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The Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases has been founded by Giuseppe Leone, Professor of Hematology at the Catholic University of Rome in 2009, with the Collaboration of Prof. Eligio Pizzigallo, Infectivologist, and Luigi Maria Larocca, Pathologist.


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The Journal publishes original articles and topical reviews concerning both clinical hematology and infectious diseases. A particular attention will be deserved to original article focusing on the relationship between blood and infectious diseases.

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13:(1) (2021): ORIGINAL ARTICLES, REVIEWS:

Reviews Topics:

12:(1) (2020): ORIGINAL ARTICLES, REVIEWS:

COVID-19 and Reviews Topics:

      • ANEMIAS DUE TO DEFICIENCY OR DEFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF IRON AND/OR VITAMINS. Guest Editor: Domenico Girelli. More...
      • News on COVID-19, Review, Original Articles, and Letters to the Editor of the Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases. More...

 

11:(1) (2019): ORIGINAL ARTICLES, REVIEWS:

Reviews Topics:

      • UPDATE ON THALASSEMIA AND HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES. Guest Editor: Raffaella Origa. More...
      • UPDATE ON HEMOPHILIA. Guest Editor: Giancarlo Castaman. More...

 

10:(1) (2018): ORIGINAL ARTICLES, REVIEWS:

Review Topics:

      • UPDATE ON VIRAL INFECTIONS AND LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASES. Guest Editors: M. Luppi and L. Arcaini More...

 

9:(1) (2017): ORIGINAL ARTICLES, REVIEWS:

Review Topics:

      • UPDATE ON SECONDARY LEUKEMIAS. Guest Editor: Richard Larson More...
      • UPDATE on “Rare Plasma Cell Dyscrasias” Guest Editor: M.T. Petrucci More...

 

8:(1) (2016): ORIGINAL ARTICLES, REVIEWS:

Review Topics:

      • HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION AND INFECTIONS. Guest Editor: Miguel Sanz More...
      • REVIEW SERIES: UPDATE ON FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA. Guest Editor: Corrado Tarella More...

 

8:(Supplementary Issue) (2016): Fifth International Symposium on Secondary Leukemia and Leukemogenesis

7:(1) (2015): ORIGINAL ARTICLES, REVIEWS:

Review Topics:

      • MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES. AN UPDATE. SINCE 2015. Guest Editors: C. Mecucci and M.T. Voso. More...
      • BACTERIAL INFECTIONS IN HEMATOLOGIC PATIENTS: AN UPDATE. SINCE 2015.Guest Editors F. Aversa and M. Tumbarello More...

 

6:(1) (2014): ORIGINAL ARTICLES, REVIEWS:

Review Topics:

      • CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIAS: AN UPDATE. Guest Editors: M. Baccarani and F. Pane. More...
      • UPDATE IN HODGKIN LYMPHOMA. Guest Editor: A. Gallamini More...
      • ACUTE LYMPHOID LEUKEMIA IN ADULTS: AN UPDATE. Guest Editors: R. Bassan and A.Rambaldi More...

 

5:(1) (2013): ORIGINAL ARTICLES, REVIEWS:

Review Topics:

      • ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA IN THE ELDERLY. Guest Editors: S. Amadori and A. Venditti. More...
      • VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR UPDATE. Guest Editors: A. Federici and F. Rodeghiero. More...
      • TUBERCULOSIS UPDATE. Guest Editors: R. Cauda and A. Matteelli. More...

 

4:(1) (2012): ORIGINAL ARTICLES, REVIEWS:

Review Topics:

      • MALARIA IN THE WORLD: 2012 Update. Guest Editors: F. Castelli and E. Pizzigallo More...
      • CHRONIC LYMPHOID LEUKEMIA: Update on Immunological Dysfunctions and Infections. Guest Editors: D. Efremov and L. Laurenti More...
      • AUTOLOGOUS HEMOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION IN LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA: 2012 UPDATE. Guest Editors: G. Meloni and G. Visani More...

 

3:(1) (2011): ORIGINAL ARTICLES, REVIEWS:

Review Topics:

      • FUNGAL INFECTIONS. Guest Editor: L. Pagano More...
      • THROMBOSIS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AREA. Guest Editor: V. De Stefano More...
      • ACUTE PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AREA AND I THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: Guest Editors: F. Lo-Coco and G. Avvisati More...
      • THERAPY-RELATED MYELOID NEOPLASMS: Guest Editor: R. Larson More...

