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Pier Angelo Tovo

Professor of Pediatrics, University of Turin, Italy
Verified email at unito.it
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[HTML][HTML] Vertically acquired hepatitis C virus infection: Correlates of transmission and disease progression

PA Tovo, C Calitri, C Scolfaro, C Gabiano… - World journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The worldwide prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in children is 0.05%-0.4% in
developed countries and 2%-5% in resource-limited settings, where inadequately tested …

2016 update of the Italian pediatric society guidelines for Management of Fever in children

E Chiappini, E Venturini, G Remaschi, N Principi… - The Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective To review new scientific evidence to update the Italian guidelines for managing
fever in children as drafted by the panel of the Italian Pediatric Society. Study design …

Prognostic factors and survival in children with perinatal HIV-1 infection

PA Tovo, C Gabiano, E Palomba, M De Martino, L Galli… - The Lancet, 1992 - Elsevier
The signs that may arise after perinatal infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1
(HIV-1) have been classified by the Centers for Disease Control, but the clinical usefulness …

High levels of interleukin 10 production in vivo are associated with tolerance in SCID patients transplanted with HLA mismatched hematopoietic stem cells.

R Bacchetta, M Bigler, JL Touraine… - The Journal of …, 1994 - rupress.org
Transplantation of HLA mismatched hematopoietic stem cells in patients with severe
combined immunodeficiency (SCID) can result in a selective engraftment of T cells of donor …

Reduction in mortality with availability of antiretroviral therapy for children with perinatal HIV-1 infection

M de Martino, PA Tovo, M Balducci, L Galli, C Gabiano… - Jama, 2000 - jamanetwork.com
ContextSince the introduction of combined antiretroviral therapy, mortality rates in adults
with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection have decreased. However, little …

When does mother to child transmission of hepatitis C virus occur?

J Mok, L Pembrey, PA Tovo, ML Newell - Archives of Disease in …, 2005 - fn.bmj.com
Objective: To investigate when hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection from mother to child occurs,
and evaluate possible associated factors. Design: Prospective cohort study. Patients: Fifty …

Pregnancy and HIV infection: a European consensus on management

O Coll, S Fiore, M Floridia… - AIDS (London …, 2002 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pregnancy and HIV infection: A european consensus on management Pregnancy and HIV
infection: A european consensus on management AIDS. 2002 Jun;16 Suppl 2:S1-18. Authors …

Increased risk of maternal-infant hepatitis C virus transmission for women coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1

PA Tovo, E Palomba, G Ferraris… - Clinical infectious …, 1997 - academic.oup.com
To estimate the risk of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and identify
correlates of transmission, 245 perinatally exposed singleton children followed prospectively …

Management of fever in children: summary of the Italian Pediatric Society guidelines

E Chiappini, N Principi, R Longhi, PA Tovo… - Clinical …, 2009 - Elsevier
Objective: This article summarizes the Italian Pediatric Society guideline on the
management of the signs and symptoms of fever in children, prepared as part of the National …

A single-nucleotide polymorphism in the human beta-defensin 1 gene is associated with HIV-1 infection in Italian children

L Braida, M Boniotto, A Pontillo, PA Tovo, A Amoroso… - Aids, 2004 - journals.lww.com
The IFN-γ enzyme-linked immunospot (ELI-Spot) assay is often used to map HIV-specific
CD8 T-cell responses. We compared overlapping 15-mer pools with optimized CD8 …