Giovanni Ferrara

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Associate Professor at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Senior
Consultant (överläkare) in Respiratory Diseases at the Karolinska
University Hospital, Solna, Sweden.
Working in the team of the outpatient clinic for idiopathic pulmonary
fibrosis (IPF) and Rare Lung Diseases, with special interest on IPF (new
treatments/biomarkers) and Birt Hogg Dubè syndrome.
Responsible for the Swedish National Registry on IPF (Start in 2014).
Reviewer of the Cochrane Collaboration and member of the European TB Network
for Clinical Trials (TB-NET).

Articles

Article: BMC PULMONARY MEDICINE. 2019;19(1):222

Gender differences at presentation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Sweden.

Kalafatis D; Gao J; Pesonen I; Carlson L; Sköld CM; Ferrara G
Article: RESPIRATORY MEDICINE. 2019;155:72-78

Patient journey and treatment patterns in adults with IPF based on health care data in Sweden from 2001 to 2015.

Sköld CM; Arnheim-Dahlström L; Bartley K; Janson C; Kirchgaessler K-U; Levine A; Ferrara G
Article: PULMONARY THERAPY. 2019;5(1):55-68

Epidemiology of Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Cohort Study Using Healthcare Data in Sweden.

Ferrara G; Arnheim-Dahlström L; Bartley K; Janson C; Kirchgässler K-U; Levine A; Sköld CM
Article: RESPIRATORY RESEARCH. 2019;20(1):102

Pulmonary outcomes in adults with a history of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia differ from patients with asthma.

Um-Bergström P; Hallberg J; Pourbazargan M; Berggren-Broström E; Ferrara G; Eriksson MJ; Nyrén S; Gao J; Lilja G; Lindén A; Wheelock ÅM; Melén E; Sköld CM
Article: MEDICINA-LITHUANIA. 2019;55(3):E67-67

An Atypical Case of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in a Patient from Africa.

Pesonen I; Ortiz C; Ferrara G
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE. 2018;22(10):1160-1165

Latent tuberculous infection among foreign-born individuals applying to shelters in the metropolitan area of Milan.

Barcellini L; Campisi D; Castellotti PF; Cugnata F; Ferrara G; Ferrarese M; Murgia N; Repossi A; Cirillo DM; Codecasa LR
Article: MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESPIRATORY MEDICINE. 2018;13:14

Delay and inequalities in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: the case of two Nordic countries.

Pesonen I; Carlson L; Murgia N; Kaarteenaho R; Sköld CM; Myllärniemi M; Ferrara G
Article: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2017;50(2):1700936

Diagnostic accuracy of a clinical diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: an international case-cohort study.

Walsh SLF; Maher TM; Kolb M; Poletti V; Nusser R; Richeldi L; Vancheri C; Wilsher ML; Antoniou KM; Behr J; Bendstrup E; Brown K; Calandriello L; Corte TJ; Cottin V; Crestani B; Flaherty K; Glaspole I; Grutters J; Inoue Y; Kokosi M; Kondoh Y; Kouranos V; Kreuter M; Johannson K; Judge E; Ley B; Margaritopoulos G; Martinez FJ; Molina-Molina M; Morais A; Nunes H; Raghu G; Ryerson CJ; Selman M; Spagnolo P; Taniguchi H; Tomassetti S; Valeyre D; Wijsenbeek M; Wuyts W; Hansell D; Wells A; IPF Project Consortium
Article: LANCET RESPIRATORY MEDICINE. 2017;5(7):591-598

Antacid therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: more questions than answers?

Johannson KA; Strâmbu I; Ravaglia C; Grutters JC; Valenzuela C; Mogulkoc N; Luppi F; Richeldi L; Wells AU; Vancheri C; Kreuter M; Erice ILD Working Group
Article: BMC PULMONARY MEDICINE. 2017;17(1):97

Lung function development after preterm birth in relation to severity of Bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

Um-Bergström P; Hallberg J; Thunqvist P; Berggren-Broström E; Anderson M; Adenfelt G; Lilja G; Ferrara G; Sköld CM; Melén E
Article: MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESPIRATORY MEDICINE. 2017;12:16

Mutational status predicts the risk of thromboembolic events in lung adenocarcinoma.

