Publications by authors named "Romina Silenzi"
Background: An equitable immunization coverage to "leave no one behind" is one of the World Health Organization Sustainable Development Goals. However, disparities in vaccination coverage exist. The present study aims to investigate vaccine attitude of non-European parents living in Italy and those factors affecting vaccine uptake and equity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Vertigo/Dizziness in childhood is not a rare cause of visits to the emergency department (ED). We analyzed a selected group with vertigo/dizziness to identify signs and symptoms that may help to guide the diagnostic approach and management.
Methods: A total of 616 children admitted for vertigo to the ED over a five-year period were retrospectively reviewed.
Background: An understanding of the mechanisms responsible for the development and maintenance of allergic inflammation and their clinical implications is needed to develop specific and successful treatment for allergy.
Objectives: To characterize in vitro T-cell responses to Der p 2, one of the major allergens of house dust mite (HDM), and investigate potential correlations between clinical and laboratory parameters.
Methods: Forty-two patients monosensitized to HDM and 10 age-matched, healthy children were studied.
Background: the importance of dendritic cells (DCs) in the initiation of the Th2-mediated inflammatory response to allergens is well known and more recently it has been proposed that DCs have a pivotal role in maintaining tolerance to allergens. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the success of sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) in allergic asthma is mediated by the induction of changes of DCs functions.
Methods: ten children with allergic asthma sensitive to house dust mite were studied before and after 12 months of SLIT.