A three-year study entailing molecular characterization and epidemiology of Clostridium difficile in an Italian tertiary care hospital

In Italy, there are limited studies on the molecular epidemiology of Clostridium difficile, possibly due to insufficient laboratory diagnostic capacity, low awareness and lack of high-quality surveillance systems. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diffusion of C. difficile in a tertiary care hospital and to genotype all the collected strains in order for hospital staff to take corrective action. All specimens were subjected to a CDI diagnostic algorithm. This included highly specific toxin PCRs and multilocus sequence typing (MLST) to obtain clear, unequivocal genotypization. During a three-year study period, as part of routine C. difficile testing, 711 stool samples were collected from 522 patients to detect the presence of toxigenic genes. After testing, 106 different samples were identified as toxigenic. The proportions of non-toxigenic and toxigenic isolates were respectively 8.7% (62/711) and 14.9% (106/711). The most infection findings in wards for toxigenic strains were in Internal Medicine (56), followed by Neurology (11) and Gastroenterology (11). Three novel sequence types (STs) were found. The two most prevalent STs in wards were clade 1 ST-378 (40) and clade 1 ST-379 (33). Other healthcare-acquired strains were clade 4 ST-37 (11) and clade 5 ST-11 (7). Two STs, namely clade 3 ST-5 (10) and clade 1 ST-380 (5), were isolated among external patients. To prevent an increase in outbreak probability, an active surveillance programme combined with proper hand hygiene, environmental cleaning and contact precautions should be implemented

Retrospective analysis of nosocomial infections in an Italian tertiary care hospital

Nosocomial infections are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. Studies of their prevalence in single institutions can reveal trends over time and help to identify risk factors. The aim of this study was to investigate the nosocomial infections trend and identify the prevalence of predominant bacterial microorganisms and their drug resistance patterns in an Italian tertiary care hospital. Infections were classified according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention definitions. A retrospective study was carried out from March 2011 to June 2014, based on the bacterial isolate reports of a hospital located in Central Italy. During the 40-month study period, a total of 1547 isolates were obtained from 1046 hospitalized patients and tested for their antibiotic sensitivity. The most common isolates belonged to the Enterobacteriaceae family (61.7%), followed by Enterococcus species (12.4%), Pseudomonas species (10.7%) and S. aureus (10.0%). The incidence density rate of nosocomial infections was 7.4 per 1000 patient days, with a significant difference among the 3 annual infection rates (P<0.001). The highest infection prevalence rate was found in Internal Medicine Unit (41.3%), followed by Intensive Care Units (12.4%), Surgical Units (9.0%,) and Cardiology (7.1%)

[Updated SICI-GISE position paper on institutional and operator requirements for transcatheter aortic valve implantation]

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has revolutionized the management of patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis and has become the standard of care for inoperable patients and the preferred therapy for those at increased surgical risk with peculiar clinical and anatomic features. Technology advances, growing experience and accumulating data prompted the update of the 2011 Italian Society of Interventional Cardiology (SICI-GISE) position paper on institutional and operator requirements to perform TAVI. The main objective of this document is to provide a guidance to assess the potential of institutions and operators to initiate and maintain an efficient TAVI program

Changes in surgicaL behaviOrs dUring the CoviD-19 pandemic. The SICE CLOUD19 Study

