stools, especially in immunocompromised conditions. The aim of this work was to evaluate the prevalence of KIV and WUV in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) from lung transplant recipients. We also examined potential correlations between these viruses and occurrences of pneumonia, acute respiratory insufficiency, or other acute respiratory conditions and acute rejection episodes. Discharge diagnosis was based on the International Classification of Diseases-Italian version 2002, based on the 9th-revision clinical modification. A rejection episode was diagnosed by transbronchial lung biopsy in accordance with the 2007 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Working Formulation. Overall, we analyzed 53 BALs obtained from 24 transplant recipients. Positive polymerase chain reaction results were observed in 6 samples (11.3%) from 6 patients (25%), versus 7 samples (13.2%) from 7 patients (29.2%) for KIV and WUV, respectively. Regarding the diagnosis of pneumonia, the prevalence was 22.2% and 33.3% for KIV and WUV, respectively. In cases of acute respiratory insufficiency or other acute respiratory conditions, 2 out of 9 samples were positive for KIV (22.2%) and 4 out of 9 for WUV (44.4%). An Acute rejection episode (ARE) was diagnosed in 7 instances among 6 lung transplant patients: The corresponding BAL specimens showed positive results for KIV in 3 out of 7 (42.8%) cases with ARE vs 3 out of 46 (6.5%) without an ARE (P < .05), and for WUV in 3 out of 7 (42.8%) vs 4 out of 46 (8.7%) (P < .05), respectively. Although the small number of specimens limits the statistical analysis, our results showed a higher prevalence of WUV compared with KIV. The compromised pulmonary environment in the lung allograft may cause reactivation of these viruses. Their roles in this context need to be further evaluated.
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- Virology Unit, University Hospital S. Giovanni Battista, Turin, Italy
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Costa C, Delsedime L, Solidoro P, Curtoni A, Bergallo M, Libertucci D, Baldi S, Rinaldi M, Cavallo R. Herpesviruses detection by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction in bronchoalveolar lavage and transbronchial biopsy in lung transplant: viral infections and histopathological correlation. Transplant Proc 2010; 42:1270-4. [PMID: 20534278 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.03.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The monitoring of herpesvirus infection plays a central role in lung transplantation (LT). Herein we evaluated the prevalence of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6), human herpesvirus-7 (HHV-7), and Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) DNA in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and transbronchial biopsy (TBB) specimens from LT patients. We associated the findings with the occurrence of interstitial pneumonia, acute rejection, or organizing pneumonia. Viral DNA was detected using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on 76 paired samples (BAL and TBB) from 27 patients who were receiving a universal combined prophylaxis (cytomegalovirus [CMV] immunoglobulin [Ig] + gancyclovir or valgancyclovir). Histopathological analysis was performed in accordance with the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) criteria. Overall, HCMV results were positive in 25/76 (32.9%) specimens (BAL and/or TBB); HHV-6 in 16 (21.1%); HHV-7 in 40 (52.6%); and EBV in 13 (17.1%). Interstitial pneumonia was diagnosed in 6/76 (7.9%) cases: 5 (83.3%) were positive to HCMV (combined specimens; P < .0001); 5 (83.3%) to HHV-7; and 2 (33.3%) to EBV. An acute rejection episode was diagnosed in 19/76 (25%) cases: 7 (36.8%) were positive to HCMV; 5 (26.3%) to HHV-6; 10 (52.6%) to HHV-7, and 3 (15.8%) to EBV. No significant association was observed between virus detection or load and acute rejection. Organizing pneumonia was diagnosed in 4/76 (5.3%) cases: 1 (25%) positive to HCMV; 4 (100%) to HHV-6 (P < .05); 2 (50%) to HHV-7; and none to EBV. In conclusion, the prevalence of HCMV tended to be lower than that reported in the literature, confirming the importance of universal combined prophylaxis. HCMV was a relevant agent for interstitial pneumonia; although the small numbers limit the statistical analysis, our data did not support an association between herpesviruses and acute rejection episodes, whereas the role of HHV-6 in the pathogenesis of organizing pneumonia deserves further study. Viral detection on TBB could represent an adjunctive tool to complement that on BAL.
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- SCDU Virologia, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria San Giovanni Battista di Torino, Molinette, Italy.
