List of works - Dora Buonfrate

A comprehensive analysis of the faecal microbiome and metabolome of Strongyloides stercoralis infected volunteers from a non-endemic area

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

A diagnostic study comparing conventional and real-time PCR for Strongyloides stercoralis on urine and on faecal samples

scientific article published on 03 December 2018

A global genotyping survey of Strongyloides stercoralis and Strongyloides fuelleborni using deep amplicon sequencing

scientific article published on 16 September 2019

A retrospective study comparing agar plate culture, indirect immunofluorescence and real-time PCR for the diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis infection

scientific article published on 11 January 2017

A review of outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis due to unpasteurized milk

scientific article published on 15 April 2020

Accidental diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia after 18F FDG PET/CT: a case series

scientific article published on 24 September 2020

Accuracy of a Rapid Diagnostic Test (Cypress Chagas Quick Test(®)) for the Diagnosis of Chronic Chagas Disease in a Nonendemic Area: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study

scientific article published on 14 August 2017

Accuracy of five serologic tests for the follow up of Strongyloides stercoralis infection.

scientific article

Accuracy of molecular biology techniques for the diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis infection-A systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 9 February 2018

Accuracy of parasitological and immunological tests for the screening of human schistosomiasis in immigrants and refugees from African countries: An approach with Latent Class Analysis.

scientific article

Acute histoplasmosis in immunocompetent travelers: a systematic review of literature

scientific article published on 18 December 2018

An outbreak of blister beetle dermatitis in travellers

scientific article published on 28 May 2020

Author Correction: A comprehensive analysis of the faecal microbiome and metabolome of Strongyloides stercoralis infected volunteers from a non-endemic area

scientific article published on 07 June 2019

Autochthonous Human and Canine Strongyloides stercoralis Infection in Europe: Report of a Human Case in An Italian Teen and Systematic Review of the Literature

scientific article published on 03 June 2020

Autochthonous cases of mycetoma in Europe: report of two cases and review of literature

scientific article

Blastocystis prevalence and subtypes in autochthonous and immigrant patients in a referral centre for parasitic infections in Italy

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Chagas disease and transfusion medicine: a perspective from non-endemic countries

scientific article

Chronic malaria and hyper-reactive malarial splenomegaly: a retrospective study on the largest series observed in a non-endemic country.

scientific article published on 21 April 2016

Coccidioidomycosis: first imported case in Italy

scientific article published on May 2012

Comment on: Subcutaneous ivermectin use in the treatment of severe Strongyloides stercoralis infection: two case reports and a discussion of the literature

scientific article published on 7 January 2016

Community Epidemiology Approach to Parasitic Infection Screening in a Remote Community in Ecuador

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

Comparison of S. stercoralis Serology Performed on Dried Blood Spots and on Conventional Serum Samples

scientific article published on 8 November 2016

Comparison of different drug regimens for the treatment of loiasis-A TropNet retrospective study

scientific article published on 01 November 2018

Correction to: The diagnosis and treatment of urogenital schistosomiasis in Italy in a retrospective cohort of immigrants from Sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

Correction: A global genotyping survey of Strongyloides stercoralis and Strongyloides fuelleborni using deep amplicon sequencing

publication published on 18 June 2021

Correction: Epidemiology and Management of Cysticercosis and Taenia solium Taeniasis in Europe, Systematic Review 1990–2011.

scientific article published on 19 December 2013

Diagnosis of Malaria Infection with or without Disease

scientific article

Diagnostic accuracy of five serologic tests for Strongyloides stercoralis infection.

scientific article published on 09 January 2014

Diagnostic study on an immunochromatographic rapid test for schistosomiasis: comparison between use on serum and on blood spot from fingerprick

scientific article

Dynamics of anti-malarial antibodies in non-immune patients during and after a first and unique Plasmodium falciparum malaria episode

scientific article published on 26 June 2020

Early hyperreactive malarial splenomegaly and risk factors for evolution into the full-blown syndrome: a single-centre, retrospective, longitudinal study

scientific article

Efficacy of High-Dose Albendazole with Ivermectin for Treating Imported Loiasis, Italy

scientific article published on 01 August 2019

Efficacy of ivermectin to control Strongyloides stercoralis infection in sheltered dogs

scientific article published on 19 November 2018

Epidemiology and Management of Cysticercosis and Taenia solium Taeniasis in Europe, Systematic Review 1990–2011 ⬇️

scientific article published on July 29, 2013

Epidemiology of Strongyloides stercoralis in northern Italy: results of a multicentre case-control study, February 2013 to July 2014.

