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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Trovato A, Takarinda KC, Montaldo C, Decroo T, Owiti P, 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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-...
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...
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...
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 ...
