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Chiara Azzari is affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy and has a research focus primarily within the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their work spans a range of topics related to infectious and immune system disorders, with over 200 publications contributing to these fields.

Azzari's recent publications include studies addressing epidemiology, infectious diseases, and immunology. Notable papers authored by or co-authored with Azzari include:

  • "Increased incidence of precocious and accelerated puberty in females during and after the Italian lockdown for the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic," 2020, Italian Journal of Pediatrics
  • "Epidemiology and prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections in children in Italy," 2021, Italian Journal of Pediatrics
  • "PAX1 is essential for development and function of the human thymus," 2020, Science Immunology
  • "COVID-19 in Pregnant Women and Neonates: A Systematic Review of the Literature with Quality Assessment of the Studies," 2020, Pathogens
  • "Long-term follow-up of 168 patients with X-linked agammaglobulinemia reveals increased morbidity and mortality," 2020, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

The main scientific themes in Azzari's work include immunodeficiency and autoimmune disorders, pneumonia and respiratory infections, respiratory viral infections, bacterial infections and vaccines, and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research. Other topics of interest have involved Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment as well as blood disorders and related therapies.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Azzari encompass:

  • Silvia Ricci
  • Lorenzo Lodi
  • Maria Moriondo
  • Giuseppe Indolfi
  • Mattia Giovannini

Frequently chosen publication venues for dissemination of Azzari's research include:

  • Frontiers in Pediatrics
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Journal of Clinical Immunology
  • European Journal of Pediatrics
  • Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Their subfields of study further detail a focus on epidemiology, immunology, infectious diseases, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and microbiology. Azzari's scholarly output reflects an interdisciplinary approach, combining clinical and microbiological perspectives to address conditions affecting pediatric and immunological health.

Best Publications

  • Defective regulatory and effector T cell functions in patients with FOXP3 mutations

    Rosa Bacchetta;Laura Passerini;Eleonora Gambineri;Minyue Dai

  • Clinical features, long-term follow-up and outcome of a large cohort of patients with Chronic Granulomatous Disease: an Italian multicenter study.

    Baldassarre Martire;Roberto Rondelli;Annarosa Soresina;Claudio Pignata

  • Mother to child transmission of hepatitis C virus: prospective study of risk factors and timing of infection in children born to women seronegative for HIV-1

    M Resti;C Azzari;F Mannelli;M Moriondo

  • Clinical, Immunological, and Molecular Analysis in a Large Cohort of Patients with X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia: An Italian Multicenter Study

    Alessandro Plebani;Annarosa Soresina;Roberto Rondelli;Giorgio M Amato

  • Clinical and molecular profile of a new series of patients with immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked syndrome: Inconsistent correlation between forkhead box protein 3 expression and disease severity

    Eleonora Gambineri;Lucia Perroni;Laura Passerini;Lucia Bianchi

  • Investigation on the Origin of Sperm DNA Fragmentation: Role of Apoptosis, Immaturity and Oxidative Stress

    Monica Muratori;Lara Tamburrino;Sara Marchiani;Marta Cambi

  • Chronic hepatitis C virus infection in childhood: clinical patterns and evolution in 224 white children.

    Paloma Jara;Massimo Resti;Loreto Hierro;Raffaella Giacchino

  • Broad-spectrum antibodies against self-antigens and cytokines in RAG deficiency

    Jolan E. Walter;Lindsey B. Rosen;Krisztian Csomos;Jacob M. Rosenberg

  • Clinical features and progression of perinatally acquired hepatitis C virus infection.

    Massimo Resti;Paloma Jara;Loreto Hierro;Chiara Azzari

  • Realtime PCR is more sensitive than multiplex PCR for diagnosis and serotyping in children with culture negative pneumococcal invasive disease.

    Chiara Azzari;Maria Moriondo;Giuseppe Indolfi;Martina Cortimiglia

  • Community‐acquired bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia in children: diagnosis and serotyping by real‐time polymerase chain reaction using blood samples.

    Massimo Resti;Maria Moriondo;Martina Cortimiglia;Giuseppe Indolfi

  • Interferon-gamma release assay improves the diagnosis of tuberculosis in children.

    Leila Bianchi;Luisa Galli;Maria Moriondo;Giuseppina Veneruso

  • Clinical features and follow-up in patients with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.

    Caterina Cancrini;Pamela Puliafito;Maria Cristina Digilio;Annarosa Soresina

  • Initial presenting manifestations in 16,486 patients with inborn errors of immunity include infections and noninfectious manifestations.

    Julian Thalhammer;Gerhard Kindle;Alexandra Nieters;Stephan Rusch

  • Maternal drug use is a preeminent risk factor for mother-to-child hepatitis C virus transmission: results from a multicenter study of 1372 mother-infant pairs.

    Massimo Resti;Chiara Azzari;Luisa Galli;Giovanna Zuin

  • Acetaminophen, via its reactive metabolite N-acetyl-p-benzo-quinoneimine and transient receptor potential ankyrin-1 stimulation, causes neurogenic inflammation in the airways and other tissues in rodents

    Romina Nassini;Serena Materazzi;Eunice Andrè;Laura Sartiani

  • Molecular detection methods and serotyping performed directly on clinical samples improve diagnostic sensitivity and reveal increased incidence of invasive disease by Streptococcus pneumoniae in Italian children

    Chiara Azzari;Maria Moriondo;Giuseppe Indolfi;Cristina Massai

  • Epidemiology and prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections in children in Italy.

    Chiara Azzari;Eugenio Baraldi;Paolo Bonanni;Elena Bozzola

  • Increased incidence of precocious and accelerated puberty in females during and after the Italian lockdown for the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

    Stefano Stagi;Salvatore De Masi;Erica Bencini;Stefania Losi

  • Vertical transmission of HCV is related to maternal peripheral blood mononuclear cell infection.

    Chiara Azzari;Massimo Resti;Maria Moriondo;Roberto Ferrari

  • Hepatitis C virus infection and related liver disease in children of mothers with antibodies to the virus.

    Flavia Bortolotti;Massimo Resti;Raffaella Giacchino;Chiara Azzari

  • Universal childhood immunisation against Streptococcus pneumoniae: the five-year experience of Liguria Region, Italy.

    Paolo Durando;Pietro Crovari;Filippo Ansaldi;Laura Sticchi

  • Intergenerational and intrafamilial phenotypic variability in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome subjects.

    Emilia Cirillo;Giuliana Giardino;Vera Gallo;Pamela Puliafito

Frequent Co-Authors

Alberto Vierucci
Alberto Vierucci University of Florence
Susanna Esposito
Susanna Esposito University of Parma
Alessandro Plebani
Alessandro Plebani University of Brescia
Alessandro Aiuti
Alessandro Aiuti Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Paolo Rossi
Paolo Rossi University of Rome Tor Vergata
Andrea Pession
Andrea Pession University of Bologna
Flavia Bortolotti
Flavia Bortolotti University of Padua
Raffaele Badolato
Raffaele Badolato University of Brescia
Rolando Cimaz
Rolando Cimaz University of Milan
Caterina Cancrini
Caterina Cancrini Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital

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