Davidsson E; Murgia N; Ortiz-Villalón C; Wiklundh E; Sköld M; Kölbeck KG; Ferrara G
Article: EUROPEAN CLINICAL RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2016;3:31090

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Sweden: report from the first year of activity of the Swedish IPF-Registry.

Ferrara G; Carlson L; Palm A; Einarsson J; Olivesten C; Sköld M
Article: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2015;61Suppl 3(Suppl 3):S217-S224

T-Cell Therapy: Options for Infectious Diseases.

Parida SK; Poiret T; Zhenjiang L; Meng Q; Heyckendorf J; Lange C; Ambati AS; Rao MV; Valentini D; Ferrara G; Rangelova E; Dodoo E; Zumla A; Maeurer M
Article: BMJ CASE REPORTS. 2015;2015:bcr2015211650

Recurrent respiratory infections and unusual radiology: a woman with Kartagener's syndrome.

Ronnevi C; Ortiz-Villalon C; Pawlowski J; Ferrara G
Article: BMC IMMUNOLOGY. 2015;16:40

Serum reactome induced by Bordetella pertussis infection and Pertussis vaccines: qualitative differences in serum antibody recognition patterns revealed by peptide microarray analysis.

Valentini D; Ferrara G; Advani R; Hallander HO; Maeurer MJ
Article: VIROLOGY. 2014;468-470:244-247

No association between Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome skin fibrofolliculomas and the first 10 described human polyomaviruses or human papillomaviruses.

Bradley M; Nordfors C; Vlastos A; Ferrara G; Ramqvist T; Dalianis T
Article: LANCET RESPIRATORY MEDICINE. 2014;2(2):108-122

Autologous mesenchymal stromal cell infusion as adjunct treatment in patients with multidrug and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: an open-label phase 1 safety trial.

Skrahin A; Ahmed RK; Ferrara G; Rane L; Poiret T; Isaikina Y; Skrahina A; Zumla A; Maeurer MJ
Article: BMJ CASE REPORTS. 2013;2013:bcr2013200454

Chronic empyema: importance of preventing complications in the management of pleural effusions.

Molander V; Diakopoulou M; Orre L; Ferrara G
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE. 2013;17(7):903-908

Isoniazid preventive treatment: predictors of adverse events and treatment completion.

Codecasa LR; Murgia N; Ferrarese M; Delmastro M; Repossi AC; Casali L; Besozzi G; Ferrara G; Raviglione MC
Article: BMJ CASE REPORTS. 2013;2013:bcr2013008677

Intra-abdominal bleeding during treprostinil infusion in a patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Mindus S; Pawlowski J; Nisell M; Ferrara G
Article: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2012;40(6):1430-1442

Efficacy, safety and tolerability of linezolid containing regimens in treating MDR-TB and XDR-TB: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Sotgiu G; Centis R; D'Ambrosio L; Alffenaar J-WC; Anger HA; Caminero JA; Castiglia P; De Lorenzo S; Ferrara G; Koh W-J; Schecter GF; Shim TS; Singla R; Skrahina A; Spanevello A; Udwadia ZF; Villar M; Zampogna E; Zellweger J-P; Zumla A; Migliori GB
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE. 2012;16(5):645-648

Trends and challenges in tuberculosis in a medium-sized southern European setting.

Pasticci MB; Mazzolla R; Mercuri A; Gamboni G; Bombaci JC; Tiecco C; Rubeca M; Papili R; Pasticci F; Casali L; Ferrara G; Baldelli F
Article: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2011;38(2):450-455

The best on infections: update from the 2010 ERS Congress.

Miravitlles M; Sotgiu G; Dimopoulos G; Rohde G; Centis R; Ferrara G; Ewig S; Blasi F; Migliori GB
Article: EXPERT REVIEW OF RESPIRATORY MEDICINE. 2011;5(4):483-486

Screening of immigrants in the UK for latent tuberculosis.

McNerney R; Ferrara G; O'Grady J; Maeurer M; Zumla A
Article: TUBERCULOSIS. 2011;91(3):260-267

A multicentre evaluation of the accuracy and performance of IP-10 for the diagnosis of infection with M. tuberculosis.