BACKGROUND: The spread of the SARS-CoV2 virus, which causes COVID-19 disease, profoundly impacted the surgical community. Recommendations have been published to manage patients needing surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic. This survey, under the aegis of the Italian Society of Endoscopic Surgery, aims to analyze how Italian surgeons have changed their practice during the pandemic.METHODS: The authors designed an online survey that was circulated for completion to the Italian departments of general surgery registered in the Italian Ministry of Health database in December 2020. Questions were divided into three sections: hospital organization, screening policies, and safety profile of the surgical operation. The investigation periods were divided into the Italian pandemic phases I (March-May 2020), II (June-September 2020), and III (October-December 2020).RESULTS: Of 447 invited departments, 226 answered the survey. Most hospitals were treating both COVID-19-positive and -negative patients. The reduction in effective beds dedicated to surgical activity was significant, affecting 59% of the responding units. 12.4% of the respondents in phase I, 2.6% in phase II, and 7.7% in phase III reported that their surgical unit had been closed. 51.4%, 23.5%, and 47.8% of the respondents had at least one colleague reassigned to non-surgical COVID-19 activities during the three phases. There has been a reduction in elective (>200 procedures: 2.1%, 20.6% and 9.9% in the three phases, respectively) and emergency (<20 procedures: 43.3%, 27.1%, 36.5% in the three phases, respectively) surgical activity. The use of laparoscopy also had a setback in phase I (25.8% performed less than 20% of elective procedures through laparoscopy). 60.6% of the respondents used a smoke evacuation device during laparoscopy in phase I, 61.6% in phase II, and 64.2% in phase III. Almost all responders (82.8% vs. 93.2% vs. 92.7%) in each analyzed period did not modify or reduce the use of high-energy devices.CONCLUSION: This survey offers three faithful snapshots of how the surgical community has reacted to the COVID-19 pandemic during its three phases. The significant reduction in surgical activity indicates that better health policies and more evidence-based guidelines are needed to make up for lost time and surgery not performed during the pandemic

Screening policies, preventive measures and in-hospital infection of COVID-19 in global surgical practices

Background: In a surgical setting, COVID-19 patients may trigger in-hospital outbreaks and have worse postoperative outcomes. Despite these risks, there have been no consistent statements on surgical guidelines regarding the perioperative screening or management of COVID-19 patients, and we do not have objective global data that describe the current conditions surrounding this issue. This study aimed to clarify the current global surgical practice including COVID-19 screening, preventive measures and in-hospital infection under the COVID-19 pandemic, and to clarify the international gaps on infection control policies among countries worldwide. Methods: During April 2-8, 2020, a cross-sectional online survey on surgical practice was distributed to surgeons worldwide through international surgical societies, social media and personal contacts. Main outcome and measures included preventive measures and screening policies of COVID-19 in surgical practice and centers' experiences of in-hospital COVID-19 infection. Data were analyzed by country's cumulative deaths number by April 8, 2020 (high risk, &gt;5000; intermediate risk, 100-5000; low risk, &lt;100). Results: A total of 936 centers in 71 countries responded to the survey (high risk, 330 centers; intermediate risk, 242 centers; low risk, 364 centers). In the majority (71.9%) of the centers, local guidelines recommended preoperative testing based on symptoms or suspicious radiologic findings. Universal testing for every surgical patient was recommended in only 18.4% of the centers. In-hospital COVID-19 infection was reported from 31.5% of the centers, with higher rates in higher risk countries (high risk, 53.6%; intermediate risk, 26.4%; low risk, 14.8%; P &lt; 0.001). Of the 295 centers that experienced in-hospital COVID-19 infection, 122 (41.4%) failed to trace it and 58 (19.7%) reported the infection originating from asymptomatic patients/staff members. Higher risk countries adopted more preventive measures including universal testing, routine testing of hospital staff and use of dedicated personal protective equipment in operation theatres, but there were remarkable discrepancies across the countries. Conclusions: This large international survey captured the global surgical practice under the COVID-19 pandemic and highlighted the insufficient preoperative screening of COVID-19 in the current surgical practice. More intensive screening programs will be necessary particularly in severely affected countries/institutions

Screening policies, preventive measures and in-hospital infection of COVID-19 in global surgical practices

