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Epidemiol Infect ; 143(3): 452-60, 2015 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24990510

RESUMEN

Strongyloides stercoralis is rarely recognized as a major public health issue, probably because its burden is largely underestimated. We reviewed the literature (both PubMed and 'grey' literature) about the prevalence of strongyloidiasis in Latin America, an area of presumable high endemicity. There were finally 88 papers involved in the analysis, covering the period between 1981 and 2011. Studies were heterogeneous in several aspects, such as the populations screened and the diagnostic methods used. Most of the studies relied on direct coproparasitological examination, which has low sensitivity for the detection of S. stercoralis larvae. The following countries presented areas of high prevalence (>20%): Argentina, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru and Brazil. Globally, for most of the included countries it was not possible to define reliable data because of paucity and/or inadequacy of studies. S. stercoralis requires specific diagnostic methods for its detection; therefore, surveys should be specifically designed in order to avoid underestimation of the infection.


Asunto(s)
Estrongiloidiasis/epidemiología , Animales , Heces/parasitología , Humanos , América Latina/epidemiología , Prevalencia , Strongyloides stercoralis/aislamiento & purificación
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J Orthop Traumatol ; 14(2): 143-5, 2013 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22358780

RESUMEN

We describe a case of dorsal-lumbar vertebral tuberculosis (Pott's disease) first treated with antibiotic therapy, bed rest, and cast. After 2 months of treatment patient's symptoms worsened. Minimally invasive posterior vertebral stabilization was carried out, with excellent clinic and radiographic results.


Asunto(s)
Procedimientos Ortopédicos , Tuberculosis de la Columna Vertebral/cirugía , Adulto , Antituberculosos/administración & dosificación , Antituberculosos/uso terapéutico , Reposo en Cama , Moldes Quirúrgicos , Terapia Combinada , Etambutol/administración & dosificación , Humanos , Isoniazida/administración & dosificación , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Masculino , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Mínimamente Invasivos , Pirazinamida/administración & dosificación , Rifampin/administración & dosificación , Rifampin/uso terapéutico , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X
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IDCases ; 27: e01456, 2022.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35223428

RESUMEN

We described a case of clinical reactivation of chronic P. malariae infection following CoVID-19 vaccination with BNT162b2 (Pifzer-Biontech CoVID-19 vaccine) in a 48-year old Italian man.The patient came to our attention for fever of unknown origin show a quartan pattern (every third day) associated to splenomegaly, the onset of the fever occurred one month after CoVID-19 vaccination with BNT162b2. P. malariae was diagnosed using Carestart™ malaria rapid test and Polymerase-Chain Reaction. Post-vaccine transient reduction of immune reactivity is described in literature, although the mechanism is unknown.

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Ann Trop Med Parasitol ; 105(8): 617-23, 2011 Dec.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22325821

RESUMEN

In patients with Strongyloides stercoralis infection, a dysregulation of host immunity can lead to hyperinfection syndrome (HS) and disseminated strongyloidiasis (DS), characterized by high fatality rate. HS has been reported in HIV-positive patients following use of corticosteroids or during immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS). A retrospective study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of S. stercoralis infection among HIV-positive immigrants, attending two Italian hospitals. From January 2000 to August 2009, 138 HIV-positive immigrants were systematically screened for strongyloidiasis, as a part of their routine care, with an indirect immunofluorescent antibody test (IFAT) developed at the Centre for Tropical Diseases, Sacro Cuore Hospital of Negrar, Verona. The majority were also submitted to stool examination. Fifteen (11%) resulted infected by S. stercoralis, of whom four (27%) had a negative serology (diagnosis made with stool examination). A higher eosinophil count (0·94 versus 0·24×10(9)/l, P<0·01) and more frequent gastrointestinal and cutaneous symptoms (odds ratio: 4·8 and 5·8, respectively) were found in patients with strongyloidiasis compared with controls. The IFAT is more sensitive than direct parasitological methods. The proportion of false negative results was higher than expected based on the theoretical test sensitivity. Considering the high prevalence detected and the apparent, lower sensitivity of serology, we propose a systematic screening for Strongyloides infection, with both serology and stool culture, for all HIV-positive immigrants coming from endemic areas.