Ruhwald M; Dominguez J; Latorre I; Losi M; Richeldi L; Pasticci MB; Mazzolla R; Goletti D; Butera O; Bruchfeld J; Gaines H; Gerogianni I; Tuuminen T; Ferrara G; Eugen-Olsen J; Ravn P; TBNET
Article: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2011;37(1):88-99

Interferon-γ release assays for the diagnosis of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Diel R; Goletti D; Ferrara G; Bothamley G; Cirillo D; Kampmann B; Lange C; Losi M; Markova R; Migliori GB; Nienhaus A; Ruhwald M; Wagner D; Zellweger JP; Huitric E; Sandgren A; Manissero D
Article: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2010;36(3):665-670

TB or not TB: update from the ERS Respiratory Infection Assembly 10.

Miravitlles M; Ferrara G; Lange C; Dimopoulos G; Rohde G; Blasi F; Migliori GB
Article: CHEST. 2009;136(1):198-204

Performance of tests for latent tuberculosis in different groups of immunocompromised patients.

Richeldi L; Losi M; D'Amico R; Luppi M; Ferrari A; Mussini C; Codeluppi M; Cocchi S; Prati F; Paci V; Meacci M; Meccugni B; Rumpianesi F; Roversi P; Cerri S; Luppi F; Ferrara G; Latorre I; Gerunda GE; Torelli G; Esposito R; Fabbri LM
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMMUNOPATHOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY. 2009;22(3):669-677

Interferon-gamma-release assays detect recent tuberculosis re-infection in elderly contacts.

Ferrara G; Losi M; D'Amico R; Cagarelli R; Pezzi AM; Meacci M; Meccugni B; Marchetti Dori I; Rumpianesi F; Roversi P; Casali L; Fabbri LM; Richeldi L
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2008;68(6):668-674

Mycobacterium tuberculosis induces CCL18 expression in human macrophages.

Ferrara G; Bleck B; Richeldi L; Reibman J; Fabbri LM; Rom WN; Condos R
Article: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2008;31(6):1155-1159

Resistance to second-line injectables and treatment outcomes in multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis cases.

Migliori GB; Lange C; Centis R; Sotgiu G; Mütterlein R; Hoffmann H; Kliiman K; De Iaco G; Lauria FN; Richardson MD; Spanevello A; Cirillo DM; TBNET Study Group
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE. 2008;12(6):606-611

High risk of tuberculosis in health care workers in Romania.

Sotgiu G; Arbore AS; Cojocariu V; Piana A; Ferrara G; Cirillo DM; Matteelli A; Castiglia P; Ditiu L; Spanevello A; Zellweger J-P; Mihaescu T; Migliori GB
Article: EXPERT REVIEW OF RESPIRATORY MEDICINE. 2008;2(2):253-260

Using ELISpot technology to improve the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection: from the bench to the T-SPOT.TB assay.

Richeldi L; Losi M; Cerri S; Casali L; Fabbri LM; Ferrara G
Article: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2007;30(4):623-626

Clinical and operational value of the extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis definition.

Migliori GB; Besozzi G; Girardi E; Kliiman K; Lange C; Toungoussova OS; Ferrara G; Cirillo DM; Gori A; Matteelli A; Spanevello A; Codecasa LR; Raviglione MC; SMIRA/TBNET Study Group
Article: RESPIRATORY MEDICINE. 2006;100(9):1566-1572

Long-term moxifloxacin in complicated tuberculosis patients with adverse reactions or resistance to first line drugs.

Codecasa LR; Ferrara G; Ferrarese M; Morandi MA; Penati V; Lacchini C; Vaccarino P; Migliori GB
Article: LANCET. 2006;367(9519):1328-1334

Use in routine clinical practice of two commercial blood tests for diagnosis of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a prospective study.

Ferrara G; Losi M; D'Amico R; Roversi P; Piro R; Meacci M; Meccugni B; Dori IM; Andreani A; Bergamini BM; Mussini C; Rumpianesi F; Fabbri LM; Richeldi L
Article: RECENTI PROGRESSI IN MEDICINA. 2006;97(3):123-128

[New tools for a better diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection].

