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Spiteri G, D'Agostini M, Abedini M, Ditano G, Collatuzzo G, Boffetta P, Vimercati L, Sansone E, De Palma G, Modenese A, Gobba F, Liviero F, Moretto A, dell'Omo M, Fiordi T, Larese Filon F, Mauro M, Violán C, Mates D, Oravec Bérešová J, Monaco MGL, Carta A, Verlato G, Porru S. Protective role of SARS-CoV-2 anti-S IgG against breakthrough infections among European healthcare workers during pre and post-Omicron surge-ORCHESTRA project. Infection 2024:10.1007/s15010-024-02189-x. [PMID: 38326526 DOI: 10.1007/s15010-024-02189-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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PURPOSE Anti SARS-CoV-2 vaccination initially showed high effectiveness in preventing COVID-19. However, after the surge of variants of concern, the effectiveness dropped. Several studies investigated if this was related to the decrease of the humoral response over time; however, this issue is still unclear. The aim of this study was to understand whether SARS-CoV-2 anti-S IgG levels can be used to predict breakthrough infection risk and define the timing for further booster doses administration. METHOD Within the framework of the ORCHESTRA Project, over 20,000 health workers from 11 European centers were enrolled since December 2020. We performed two Cox proportional hazards survival analyses regarding pre-Omicron (from January to July 2021) and Omicron (December 2021-May 2022) periods. The serological response was classified as high (above the 75th percentile), medium (25th-75th), or low (< 25th). RESULTS Seventy-four (0.33%) and 2122 (20%) health workers were infected during the first and second periods, respectively. Both Cox analyses showed that having high anti-S titer was linked to a significantly lower risk of infection as compared to having medium serological response [HR of high vs medium anti-S titer = 0.27 (95% CI 0.11-0.66) during the first phase, HR = 0.76 (95% CI 0.62-0.93) during the second phase]. CONCLUSION Vaccine effectiveness wanes significantly after new variants surge, making anti-S titer unsuitable to predict optimal timing for further booster dose administration. Studies on other immunological indicators, such as cellular immunity, are therefore needed to better understand the mechanisms and duration of protection against breakthrough infection risk.
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- Gianluca Spiteri
- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Verona, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138, Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138, Bologna, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70121, Bari, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, 25121, Brescia, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, 25121, Brescia, Italy
- Unit of Occupational Health, Hygiene, Toxicology and Prevention, University Hospital ASST Spedali Civili, 25123, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128, Padua, Italy
- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Padova, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128, Padua, Italy
- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Padova, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06129, Perugia, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, Perugia Hospital, 06129, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, 34129, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, 34129, Trieste, Italy
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- Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Metropolitana Nord, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol), 08303, Mataró, Barcelona, Spain
- Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), 08916, Badalona, Spain
- Grup de REcerca en Impacte de les Malalties Cròniques i les Seves Trajectòries (GRIMTra), (2021 SGR 01537), Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAPJGol), 08303, Barcelona, Spain
- Network for Research on Chronicity, Primary Care, and Health Promotion (RICAPPS) (RD21/0016/0029), Insitituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029, Madrid, Spain
- Direcció d'Atenció Primària Metropolitana Nord Institut Català de Salut, 08204, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Spain
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- National Institute of Public Health, 050463, Bucharest, Romania
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- Epidemiology Department, Regional Authority of Public Health, 97556, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Verona, 37134, Verona, Italy
- Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Verona, 37134, Verona, Italy
- Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, 37134, Verona, Italy