Background In a surgical setting, COVID-19 patients may trigger in-hospital outbreaks and have worse postoperative outcomes. Despite these risks, there have been no consistent statements on surgical guidelines regarding the perioperative screening or management of COVID-19 patients, and we do not have objective global data that describe the current conditions surrounding this issue. This study aimed to clarify the current global surgical practice including COVID-19 screening, preventive measures and in-hospital infection under the COVID-19 pandemic, and to clarify the international gaps on infection control policies among countries worldwide.Methods During April 2-8, 2020, a cross-sectional online survey on surgical practice was distributed to surgeons worldwide through international surgical societies, social media and personal contacts. Main outcome and measures included preventive measures and screening policies of COVID-19 in surgical practice and centers' experiences of in-hospital COVID-19 infection. Data were analyzed by country's cumulative deaths number by April 8, 2020 (high risk, &gt;5000; intermediate risk, 100-5000; low risk, &lt;100).Results A total of 936 centers in 71 countries responded to the survey (high risk, 330 centers; intermediate risk, 242 centers; low risk, 364 centers). In the majority (71.9%) of the centers, local guidelines recommended preoperative testing based on symptoms or suspicious radiologic findings. Universal testing for every surgical patient was recommended in only 18.4% of the centers. In-hospital COVID-19 infection was reported from 31.5% of the centers, with higher rates in higher risk countries (high risk, 53.6%; intermediate risk, 26.4%; low risk, 14.8%; P&lt;0.001). Of the 295 centers that experienced in-hospital COVID-19 infection, 122 (41.4%) failed to trace it and 58 (19.7%) reported the infection originating from asymptomatic patients/staff members. Higher risk countries adopted more preventive measures including universal testing, routine testing of hospital staff and use of dedicated personal protective equipment in operation theatres, but there were remarkable discrepancies across the countries.Conclusions This large international survey captured the global surgical practice under the COVID-19 pandemic and highlighted the insufficient preoperative screening of COVID-19 in the current surgical practice. More intensive screening programs will be necessary particularly in severely affected countries/institutions

Prognostic impact of diabetes and prediabetes on survival outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure: A post-hoc analysis of the GISSI-HF (Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio della Sopravvivenza nella Insufficienza Cardiaca-Heart Failure) trial