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Cavallo R, Elia M, Gruosso V, Curtoni A, Costa C, Bergallo M. Molecular Epidemiology of Epstein-Barr Virus in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients. Transplant Proc 2010; 42:2527-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.05.151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2009] [Revised: 12/31/2009] [Accepted: 05/03/2010] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Paccagnella A, Ghi MG, Loreggian L, Buffoli A, Koussis H, Mione CA, Bonetti A, Campostrini F, Gardani G, Ardizzoia A, Dondi D, Guaraldi M, Cavallo R, Tomio L, Gava A. Concomitant chemoradiotherapy versus induction docetaxel, cisplatin and 5 fluorouracil (TPF) followed by concomitant chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced head and neck cancer: a phase II randomized study. Ann Oncol 2009; 21:1515-1522. [PMID: 20032123 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdp573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Concomitant chemoradiotherapy (CT/RT) is the standard treatment of locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN). We evaluated the efficacy of induction docetaxel (Taxotere), cisplatin, and 5-fluorouracil (TPF) before CT/RT versus CT/RT alone. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with stage III-IVM0 SCCHN, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of zero to one, were randomly assigned to receive CT/RT alone (arm A: two cycles of cisplatin 20 mg/m(2), days1-4, plus 5-fluorouracil 800 mg/m(2)/day 96 h continuous infusion, during weeks 1 and 6 of radiotherapy) or three cycles of TPF (arm B: docetaxel 75 mg/m(2) and cisplatin 80 mg/m(2), day 1, and 5-fluorouracil 800 mg/m(2)/day 96 h continuous infusion, every 3 weeks) followed by the same CT/RT. The primary end point was the rate of radiologic complete response (CR) at 6-8 weeks after the end of CT/RT. RESULTS A total of 101 patients were randomly allocated to the study (51 arm A; 50 arm B). CR rates were 21.2% (arm A) versus 50% (arm B). Median progression-free survival and overall survival were, respectively, 19.7 and 33.3 months (arm A) and 30.4 and 39.6 months (arm B). Hematologic and non-hematologic toxic effects during CT/RT were similar in the two arms. CONCLUSION Induction TPF followed by CT/RT was associated with higher radiologic CR in patients with locally advanced SCCHN with no negative impact on CT/RT feasibility.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Venezia
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Istituto Oncologico Veneto, Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Padova
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Udine
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Istituto Oncologico Veneto, IRCCS, Padova
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Ospedale SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Venezia
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Ospedale Mater Salutis, Legnago
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Ospedale Mater Salutis, Legnago
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- Department of Radiotherapy, S. Gerardo Hospital, Monza
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- Department of Medical Oncology, S. Gerardo Hospital, Monza
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- Department of Medical Oncology, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna
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- Department of Medical Oncology, P. Cosma Hospital, Camposampiero, Padova
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- Department of Radiotherapy, S. Chiara Hospital, Trento
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Ospedale Ca' Foncello, Treviso, Italy
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Gambarino S, Mantovani S, Astegiano S, Libertucci D, Solidoro P, Baldi S, Cavallo R, Bergallo M, Costa C. Lower respiratory tract viral infections in hospitalized adult patients. Minerva Med 2009; 100:349-355. [PMID: 19910888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
Abstract
AIM The epidemiology of lower respiratory tract (LRT) viral infections in adults is probably underestimated and the high frequency of multiple viral infections complicates the evaluation of the possible role of the single viruses. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical epidemiology and impact of respiratory viral pathogens, in particular of those singularly detected, in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) specimens from hospitalized adult patients. METHODS A panel for the detection of 16 respiratory viruses was used to prospectively evaluate 324 consecutive specimens obtained from 219 patients over a full-year period. RESULTS Two-hundred-twenty-one specimens (68.2%) were positive for at least one virus, 119/324 (36.7%) to a single viral agent. The most commonly detected viruses were herpesviruses HHV-7 (26.2%), human cytomegalo-virus (HCMV, 22.2%), HHV-6 (19.8%), EBV (12.7%), enteroviruses and rhinoviruses (both 11.7%), parainfluenza viruses (4.9 %), and metapneumovirus (4.0%). Human cytomegalo-virus was significantly more prevalent as single viral pathogen with a viral load >105 copies/ml associated to pneumonia in solid organ transplant recipients. Other viral pathogens might account for some cases of pneumonia or respiratory insufficiency, although multiple infections were common. CONCLUSIONS The use of a comprehensive diagnostic panel for respiratory viral infections may be useful to clarify the epidemiology and clinical impact of viral pathogens in hospitalized adult patients. The occurrence of multiple infections is a common finding and results should be interpreted taking into account the clinical context as well as viral load and the biological characteristics of each virus.
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- S Gambarino
- Department of Public Health and Microbiology, University Hospital San Giovanni Battista, Turin, Italy
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