scientific article published on August 2016

Epilepsy triggered by mefloquine in an adult traveler to Uganda

scientific article published on January 2014

Evidence-Based Guidelines for Screening and Management of Strongyloidiasis in Non-Endemic Countries.

scientific article

Extended screening for infectious diseases among newly-arrived asylum seekers from Africa and Asia, Verona province, Italy, April 2014 to June 2015.

scientific article

Failure of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a traveller coming from Ethiopia

scientific article published on 3 November 2016

Failure of malaria chemoprophylaxis with mefloquine in an oversize traveller to Mozambique

scientific article published on 18 December 2013

Four clusters of Trichostrongylus infection diagnosed in a single center, in Italy.

scientific article published on 27 October 2016

Helminths in organ transplantation

scientific article

High-dose or multi-day praziquantel for imported schistosomiasis? A systematic review

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Identification of miRNAs of Strongyloides stercoralis L1 and iL3 larvae isolated from human stool

scientific article published on 01 January 2022

Imported Infections with Mansonella perstans Nematodes, Italy.

scientific article published on September 2017

Imported chronic schistosomiasis: screening and management issues

scientific article published on 01 February 2020

Imported loiasis in Italy: an analysis of 100 cases

scientific article published on August 2014

Imported strongyloidiasis: epidemiology, presentations, and treatment.

scientific article published on June 2012

Increasing incidence and mortality of infective endocarditis: a population-based study through a record-linkage system

scientific article

Is Ivermectin Ineffective for Strongyloidiasis?

scientific article published on 01 August 2018

Ivermectin concentration in breastmilk of a woman with Strongyloides stercoralis and human T-lymphotropic virus-I co-infection

scientific article published on 31 October 2019

Laboratory Parameters after Treatment for Loa loa and Mansonella perstans: The Experience of a Single Referral Center for Tropical Diseases in a Non-Endemic Area

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

Malnutrition, morbidity and infection in the informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya: an epidemiological study

scientific article published on 14 January 2019

Mapping the Prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis Infection in Ecuador: A Serosurvey

scientific article published on 01 February 2020

Mass Administration of Ivermectin for the Elimination of Onchocerciasis Significantly Reduced and Maintained Low the Prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis in Esmeraldas, Ecuador

scientific article (publication date: November 2015)

Morbidity Associated with Chronic Strongyloides stercoralis Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

Multiple-dose versus single-dose ivermectin for Strongyloides stercoralis infection (Strong Treat 1 to 4): a multicentre, open-label, phase 3, randomised controlled superiority trial

scientific article published on 23 September 2019

Neurocysticercosis-related seizures in the post-partum period: two cases and a review of the literature

scientific article published on 19 June 2020

New Insights on Acute and Chronic Schistosomiasis: Do We Need a Redefinition?

scientific article published on 03 June 2020

Occurrence, diagnosis and follow-up of canine strongyloidiosis in naturally infected shelter dogs

scientific article published on 30 July 2018

Overall decrease of SARS-CoV-2 viral load and reduction of clinical burden: the experience of a Northern Italy hospital

scientific article published on 12 October 2020

Performance of two serodiagnostic tests for loiasis in a Non-Endemic area

scientific article published on 26 May 2020

Preliminary Comparison of an in-House Real-Time PCR with the Automated BD Max Enteric Parasite Panel for the Detection of Giardia intestinalis

scientific article published on 29 August 2018

Profile of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in a tropical medicine reference center, Northern Italy

scientific article

Prosthetic joint infection due to Mycobacterium xenopi: a review of the literature with a new case report

scientific article published on 16 May 2019

Pulmonary nodules in African migrants caused by chronic schistosomiasis.

