Vol. 91 No. 2 (2020): COVID-19

  • Foreword: Research in times of pandemic COVID-19

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9582
    Maurizio Vanelli, Carlo Signorelli, Vincenzo De Sanctis
    11-12

  • COVID-19 and Cities: from Urban Health strategies to the pandemic challenge. A Decalogue of Public Health opportunities

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9615
    Stefano Capolongo, Andrea Rebecchi, Maddalena Buffoli, Letizia Appolloni, Carlo Signorelli, Gaetano Maria Fara, Daniela D'Alessandro
    13-22
  • The spread of COVID-19 in six western metropolitan regions: a false myth on the excess of mortality in Lombardy and the defense of the city of Milan

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9600
    Carlo Signorelli, Anna Odone, Vincenza Gianfredi, Eleonora Bossi, Daria Bucci, Aurea Oradini-Alacreu, Beatrice Frascella, Michele Capraro, Federica Chiappa, Lorenzo Blandi, Fabio Ciceri
    23-30
  • Heterogeneity of COVID-19 outbreak in Italy

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9579
    Bruno Alessandro Rivieccio, Ester Luconi, Patrizia Boracchi, Elena Pariani, Luisa Romanò, Silvia Salini, Silvana Castaldi, Elia Biganzoli, Massimo Galli
    31-34
  • COVID-19: the critical balance between appropriate governmental restrictions and expected economic, psychological and social consequences in Italy. Are we going in the right direction?

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9575
    Paolo Diego L'Angiocola, Manuel Monti
    35-38
  • Business Intelligence applied to Emergency Medical Services in the Lombardy region during SARS-CoV-2 epidemic

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9557
    Giuseppe Maria Sechi, Maurizio Migliori, Gabriele Dassi, Andrea Pagliosa, Rodolfo Bonora, Aurea Oradini-Alacreu, Anna Odone, Carlo Signorelli, Alberto Zoli, AREU COVID-19 Response Team
    39-44
  • Impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on census, organization and activity of a large urban Emergency Department. COVID-19 epidemic in a large Emergency Department

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9565
    Ivan Comelli, Francesco Scioscioli, Gianfranco Cervellin
    45-49
  • Implications of SARSr-CoV 2 infection in thalassemias: Do patients fall into the “high clinical risk” category?

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9592
    Mehran Karimi, Vincenzo De Sanctis
    50-56
  • Point-of-Care diagnostic of SARS-CoV-2: knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions (KAP) of medical workforce in Italy

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9573
    Matteo Riccò, Pietro Ferraro, Giovanni Gualerzi, Silvia Ranzieri, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Federica Balzarini, Carlo Signorelli
    57-67
  • AOU Policlinico di Bari - West China Hospital of Sichuan University. Global experience of medical profession, battle, health, friendship against COVID -19

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9536
    Matilde Carlucci , Lucia Federica Carpagnano, Nicola Serrone, Tiziana Dimatteo, Giovanni Migliore
    68-70
  • Stand by me 2.0. Visits by family members at Covid-19 time

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9569
    Matilde Carlucci, Lucia Federica Carpagnano, Lidia Dalfino, Salvatore Grasso, Giovanni Migliore
    71-74
  • Screening of COVID-19 in children admitted to the hospital for acute problems: preliminary data

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9607
    Angela Nicoletti, Valentina Talarico, Lucilla Sabetta, Pasquale Minchella, Manuela Colosimo, Carmelo Fortugno, Maria Concetta Galati, Giuseppe Raiola
    75-79
  • Primum non nocere. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic course in oldest

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9624
    Domenico Cucinotta
    80-82
  • Covid-19 pandemic impact on mental health: a web-based cross-sectional survey on a sample of Italian general practitioners

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9619
    Andrea Amerio, Davide Bianchi, Francesca Santi, Luigi Costantini, Anna Odone, Carlo Signorelli, Alessandra Costanza, Gianluca Serafini, Mario Amore, Andrea Aguglia
    83-88
  • Proximal femur fractures in COVID-19 emergency: the experience of two Orthopedics and Traumatology Departments in the first eight weeks of the Italian epidemic

