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Exposure to foodborne and orofecal microbes versus airborne viruses in relation to atopy and allergic asthma: epidemiological study
- P. Matricardi, F. Rosmini, +4 authors S. Bonini
- Medicine
- BMJ : British Medical Journal
- 12 February 2000
Abstract Objective: To investigate if markers of exposure to foodborne and orofecal microbes versus airborne viruses are associated with atopy and respiratory allergies. Design: Retrospective… Expand
Hay fever and asthma in relation to markers of infection in the United States.
- P. Matricardi, F. Rosmini, V. Panetta, L. Ferrigno, S. Bonini
- Medicine
- The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology
- 1 September 2002
BACKGROUND
The hygiene hypothesis proposes that declining exposure to infections is implicated in the rising trend of allergy and asthma.
OBJECTIVE
We sought to test this hypothesis by examining… Expand
Cross sectional retrospective study of prevalence of atopy among Italian military students with antibodies against hepatitis a virus
- P. Matricardi, F. Rosmini, +6 authors R. D’Amelio
- Medicine
- BMJ
- 5 April 1997
Abstract Objective: To investigate the working hypothesis that common infections occurring early in life prevent atopy. Design: Cross sectional, retrospective study of young Italian men with results… Expand
Association of persistent bronchial hyperresponsiveness with beta2-adrenoceptor (ADRB2) haplotypes. A population study.
- M. D'amato, L. R. Vitiani, +4 authors P. Matricardi
- Medicine
- American journal of respiratory and critical care…
- 1998
Bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) is a hallmark of asthma and represents a strong risk factor for the disease. However, not all asthmatics have BHR and it can be observed in normal subjects too,… Expand
Visual prognosis after indirect traumatic optic neuropathy
- A. Carta, L. Ferrigno, M. Salvo, S. Bianchi-Marzoli, A. Boschi, F. Carta
- Medicine
- Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and…
- 1 February 2003
Objective: To investigate a possible correlation between final visual acuity and the presence at baseline of various systemic and local (orbital/ocular) signs in patients affected by indirect… Expand
Risks of acute renal failure after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery in children: a retrospective 10-year case-control study.
- S. Picca, F. Principato, +4 authors G. Rizzoni
- Medicine
- Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official…
- 1 May 1995
To our knowledge there are no case-control studies that have examined the main risk factors for acute renal failure (ARF) following cardiopulmonary bypass surgery in children. We therefore evaluated… Expand
Multispecific T cell response and negative HCV RNA tests during acute HCV infection are early prognostic factors of spontaneous clearance
- E. Spada, A. Mele, +13 authors A. Folgori
- Biology, Medicine
- Gut
- 11 October 2004
Background/Aims: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection results in a high frequency of chronic disease. The aim of this study was to identify early prognostic markers of disease resolution by performing a… Expand
ETDRS-fast: implementing psychophysical adaptive methods to standardized visual acuity measurement with ETDRS charts.
- M. Camparini, P. Cassinari, L. Ferrigno, C. Macaluso
- Mathematics, Medicine
- Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
- 1 May 2001
PURPOSE
To measure visual acuity (VA) on Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) charts with a modified faster procedure (ETDRS-Fast), based on adaptive psychophysics methods and to assess… Expand
The importance of HCV on the burden of chronic liver disease in Italy: A multicenter prevalence study of 9,997 cases
- E. Sagnelli, T. Stroffolini, +7 authors P. Filippini
- Medicine
- Journal of medical virology
- 1 April 2005
Knowledge of the current epidemiology of chronic liver disease in Italy is mostly obsolete and fragmentary for the lack of up‐to‐date consistent data. In 2001, a 6‐month prevalence study was… Expand
Allergy, asthma and markers of infections among Albanian migrants to Southern Italy
- M. T. Ventura, G. Munno, +12 authors A. Tursi
- Medicine
- Allergy
- 1 June 2004
Background: Studies of immigrants represent an useful tool to determine the relative relevance of environmental vs genetic factors in causing the reported rapid increase of the prevalence of… Expand