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Marinaccio A, Di Marzio D, Mensi C, Consonni D, Gioscia C, Migliore E, Genova C, Rossetto Giaccherino R, Eccher S, Murano S, Comiati V, Casotto V, Negro C, Mangone L, Miligi L, Piro S, Angelini A, Grappasonni I, Madeo G, Cozzi I, Ancona L, Staniscia T, Carrozza F, Cavone D, Vimercati L, Labianca M, Tallarigo F, Cascone G, Melis M, Bonafede M, Scarselli A, Binazzi A. Incidence of mesothelioma in young people and causal exposure to asbestos in the Italian national mesothelioma registry (ReNaM). Occup Environ Med 2023; 80:603-609. [PMID: 37813485 DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2023-108983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The epidemiological surveillance of mesothelioma incidence is a crucial key for investigating the occupational and environmental sources of asbestos exposure. The median age at diagnosis is generally high, according to the long latency of the disease. The purposes of this study are to analyse the incidence of mesothelioma in young people and to evaluate the modalities of asbestos exposure. METHODS Incident malignant mesothelioma (MM) cases in the period 1993-2018 were retrieved from Italian national mesothelioma registry and analysed for gender, incidence period, morphology and exposure. Age-standardised rates have been calculated and the multiple correspondence analysis has been performed. The association between age and asbestos exposure has been tested by χ2 test. RESULTS From 1993 to 2018, 30 828 incident MM cases have been collected and 1278 (4.1%) presented diagnosis at early age (≤50 years). There is a substantial association between age at diagnosis and the type of asbestos exposure and a significantly lower frequency of cases with occupational exposure to asbestos (497 cases vs 701 expected) in young people has been documented. Paraoccupational and environmental exposure to asbestos have been found more frequent in young MM cases (85 and 93 observed cases vs 52 and 44 expected cases, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Mesothelioma incidence surveillance at population level and the anamnestic individual research of asbestos exposure is a fundamental tool for monitoring asbestos exposure health effects, supporting the exposure risks prevention policies. Clusters of mesothelioma incident cases in young people are a significant signal of a potential non-occupational exposure to asbestos.
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- Alessandro Marinaccio
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy
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- Epidemiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Epidemiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Valle d'Aosta Health Local Unit, Valle d'Aosta Region, Aosta, Italy
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- COR Piemonte, Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, University of Turin and CPO-Piemonte, Torino, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Provincial Unit of Health Hygiene and Occupational Medicine, COR Province of Trento- APSS, Trento, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, COR PA Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy
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- COR Veneto, Azienda Zero, Veneto Region, Padova, Italy
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- COR Friuli Venezia Giulia, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, Trieste Hospital, Trieste, Italy
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- COR Lazio, Department of Epidemiology, Lazio Regional Health Service, ASL Roma1, Rome, Italy
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- COR Lazio, Department of Epidemiology, Lazio Regional Health Service, ASL Roma1, Rome, Italy
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- Section Occupational Medicine, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, COR Puglia, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Section Occupational Medicine, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, COR Puglia, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- COR Basilicata, Epidemiologic Regional Center, Basilicata Region, Potenza, Italy
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- Public Health Agency Ragusa (ASP), COR Mesoteliomi della Sicilia, Ragusa, Italy
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy
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De Maria L, Delvecchio G, Sponselli S, Cafaro F, Caputi A, Giannelli G, Stefanizzi P, Bianchi FP, Stufano A, Tafuri S, Lovreglio P, Boffetta P, Vimercati L. SARS-CoV-2 Infections, Re-Infections and Clinical Characteristics: A Two-Year Retrospective Study in a Large University Hospital Cohort of Vaccinated Healthcare Workers. J Clin Med 2023; 12:6800. [PMID: 37959268 PMCID: PMC10647276 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12216800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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At the University Hospital of Bari, during the first year after the start of the mandatory vaccination campaign with BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, the preliminary results of an observational study showed a significant prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections (BIs) among healthcare workers (HCWs), but no hospitalization or deaths. In the present study, we extended the observation period (January 2021-January 2023) with the aim of determining the incidence, characteristics and clinical course of SARS-CoV-2 BIs among 6213 HCWs. All HCWs were regularly monitored and screened. To allow return to work after BI, the protocol required one negative nasopharyngeal swab test followed by a medical examination certifying complete clinical recovery. We observed an overall incidence rate of SARS-CoV-2 BIs of 20.2%. Females were most affected, especially in the nurse group compared with doctors and other HCWs (p < 0.0001). Cardiovascular diseases were the most frequent comorbidity (n = 140; 11.4%). The source of infection was non-occupational in 52.4% of cases. Most cases (96.9%) showed minor symptoms and only two cases of hospitalization (one in intensive care unit), 13 cases of re-infection and no deaths were recorded. Our results confirm that SARS-CoV-2 infection can break vaccination protection but the clinical course is favorable.