scientific article published on 14 February 2017

Radiographic and HRCT imaging findings of chronic pulmonary schistosomiasis: review of 10 consecutive cases

scientific article published on 16 May 2019

Radiotherapy in patients with HIV: current issues and review of the literature.

scientific article published on July 2017

Randomized clinical trial on ivermectin versus thiabendazole for the treatment of strongyloidiasis

scientific article

Rapid immunochromatographic tests for the diagnosis of chronic Chagas disease in at-risk populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 31 May 2019

Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay on Bronchoalveolar Lavage: An Alternative Method for Diagnosing Chronic Pulmonary Schistosomiasis?

scientific article published on 9 October 2017

Recommendations for infectious disease screening in migrants to Western Europe with inflammatory arthropathies before starting biologic agents. Results from a multidisciplinary task force of four European societies (SIR, SER, SIMET, SEMTSI) facing t

scientific article

Recurrent seizures during acute acquired toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent traveller returning from Africa.

scientific article

Restaging Pulmonary Schistosomiasis

scientific article published on 01 May 2019

Safety of high-dose ivermectin: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

Schistosoma mansoni Eggs in Spleen and Lungs, Mimicking Other Diseases

scientific article published on 23 July 2015

Schistosomiasis in immigrants, refugees and travellers in an Italian referral centre for tropical diseases.

scientific article

Schistosomiasis transmission in Europe

scientific article

Schistosomiasis, strongyloidiasis and Chagas disease: the leading imported neglected tropical diseases in Italy

scientific article published on 01 February 2020

Sensitivity, Specificity and Predictive Values of Molecular and Serological Tests for COVID-19: A Longitudinal Study in Emergency Room

scientific article published on 03 September 2020

Serological and molecular tests for the diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in dogs

scientific article published on 10 May 2017

Seroprevalence of Taenia solium antibodies in a cohort of Bolivian immigrants in Italy

article

Severe Anemia and Lung Nodule in an Immunocompetent Adopted Girl with Strongyloides stercoralis Infection

scientific article published on 6 September 2016

Severe strongyloidiasis: a systematic review of case reports

scientific article

Should malaria treatment be guided by a point of care rapid test? A threshold approach to malaria management in rural Burkina Faso

scientific article

Side Benefits of Mass Drug Administration for Lymphatic Filariasis on Strongyloides stercoralis Prevalence on Pemba Island, Tanzania

scientific article published on 19 June 2017

Strategies for management of strongyloidiasis in migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa recently arrived in Italy: A cost-effectiveness analysis

scientific article published on 23 January 2020

StrongNet: An International Network to Improve Diagnostics and Access to Treatment for Strongyloidiasis Control

scientific article

Strongyloides stercoralis infection in San Marino Republic: first epidemiological data from an observational study

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Strongyloides stercoralis infection in a migrant on dialysis

scientific article published on 01 January 2018

Strongyloides stercoralis: a plea for action

scientific article

Strongyloides stercoralis: the need for accurate information

scientific article published on 01 June 2018

Systemic profile of immune factors in an elderly Italian population affected by chronic strongyloidiasis

scientific article published on 15 October 2020

The Global Prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis Infection

scientific article published on 13 June 2020

The accuracy of a recombinant antigen immunochromatographic test for the detection of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in migrants from sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published in 2022

The diagnosis and treatment of urogenital schistosomiasis in Italy in a retrospective cohort of immigrants from Sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published on 21 January 2019

The global progress of soil-transmitted helminthiases control in 2020 and World Health Organization targets for 2030

scientific article published on 10 August 2020

The hidden epidemic of schistosomiasis in recent African immigrants and asylum seekers to Italy.

scientific article

The hyper-reactive malarial splenomegaly: a systematic review of the literature

scientific article

The laboratory diagnosis and follow up of strongyloidiasis: a systematic review.

scientific article

Treatment for chronic Strongyloides stercoralis infection: moderate-to-low evidence shows that ivermectin is more effective and tolerable than albendazole and thiabendazole, respectively

scientific article published on 25 April 2016

Ultrasound and intestinal lesions in Schistosoma mansoni infection: A case-control pilot study outside endemic areas