Asunto(s)
Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA/etnología , Strongyloides stercoralis , Estrongiloidiasis/etnología , Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA/complicaciones , Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA/diagnóstico , Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA/inmunología , Adulto , Animales , Población Negra/estadística & datos numéricos , Recuento de Linfocito CD4 , Emigrantes e Inmigrantes/estadística & datos numéricos , Reacciones Falso Negativas , Heces/parasitología , Femenino , Técnica del Anticuerpo Fluorescente Indirecta/métodos , Humanos , Italia/epidemiología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Prevalencia , Estudios Retrospectivos , Estrongiloidiasis/complicaciones , Estrongiloidiasis/diagnóstico , Estrongiloidiasis/inmunología , Adulto Joven
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Euro Surveill ; 16(37)2011 Sep 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21944556

RESUMEN

A study of aggregate data collected from the literature and official sources was undertaken to estimate expected and observed prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection, annual incidence of congenital transmission and rate of underdiagnosis of Chagas disease among Latin American migrants in the nine European countries with the highest prevalence of Chagas disease. Formal and informal data sources were used to estimate the population from endemic countries resident in Europe in 2009, diagnosed cases of Chagas disease and births from mothers originating from endemic countries. By 2009, 4,290 cases had been diagnosed in Europe, compared with an estimated 68,000 to 122,000 expected cases. The expected prevalence was very high in undocumented migrants (on average 45% of total expected cases) while the observed prevalence rate was 1.3 cases per 1,000 resident migrants from endemic countries. An estimated 20 to 183 babies with congenital Chagas disease are born annually in the study countries. The annual incidence rate of congenital transmission per 1,000 pregnancies in women from endemic countries was between none and three cases. The index of under diagnosis of T. cruzi infection was between 94% and 96%. Chagas disease is a public health challenge in the studied European countries. Urgent measures need to be taken to detect new cases of congenital transmission and take care of the existing cases with a focus on migrants without legal residency permit and potential difficulty accessing care.


Asunto(s)
Enfermedad de Chagas/epidemiología , Emigrantes e Inmigrantes/estadística & datos numéricos , Transmisión Vertical de Enfermedad Infecciosa/estadística & datos numéricos , Vigilancia de la Población/métodos , Trypanosoma cruzi/aislamiento & purificación , Enfermedad de Chagas/prevención & control , Enfermedad de Chagas/transmisión , Recolección de Datos , Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática , Estudios Epidemiológicos , Europa (Continente)/epidemiología , Femenino , Humanos , Incidencia , América Latina/etnología , Masculino , Prevalencia , Factores de Riesgo , Trypanosoma cruzi/inmunología
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Euro Surveill ; 16(37)2011 Sep 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21944554

RESUMEN

Chagas disease, a neglected tropical disease that due to population movements is no longer limited to Latin America, threatens a wide spectrum of people(travellers, migrants, blood or organ recipients,newborns, adoptees) also in non-endemic countries where it is generally underdiagnosed. In Italy, the available epidemiological data about Chagas disease have been very limited up to now, although the country is second in Europe only to Spain in the number of residents from Latin American. Among 867 at-risk subjectsscreened between 1998 and 2010, the Centre for Tropical Diseases in Negrar (Verona) and the Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, University of Florence found 4.2% patients with positive serology for Chagas disease (83.4% of them migrants, 13.8% adoptees).No cases of Chagas disease were identified in blood donors or HIV-positive patients of Latin American origin. Among 214 Latin American pregnant women,three were infected (resulting in abortion in one case).In 2005 a case of acute Chagas disease was recorded in an Italian traveller. Based on our observations, we believe that a wider assessment of the epidemiological situation is urgently required in our country and public health measures preventing transmission and improving access to diagnosis and treatment should be implemented.


Asunto(s)
Enfermedad de Chagas/diagnóstico , Enfermedad de Chagas/etnología , Emigrantes e Inmigrantes/estadística & datos numéricos , Trypanosoma cruzi/aislamiento & purificación , Adolescente , Adulto , Distribución por Edad , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Donantes de Sangre/estadística & datos numéricos , Enfermedad de Chagas/epidemiología , Enfermedad de Chagas/parasitología , Enfermedad de Chagas/transmisión , Niño , Preescolar , Cromatografía de Afinidad , Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática , Femenino , Infecciones por VIH/complicaciones , Infecciones por VIH/etnología , Humanos , Lactante , Transmisión Vertical de Enfermedad Infecciosa , Italia/epidemiología , América Latina/etnología , Masculino , Tamizaje Masivo , Persona de Mediana Edad , Vigilancia de la Población , Embarazo , Complicaciones Parasitarias del Embarazo , Prevalencia , Estudios Retrospectivos , Distribución por Sexo , Trypanosoma cruzi/inmunología , Adulto Joven
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Euro Surveill ; 14(10)2009 Mar 12.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19317987

RESUMEN

West Nile disease in humans has been detected for the first time in Italy in two regions, Emilia-Romagna and Veneto. We conclude that also West Nile fever cases should be specifically targeted by surveillance.