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- Luigi De Maria
- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.D.M.); (G.D.); (S.S.); (F.C.); (G.G.); (P.S.); (A.S.); (S.T.); (P.L.); (L.V.)
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.D.M.); (G.D.); (S.S.); (F.C.); (G.G.); (P.S.); (A.S.); (S.T.); (P.L.); (L.V.)
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.D.M.); (G.D.); (S.S.); (F.C.); (G.G.); (P.S.); (A.S.); (S.T.); (P.L.); (L.V.)
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.D.M.); (G.D.); (S.S.); (F.C.); (G.G.); (P.S.); (A.S.); (S.T.); (P.L.); (L.V.)
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.D.M.); (G.D.); (S.S.); (F.C.); (G.G.); (P.S.); (A.S.); (S.T.); (P.L.); (L.V.)
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.D.M.); (G.D.); (S.S.); (F.C.); (G.G.); (P.S.); (A.S.); (S.T.); (P.L.); (L.V.)
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.D.M.); (G.D.); (S.S.); (F.C.); (G.G.); (P.S.); (A.S.); (S.T.); (P.L.); (L.V.)
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.D.M.); (G.D.); (S.S.); (F.C.); (G.G.); (P.S.); (A.S.); (S.T.); (P.L.); (L.V.)
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.D.M.); (G.D.); (S.S.); (F.C.); (G.G.); (P.S.); (A.S.); (S.T.); (P.L.); (L.V.)
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.D.M.); (G.D.); (S.S.); (F.C.); (G.G.); (P.S.); (A.S.); (S.T.); (P.L.); (L.V.)
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- Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA;
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.D.M.); (G.D.); (S.S.); (F.C.); (G.G.); (P.S.); (A.S.); (S.T.); (P.L.); (L.V.)
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Vimercati L, Cavone D, Negrisolo O, Pentimone F, De Maria L, Caputi A, Sponselli S, Delvecchio G, Cafaro F, Chellini E, Binazzi A, Di Marzio D, Mensi C, Consonni D, Migliore E, Brentisci C, Martini A, Negro C, D'Agostin F, Grappasonni I, Pascucci C, Benfatto L, Malacarne D, Casotto V, Comiati V, Storchi C, Mangone L, Murano S, Rossin L, Tallarigo F, Vitale F, Verardo M, Eccher S, Madeo G, Staniscia T, Carrozza F, Cozzi I, Romeo E, Pelullo P, Labianca M, Melis M, Cascone G, Ferri GM, Serio G. Mesothelioma Risk Among Maritime Workers According to Job Title: Data From the Italian Mesothelioma Register (ReNaM). Med Lav 2023; 114:e2023038. [PMID: 37878258 PMCID: PMC10627101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
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The study describes the 466 cases of malignant mesotheliomas (MM) collected by the National Mesothelioma Register (ReNaM) in Italy in the period 1993-2018 relating to subjects with exclusive asbestos exposure in merchant or military navy. The cases among maritime workers represent 1.8% of the total cases with defined exposure registred in the ReNaM, of which 212 cases (45.4%) among merchant maritime workers and 254 cases (54.5%) among navy. The distribution by site of mesothelioma showed 453 (97.2%) MM cases of the pleura, 11 (2.3%) of the peritoneum and 2 (0.4%) of the tunica vaginalis of the testis. With regard to occupational exposure, it was classified as certain in 318 (68.2%) cases, probable in 69 (14.8%) cases and possible in 79 (16.9%) cases. Among the 23 classified jobs, the highest percentages of certain exposures are among naval engineers, motor mechanics, machine captains and sailors. Machine crew accounted for 49.3% of the cases, deck crew for 27.6%. All cases began exposure on board between 1926 and 1988. Seamen were exposed to asbestos while at sea by virtue of living onboard ships and from continual release of asbestos fibers due to the motion of a vessel. Epidemiological surveillance through the ReNaM has allowed us to verify among cases in the maritime, navy and merchant marine sectors, that in the past, subjects were exposed regardless of the ship's department where have provided service therefore all these cases must be considered as occupational diseases.