Ferrara G; Losi M; Roversi P; Fabbri LM; Richeldi L
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. 2005;172(5):631-635

Routine hospital use of a new commercial whole blood interferon-gamma assay for the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection.

Ferrara G; Losi M; Meacci M; Meccugni B; Piro R; Roversi P; Bergamini BM; D'Amico R; Marchegiano P; Rumpianesi F; Fabbri LM; Richeldi L
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMMUNOPATHOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY. 2005;18(3):575-586

Community acquired pneumonia in internal medicine: a one-year retrospective study based on pneumonia severity index.

Riccioni G; Di Pietro V; Staniscia T; De Feudis L; Traisci G; Capani F; Ferrara G; Di Ilio E; Di Tano G; D'Orazio N
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE. 2005;9(5):507-513

Management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Italy.

Ferrara G; Richeldi L; Bugiani M; Cirillo D; Besozzi G; Nutini S; Casali L; Fiorentini F; Codecasa LR; Migliori GB
Article: MONALDI ARCHIVES FOR CHEST DISEASE. 2002;57(1):39-43

Clinical use of Levofloxacin in the long-term treatment of drug resistant tuberculosis.

Richeldi L; Covi M; Ferrara G; Franco F; Vailati P; Meschiari E; Fabbri LM; Velluti G
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Review: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 2020;133(3):281-289

What Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Caregivers Want: Filling the Gaps With Patient Reported Outcomes and Experience Measures.

Kalluri M; Luppi F; Ferrara G
Review: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY REVIEW. 2018;27(147):170076

Best supportive care for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: current gaps and future directions.

Ferrara G; Luppi F; Birring SS; Cerri S; Caminati A; Sköld M; Kreuter M
Review: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2017;56:155-166

Immune recognition surface construction of Mycobacterium tuberculosis epitope-specific antibody responses in tuberculosis patients identified by peptide microarrays.

Valentini D; Rao M; Ferrara G; Perkins M; Dodoo E; Zumla A; Maeurer M
Review: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2017;56:167-175

Humoral immune profiling of mycobacterial antigen recognition in sarcoidosis and Löfgren's syndrome using high-content peptide microarrays.

Ferrara G; Valentini D; Rao M; Wahlström J; Grunewald J; Larsson L-O; Brighenti S; Dodoo E; Zumla A; Maeurer M
Review: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2017;281(2):149-166

Treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a position paper from a Nordic expert group.

Sköld CM; Bendstrup E; Myllärniemi M; Gudmundsson G; Sjåheim T; Hilberg O; Altraja A; Kaarteenaho R; Ferrara G
Editorial comment: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE. 2016;20(11):1423

Need for combined interventions and operational research to tackle tuberculous meningitis.

Ferrara G
Review: COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS. 2015;(9):CD002997

Macrolides for chronic asthma.

Kew KM; Undela K; Kotortsi I; Ferrara G
Review: INTERNAL AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 2015;10(4):401-411

Acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a clinical review.

Luppi F; Cerri S; Taddei S; Ferrara G; Cottin V
Editorial comment: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE. 2015;19(3):254

Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis and Xpert® MTB/RIF: all about meta-analyses?

O'Grady J; Kik SV; Ferrara G
Review: COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS. 2013;(12):CD009019

Combination formoterol and budesonide as maintenance and reliever therapy versus combination inhaler maintenance for chronic asthma in adults and children.

Kew KM; Karner C; Mindus SM; Ferrara G
Letter: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2013;42(1):288-290

Linezolid to treat extensively drug-resistant TB: retrospective data are confirmed by experimental evidence.

Sotgiu G; Centis R; D'Ambrosio L; Spanevello A; Migliori GB; International Group for the study of Linezolid
Review: MONALDI ARCHIVES FOR CHEST DISEASE. 2013;79(1):44-48

Severe pneumonia after intravesical BCG instillation in a patient with invasive bladder cancer: case report and literature review.

Caramori G; Artioli D; Ferrara G; Cazzuffi R; Pasquini C; Libanore M; Guardigni V; Guzzinati I; Contoli M; Rossi R; Rinaldi R; Contini C; Papi A
Review: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 2012;125(10):1036.e1-1036.e8

Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) for refractory and difficult-to-treat infections.