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CURRENT ISSUE

Published: 2021-01-01

Vol. 13 No. 1 (2021): Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, Volume 13, 2021

Review Articles, Original Articles, Scientific Letters, Case Reports, Letters to the Editor.

Arte digitale - Salvatore Milano: "Sembravano fiori", copyright.

Digital Art: Salvatore Milano: "They looked like flowers"

Review Articles

SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS IS GLOBALLY A PROGNOSTIC FACTOR FOR OVERALL SURVIVAL OF MULTIPLE MYELOMA PATIENTS; SYNTHESIS OF STUDIES AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Stergios Intzes, Marianthi Symeonidou, Konstantinos Zagoridis, Aikaterini Pentidou, Spanoudakis Emmanouil
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HOW I TREAT FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA

Marcio Nucci
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ACQUIRED REFRACTORY IRON DEFICIENCY

Margherita Migone De Amicis, Alessandro Rimondi, Luca Elli, Irene Motta
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PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ITP DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Francesco Rodeghiero
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Original Articles

THE HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS AND BIOCHEMICAL MARKERS OF IRON STATUS IN ALFA-THALASSEMIA 3.7KB DELETION FROM METROPOLITAN REGION OF MANAUS, AMAZONAS, BRAZIL.

Fernanda Cozendey Anselmo, Abdou Gafar Soumanou , Cleidiane de Aguiar Ferreira , Flora Maia Viga Sobrinha, Ana Caroline Santos Castro, Rafael Oliveira Brito, Adolfo José Mota, Marilda de Souza Gonçalves, Jose Pereira Moura Neto
Abstract 2500 | PDF Downloads 52 HTML Downloads 16

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PREVALENCE OF SERIOUS BACTERIAL INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE AT KING ABDULAZIZ HOSPITAL, AL AHSA

Manal Alsaif, Joan Robinson, Moshtag Abdulbaqi, Mustafa Aghbari, Khalid Al Noaim, Muneera Alabdulqader
Abstract 158 | PDF Downloads 55 HTML Downloads 10

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SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO OPTIMUM TKI TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA- A KNOWLEDGE-ATTITUDES-PRACTICES STUDY FROM INDIA

Naveen Gupta, Manoranjan Mahapatra, Tulika Seth, Seema Tyagi, Sudha Sazawal, Renu Saxena
Abstract 149 | PDF Downloads 45 HTML Downloads 9

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DONOR KIR3DL1/RECEPTOR HLA-BW4-80I COMBINATION REDUCES ACUTE LEUKEMIA RELAPSE AFTER UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD TRANSPLANTATION WITHOUT IN VITRO T-CELL DEPLETION

xinchen fang, Zimin Sun, Huilan Liu, Xiang Wan, Wen Yao, Kaidi Song, Kaidi Song, Baolin Tang, Xiaoyu zhu, Jun Peng
Abstract 161 | PDF Downloads 56 HTML Downloads 12

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The INFLUENCE OF NUTRITION ON DISEASE SEVERITY AND HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN ADULTS WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE

Sanaa Kamal, Moheyeldeen Mohamed Naghib, Jamaan Al Zahrani, Huda Hassan, Karim Abdel Aziz Moawado, Omar Arrahman
Abstract 235 | PDF Downloads 88 HTML Downloads 17

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SIMPLE PERIPHERAL BLOOD SMEAR FINDINGS OF COVID-19 PATIENTS PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SEVERITY OF THE DISEASE AND THE DURATION OF HOSPITAL STAY.