826BACKGROUND: The independent prognostic impact of diabetes mellitus (DM) and prediabetes mellitus (pre-DM) on survival outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure has been investigated in observational registries and randomized, clinical trials, but the results have been often inconclusive or conflicting. We examined the independent prognostic impact of DM and pre-DM on survival outcomes in the GISSI-HF (Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio della Sopravvivenza nella Insufficienza Cardiaca-Heart Failure) trial. METHODS AND RESULTS: We assessed the risk of all-cause death and the composite of all-cause death or cardiovascular hospitalization over a median follow-up period of 3.9 years among the 6935 chronic heart failure participants of the GISSI-HF trial, who were stratified by presence of DM (n=2852), pre-DM (n=2013), and non-DM (n=2070) at baseline. Compared with non-DM patients, those with DM had remarkably higher incidence rates of all-cause death (34.5% versus 24.6%) and the composite end point (63.6% versus 54.7%). Conversely, both event rates were similar between non-DM patients and those with pre-DM. Cox regression analysis showed that DM, but not pre-DM, was associated with an increased risk of all-cause death (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.43; 95% CI, 1.28-1.60) and of the composite end point (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.23; 95% CI, 1.13-1.32), independently of established risk factors. In the DM subgroup, higher hemoglobin A1c was also independently associated with increased risk of both study outcomes (all-cause death: adjusted hazard ratio, 1.21; 95% CI, 1.02-1.43; and composite end point: adjusted hazard ratio, 1.14; 95% CI, 1.01-1.29, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Presence of DM was independently associated with poor long-term survival outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure.openopenDauriz, Marco; Targher, Giovanni; Temporelli, Pier Luigi; Lucci, Donata; Gonzini, Lucio; Nicolosi, Gian Luigi; Marchioli, Roberto; Tognoni, Gianni; Latini, Roberto; Cosmi, Franco; Tavazzi, Luigi; Maggioni, Aldo Pietro*; Moccetti, T.; Rossi, M.G.; Pasotti, E.; Vaghi, F.; Roncarolo, P.; Zunino, M.T.; Matta, F.; Actis Perinetto, E.; Gaita, F.; Azzaro, G.; Zanetta, M.; Paino, A.M.; Parravicini, U.; Vegis, D.; Conte, R.; Ferraro, P.; De Bernardi, A.; Morelloni, S.; Fagnani, M.; Greco Lucchina, P.; Montagna, L.; Bellone, E.; Sappè, D.; Ferraro, F.; Delucchi, M.; Reynaud, S.G.; Dore, M.; La Brocca, A.; Massobrio, N.; Bo, L.; Trinchero, R.; Imazio, M.; Brocchi, G.; Nejrotti, A.; Rissone, L.; Gabasio, S.; Zocchi, C.; Randazzo, S.; Crenna, A.; Giannuzzi, P.; Bonanomi, E.; Mezzani, A.; De Marchi, M.; Begliuomini, G.; Gianonatti, C.A.; Gavazzi, A.; Grosu, A.; 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Tartagni, F.; Tisselli, A.; Gentili, A.; Pieri, P.; Cagnetta, E.; Bendinelli, S.; Barbieri, A.; Conti, R.; Ferrari, R.; Merlini, F.; Fucili, A.; Moruzzi, P.; Buia, E.; Galvani, M.; Ferrini, D.; Baggioni, G.; Yiannacopulu, P.; Canè, G.; Bonfiglioli, A.; Zandomeneghi, R.; Brugioni, L.; Giannini, A.; Di Ruvo, R.; Giuliani, M.; Rusconi, L.; Del Corso, P.; Piovaccari, G.; Bologna, F.; Venturi, P.; Melandri, F.; Bagni, E.; Bolognese, L.; Perticucci, R.; Zuppiroli, A.; Nannini, M.; Consoli, N.; Petrone, P.; Pipitò, C.; Colombi, L.; Bernardi, D.; Mariani, P.R.; Testa, R.; Mazzinghi, F.; Cosmi, F.; Cosmi, D.; Zipoli, A.; Cecchi, A.; Castelli, G.; Ciaccheri, M.; Mori, F.; Pieri, F.; Valoti, P.; Chiarantini, D.; Santoro, G.M.; Minneci, C.; Marchi, F.; Milli, M.; Zambaldi, G.; Zipoli, A.; Brandinelli