Ferrara G; Zumla A; Maeurer M
Review: CURRENT OPINION IN PULMONARY MEDICINE. 2012;18(3):233-240

Risk factors associated with pulmonary tuberculosis: smoking, diabetes and anti-TNFα drugs.

Ferrara G; Murray M; Winthrop K; Centis R; Sotgiu G; Migliori GB; Maeurer M; Zumla A
Review: COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS. 2011;(12):CD004106

Combination fluticasone and salmeterol versus fixed dose combination budesonide and formoterol for chronic asthma in adults and children.

Lasserson TJ; Ferrara G; Casali L
Editorial comment: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2011;38(4):752-754

Tuberculosis in prisons: anatomy of global neglect.

O'Grady J; Maeurer M; Atun R; Abubakar I; Mwaba P; Bates M; Kapata N; Ferrara G; Hoelscher M; Zumla A
Letter: LANCET. 2011;378(9790):482

Xpert MTB/RIF test for tuberculosis.

Ferrara G; O'Grady J; Zumla A; Maeurer M
Letter: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. 2011;183(12):1732

A decade of interferon-γ release assays: quest for the holy grail to diagnose latent infection with mycobacterium tuberculosis?

Ferrara G; Parida SK; Zumla A; Richeldi L; Maeurer M
Review: TUBERCULOSIS. 2011;91(2):173-178

Tuberculosis in prisons in sub-Saharan Africa--the need for improved health services, surveillance and control.

O'Grady J; Hoelscher M; Atun R; Bates M; Mwaba P; Kapata N; Ferrara G; Maeurer M; Zumla A
Review: ARCHIVUM IMMUNOLOGIAE ET THERAPIAE EXPERIMENTALIS. 2009;57(6):425-433

Exploring the immune response against Mycobacterium tuberculosis for a better diagnosis of the infection.

Ferrara G; Losi M; Fabbri LM; Migliori GB; Richeldi L; Casali L
Review: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2009;33(4):871-881

Epidemiology and clinical management of XDR-TB: a systematic review by TBNET.

Sotgiu G; Ferrara G; Matteelli A; Richardson MD; Centis R; Ruesch-Gerdes S; Toungoussova O; Zellweger J-P; Spanevello A; Cirillo D; Lange C; Migliori GB
Review: COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS. 2008;(3):CD004106

Combination fluticasone and salmeterol versus fixed dose combination budesonide and formoterol for chronic asthma in adults and children.

Lasserson TJ; Cates CJ; Ferrara G; Casali L
Letter: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2008;31(4):904-905

Fluoroquinolones: are they essential to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis?

Migliori GB; Lange C; Girardi E; Centis R; Besozzi G; Kliiman K; Codecasa LR; Spanevello A; Cirillo DM; SMIRA/TBNET Study Group
Letter: LANCET. 2006;368(9532):282-283

Blood tests for diagnosis of tuberculosis - Reply

Ferrara G; Losi M; Piro R; Fabbri LM; Richeldi L
Letter: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. 2006;173(1):130-131

Use of commercial interferon-γ assays in immunocompromised patients for tuberculosis diagnosis

Richeldi L; Ferrara G; Losi M; Piro R; Roversi P; Fabbri LM
Review: COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS. 2005;(4):CD002997

Macrolides for chronic asthma.

Richeldi L; Ferrara G; Fabbri LM; Lasserson TJ; Gibson PG
Review: COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS. 2005;(3):CD002997

Macrolides for chronic asthma.

Richeldi L; Ferrara G; Fabbri LM; Lasserson TJ; Gibson PG
Review: RESPIRATORY MEDICINE. 2005;99(1):1-10

Macrolides in the treatment of asthma and cystic fibrosis.

Ferrara G; Losi M; Franco F; Corbetta L; Fabbri LM; Richeldi L
Review: COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS. 2003;2003(3):CD002880

Corticosteroids for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Richeldi L; Davies HR; Ferrara G; Franco F
Review: COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS. 2002;(1):CD002997

Macrolides for chronic asthma.

Richeldi L; Ferrara G; Fabbri LM; Gibson PG
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