[HTML][HTML] Age-specific SARS-CoV-2 infection fatality ratio and associated risk factors, Italy, February to April 2020

P Poletti, M Tirani, D Cereda, F Trentini… - …, 2020 - eurosurveillance.org
We analysed 5,484 close contacts of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Italy, all
tested for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Infection fatality …

Platelet transfusion thresholds: how low can we go in respect to platelet counting?

G Lippi, EJ Favaloro, S Buoro - Seminars in thrombosis and …, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
Platelet transfusion is conventionally used to prevent or treat bleeding in patients with low
platelet counts or impaired platelet function. The identification of accurate thresholds of …

[HTML][HTML] Covid-19 and gender: lower rate but same mortality of severe disease in women—an observational study

F Raimondi, L Novelli, A Ghirardi, FM Russo… - BMC pulmonary …, 2021 - Springer
Background Gender-related factors might affect vulnerability to Covid-19. The aim of this
study was to describe the role of gender on clinical features and 28-day mortality in Covid …

[HTML][HTML] Performance evaluation of the new fully automated urine particle analyser UF-5000 compared to the reference method of the Fuchs-Rosenthal chamber

G Previtali, R Ravasio, M Seghezzi, S Buoro… - Clinica chimica acta, 2017 - Elsevier
Background UF-5000 is the new fully automated urine particle analyser. We validated its
performance. Methods 736 urines were analysed and results were compared by two …

[PDF][PDF] Papa Giovanni XXIII Bergamo Hospital at the time of the COVID-19 outbreak: letter from the warfront…

S Buoro, F Di Marco, M Rizzi, F Fabretti… - International Journal of …, 2020 - air.unimi.it
In early December 2019, the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was identified as the agent
responsible for the first pneumonia cases of unknown origin in Wuhan, the capital of the …

JAK2V617F mutation and hydroxyurea treatment as determinants of immature platelet parameters in essential thrombocythemia and polycythemia vera patients

M Panova-Noeva, M Marchetti, S Buoro… - Blood, The Journal …, 2011 - ashpublications.org
Immature platelets (IPFs), which are hemostatically more active than mature platelets, have
been found elevated in essential thrombocythemia and polycythemia vera, 2 …

[HTML][HTML] Reconstructing the impact of COVID-19 on the immunity gap and transmission of respiratory syncytial virus in Lombardy, Italy

HJ Ang, F Menegale, G Preziosi, E Pariani, M Migliari… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of hospitalisation and
mortality in young children globally. The social distancing measures implemented against …

Biological variation of platelet parameters determined by the Sysmex XN hematology analyzer

S Buoro, M Seghezzi, B Manenti, A Pacioni… - Clinica Chimica …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background This study was aimed to define the short-and medium-term biological variation
(BV) estimates, the index of individuality and the reference change value (RCV) of platelet …

[HTML][HTML] At the peak of COVID-19 age and disease severity but not comorbidities are predictors of mortality: COVID-19 burden in Bergamo, Italy.

L Novelli, F Raimondi, A Ghirardi… - Panminerva …, 2021 - pesquisa.bvsalud.org
BACKGROUND: Findings from February 2020, indicate that the clinical spectrum of COVID-
19 can be heterogeneous, probably due to the infectious dose and viral load of SARS-CoV …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of blood sample stability for complete blood count using the Sysmex XN-9000 and Mindray BC-6800 analyzers

S Buoro, T Mecca, M Seghezzi, B Manenti… - Revista brasileira de …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Different hematological analyzers have different analytical performances that
are often reflected in the criteria for sample stability of the complete blood count. This study …