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- Luigi Vimercati
- Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Oper-ating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Oper-ating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Environmental Prevention Technician former Judicial Police Officer Padua .
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- Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Oper-ating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Oper-ating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Oper-ating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Oper-ating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Oper-ating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Oper-ating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), 00143 Rome, Italy.
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), 00143 Rome, Italy.
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- Epidemiology Unit, Regional Operating Center of Lombardia (COR Lombardia), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milano, Italy.
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- Epidemiology Unit, Regional Operating Center of Lombardia (COR Lombardia), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milano, Italy.
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, Regional Operating Center of Piemonte (COR Piemonte), University of Torino and CPO-Piemonte, 10126 Torino, Italy.
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, Regional Operating Center of Piemonte (COR Piemonte), University of Torino and CPO-Piemonte, 10126 Torino, Italy.
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- Prevention and Clinical Network, Institute for Cancer Research, Regional Operating Center of Toscana (COR Toscana), 50139 Firenze, Italy.
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Regional Operating Center of Friuli-Venezia Giulia (COR Friu-li-Venezia Giulia), University of Trieste-Trieste General Hospitals, 34123 Trieste, Italy.
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Regional Operating Center of Friuli-Venezia Giulia (COR Friu-li-Venezia Giulia), University of Trieste-Trieste General Hospitals, 34123 Trieste, Italy.
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- Regional Operating Center of Marche (COR Marche), School of Medicinal and Health Products Sciences, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy.
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- Regional Operating Center of Marche (COR Marche), School of Medicinal and Health Products Sciences, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy.
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- Regional Operating Center of Liguria (COR Liguria Regional Operating Center of Liguria (COR Liguria), Clinical Epidemiology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy.
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- Regional Operating Center of Liguria (COR Liguria Regional Operating Center of Liguria (COR Liguria), Clinical Epidemiology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy.
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- Azienda Zero, Epidemiological Department, Regional Operating Center of Veneto (COR Veneto), Veneto Region, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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- Azienda Zero, Epidemiological Department, Regional Operating Center of Veneto (COR Veneto), Veneto Region, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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- Epidemiology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
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- Epidemiology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy .
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, Alto Adige Health Authority, Regional Operating Center of Autonomous Province of Bolzano (COR A.P. of Bolzano), 39100 Bolzano, Italy.
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, Alto Adige Health Authority, Regional Operating Center of Autonomous Province of Bolzano (COR A.P. of Bolzano), 39100 Bolzano, Italy.
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- Public Health Unit, Regional Operating Center of Calabria (COR Calabria), 88900 Crotone, Italy.
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- Public Health Unit, Regional Operating Center of Calabria (COR Calabria), 88900 Crotone, Italy.
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- Valle d'Aosta Health Local Unit, Regional Operating Center of Valle d'Aosta (COR Valle d'Aosta), 11100 Aosta, Italy.
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- Hygiene and Occupational Medicine, Provincial Unit of Health, Regional Operating Center o Autono-mous Province of Trento (COR A.P. of Trento), 38100 Trento, Italy.
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- Center of Umbria (COR Umbria), Servizio Prevenzione, Sanità Veterinaria e Sicurezza Alimen-tare-Regione Umbria, 06126 Perugia, Italy.
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- COR Abruzzo, Abruzzo Regional Health Agency (ASR), Pescara, Italy; 65121 Pescara, Italy.
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- Oncology Unit, Cardarelli Hospital, Regional Operating Center of Molise (COR Molise), 86100 Campo-basso, Italy.
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- Regional Operating Center of Lazio (COR Lazio), Department of Epidemiology, Epidemiology Lazio Re-gional Health Service, ASL Roma 1, 00147 Roma, Italy.