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Usefulness of C-Reactive Protein and Other Host BioMarker Point-of-Care Tests in the Assessment of Non-Malarial Acute Febrile Illnesses: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

scientific article published on 08 September 2020

When fever is not malaria

scientific article published on 25 June 2013

World Gastroenterology Organisation Global Guidelines: Management of Strongyloidiasis February 2018-Compact Version>

scientific article published on 01 October 2020

List of works by Dora Buonfrate

A comprehensive analysis of the faecal microbiome and metabolome of Strongyloides stercoralis infected volunteers from a non-endemic area

A diagnostic study comparing conventional and real-time PCR for Strongyloides stercoralis on urine and on faecal samples

A global genotyping survey of Strongyloides stercoralis and Strongyloides fuelleborni using deep amplicon sequencing

A retrospective study comparing agar plate culture, indirect immunofluorescence and real-time PCR for the diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis infection

A review of outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis due to unpasteurized milk

Accidental diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia after 18F FDG PET/CT: a case series

Accuracy of a Rapid Diagnostic Test (Cypress Chagas Quick Test(®)) for the Diagnosis of Chronic Chagas Disease in a Nonendemic Area: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study

Accuracy of five serologic tests for the follow up of Strongyloides stercoralis infection.

Accuracy of molecular biology techniques for the diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis infection-A systematic review and meta-analysis

Accuracy of parasitological and immunological tests for the screening of human schistosomiasis in immigrants and refugees from African countries: An approach with Latent Class Analysis.

Acute histoplasmosis in immunocompetent travelers: a systematic review of literature

An outbreak of blister beetle dermatitis in travellers

Author Correction: A comprehensive analysis of the faecal microbiome and metabolome of Strongyloides stercoralis infected volunteers from a non-endemic area

Autochthonous Human and Canine Strongyloides stercoralis Infection in Europe: Report of a Human Case in An Italian Teen and Systematic Review of the Literature

Autochthonous cases of mycetoma in Europe: report of two cases and review of literature

Blastocystis prevalence and subtypes in autochthonous and immigrant patients in a referral centre for parasitic infections in Italy

Chagas disease and transfusion medicine: a perspective from non-endemic countries

Chronic malaria and hyper-reactive malarial splenomegaly: a retrospective study on the largest series observed in a non-endemic country.

Coccidioidomycosis: first imported case in Italy

Comment on: Subcutaneous ivermectin use in the treatment of severe Strongyloides stercoralis infection: two case reports and a discussion of the literature

Community Epidemiology Approach to Parasitic Infection Screening in a Remote Community in Ecuador

Comparison of S. stercoralis Serology Performed on Dried Blood Spots and on Conventional Serum Samples

Comparison of different drug regimens for the treatment of loiasis-A TropNet retrospective study

Correction to: The diagnosis and treatment of urogenital schistosomiasis in Italy in a retrospective cohort of immigrants from Sub-Saharan Africa

Correction: A global genotyping survey of Strongyloides stercoralis and Strongyloides fuelleborni using deep amplicon sequencing

Correction: Epidemiology and Management of Cysticercosis and Taenia solium Taeniasis in Europe, Systematic Review 1990–2011.

Diagnosis of Malaria Infection with or without Disease

Diagnostic accuracy of five serologic tests for Strongyloides stercoralis infection.

Diagnostic study on an immunochromatographic rapid test for schistosomiasis: comparison between use on serum and on blood spot from fingerprick

Dynamics of anti-malarial antibodies in non-immune patients during and after a first and unique Plasmodium falciparum malaria episode

Early hyperreactive malarial splenomegaly and risk factors for evolution into the full-blown syndrome: a single-centre, retrospective, longitudinal study

Efficacy of High-Dose Albendazole with Ivermectin for Treating Imported Loiasis, Italy

Efficacy of ivermectin to control Strongyloides stercoralis infection in sheltered dogs

Epidemiology and Management of Cysticercosis and Taenia solium Taeniasis in Europe, Systematic Review 1990–2011 ⬇️

Epidemiology of Strongyloides stercoralis in northern Italy: results of a multicentre case-control study, February 2013 to July 2014.

