[HTML][HTML] Detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 by droplet digital PCR in real-time PCR negative nasopharyngeal swabs from suspected COVID-19 patients

C Alteri, V Cento, M Antonello, L Colagrossi, M Merli… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Since SARS-CoV-2-based disease (COVID-19) spreads as a pandemic, the necessity of a
highly sensitive molecular diagnosis that can drastically reduce false negatives reverse …

[HTML][HTML] Re-emergence of enterovirus D68 in Europe after easing the COVID-19 lockdown, September 2021

KSM Benschop, J Albert, A Anton, C Andrés… - …, 2021 - eurosurveillance.org
We report a rapid increase in enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) infections, with 139 cases reported
from eight European countries between 31 July and 14 October 2021. This upsurge is in line …

Persistent positivity and fluctuations of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in clinically-recovered COVID-19 patients

V Cento, L Colagrossi, A Nava, A Lamberti… - Journal of …, 2020 - journalofinfection.com
As the COVID-19 pandemic slowly recedes, the number of clinically recovered subjects
increases steadily. To minimize the risk of viral transmission in the community, several …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 RNA in plasma samples of COVID-19 affected individuals: a cross-sectional proof-of-concept study

L Colagrossi, M Antonello, S Renica, M Merli… - BMC Infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Background Recent studies showed that plasma SARS-CoV-2 RNA seems to be associated
with worse COVID-19 outcome. However, whether specific population can be at higher risk …

An overview of SARS-CoV-2 variants circulating in the 2020–2022 period in Lombardy.

F Giardina, G Ferrari, F Zavaglio, S Paolucci… - … and Infectious Disease, 2023 - Elsevier
Since the beginning of the pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 has shown genetic variability. All the
variants that have sustained pandemic waves have shown several mutations especially in …

[HTML][HTML] Frontline screening for SARS-CoV-2 infection at emergency department admission by third generation rapid antigen test: can we spare RT-qPCR?

V Cento, S Renica, E Matarazzo, M Antonello… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
To complement RT-qPCR testing for diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections, many countries have introduced the use of rapid …

[HTML][HTML] Circulating pre-treatment Epstein-Barr virus DNA as prognostic factor in locally-advanced nasopharyngeal cancer in a non-endemic area

S Alfieri, NA Iacovelli, S Marceglia, I Lasorsa… - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The prognostic value of pre-treatment Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) DNA viral load for non-
endemic, locally-advanced, EBV-related nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) patients is yet to be …

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variants in patients requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission for COVID-19, Northern Italy, December 2021 to January …

A Piralla, F Mojoli, L Pellegrinelli, F Ceriotti… - … Medicine and Research, 2023 - Elsevier
This multicenter observational study included 171 COVID-19 adult patients hospitalized in
the ICUs of nine hospitals in Lombardy (Northern Italy) from December, 1st 2021, to …

[PDF][PDF] Nasopharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 load at hospital admission as a predictor of mortality

C Alteri, V Cento, M Vecchi, L Colagrossi… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Dear Editor, we read with interest the manuscript by Bhargava et al., recently published in
this Journal [1], which significantly contributes to the definition of clinical risk factors for …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of infection-containment measures on SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and circulation from May to July 2020, in Milan, Italy

V Cento, C Alteri, M Merli, F Di Ruscio, L Tartaglione… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Objective Through a hospital-based SARS-CoV-2 molecular and serological screening, we
evaluated the effectiveness of two months of lockdown and two of surveillance, in Milan …