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- Regional Operating Center of Lazio (COR Lazio), Department of Epidemiology, Epidemiology Lazio Re-gional Health Service, ASL Roma 1, 00147 Roma, Italy.
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, "Luigi Vanvitelli" University, Regional Operating Center of Campania (COR Campania), 80138 Napoli, Italy.
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- Epidemiologic Regional Center, Regional Operating Center of Basilicata (COR Basilicata), 85100 Poten-za, Italy.
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- Regional Epidemiological Center, Regional Operating Center of Sardegna (COR Sardegna), 09125 Ca-gliari, Italy.
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- Regional Operating Center of Sicilia (COR Sicilia), 97100 Ragusa, Italy; ASP Ragusa Dipartimento di Prevenzione Medica .
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), Pathological Anatomy Section, Univer-sity of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
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Leomanni L, Collatuzzo G, Sansone E, Sala E, De Palma G, Porru S, Spiteri G, Monaco MGL, Basso D, Pavanello S, Scapellato ML, Larese Filon F, Cegolon L, Mauro M, Lodi V, Lazzarotto T, Noreña I, Reinkemeyer C, Giang LTT, Fabiánová E, Strhársky J, Dell’Omo M, Murgia N, Carrasco-Ribelles LA, Violán C, Mates D, Rascu A, Vimercati L, De Maria L, Asafo SS, Ditano G, Abedini M, Boffetta P. Determinants of Anti-S Immune Response at 12 Months after SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in a Multicentric European Cohort of Healthcare Workers-ORCHESTRA Project. Vaccines (Basel) 2023; 11:1527. [PMID: 37896931 PMCID: PMC10610704 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines11101527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The effectiveness of the immunity provided by SARS-CoV-2 vaccines is an important public health issue. We analyzed the determinants of 12-month serology in a multicenter European cohort of vaccinated healthcare workers (HCW). METHODS We analyzed the sociodemographic characteristics and levels of anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike antibodies (IgG) in a cohort of 16,101 vaccinated HCW from eleven centers in Germany, Italy, Romania, Slovakia and Spain. Considering the skewness of the distribution, the serological levels were transformed using log or cubic standardization and normalized by dividing them by center-specific standard errors. We fitted center-specific multivariate regression models to estimate the cohort-specific relative risks (RR) of an increase of one standard deviation of log or cubic antibody level and the corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) for different factors and combined them in random-effects meta-analyses. RESULTS We included 16,101 HCW in the analysis. A high antibody level was positively associated with age (RR = 1.04, 95% CI = 1.00-1.08 per 10-year increase), previous infection (RR = 1.78, 95% CI 1.29-2.45) and use of Spikevax [Moderna] with combinations compared to Comirnaty [BioNTech/Pfizer] (RR = 1.07, 95% CI 0.97-1.19) and was negatively associated with the time since last vaccine (RR = 0.94, 95% CI 0.91-0.98 per 30-day increase). CONCLUSIONS These results provide insight about vaccine-induced immunity to SARS-CoV-2, an analysis of its determinants and quantification of the antibody decay trend with time since vaccination.
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- Ludovica Leomanni
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (L.L.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (L.L.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, 25121 Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, 25121 Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, 25121 Brescia, Italy
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, 37129 Verona, Italy
- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, University Hospital of Verona, 37100 Verona, Italy
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, University Hospital of Verona, 37100 Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy
- Laboratory Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy
- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy
- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34100 Trieste, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34100 Trieste, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34100 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (L.L.)
- SSD Health Surveillance, IRCCS University Hospital, 40139 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (L.L.)