Epilepsy triggered by mefloquine in an adult traveler to Uganda

Evidence-Based Guidelines for Screening and Management of Strongyloidiasis in Non-Endemic Countries.

Extended screening for infectious diseases among newly-arrived asylum seekers from Africa and Asia, Verona province, Italy, April 2014 to June 2015.

Failure of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a traveller coming from Ethiopia

Failure of malaria chemoprophylaxis with mefloquine in an oversize traveller to Mozambique

Four clusters of Trichostrongylus infection diagnosed in a single center, in Italy.

Helminths in organ transplantation

High-dose or multi-day praziquantel for imported schistosomiasis? A systematic review

Identification of miRNAs of Strongyloides stercoralis L1 and iL3 larvae isolated from human stool

Imported Infections with Mansonella perstans Nematodes, Italy.

Imported chronic schistosomiasis: screening and management issues

Imported loiasis in Italy: an analysis of 100 cases

Imported strongyloidiasis: epidemiology, presentations, and treatment.

Increasing incidence and mortality of infective endocarditis: a population-based study through a record-linkage system

Is Ivermectin Ineffective for Strongyloidiasis?

Ivermectin concentration in breastmilk of a woman with Strongyloides stercoralis and human T-lymphotropic virus-I co-infection

Laboratory Parameters after Treatment for Loa loa and Mansonella perstans: The Experience of a Single Referral Center for Tropical Diseases in a Non-Endemic Area

Malnutrition, morbidity and infection in the informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya: an epidemiological study

Mapping the Prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis Infection in Ecuador: A Serosurvey

Mass Administration of Ivermectin for the Elimination of Onchocerciasis Significantly Reduced and Maintained Low the Prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis in Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Morbidity Associated with Chronic Strongyloides stercoralis Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Multiple-dose versus single-dose ivermectin for Strongyloides stercoralis infection (Strong Treat 1 to 4): a multicentre, open-label, phase 3, randomised controlled superiority trial

Neurocysticercosis-related seizures in the post-partum period: two cases and a review of the literature

New Insights on Acute and Chronic Schistosomiasis: Do We Need a Redefinition?

Occurrence, diagnosis and follow-up of canine strongyloidiosis in naturally infected shelter dogs

Overall decrease of SARS-CoV-2 viral load and reduction of clinical burden: the experience of a Northern Italy hospital

Performance of two serodiagnostic tests for loiasis in a Non-Endemic area

Preliminary Comparison of an in-House Real-Time PCR with the Automated BD Max Enteric Parasite Panel for the Detection of Giardia intestinalis

Profile of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in a tropical medicine reference center, Northern Italy

Prosthetic joint infection due to Mycobacterium xenopi: a review of the literature with a new case report

Pulmonary nodules in African migrants caused by chronic schistosomiasis.

Radiographic and HRCT imaging findings of chronic pulmonary schistosomiasis: review of 10 consecutive cases

Radiotherapy in patients with HIV: current issues and review of the literature.

Randomized clinical trial on ivermectin versus thiabendazole for the treatment of strongyloidiasis

Rapid immunochromatographic tests for the diagnosis of chronic Chagas disease in at-risk populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay on Bronchoalveolar Lavage: An Alternative Method for Diagnosing Chronic Pulmonary Schistosomiasis?

Recommendations for infectious disease screening in migrants to Western Europe with inflammatory arthropathies before starting biologic agents. Results from a multidisciplinary task force of four European societies (SIR, SER, SIMET, SEMTSI) facing t

Recurrent seizures during acute acquired toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent traveller returning from Africa.

Restaging Pulmonary Schistosomiasis

Safety of high-dose ivermectin: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Schistosoma mansoni Eggs in Spleen and Lungs, Mimicking Other Diseases

Schistosomiasis in immigrants, refugees and travellers in an Italian referral centre for tropical diseases.

Schistosomiasis transmission in Europe

Schistosomiasis, strongyloidiasis and Chagas disease: the leading imported neglected tropical diseases in Italy