Geri, A.A.; Cipriani, M.; Alessandri, M.; Severi, S.; Stefanelli, S.; Comella, A.; Poddighe, R.; Digiorgio, A.; Carluccio, M.; Berti, S.; Rizza, A.; Bonatti, V.; Molendi, V.; Brancato, A.; D'Aprile, N.; Giappichini, G.; Del Vecchio, S.; Mantini, G.; De Tommasi, F.; Meucci, G.; Cordoni, M.; Bechi, S.; Barsotti, L.; Baldini, P.; Romei, M.; Scopelliti, G.; Lauri, G.; Pestelli, F.; Furiozzi, F.; Cocchieri, M.; Severini, D.; Patriarchi, F.; Chiocchi, P.; Buccolieri, M.; Martinelli, S.; Wee, A.; Angelici, F.; Bernardinangeli, M.; Proietti, G.; Biscottini, B.; Panciarola, R.; Marinacci, L.; Perna, G.P.; Gabrielli, D.; Moraca, A.; Moretti, L.; Partemi, L.; Gregori, G.; Amici, R.; Patteri, G.; Capone, P.; Savini, E.; Morgagni, G.L.; Paccaloni, L.; Pezzuoli, F.; Carincola, S.; Papi, S.; De Crescentini, S.; Gerardi, P.; Midi, P.; Gallenzi, E.; Pajes, G.; Mancone, C.; Di Spirito, V.; Di Gennaro, M.; Calcagno, S.; Toscano, S.; Antonicoli, S.; Carta, F.; Giorgi, G.; Comito, F.; Daniele, E.; Ciarla, O.; Gelfo, P.G.; Acquaviva, A.; Testa, D.; Testa, G.; Pagliaro, F.A.; Russo, F.; Vetta, F.; Marchese, I.; Di Sciascio, G.; D'Ambrosio, A.; Leggio, F.; Del Sindaco, D.; Lacchè, A.; Avallone, A.; Risa, M.P.; Azzolini, P.; Baldo, E.; Giovannini, E.; Pulignano, G.; Tondo, C.; Picchio, E.; Biffani, E.; Tanzi, P.; Pozzar, F.; Farnetti, F.; Azzarito, M.; Santini, M.; Varveri, A.; Ferraiuolo, G.; Valtorta, C.; Gaspardone, A.; Barbato, G.; Ceci, V.; Aspromonte, N.; Bellocci, F.; Colizzi, C.; Fedele, F.; Perez, F.I.; Galati, A.; Rossetti, A.; Mainella, A.; Ciuffetta, D.; Matteucci, C.; Busi, G.; De Angelis, A.; Farina, G.; Granatelli, A.; Leone, F.; Frasca, F.; Pajes, G.; Di Giovambattista, R.; Castellani, G.; Massaro, G.; Mastrogiuseppe, G.; Vacri, A.; De Sanctis, F.; Cioli, M.; Di Luzio, S.; Napoletano, C.; Piccioni, L.L.; De Simone, G.; Ottaviano, A.; Mazza, V.; Spedaliere, C.; Staniscia, D.; Calgione, E.; De Marco, G.; Chiacchio, T.; Di Napoli, T.; Romanzi, S.; Salvatore, G.; Golino, P.; Palermo, A.; Mascia, F.; Vetrano, A.; Vinciguerra, A.; Caliendo, L.; Longobardi, R.; De Caro, G.; Di Nola, R.; Piemonte, F.; Prinzi, D.; De Rosa, P.; De Rosa, V.; Riello, F.; Capuano, V.; Vecchio, G.; Landi, M.; Amato, S.; Garofalo, M.; Caruso, D.; D'Avino, M.; Sensale, P.; Maiolica, O.; Santoro, R.; Caso, P.; Miceli, D.; Maurea, N.; Bianchi, U.; Crispo, C.; Chiariello, M.; Perrone Filardi, P.; Russo, L.; Capuano, N.; Ungaro, G.; Vergara, G.; Scafuro, F.; D'Angelo, G.; Campaniello, C.; Bottiglieri, P.; Volpe, A.; Battista, R.; De Risi, L.; Cardillo, G.; Sibilio, G.; Marino, A.P.; Silvestri, F.; Predotti, P.; Iervoglini, A.; Stefanelli, S.; De Matteis, C.; Sarnicola, P.; Matarazzo, M.M.; Baldi, S.; Iuliano, V.; Astarita, C.; Cuccaro, P.; Liguori, A.; Liguori, G.; Gregorio, G.; Petraglia, L.; Antonelli, G.; Amodio, G.; De Luca, I.; Traversa, D.; Franchini, G.; Lenti, M.L.; Cavallari, D.; D'Agostino, C.; Scalera, G.; Altamura, C.M.; Russo, M.; Mascolo, A.R.; Pettinati, G.; Ciricugno, S.A.; Scrutinio, D.; Passantino, A.; Mastrangelo, D.; Di Masi, A.; De Carne, R.; Cannone, M.; Dibiase, F.; Pensato, M.; Loliva, F.; Trapani, F.; Panettieri, I.; Leone, L.; Di Biase, M.; Carrone, M.; Gallone, V.; Cocco, F.; Costantini, M.; Tritto, C.; Cavalieri, F.; Stella, L.; Magliari, F.; Callerame, M.; De Giorgi, A.; Pellegrino, L.; Correra, M.; Portulano, V.; Nisi, G.L.; Grassi, G.; Cristallo, E.; De Laura, D.; Salerno, C.; Fanelli, R.; Villella, M.; Pede, S.; Renna, A.; De