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9636
    Pietro Maniscalco, Erika Poggiali, Fabrizio Quattrini, Corrado Ciatti, Andrea Magnacavallo, Andrea Vercelli, Marco Domenichini, Enrico Vaienti, Francesco Pogliacomi, Francesco Ceccarelli
    89-96
  • The deep impact of novel CoVID-19 infection in an Orthopedics and Traumatology Department: the experience of the Piacenza Hospital

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9635
    Pietro Maniscalco, Erika Poggiali, Fabrizio Quattrini, Corrado Ciatti, Andrea Magnacavallo, Serena Caprioli, Giovanni Vadacca, Emanuele Michieletti , Luigi Cavanna, Patrizio Capelli
    97-105
  • Tobacco smoking and COVID-19 pandemic: old and new issues. A summary of the evidence from the scientific literature

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9698
    Maria Sofia Cattaruzza, Vincenzo Zagà, Silvano Gallus, Paolo D'Argenio, Giuseppe Gorini
    106-112

  • WHO International Health Regulations (IHR) vs COVID-19 Uncertainty

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9626
    Astrid Stuckelberger, Manuel Urbina
    113-117
  • Treatments for COVID-19: emerging drugs against the coronavirus

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9639
    Francesco Potì, Cristina Pozzoli, Maristella Adami, Enzo Poli, Lucio G. Costa
    118-136
  • Current laboratory diagnostics of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9548
    Giuseppe Lippi, Camilla Mattiuzzi, Chiara Bovo, Mario Plebani
    137-145
  • What happens to people's lungs when they get coronavirus disease 2019?

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9574
    Annalisa Frizzelli, Domenico Tuttolomondo, Marina Aiello, Maria Majori, Giuseppina Bertorelli, Alfredo Chetta
    146-149
  • Assessment and treatment of older individuals with COVID 19 multi-system disease: Clinical and ethical implications

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9629
    Fulvio Lauretani, Giulia Ravazzoni, Maria Federica Roberti, Yari Longobucco, Elisa Adorni, Margherita Grossi, Aurelio De Iorio, Umberto La Porta, Chiara Fazio, Elena Gallini, Raffaele Federici, Marco Salvi, Erika Ciarrocchi, Francesca Rossi, Marina Bergamin, Giacomo Bussolati, Ilaria Grieco, Federica Broccoli, Irene Zucchini, Giuseppe Ielo, Simonetta Morganti, Andrea Artoni, Arianna Arisi, Sara Tagliaferri, Marcello Maggio
    150-168
  • The role of the radiologist in diagnosing the COVID-19 infection. Parma experiences

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9564
    Maurizio Balbi, Adela Ristani, Gianluca Milanese , Mario Silva , Roberta Eufrasia Ledda , Francesca Milone , Carlotta Sartorio , Giulia Tringali , Nicola Sverzellati
    169-171
  • Novel coronavirus infection and children

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9586
    Federica Cavallo, Nadia Rossi, Francesco Chiarelli
    172-176
  • COVID19: potential cardiovascular issues in pediatric patients

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9655
    Deborah Bertoncelli, Marta Guidarini, Anna Della Greca, Chiara Ratti, Francesca Falcinella; Brunella Iovane; Mauro Luigi Dutto; Carlo Caffarelli; Bertrand Tchana
    177-183
  • Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in adolescents: An update on current clinical and diagnostic characteristics

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9543
    Vincenzo De Sanctis, Leopoldo Ruggiero, Ashraf T Soliman, Shahina Daar, Salvatore Di Maio, Christos Kattamis
    184-194
  • The impact of MicroRNAs (miRNAs) on the genotype of coronaviruses

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9534
    Duran Canatan, Vincenzo De Sanctis
    195-198
  • Crime in Italy at the time of the pandemic

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9596
    Guido Travaini, Palmina Caruso, Isabella Merzagora
    199-203
  • COVID-19 and food allergy in children

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9614
    Enza D'Auria, Caterina Anania, Barbara Cuomo, Fabio Decimo, Giovanni Cosimo Indirli, Violetta Mastrorilli, Angelica Santoro, Marco U.A. Sartorio, Elisabetta Veronelli, Carlo Caffarelli, Gian Luigi Marseglia, Mauro Calvani, the Italian Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (SIAIP) “Food Allergy Study Group”
    204-206
  • Stop playing with data: there is no sound evidence that Bacille Calmette-Guérin may avoid SARS-CoV-2 infection (for now).