Ilhami Berber, Ozlem Cagasar, Ahmet Sarıcı, Nurcan Kirici Berber, Ismet Aydogdu, Asli Yildirim, Harika Gozde Gocukara Bag, Leman Acun Delen, Ozkan Ulutas
Abstract 497 | PDF Downloads 156 HTML Downloads 19

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HEMATOLOGY PATIENT PROTECTION DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN ITALY: A NATIONWIDE NURSING SURVEY

Stefano Botti, Nicola Serra, Fausto Castagnetti, Sabina Chiaretti, Nicola Mordini, Gianpaolo Gargiulo, Laura Orlando
Abstract 180 | PDF Downloads 74 HTML Downloads 16

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REAL-WORLD OUTCOME IN THE PRE-CAR-T ERA OF MYELOMA PATIENTS QUALIFYING FOR CAR-T CELL THERAPY

Ulrike Bacher, Simon Brechbühl, Barbara Jeker, Thomas Pabst
Abstract 185 | PDF Downloads 75 HTML Downloads 18

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THE IMPORTANCE OF TARGETED NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING USAGE IN CYTOGENETICALLY NORMAL MYELOID MALIGNANCIES

Emine Atli, Rasime Kalkan, Cisem Mail, Damla Eker, Ufuk Demirci, Selma Demir, Sinem Yalcintepe, Hakki Onur Kirkizlar, Engin Atli, Hakan Gurkan, Ahmet Muzaffer Demir
Abstract 146 | PDF Downloads 48 HTML Downloads 6

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ELEVATED SERUM PENTRAXIN-3 LEVELS IS POSITIVELY CORRELATED TO DISEASE SEVERITY AND COAGULOPATHY IN COVID-19 PATIENTS

Ming Tong, Fang Chen, Xiaolin Xiao, Lianhong Zou, Yu Jiang, Changping Hu, Qing Zheng, Hong Xu, Chen Zhu, Ying Xiong, Yimin Zhu
Abstract 166 | PDF Downloads 65 HTML Downloads 6

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ELEVATED P-SELECTIN IN SEVERE COVID-19: CONSIDERATIONS FOR THERAPEUTIC OPTIONS

Chiara Agrati, Veronica Bordoni, alessandra sacchi, germana grassi, nicola petrosillo, emanuele nicastri, franca del nonno, giampiero d'offizi, fabrizio palmieri, luisa marchioni, maria rosaria capobianchi, andrea antinori, giuseppe ippolito, Michele Bibas
Abstract 199 | PDF Downloads 88 HTML Downloads 29

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REAL WORLD DATA ON CHARACTERISTICS AND MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNITY PATIENTS RECEIVING ANTICOAGULATION THERAPY WHO PRESENTED WITH ACUTE BLEEDING TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AT A REGIONAL AUSTRALIAN HOSPITAL: A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY.

Fayez Hanna, Annemarie Hyppa, Ajay Prakash, Usira Vithanarachchi, Hizb U Dawar, Zar Sanga, George Olabode, Hamish Crisp, Professor Alhossain A. Khalafallah
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DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF CLINICAL TOOL ‘STOPS’ AND SERUM PROCALCITONIN FOR OPTIMIZING ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY IN NEONATAL SEPSIS

Vishal Vishnu Tewari
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FIRST-PHASE INSULIN RESPONSE (FPIR) TO INTRAVENOUS GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST (IVGTT), INSULIN SENSITIVITY AND LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP IN TRANSFUSION-DEPENDENT BETA-THALASSEMIA (TDT) NORMOGLYCEMIC PATIENTS WITH REDUCED INSULIN SECRETION TO ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST: A PILOT STUDY.

Vincenzo De Sanctis
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FIRST TUNISIAN CLUSTER ADMISSIONS OF CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS WITH MULTISYSTEM INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME IN CHILDREN (MIS-C)

aida borgi
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PREVALENCE AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE (G6PD) DEFICIENCY IN FEMALES FROM PREVIOUSLY MALARIA ENDEMIC REGIONS IN NORTHEASTERN THAILAND AND IDENTIFICATION OF A NOVEL G6PD VARIANT

Sumalai Dechyotin, Kittipong Sakunthai, Noppmats Khemtonglang, Supawadee Yamsri, Kanokwan Sanchaisuriya, Kriengkrai Kitcharoen, Suttiphan Kitcharoen
Abstract 77 | PDF Downloads 13 HTML Downloads 6

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EXTRAMEDULLARY INVOLVEMENT IN ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA. A SINGLE CENTER TEN YEARS EXPERIENCE

Luana Fianchi, Martina Quattrone, Marianna Criscuolo, Silvia Bellesi, Giulia Dragonetti, Alessio Maria Edoardo Maraglino, Matteo Bonanni, Patrizia Chiusolo, Simona Sica, Livio Pagano
Abstract 64 | PDF Downloads 42 HTML Downloads 6