Lorenzi, E.; Urso, L.; Lenti, V.; Peluso, A.; Baldi, N.; Polimeni, G.; Galati, A.; Palma, P.; Lauletta, R.; Tagliamonte, E.; Cirillo, T.; Silvestri, B.; Centonze, G.; D'Alessandro, B.; Truncellito, L.; Mecca, D.; Petruzzi, M.A.; Coviello, R.O.M.; Lopizzo, A.; Chiaffitelli, M.; Barbuzzi, S.; Gubelli, S.; Germinario, G.; Cosentino, N.; Mingrone, A.; Vico, R.; Borrello, G.; Mazza, M.L.; Cimino, R.; Galasso, D.; Cassadonte, F.; Talarico, U.; Perticone, F.; Cassano, S.; Catapano, F.; Calemme, S.; Feraco, E.; Cloro, C.; Misuraca, G.; Caporale, R.; Vigna, L.; Spagnuolo, V.; De Rosa, F.; Spadafora, G.; Zampaglione, G.; Russo, R.; Schipani, F.A.; Ferragina, A.F.; Stranieri, D.; Musca, G.; Carpino, C.; Bencardino, P.; Raimondo, F.; Musacchio, D.; Pulitanò, G.; Ruggeri, A.; Provenzano, A.; Salituri, S.; Musolino, M.; Calandruccio, S.; Marrari, A.; Tripodi, E.; Scali, R.; Anastasio, L.; Arone, A.; Aragona, P.; Donnangelo, L.; Comito, M.G.A.; Bilotta, F.; Vaccaro, I.; Rametta, R.; Ventura, V.; Bonvegna, A.; Alì, A.; Cinnirella, C.; Raineri, M.; Pompeo, F.; Cascio Ingurgio, N.; Carini, V.; Coco, R.; Giunta, G.; Leonardi, G.; Randazzo, V.; Di Blasi, V.; Tamburino, C.; Russo, G.; Mangiameli, S.; Cardillo, R.; Castelli, D.; Inserra, V.; Arena, A.; Gulizia, M.M.; Raciti, S.; Rapisarda, G.; Romano, R.; Prestifilippo, P.; Braschi, G.B.; Ledda, G.; Terrazzino, R.; De Caro, M.; Scilabra, G.; Graffagnino, B.; Grassi, R.; Di Tano, G.; Scimone, G.F.; Vasquez, L.; Coppolino, C.; Casale, A.; Castelli, M.; D'Urso, G.; D'Antonio, E.; Lo Presti, L.; Badalamenti, E.; Conti, P.; Sanfilippo, N.; Cirrincione, V.; Cinà, M.T.; Cusimano, G.; Taormina, A.; Giuliano, P.; Bajardi, A.; Mandalà, V.; Canonico, A.; Geraci, G.; Sabella, F.P.; Enia, F.; Floresta, A.M.; 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Confente, Alessia; Fenicia, Eva; Friso, Giorgio; Gianfriddo, Marco; Grilli, Gianluca; Lazzaro, Beatrice; Lonardo, Giuseppe; Luise, Alessia; Nota, Rachele; Orlando, Mariaelena; Petrolo, Rosaria; Pierattini, Chiara; Pierota, Valeria; Provenzani, Alessandro; Quartuccio, Velia; Ragno, Anna; Serio, Chiara; Spolaor, Alvise; Tafi, Arianna; Tellaroli, Elisa; Ghio, Stefano; Ghizzardi, Elisa; Masson, Serge; Crociati, Lella; La Rovere, Maria Teresa; Corrà, Ugo; Di Giulio, Paola; Finzi, Andrea; Gorini, Marco; Milani, Valentina; Orsini, Giampietro; Bianchini, Elisa; Cabiddu, Silvia; Cangioli, Ilaria; Cipressa, Laura; Cipressa, Maria Lucia; Di Bitetto, Giuseppina; Ferri, Barbara; Galbiati, Luisa; Lorimer, Andrea; Pera, Carla; Priami, Paola; Vasamì, AntonellaDauriz, Marco; Targher, Giovanni; Temporelli, Pier Luigi; Lucci, Donata; Gonzini, Lucio; Nicolosi, Gian Luigi; Marchioli, Roberto; Tognoni, Gianni; Latini, Roberto; Cosmi, Franco; Tavazzi, Luigi; Maggioni, Aldo Pietro; Moccetti, T.; Rossi, M. 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L.; Paccaloni, L.; Pezzuoli, F.; Carincola, S.; Papi, S.; De Crescentini, S.; Gerardi, P.; Midi, P.; Gallenzi, E.; Pajes, G.; Mancone, C.; Di Spirito, V.; Di Gennaro, M.; Calcagno, S.; Toscano, S.; Antonicoli, S.; Carta, F.; Giorgi, G.; Comito, F.; Daniele, E.; Ciarla, O.; Gelfo, P. G.; Acquaviva, A.; Testa, D.; Testa, G.; Pagliaro, F. A.; Russo, F.; Vetta, F.; Marchese, I.; Di Sciascio, G.; D'Ambrosio, A.; Leggio, F.; Del Sindaco, D.; Lacchè, A.; Avallone, A.; Risa, M. P.; Azzolini, P.; Baldo, E.; Giovannini, E.; Pulignano, G.; Tondo, C.; Picchio, E.; Biffani, E.; Tanzi, P.; Pozzar, F.; Farnetti, F.; Azzarito, M.; Santini, M.; Varveri, A.; Ferraiuolo, G.; Valtorta, C.; Gaspardone, A.; Barbato, G.; Ceci, V.; Aspromonte, N.; Bellocci, F.; Colizzi, C.; Fedele, F.; Perez, F. 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