Simit epidemiological multicentric study on hospitalized immigrants in Italy during 2002

Journal of Immigrant Health
Volume 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-60

Simit epidemiological multicentric study on hospitalized immigrants in Italy during 2002 (Article)

Scotto G.* , Saracino A. , Pempinello R. , El Hamad I. , Geraci S. , Panunzio M. , Palumbo E. , Cibelli D.C. , Angarano G. , Quirino T. , Vigevani G.M. , Balducci M. , Petrelli E. , Bergamasco A. , Cadeo G. , ELHamad I. , Carosi G. , Vitucci N. , Gobbi M. , Allegri M.P. , Toti M. , Piretti B. , De Stefano C. , Mannozzi P. , Mastropietro C. , Paffetti A. , Losappio R. , Fontana T. , Sfara C. , Stagni G. , Salome G. , Soscia F. , Maggi P. , Pastore G. , Miccolis S. , Scalzini A. , Brogi A. , Renda V. , Lancella L. , Ticca F. , Gabbati A. , Mazzotta A. , Villa M. , Viganò P. , Salatino A. , Andreoni M. , Drenaggi D. , Scalise G. , Ciardi M. , D'Elia S. , Limodio M. , Gallo A.I. , Delia S. , Caltabiano E. , Cosentino G. , Raspaglieli M. , Di Gregorio P. , Mariani R. , Paolini M. , Sabbatani S. , Chiodo F. , Casabianca A. , Biglino A. , Galloni D. , Carnevale G. , Pantaleoni M. , Ghinelli F. , Purificato F. , Pompei A.G. , Portelli V. , Chasseur R. , Tassara A. , Benenat B. , Sapienza M. , Sabatini P. , Sabusco G. , Bellardini G. , Zauli T. , Valencic A. , Luzzati R. , Milini P. , Chiodera A. , Sebbia F. , Davi' A. , Pizzigallo E. , Scerbo P. , Ferraro T. , Consorte A. , Mariani Toro G. , Gioia M. , Grossi P. , Coviello G. , Sagnelli E. , Azzimi A. , Concia A. , Allegra M. , Todaro G.

