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Plasma membrane-derived microvesicles released from tip endothelial cells during vascular sprouting

During human foetal brain vascularization, activated CD31⁺/CD105⁺ endothelial cells are characterized by the emission of filopodial processes which also decorate the advancing tip of the vascular sprout. Together...

Daniela Virgintino, Marco Rizzi, Mariella Errede, Maurizio Strippoli… in Angiogenesis (2012)

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Predicting the occurrence of embolic events: an analysis of 1456 episodes of infective endocarditis from the Italian Study on Endocarditis (SEI)

Embolic events are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with infective endocarditis. We analyzed the database of the prospective cohort study SEI in order to identify factors associated with th...

Marco Rizzi, Veronica Ravasio, Alessandra Carobbio… in BMC Infectious Diseases (2014)

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Covid-19 and gender: lower rate but same mortality of severe disease in women—an observational study

Gender-related factors might affect vulnerability to Covid-19. The aim of this study was to describe the role of gender on clinical features and 28-day mortality in Covid-19 patients.

Federico Raimondi, Luca Novelli, Arianna Ghirardi… in BMC Pulmonary Medicine (2021)

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Correction: Siltuximab downregulates interleukin-8 and pentraxin 3 to improve ventilatory status and survival in severe COVID-19

Giuseppe Gritti, Federico Raimondi, Barbara Bottazzi, Diego Ripamonti… in Leukemia (2021)

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Siltuximab downregulates interleukin-8 and pentraxin 3 to improve ventilatory status and survival in severe COVID-19

Giuseppe Gritti, Federico Raimondi, Barbara Bottazzi, Diego Ripamonti… in Leukemia (2021)

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Inaction, under-reaction action and incapacity: communication breakdown in Italy’s vaccination governance

This article explores why governments do not respond to public compliance problems in a timely manner with appropriate instruments, and the consequences of their failure to do so. Utilising a case study of Ita...

Katie Attwell, Tauel Harper, Marco Rizzi, Jeannette Taylor… in Policy Sciences (2021)

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Preparing for future waves and pandemics: a global hospital survey on infection control measures and infection rates in COVID-19

A survey of hospitals on three continents was performed to assess their infection control preparedness and measures, and their infection rate in hospital health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. All ...

Simon Matoori, Daniel R. Kuritzkes… in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Contr… (2021)

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The changing pattern of bacterial and fungal respiratory isolates in patients with and without COVID-19 admitted to intensive care unit

Severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has had a heavy impact on national health system, especially in the first wave. That impact hit principally the intensive care units (ICUs). The large ...

Gianluca Zuglian, Diego Ripamonti, Alessandra Tebaldi… in BMC Infectious Diseases (2022)

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What is the impact of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs)? The results of a survey among a regional network of infectious disease centres

Discontinuation of antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) and increased antibiotic use were described during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. In order to measure COVID-19 impact on ASPs in a setting of high multidrug r...

Agnese Comelli, Camilla Genovese… in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Contr… (2022)

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AI, big data, and the future of consent

In this paper, we discuss several problems with current Big data practices which, we claim, seriously erode the role of informed consent as it pertains to the use of personal information. To illustrate these p...

Adam J. Andreotta, Nin Kirkham, Marco Rizzi in AI & SOCIETY (2022)