- Microbiology Unit, IRCCS University Hospital, 40139 Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, LMU University Hospital, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, LMU University Hospital, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Dr. von Hauner Children’s Hospital, LMU University Hospital, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Occupational Health Department, Regional Authority of Public Health, 497556 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
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- Medical Microbiology Department, Regional Authority of Public Health, 497556 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department on Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06125 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Metropolitana Nord, Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol), 08303 Mataró, Spain
- Direcció d’Atenció Primària Metropolitana Nord Institut Català de Salut, 08007 Barcelona, Spain
- Grup de Recerca en Impacte de les Malalties Cròniques i les seves Trajectòries (GRIMTra), Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAPJGol), 08303 Barcelona, Spain
- Network for Research on Chronicity, Primary Care and Health Promotion (RICAPPS), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Metropolitana Nord, Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol), 08303 Mataró, Spain
- Direcció d’Atenció Primària Metropolitana Nord Institut Català de Salut, 08007 Barcelona, Spain
- Grup de Recerca en Impacte de les Malalties Cròniques i les seves Trajectòries (GRIMTra), Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAPJGol), 08303 Barcelona, Spain
- Network for Research on Chronicity, Primary Care and Health Promotion (RICAPPS), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), 08916 Badalona, Spain
- Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- National Institute of Public Health, 050463 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Internal Medicine-Occupational Medicine, Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70121 Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70121 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (L.L.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (L.L.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (L.L.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (L.L.)
- Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
- Department of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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De Maria L, Caputi A, Sponselli S, Vimercati L. Editorial: Insights in occupational health and safety: 2022. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1257402. [PMID: 37736082 PMCID: PMC10509039 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1257402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023] Open
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Porru S, Monaco MGL, Spiteri G, Carta A, Caliskan G, Violán C, Torán-Monserrat P, Vimercati L, Tafuri S, Boffetta P, Violante FS, Sala E, Sansone E, Gobba F, Casolari L, Wieser A, Janke C, Tardon A, Rodriguez-Suarez MM, Liviero F, Scapellato ML, dell'Omo M, Murgia N, Mates D, Calota VC, Strhársky J, Mrázová M, Pira E, Godono A, Magnano GC, Negro C, Verlato G. Incidence and Determinants of Symptomatic and Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Breakthrough Infections After Booster Dose in a Large European Multicentric Cohort of Health Workers-ORCHESTRA Project. J Epidemiol Glob Health 2023; 13:577-588. [PMID: 37480426 PMCID: PMC10468456 DOI: 10.1007/s44197-023-00139-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections (BI) after vaccine booster dose are a relevant public health issue. METHODS Multicentric longitudinal cohort study within the ORCHESTRA project, involving 63,516 health workers (HW) from 14 European settings. The study investigated the cumulative incidence of SARS-CoV-2 BI after booster dose and its correlation with age, sex, job title, previous infection, and time since third dose. RESULTS 13,093 (20.6%) BI were observed. The cumulative incidence of BI was higher in women and in HW aged < 50 years, but nearly halved after 60 years. Nurses experienced the highest BI incidence, and administrative staff experienced the lowest. The BI incidence was higher in immunosuppressed HW (28.6%) vs others (24.9%). When controlling for gender, age, job title and infection before booster, heterologous vaccination reduced BI incidence with respect to the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine [Odds Ratio (OR) 0.69, 95% CI 0.63-0.76]. Previous infection protected against asymptomatic infection [Relative Risk Ratio (RRR) of recent infection vs no infection 0.53, 95% CI 0.23-1.20] and even more against symptomatic infections [RRR 0.11, 95% CI 0.05-0.25]. Symptomatic infections increased from 70.5% in HW receiving the booster dose since < 64 days to 86.2% when time elapsed was > 130 days. CONCLUSIONS The risk of BI after booster is significantly reduced by previous infection, heterologous vaccination, and older ages. Immunosuppression is relevant for increased BI incidence. Time elapsed from booster affects BI severity, confirming the public health usefulness of booster. Further research should focus on BI trend after 4th dose and its relationship with time variables across the epidemics.
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- Stefano Porru
- Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, 37134, Verona, Italy
- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Verona, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Verona, 37134, Verona, Italy.