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9700
    Matteo Riccò, Giovanni Gualerzi, Silvia Ranzieri, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi
    207-213

  • SARS-CoV-2 infection in children in Parma

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9563
    Icilio Dodi, Eleonora Castellone, Marco Pappalardo, Monica Rubini, Piero Veronese, Claudio Ruberto, Laura Bianchi, Brunella Iovane, Valentina Maffini
    214-215
  • Rare Anaemias, Sickle-Cell Disease and COVID-19

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9532
    Joan-Lluis Vives Corrons ; Vincenzo De Sanctis
    216-217
  • The medical concerns of patients with thalassemias at the time of COVID-19 outbreak: The personal experience and the international recommendations

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9533
    Duran Canatan, Vincenzo De Sanctis
    218-221
  • COVID-19 virus case fatality rate: How to avoid errors in calculation of data during the outbreak?

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9530
    Ashraf T Soliman, Fawziya Alyafei, Rania Elalaily
    222-223
  • The death rate for COVID-19 is positively associated with gross domestic products Coronavirus and gross domestic product

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9514
    Giuseppe Lippi, Brandon M. Henry, Camilla Mattiuzzi, Chiara Bovo
    224-225
  • Historical and methodological highlights of quarantine measures: from ancient plague epidemics to current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9494
    Andrea Alberto Conti
    226-229
  • Smell and taste dysfunction during the COVID-19 outbreak: a preliminary report

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9524
    Matteo Gelardi, Eleonora Trecca, Michele Cassano, Giorgio Ciprandi
    230-231
  • Preliminary epidemiological analysis on children and adolescents with novel coronavirus disease (2019-nCoV) in a central area of Calabria region

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9550
    Valentina Talarico, Angela Nicoletti, Lucilla Sabetta, Pasquale Minchella, Giuseppe Raiola
    232-233
  • History repeating. The plague of 1630 in Milan and the COVID-19 pandemia

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9553
    Michele M Ciulla
    234-235
  • COVID-19: the end of lockdown what next?

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9605
    Silvana Castaldi, Luisa Romano, Elena Pariani, Claudio Garbelli, Elia Biganzoli
    236-238
  • Sofosbuvir as a potential option for the treatment of COVID-19

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9609
    Anahid Nourian, Hossein Khalili
    236-238
  • Major sports events and the transmission of SARS-CoV-2: analysis of seven case-studies in Europe

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9699
    Carlo Signorelli, Anna Odone, Matteo Riccò, Lorenzo Bellini, Roberto Croci, Aurea Oradini-Alacreu, Daniel Fiacchini, Roberto Burioni
    242-244
  • COVID 19 and Spanish flu pandemics: All it changes, nothing changes COVID 19 epidemic

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9625
    Antonia Francesca Franchini, Francesco Auxilia, Paolo M. Galimberti, Maria Antonella Piga, Silvana Castaldi, Alessandro Porro
    245-250

  • Report of a series of healthy term newborns from convalescent mothers with COVID-19

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9743
    Serafina Perrone, Michela Deolmi, Maurizio Giordano, Tiziana D'Alvano, Lucia Gambini, Mara Corradi, Tiziana Frusca, Tullio Ghi, Susanna Esposito
    251-255

  • Molecular epidemiology of antimicrobial resistant microorganisms in the 21th century: a review of the literature MDR molecular epidemiology in the 21th century

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9176
    Cristina Genovese, Vincenza La Fauci, Smeralda D'Amato, Andrea Squeri, Carmelina Anzalone, Gaetano Bruno Costa, Francesco Fedele, Raffaele Squeri
    256-273
  • Frailty syndrome in rheumatoid arthritis and symptomatic osteoarthritis: an emerging concept in rheumatology

