Publications by authors named "Gianmatteo Micca"
In the context of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, rapid and easy-to-perform diagnostic methods are essential to limit the spread of the virus and for the clinical management of COVID-19 patients. Although real-time polymerase chain reaction remains the "gold standard" to diagnose acute infections, this technique is expensive, requires trained personnel, well-equipped laboratory and is time-consuming. A prospective evaluation of the Abbott ID NOW COVID-19 point-of-care testing that uses isothermal nucleic acid amplification for the qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 RdRp gene was run in the Emergency Department during the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The association between thrombophilic alterations, migraine, and vascular events has been broadly investigated but not been completely clarified.
Methods: In this cross-sectional, case-control study, we included consecutive outpatients diagnosed with migraine referring to a tertiary headache center. Migraine patients were matched to headache-free control subjects.
Objectives: A multicenter study to compare results of BRAHMS Kryptor PCT with those obtained using four BRAHMS-partnered procalcitonin (PCT) automated immunoassays (DiaSorin Liaison, BioMérieux Vidas, Roche Cobas E601 and Siemens Advia Centaur) and the Diazyme immunotubidimetric assay implemented on four clinical chemistry platforms (Abbott Architect c16000, Siemens Advia 2400, Roche Cobas C501 and Beckman Coulter AU5800).
Design And Methods: One hundred serum samples from in-patients with PCT values between 0.10 and 58.
Background: Migraine is a complex biochemical dysfunction attributed to a disorder of the trigeminal and hypothalamic pathways. Impairment of glucose metabolism has been reported in migraine, but data are scanty and inconsistent.
Objective: The main aim was to verify whether migraineurs have abnormalities of the glucose and insulin metabolism.