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Flavia Bortolotti
Researcher at University of Padua
Publications - 129
Citations - 6065
Flavia Bortolotti is an academic researcher from University of Padua. The author has contributed to research in topics: Hepatitis & Hepatitis C. The author has an hindex of 37, co-authored 129 publications receiving 5859 citations. Previous affiliations of Flavia Bortolotti include University of Genoa & University of Pavia.
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The natural history of post-transfusion and sporadic non-A, non-B, hepatitis in Italy.
Giuseppe Realdi,Tremolada F,Flavia Bortolotti,Alfredo Alberti,A. M. Rigoli,F. Noventa,Busachi Ca,Rugge M +7 more
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Acute non-A, non-B hepatitis in Italy: A 16-year prospective epidemiological study. The possible role of hepatitis C virus
Flavia Bortolotti,A. Bertolini,E. Barbierato,Franco Noventa,Carlo Crivellaro,M. Carretta,Paolo Cadrobbi,Alessandro Tagger,Marialisa Ribero +8 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that an outbreak of hepatitis C occurred in Padua in the early eighties and that drug abuse is still the most important mode of transmission of acute hepatitis C.
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HBV pre‐core mutant in genotype‐D infected children is selected during HBeAg/anti‐HBe seroconversion and leads to HBeAg negative chronic hepatitis B in adulthood
Piero Colombatto,Cristiana Barbera,Flavia Bortolotti,Anna Maria Maina,F. Moriconi,Daniela Cavallone,Pier Luigi Calvo,Filippo Oliveri,Ferruccio Bonino,Ferruccio Bonino,Maurizia Rossana Brunetto +10 more
TL;DR: In conclusion, pre‐C‐mt is selected during HBeAg/anti‐HBe SC in children with poor control of HBV replication, leading to H beAg‐negative chronic‐active‐hepatitis during adulthood.
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Interferon treatment of chronic hepatitis C in patients cured of pediatric malignancies.
Simone Cesaro,Flavia Bortolotti,Maria Grazia Petris,A Brugiolo,Riccardo Cusinato,Maria Guido,F. Rossetti,L. Masiero,Luigi Zanesco +8 more
TL;DR: Data show that the efficacy of IFN in this series of young patients is similar to that reported for otherwise healthy adults with hepatitis C, and patients with genotype 2 are strong candidates for IFN treatment while other therapeutic strategies should be designed for patients with HCV genotype 1.