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A new birth in Italy: founding of the Support Network for Survivors of Torture

Bertotto M, Perocco F, Santone G
2025-05-16 • Torture: quarterly journal on rehabilitation of torture victims and prevention of torture
2025-05-16 • Torture: quarterly journal on rehabilitation of torture victims and prevention of torture
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Research

Profile of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in a tropical medicine reference center, Northern Italy

Gobbi F, Angheben A, Anselmi M, Postiglione C, Repetto EC,  et al.
2014-12-11 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2014-12-11 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
BACKGROUND
Chagas disease (CD) is endemic in Central and South America, Mexico and even in some areas of the United States. However, cases have been increasingly recorded also in no...
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"It never happened to me, so I don’t know if there are procedures”: identification and case management of torture survivors in the reception and public health system of Rome, Italy

Spissu C, De Maio G, Van der Bergh R, Ali E, Venables E,  et al.
2018-08-01 • Torture: quarterly journal on rehabilitation of torture victims and prevention of torture
2018-08-01 • Torture: quarterly journal on rehabilitation of torture victims and prevention of torture
BACKGROUND
Access and linkage to care for migrant torture survivors is contingent on their identification and appropriate referral. However, appropriate tools for identification of s...
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Research

Multidrug resistant pulmonary tuberculosis treatment regimens and patient outcomes: an individual patient data meta-analysis of 9,153 patients

Ahuja SD, Ashkin D, Avendano M, Banerjee R, Bayona J,  et al.
2012-08-28 • PLOS Medicine
2012-08-28 • PLOS Medicine
Treatment of multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is lengthy, toxic, expensive, and has generally poor outcomes. We undertook an individual patient data meta-analysis to assess the ...
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Research

Serological evaluation for Chagas disease in migrants from Latin American countries resident in Rome, Italy

Pane S, Giancola ML, Piselli P, Corpolongo A, Repetto EC,  et al.
2018-05-08 • BMC Infectious Diseases
2018-05-08 • BMC Infectious Diseases
Chagas disease (CD) is a systemic parasitic infection caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, whose chronic phase may lead to cardiac and intestinal disorders. Endemic in Latin Americ...
Conference Material
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Video

COVID-19 in Italy: epidemiological overview and support to an MSF-intervention

Mancini S
2020-09-24 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2020
2020-09-24 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2020
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Research

Dangerous crossing: demographic and clinical features of rescued sea migrants seen in 2014 at an outpatient clinic at Augusta Harbor, Italy

Trovato A, Reid A, Takarinda KC, Montaldo C, Decroo T,  et al.
2016-06-15 • Conflict and Health
2016-06-15 • Conflict and Health
BACKGROUND
In recent years Europe has received an increasing influx of migrants, many of whom risked their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea. In October 2013, Italy launched a sea...
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Research

Neglect of a neglected disease in Italy: the challenge of access-to-care for Chagas disease in Bergamo area

Repetto EC, Zachariah R, Kumar AMV, Angheben A, Gobbi F,  et al.
2015-09-25 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2015-09-25 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
OBJECTIVES
Chagas disease (CD) represents a growing problem in Europe; Italy is one of the most affected countries but there is no national framework for CD and access-to-care is cha...
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Research

Chagas disease knocks on our door: a cross-sectional study among Latin American immigrants in Milan, Italy

Antinori S, Galimberti L, Grande R, Bianco R, Oreni L,  et al.
2018-03-16 • Clinical Microbiology and Infection
2018-03-16 • Clinical Microbiology and Infection
OBJECTIVES:
We aimed to assess the prevalence and risk factors for Chagas disease (CD) in Latin American immigrants and to evaluate the accuracy of diagnostic tests. Moreover, we of...
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Research

Lessons learnt from TB screening in closed immigration centres in Italy

Crepet A, Repetto EC, Al Rousan A, Sane Schepisi M, Girardi E,  et al.
2016-05-20 • International Health
2016-05-20 • International Health
BACKGROUND
Between June 2012 and December 2013 Médecins Sans Frontières launched a pilot project with the aim of testing a strategy for improving timely diagnosis of active pulmonary...
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Research

Mental health and trauma in asylum seekers landing in Sicily in 2015: a descriptive study of neglected invisible wounds

Crepet A, Rita F, Reid AJ, van den Boogaard W, Deiana P,  et al.
2017-01-13 • Conflict and Health
2017-01-13 • Conflict and Health
In 2015, Italy was the second most common point of entry for asylum seekers into Europe after Greece. The vast majority embarked from war-torn Libya; 80,000 people claimed asylum that ye...
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Research

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to antibiotic use in Paschim Bardhaman District: A survey of healthcare providers in West Bengal, India

Nair MM, Tripathi S, Mazumdar S, Mahajan R, Harshana A,  et al.
2019-05-31 • PLOS One
2019-05-31 • PLOS One
INTRODUCTION:
Antibiotic misuse is widespread and contributes to antibiotic resistance, especially in less regulated health systems such as India. Although informal providers are in...
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Commentary

Access to health care for undocumented migrants in Italy

Ravinetto R, Lodesani C, D'Alessandro U, De Filippi L, Pontiroli A
2009-06-20 • Lancet
2009-06-20 • Lancet
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Research

COVID-19 outbreak investigation and response in a penitentiary setting: the experience of a prison in Italy, February to April 2020

Giuliani R, Cairone C, Tavoschi L, Ciaffi L, Sebastiani T,  et al.
2021-09-01 • Eurosurveillance
2021-09-01 • Eurosurveillance
Prisons are high-risk settings for COVID-19 and present specific challenges for prevention and control. We describe a COVID-19 outbreak in a large prison in Milan between 20 February and...
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Research

Safety of efavirenz in first-trimester of pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes from observational cohorts

Ford NP, Mofenson L, Kranzer K, Medu L, Frigati L,  et al.
2010-06-19 • AIDS
2010-06-19 • AIDS
INTRODUCTION
Primate studies and some observational human data have raised concern regarding an association of first-trimester efavirenz exposure with central nervous system congenit...
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Research

Screening of asymptomatic rheumatic heart disease among refugee/migrant children and youths in Italy

Condemi F, Rossi G, Lupiz M, Pagano A, Zamatto F,  et al.
2019-04-02 • BMC Pediatric Rheumatology
2019-04-02 • BMC Pediatric Rheumatology
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a chronic condition responsible of congestive heart failure, stroke and arrhythmia. Almost eradicated in high-income countries (HIC), it persists in low-...
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Research

Linezolid for the treatment of complicated drug-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis [Review article]

Cox HS, Ford NP
2012-02-08 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2012-02-08 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
BACKGROUND: Current treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is inadequate, and outcomes are significantly poorer than for drug-susceptible TB, particularly for patients previou...
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Research

Treatment Outcomes of Treatment-Naïve Hepatitis C Patients co-infected with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational cohorts

Davies A, Singh K, du Cros PAK, Mills EJ, Cooke GS,  et al.
2013-02-05 • PLOS One
2013-02-05 • PLOS One
Co-infection with Hepatitis C (HCV) and HIV is common and HIV accelerates hepatic disease progression due to HCV. However, access to HCV treatment is limited and success rates are genera...
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Research

Self-perceived workplace discrimination and mental health among immigrant workers in Italy: a cross-sectional study

Di Napoli A, Rossi A, Baralla F, Ventura M, Gatta R,  et al.
2021-02-09 • BMC Psychiatry
2021-02-09 • BMC Psychiatry
BACKGROUND
The process of immigration is associated with poor mental and physical health. While the workplace represents an important context of social integration, previous studies ...