IP-10 is an additional marker for tuberculosis (TB) detection in HIV-infected persons in a low-TB endemic country

V Vanini, E Petruccioli, C Gioia, G Cuzzi, N Orchi… - Journal of infection, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: In Indian HIV-infected patients, IP-10 response to QuantiFERON-TB Gold In
tube (QFT-IT) antigens has been associated to tuberculosis (TB). However, specificity for …

[HTML][HTML] The potential impact of routine testing of individuals with HIV indicator diseases in order to prevent late HIV diagnosis

P Scognamiglio, G Chiaradia, G De Carli… - BMC infectious …, 2013 - Springer
Background The aim of our work was to evaluate the potential impact of the European policy
of testing for HIV all individuals presenting with an indicator disease, to prevent late …

[HTML][HTML] Latent tuberculosis infection screening in persons newly-diagnosed with HIV infection in Italy: a multicentre study promoted by the Italian Society of Infectious …

D Goletti, A Navarra, E Petruccioli, C Cimaglia… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The Italian Society of Infectious and Tropical Diseases performed a
survey on the application of guidelines for the management of persons living with HIV …

Effective highly active antiretroviral therapy in patients with primary HIV-1 infection prevents the evolution of the avidity of HIV-1-specific antibodies

M Selleri, N Orchi, MS Zaniratti… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To evaluate if the administration of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)
during primary HIV infection (PHI) may affect the antibody avidity evolution. Methods: In 13 …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of the patterns of drug-resistance mutations in newly diagnosed HIV-1 infected patients naïve to the antiretroviral drugs

C Alteri, V Svicher, C Gori, R D'Arrigo, M Ciccozzi… - BMC Infectious …, 2009 - Springer
Background The transmission of HIV-1 drug-resistant strains in drug naive patients may
seriously compromise the efficacy of a first-line antiretroviral treatment. To better define this …

[HTML][HTML] Naïve/Effector CD4 T cell ratio as a useful predictive marker of immune reconstitution in late presenter HIV patients: a multicenter study

V Bordoni, B Brando, P Piselli, O Forini, FE Perna… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
A significant proportion of HIV-infected patients experiencing a late diagnosis highlights the
need to define immunological protocols able to help the clinicians in identifying patients at …

[HTML][HTML] Recent transmission clustering of HIV-1 C and CRF17_BF strains characterized by NNRTI-related mutations among newly diagnosed men in central Italy

L Fabeni, C Alteri, N Orchi, C Gori, A Bertoli, F Forbici… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Increased evidence of relevant HIV-1 epidemic transmission in European
countries is being reported, with an increased circulation of non-B-subtypes. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] Results of an interventional HIV testing programme in the context of a mpox (formerly monkeypox) vaccination campaign in Latium Region, Italy, August to …

S Pittalis, V Mazzotta, N Orchi, I Abbate… - …, 2022 - eurosurveillance.org
HIV testing was offered to 2,185 people receiving mpox (formerly monkeypox) vaccination,
who reported not being HIV positive. Among them 390 were current PrEP users, and 131 …

Characterisation of HIV-1 molecular transmission clusters among newly diagnosed individuals infected with non-B subtypes in Italy

L Fabeni, C Alteri, G Berno, R Scutari, N Orchi… - Sexually Transmitted …, 2019 - sti.bmj.com
Objective We evaluated the characteristics of HIV-1 molecular transmission clusters (MTCs)
in 1890 newly diagnosed individuals infected with non-B subtypes between 2005 and 2017 …

'Sentinel'mutations in standard population sequencing can predict the presence of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase major mutations detectable only by ultra-deep …

C Alteri, MM Santoro, I Abbate, G Rozera… - Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Objectives This proof-of-concept study aimed to identify whether mutations considered not
yet relevant for drug resistance (but located at key drug-resistance positions) can act as …