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TIMING FOR STEP-DOWN THERAPY OF CANDIDEMIA IN NON-NEUTROPENIC PATIENTS: AN INTERNATIONAL MULTI-CENTER STUDY

Rola Husni, Remie Chrabieh, Rita Wilson Dib, Jose Vazquez, MD, Thaís Guimarães, Ana Fernández, Rita Khoury, Lina Asmar, Georges Khazen, Nadia Lara Samaha, Issam Raad, Ray Hachem
Abstract 58 | PDF Downloads 21 HTML Downloads 11

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PERSISTENT COLONIC SCHISTOSOMIASIS AMONG SYMPTOMATIC RURAL INHABITANTS IN THE EGYPTIAN NILE DELTA

Mohamed Emara, Middle name: Hussien, Dr, Middle name: Asem, Dr, Prof., Prof., Dr.
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COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF POST-AUTOTRANSPLANT LENALIDOMIDE IN PERSONS WITH MULTIPLE MYELOMA.

Monia Marchetti , Robert Peter Gale, Giovanni Barosi
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CONTINUOUS CULTURES OF PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM ESTABLISHED IN TANZANIA FROM PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MALARIA

Florence Urio, Matilda Mkombachepa, Gration Rwegasira, Twilumba Makene, Billy Ngasala, Teddy Mselle, Julie Makani, Lucio Luzzatto
Abstract 65 | PDF Downloads 17 HTML Downloads 10

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EXTREMELY OLD PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED IN INTERNAL MEDICINE: WHAT ABOUT THEIR ANEMIA?

. Maria Luigia Randi, Prof. Fabrizio Fabris
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Scientific Letters

Thalassemia carrier detection among pregnant women

Edhyana Sahiratmadja, Merry M.V. Seu, Ita M. Nainggolan, Johanes C. Mose, Ramdan Panigoro
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity in patients with thalassemias: A Nationwide Iranian Experience

Mehran Karimi, Sezaneh Haghpanah , Azita Azarkeivan , Sara Matin, Arash Safaei, Vincenzo De Sanctis
Abstract 182 | PDF Downloads 55 HTML Downloads 17

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Clinical and laboratory features of Hemoglobin La Desirade variant in association with sickle cell and alpha thalassemia genes

Salam Alkindi, Shoaib Al Zadjali, Mohamed Al Rawahi , Hamoud Al Haddabi, Shahina Daar, Refaat Abdullah Elsadek, Bahaa Eldeen Diab Sherkawy, Anil Pathare
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Prognostic Impact Of Baseline Immunologic Profile In Aggressive B-cell Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphomas

Safaa M. Ramadan
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DNA Repair Genes and Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: XPD (751), XRCC1 (399), XRCC4-Intron 3, XRCC4 (1394) Gene Polymorphisms

Istemi SERIN, Mustafa PEHLIVAN, Kursat OZDILLI, Fatma OGUZ SAVRAN, Gaye TOMATIR, Sacide PEHLIVAN
Abstract 119 | PDF Downloads 42 HTML Downloads 14

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The risk of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in Duhok city, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Nawfal R Hussein
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Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of Henoch-Schönlein purpura associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in 131 children in Hubei province, China

hongbo Hu
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Letters to Editor

Worldwide distribution of prekallikrein (PK) deficiency: the defect seems mainly concentrated in West African countries and in the United States

Antonio Girolami, Silvia Ferrari
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Mild clinical course of COVID-19 infection in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients receiving tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) without interruption

Judit Demeter, Julia Weisinger, Zsolt Nagy
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Mental well-being in patients with transfusion-dependent anemias and hemochromatosis during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Rachele Piperno, Gabriella Bertazioli, Ravasi Giulia, Raffaella Mariani, Alberto Piperno
Abstract 137 | PDF Downloads 150 HTML Downloads 14

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Parvovirus B19 infection in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency

Magda Zanelli, Loredana Reggiani, Francesca Sanguedolce, Maurizio Zizzo, Giovanni Martino, Angelo Genua, Stefano Ascani
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Comment on “Worldwide Distribution of PK Deficiency: the Defect Seems Mainly Concentrated in West African Countries and the United States.”

Stefano Barco
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Francesco Guidi
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