^a SIMIT, Italian Soc. of Infect./Trop. Dis., Comm. Study Infect. Dis. Immigrants, Italy, Infectious Diseases Clinic, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy, Via Mastelloni 17, Foggia 71100, Italy, Infectious Diseases Clinic, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy; SIMIT, Italian Soc. of Infect./Trop. Dis., Comm. Study Infect. Dis. Immigrants, Italy, Infectious Diseases Clinic, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy, Via Mastelloni 17, Foggia 71100, Italy, Infectious Diseases Clinic, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
^b SIMIT, Italian Soc. of Infect./Trop. Dis., Comm. Study Infect. Dis. Immigrants, Italy, Infectious Diseases Clinic, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
^c SIMIT, Italian Soc. of Infect./Trop. Dis., Comm. Study Infect. Dis. Immigrants, Italy
^d SIMIT, Italian Soc. of Infect./Trop. Dis., Comm. Study Infect. Dis. Immigrants, Italy
^e SIMIT, Italian Soc. of Infect./Trop. Dis., Comm. Study Infect. Dis. Immigrants, Italy
^f Service of Preventive Medicine, Foggia, Italy
^g Infectious Diseases Clinic, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
^h Infectious Diseases Clinic, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
ⁱ Infectious Diseases Clinic, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy; Infectious Diseases Clinic, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
^j AllegrL. Sacco Hospital, Milano, Italy
^k AllegrL. Sacco Hospital, Milano, Italy
^l San SaLoslvatore Hospital, Pesaro, Italy
^m San SaLoslvatore Hospital, Pesaro, Italy
ⁿ Spedali Civili Hospital, Brescia, Italy
^o Spedali Civili Hospital, Brescia, Italy
^p Infectious Diseases Clinic, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
^q Infectious Diseases Clinic, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
^r Civile Hospital, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
^s Civile Hospital, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
^t Misericordia Hospital, Grosseto, Italy
^u Misericordia Hospital, Grosseto, Italy
^v S. Carlo Hospital, Potenza, Italy
^w S. Carlo Hospital, Potenza, Italy
^x Umberto Policlinic, II Hospital Division, Roma, Italy
^y Umberto Policlinic, II Hospital Division, Roma, Italy
^z Umberto Policlinic, II Hospital Division, Roma, Italy
^a Hospital of Bisceglie, Bisceglie, Italy
^b Hospital of Bisceglie, Bisceglie, Italy
^c Hospital of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
^d Hospital of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
^e S. Maria Goretti Hospital, Latina, Italy
^f S. Maria Goretti Hospital, Latina, Italy
^g Infectious Diseases Clinic, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
^h Infectious Diseases Clinic, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
ⁱ C. Poma Hospital, Mantova, Italy
^j C. Poma Hospital, Mantova, Italy
^k Umberto I Policlinic, I Hospital Division, Roma, Italy
^l Umberto I Policlinic, I Hospital Division, Roma, Italy
^m Bambino Ges'u Hospital, Roma, Italy
ⁿ Bambino Ges'u Hospital, Roma, Italy
^o S. Maria Annunziata Hospital, Firenze, Italy
^p S. Maria Annunziata Hospital, Firenze, Italy
^q Civile Hospital, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
^r Civile Hospital, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
^s Hospital of Biella, Biella, Italy
^t Civile Hospital, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
^u Hospital of Biella, Biella, Italy
^v Hospital of Biella, Biella, Italy
^w Infectious Diseases Clinic, University of Ancona, Ancona, Italy
^x Infectious Diseases Clinic, University of Ancona, Ancona, Italy
^y II Infectious Diseases Clinic, La Sapienza University, Roma, Italy
^z II Infectious Diseases Clinic, La Sapienza University, Roma, Italy
^a Umberto I Hospital, Frosinone, Italy
^b Umberto I Policlinic, III Hospital Division, Roma, Italy
^c Umberto I Policlinic, III Hospital Division, Roma, Italy
^d Infectious Diseases Clinic, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
^e Infectious Diseases Clinic, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
^f Hospital of Catania, Catania, Italy
^g Hospital of Catania, Catania, Italy
^h Hospital of Avezzano, Avezzano, Italy
ⁱ Hospital of Avezzano, Avezzano, Italy
^j Infectious Diseases Clinic, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
^k Infectious Diseases Clinic, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
^l Hospital of Asti, Asti, Italy
^m Hospital of Asti, Asti, Italy
ⁿ Hospital of Cremona, Cremona, Italy
^o Hospital of Cremona, Cremona, Italy
^p S. Anna Hospital, Ferrara, Italy
^q Hospital of Formia, Formia, Italy
^r Hospital of Formia, Formia, Italy
^s S. Antonio Hospital, Trapani, Italy
^t S. Antonio Hospital, Trapani, Italy
^u Hospital of Aosta, Aosta, Italy
^v Hospital of Aosta, Aosta, Italy
^w Basilotta Hospital, Nicosia, Italy
^x Basilotta Hospital, Nicosia, Italy
^y Hospital of Campobasso, Campobasso, Italy
^z Hospital of Campobasso, Campobasso, Italy
^a Hospital of Ravenna, Ravenna, Italy
^b Hospital of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
^c Hospital of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
^d Hospital of Macerata, Macerata, Italy
^e Hospital of Macerata, Macerata, Italy
^f Hospital of Macerata, Macerata, Italy
^g Hospital of Modica, Modica, Italy
^h Infectious Diseases Clinic, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
ⁱ Infectious Diseases Clinic, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
^j Pugliese-Ciaccio Hospital, Catanzaro, Italy
^k Pugliese-Ciaccio Hospital, Catanzaro, Italy
^l Hospital of Varese, Varese, Italy
^m Hospital of Varese, Varese, Italy
ⁿ Hospital of Caserta, Caserta, Italy
^o Hospital of Caserta, Caserta, Italy
^p Infectious Diseases Clinic, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
^q Infectious Diseases Clinic, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
^r Papardo Hospital, Messina, Italy
^s Papardo Hospital, Messina, Italy

Abstract

The aim of this article is to retrospectively evaluate the patient characteristics and the most common infectious diseases in immigrant patients hospitalized in 46 Italian infectious disease clinics during 2002. The main Italian infectious disease clinics were invited to fill in a questionnaire that regarded the number and type of hospital admissions, the country of origin, and demographic features (age, sex, and resident state) of immigrants. A total of 46 clinics including 2255 patients participated in the study. Most patients were men (63%) with an age between 16 and 40 years (63.4%) covered by the National Health Service (71%) and coming from Africa (44.3%). The main infectious diseases observed were: 378 (16.76%) cases of HIV infection, 303 (13.43%) cases of tuberculosis diseases, 282 (12.5%) cases of various forms of viral hepatitis, 177 (7.84%) cases of respiratory diseases, and 196 (8.69%) gastrointestinal diseases. Tropical diseases found were 134 (5.94%) including 95 cases of malaria (70.9%). In conclusion, a broad range of diseases was noted in immigrants which were directly correlated with conditions of poverty. Only a few tropical diseases were diagnosed and therefore the immigrant should not be considered as an infectious disease carrier. © Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2005.

Author Keywords

tuberculosis HIV Infectious diseases Hospitalization Immigration

Index Keywords

hospital admission HIV Infections hospitalization multicenter study Human immunodeficiency virus infection clinical trial poverty human immigration Communicable Diseases middle aged gastrointestinal disease priority journal Malaria correlation function disease carrier respiratory tract disease national health service virus hepatitis tuberculous lymphadenitis social status Humans lung tuberculosis Adolescent male Multicenter Studies female tuberculosis questionnaire hepatitis Article Questionnaires adult major clinical study Emigration and Immigration Italy retrospective study Child

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DOI: 10.1007/s10903-005-1391-z

ISSN: 10964045

Cited by: 20

Original Language: English