Publications by authors named "C De Santo"
Introduction: Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) present a global public health challenge, impacting patient safety and incurring substantial economic costs across healthcare settings. This study aims to accurately measure the financial burden of HAIs by analyzing real costs associated with various infections, providing insights for targeted prevention and management strategies.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study at a university hospital in Rome, Italy, analysed Hospital Discharge Records (HDR) from January to December 2018, focusing on patients with and without HAIs.
Electrochemiluminescence (ECL) is nowadays a powerful technique widely used in biosensing and imaging, offering high sensitivity and specificity for detecting and mapping biomolecules. Screen-printed electrodes (SPEs) offer a versatile and cost-effective platform for ECL applications due to their ease of fabrication, disposability, and suitability for large-scale production. This research introduces a novel method for improving the ECL characteristics of screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPCEs) through the application of CO laser treatment following fabrication.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Africa is the epicenter of the HIV epidemic, with over two-thirds of the global population living with HIV. It is also facing a dramatic increase in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) amidst its aging population. This necessitates a healthcare approach that addresses both infectious diseases and NCDs in HIV-positive individuals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSunflower is a short-season crop of the Asteraceae family and the Helianthus genus and is the fourth most important oilseed crop in the world. During a field campaign, unusual symptoms (necrosis and longitudinal cracking of the petiole) were observed in a sunflower crop grown in the region of Kavarna (Dobrich district, Bulgaria) and strains of the genus Xanthomonas were isolated. Results based on phylogenetic and phylogenomic analyses showed that they clustered with Xanthomonas euroxanthea CPBF 424T species, a pathogenic strain isolated from walnut buds in Portugal and responsible for causing walnut bacterial blight (WBB).
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- A survey of 66 specialist mental health services looked at how they care for children with intellectual disabilities who exhibit challenging behaviors or may have mental health issues.
- Only 24% of services reached out to families at the referral stage, and only 20% provided therapeutic support during either the referral or waiting phases.
- The findings suggest that services should enhance contact with families and offer more therapeutic options throughout a child's treatment process, especially given the long waiting times for mental health support.