Asunto(s)
Brotes de Enfermedades/estadística & datos numéricos , Vigilancia de la Población , Medición de Riesgo/métodos , Fiebre del Nilo Occidental/epidemiología , Humanos , Incidencia , Italia/epidemiología , Factores de Riesgo
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Bull Soc Pathol Exot ; 102(5): 326-9, 2009 Dec.
Artículo en Francés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20131427

RESUMEN

The intention of this article is not to describe the illness or evaluate the number of cases diagnosed in Spain, Switzerland and Italy, nor to analyse the protocols followed in various centres. The authors rather seek to examine the main technical, local and national challenges involved in the care of patients with Chagas disease. To this end, they review concisely a number of themes which are common to the three countries. These are: the detection of disease; confirmation of the diagnosis; treatment; response to treatment; follow-up; the risk of transmission by transfusion, by organ donation and from mother to child; the psychosocial and socio-economic aspects of Chagas disease outside endemic areas; and what progress needs to be made in improving information about the condition.


Asunto(s)
Enfermedad de Chagas/tratamiento farmacológico , Antiprotozoarios/uso terapéutico , Enfermedad de Chagas/epidemiología , Enfermedad de Chagas/prevención & control , Enfermedad de Chagas/transmisión , Humanos , Italia/epidemiología , Salud Pública/normas , España/epidemiología , Suiza/epidemiología , Reacción a la Transfusión
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Reumatismo ; 60(2): 136-40, 2008.
Artículo en Italiano | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18651059

RESUMEN

Chikungunya is an arboviral disease transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. The disease typically consists of an acute illness characterised by fever, rash, and incapacitating arthralgia, that can persist for months. Chikungunya virus, a member of the genus Alphavirus, has recently caused a large outbreak on islands in the Indian Ocean and on the Indian subcontinent. The ongoing outbreak has involved more than 1.5 million patients, including travellers who have visited these areas. We describe our casistic of six travellers with Chikungunya arthropathy. All patients experienced fever and rash of short term during a travel in areas of epidemicity. All patients had peripheral poliarthralgias, which duration was >2 months in 4 cases (66%) and >6 months in 1 case (16%).


Asunto(s)
Infecciones por Alphavirus , Artritis/virología , Virus Chikungunya , Adulto , Infecciones por Alphavirus/diagnóstico , Artritis/diagnóstico , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Viaje
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Bull Soc Pathol Exot ; 110(1): 9-12, 2017 Feb.
Artículo en Francés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28116568

RESUMEN

A rapid diagnostic test (RDT) is a test that can quickly determine (from minutes up to 2 h) a diagnosis. It is a simple, quick, and inexpensive technique that does not require complex equipment or specialized staff. For this reason, such tests have been proposed for the diagnosis of Chagas Disease (CD), which affects populations difficult to reach, or migrants in nonendemic areas, where there is a low prevalence of the disease. With these notes we take into consideration one of the best RDTs for CD currently available on the market as an example and make some comments on its use in the field on the base of the current evidences.


Asunto(s)
Enfermedad de Chagas/diagnóstico , Pruebas Diagnósticas de Rutina/métodos , Enfermedad de Chagas/epidemiología , Enfermedad Crónica , Humanos , Prevalencia , Reproducibilidad de los Resultados , Sensibilidad y Especificidad , Factores de Tiempo
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Bull Soc Pathol Exot ; 110(1): 13-19, 2017 Feb.
Artículo en Francés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28012140

RESUMEN

Dengue fever is growing at a global level both as number of cases and as geographic area of endemicity. Italy is not in endemic area, but the competent vector Aedes albopictus is widespread in this country, so that the possibility of introduction of the infection cannot be ruled out. We retrospectively collected demographic, clinical, and laboratory data about consecutive cases diagnosed in Torino and Negrar-Verona in the period 2010-2015. One hundred thirteen cases of dengue were observed, with an increasing trend during years. The infection was imported mostly from south-east Asia, but the risk appears to be higher in Latin America. More than half of the patients were admitted to the hospital but only one case of severe dengue was observed. Many patients presented after the resolution of symptoms. Rapid diagnostic tests were done in the majority of patients and allowed a diagnosis both in the acute (NS1 antigen) and convalescent (IgMantibodies) phases of the disease. An early diagnosis is paramount to avoid the spreading of the infection.