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9094
    Fausto Salaffi, Sonia Farah, Marco Di Carlo
    274-296

  • Surgical treatment of peri-prosthetic femur fractures with dedicated NCB plates: our experience

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.8608
    Giam Paolo Molinari, Graziella Giaffreda, Daniele Clementi, Giuseppe Cabbanè, Valter Galmarini, Roberto Maria Capelli
    297-304
  • Medium-term results after treatment of percutaneous tennis elbow release under local anaesthesia

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.8730
    Şeyhmus Yigit
    305-309
  • Neutrophil and platelet to lymphocyte ratio in patients with hypothyroid Hashimoto's thyroiditis

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.8592
    Erhan Onalan, Emir Dönder
    310-314
  • Comparative results of radius distal AO type C1 fractures of elderly women by two different techniques

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.8712
    Şeyhmus Yigit
    315-321
  • Second-look TURBT: evaluation of anatomopatological and oncologic results in a single center

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.8618
    Matteo Maltagliati, Virginia Varca, Riccardo Milandri, Salvatore Micali, Tommaso Bocchialini, Bernardo Maria Cesare Rocco, Andrea Gregori
    322-325
  • The surgery outcomes of pediatric femoral shaft fractures and comparision of radiation risks

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.8709
    Şeyhmus Yigit, Azad Yıldırım
    326-331
  • Breast cancer in women: a descriptive analysis of the national cancer database

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.8399
    Andrea Sisti, Maria T. Huayllani, Daniel Boczar, David J. Restrepo, Aaron C. Spaulding, Gabriel Emmanuel, Sanjay P. Bagaria, Sarah A. McLaughlin, Alexander S. Parker, Antonio J. Forte
    332-341
  • Autologous grafts in the treatment of avascular osteonecrosis of the femoral head

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.8188
    Marco Marcarelli, Marco Fiammengo, Letizia Trovato, Vincenzo Lancione, Elvio Novarese, Pier Francesco Indelli, Salvatore Risitano
    342-349

  • Small airways in children with allergic rhinoconjunctivitis: the potential role of a multicomponent nutraceutical

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9641
    Salvatore Leonardi, Giuseppe Parisi, Maria Papale, Anna Maria Zicari, Roberta Olcese, Amelia Licari, Gianluigi Marseglia, Giorgio Ciprandi
    350-355
  • Lertal®, a multicomponent nutraceutical, could reduce the use of antihistamines in children with allergic rhinoconjunctivitis

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9719
    Maria Angela Tosca, Roberta Olcese, Guido Marinelli, Maria Papale, Anna Maria Zicari, Gianluigi Marseglia, Giorgio Ciprandi
    356-359

  • Osteoid osteoma of the proximal phalanx of the hallux: a case report of a challenging diagnosis

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.8493
    Attilio Basile, Federico Maria Liuni, Alberto Fontanarosa, Carmine Zoccali, Jacopo Baldi, Riccardo Maria Lanzetti
    360-364
  • Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in an oncological normotensive patient: evidence for a pathogenic role of concomitant low magnesium serum levels and chemotherapy treatment

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.8685
    Federica Zappia, Ignazio Verzicco, Riccardo Simoni, Massimiliano Ferrari, Pietro Coghi, Francesca Bozzetti, Valentina Cannone, Riccardo Volpi, Aderville Cabassi
    365-372

  • The hyperchromatic supranuclear stria corresponds to the Golgi apparatus in nasal ciliated cells

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9265
    Matteo Gelardi, Lorenzo Guerra, Nicola Giangregorio, Michele Cassano, Maria Favia, Giorgio Ciprandi
    373-375

  • Perioperative care of older persons: where are we?

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9723
    Gabriella Bettelli
    376-378
  • Non-communicable disease prevention, nutrition and aging

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9721
    Manfred Ruthsatz, Vanessa Candeias
    379-388
  • Evaluation of bio-psycho-social frailty in older persons on the territory: the method and the experience of the “Medesano Health House”

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9628
    Giovanni Gelmini, Paola Pettenati, Stefania Baratta, Maria Grazia Loss, Mario Lunghi, Nicola Veronese
    389-395