Asunto(s)
Dengue/diagnóstico , Pruebas Diagnósticas de Rutina/métodos , Dengue/epidemiología , Diagnóstico Precoz , Humanos , Italia/epidemiología , Estudios Retrospectivos , Centros de Atención Terciaria , Factores de Tiempo , Viaje
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Clin Microbiol Infect ; 23(5): 335.e1-335.e5, 2017 May.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28259548

RESUMEN

OBJECTIVE: This multicentre cross-sectional study aims to estimate the prevalence of five neglected tropical diseases (Chagas disease, filariasis, schistosomiasis, strongyloidiasis and toxocariasis) among immigrants accessing health care facilities in five Italian cities (Bologna, Brescia, Florence, Rome, Verona). METHODS: Individuals underwent a different set of serological tests, according to country of origin and presence of eosinophilia. Seropositive patients were treated and further followed up. RESULTS: A total of 930 adult immigrants were enrolled: 477 men (51.3%), 445 women (47.9%), eight transgender (0.8%); median age was 37.81 years (range 18-80 years). Most of them had come from the African continent (405/930, 43.5%), the rest from East Europe, South America and Asia, and 9.6% (89/930) were diagnosed with at least one of the infections under study. Seroprevalence of each specific infection varied from 3.9% (7/180) for Chagas disease to 9.7% (11/113) for toxocariasis. Seropositive people were more likely to be 35-40 years old and male, and to come from South East Asia, sub-Saharan Africa or South America. CONCLUSIONS: The results of our study confirm that neglected tropical diseases represent a substantial health problem among immigrants and highlight the need to address this emerging public health issue.


Asunto(s)
Emigrantes e Inmigrantes , Enfermedades Desatendidas/epidemiología , Enfermedades Parasitarias/epidemiología , Adolescente , Adulto , África del Sur del Sahara/epidemiología , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Asia/epidemiología , Estudios Transversales , Europa (Continente)/epidemiología , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Humanos , Italia/epidemiología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Enfermedades Desatendidas/diagnóstico , Enfermedades Desatendidas/parasitología , Enfermedades Parasitarias/diagnóstico , Salud Pública , Estudios Seroepidemiológicos , Factores Socioeconómicos , América del Sur/epidemiología , Adulto Joven
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Clin Microbiol Infect ; 22(9): 788-792, 2016 Sep.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27317907

RESUMEN

According to the WHO, chronic Chagas disease (CD) diagnosis is based on two serological techniques. To establish a definitive diagnosis, the results must be concordant. In cases of discordances, the WHO proposes repeating serology in a new sample, and if results remain inconclusive, a confirmatory test should be performed. This study, conducted at two Tropical Medicine Units in Europe over 4 years, aims to assess the diagnostic yield of TESA- (trypomastigote excreted-secreted antigens) blot as a confirmatory technique in patients with inconclusive and discordant results. Of 4939 individuals screened, 1124 (22.7%) obtained positive results and 165 (3.3%) discordant results. Serology was repeated in 88/165 sera and discrepancies were solved in 25/88 (28.4%) cases. Patients without a definitive diagnosis were classified in two different groups: Group 1, including patients with inconclusive results despite retesting (n = 63), and Group 2, including patients with discordant results not retested (n = 77). TESA-blot was performed for all of Group 1 and 39/77 of Group 2 and was positive for 33/63 (52.4%) and 21/39 (53.8%), respectively. Analysis of Group 1 results showed a moderate agreement between results of the ELISA based on native antigen and TESA-blot (κ 0.53). In contrast, a clear disagreement was observed between the ELISA based on recombinant antigens and TESA-blot (κ <0). A sizeable proportion of patients are suspected to have CD with inconclusive results or in whom re-testing is not feasible. TESA-blot was positive in half of these patients, highlighting the need for a confirmatory assay in European centres caring for exposed individuals.


Asunto(s)
Enfermedad de Chagas/sangre , Enfermedad de Chagas/diagnóstico , Adulto , Anciano , Algoritmos , Biomarcadores , Enfermedad de Chagas/epidemiología , Enfermedad de Chagas/parasitología , Enfermedad Crónica , Toma de Decisiones Clínicas , Femenino , Humanos , Italia/epidemiología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estudios Retrospectivos , Pruebas Serológicas , España/epidemiología , Adulto Joven
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