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, 37134, Verona, Italy
- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Verona, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Metropolitana Nord, Mare de Déu de Guadalupe 2, Planta 1ª, Mataro, 08303, Barcelona, Spain
- Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), Camí de les Escoles, S/N, Badalona, 08916, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Metropolitana Nord, Mare de Déu de Guadalupe 2, Planta 1ª, Mataro, 08303, Barcelona, Spain
- Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), Camí de les Escoles, S/N, Badalona, 08916, Barcelona, Spain
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124, Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Health, Hygiene, Toxicology and Prevention, University Hospital ASST Spedali Civili, 25123, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, Unit of Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene, University of Brescia, 25123, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- Health Surveillance Service, University Hospital of Modena, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80802, Munich, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site , 81377, Munich, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Immunology, Infection and Pandemic Research, 80799, Munich, Germany
- Max Von Pettenkofer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, LMU Munich, 80336, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80802, Munich, Germany
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- University of Oviedo, Health Research Institute of Asturias (ISPA) and CIBERESP, Asturias, Spain
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- Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
- University Hospital of Padova, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
- University Hospital of Padova, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Respiratory Diseases and Toxicology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06123, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121, Ferrara, Italy
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- National Institute of Public Health, Bucharest, Romania
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- Medical Microbiology Department, Regional Authority of Public Health, 97556, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
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- Public Health Institute, St. Elizabeth University of Health and Social Work, 81106, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Torino, 10126, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Torino, 10126, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, 34129, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, 34129, Trieste, Italy
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- Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, 37134, Verona, Italy
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Stella S, Consonni D, Migliore E, Stura A, Cavone D, Vimercati L, Miligi L, Piro S, Landi MT, Caporaso NE, Curti S, Mattioli S, Brandi G, Gioscia C, Eccher S, Murano S, Casotto V, Comiati V, Negro C, D'Agostin F, Genova C, Benfatto L, Romanelli A, Grappasonni I, Madeo G, Cozzi I, Romeo E, Tommaso S, Carrozza F, Labianca M, Tallarigo F, Cascone G, Melis M, Marinaccio A, Binazzi A, Mensi C. Pleural mesothelioma risk in the construction industry: a case-control study in Italy, 2000-2018. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e073480. [PMID: 37567753 PMCID: PMC10423786 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Workers in the construction industry have been exposed to asbestos in various occupations. In Italy, a National Mesothelioma Registry has been implemented more than 20 years ago. Using cases selected from this registry and exploiting existing control data sets, we estimated relative risks for pleural mesothelioma (PM) among construction workers. DESIGN Case-control study. SETTING Cases from the National Mesothelioma Registry (2000-2018), controls from three previous case-control studies. METHODS We selected male PM incident cases diagnosed in 2000-2018. Population controls were taken from three studies performed in six Italian regions within two periods (2002-2004 and 2012-2016). Age-adjusted and period-adjusted unconditional logistic regression models were fitted to estimate odds ratios (OR) for occupations in the construction industry. We followed two approaches, one (primary) excluding and the other (secondary) including subjects employed in other non-construction blue collar occupations for >5 years. For both approaches, we performed an overall analysis including all cases and, given the incomplete temporal and geographic overlap of cases and controls, three time or/and space restricted sensitivity analyses. RESULTS The whole data set included 15 592 cases and 2210 controls. With the primary approach (4797 cases and 1085 controls), OR was 3.64 (2181 cases) for subjects ever employed in construction. We found elevated risks for blue-collar occupations (1993 cases, OR 4.52), including bricklayers (988 cases, OR 7.05), general construction workers (320 cases, OR 4.66), plumbers and pipe fitters (305 cases, OR 9.13), painters (104 cases, OR 2.17) and several others. Sensitivity analyses yielded very similar findings. Using the secondary approach, we observed similar patterns, but ORs were remarkably lower. CONCLUSIONS We found markedly increased PM risks for most occupations in the construction industry. These findings are relevant for compensation of subjects affected with mesothelioma in the construction industry.
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- Simona Stella
- Occupational Health Unit, Regional Operating Center of Lombardy (COR Lombardia), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Occupational Health Unit, Regional Operating Center of Lombardy (COR Lombardia), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- COR Piemonte, Cancer Epidemiology Unit, CPO and University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- COR Piemonte, Cancer Epidemiology Unit, CPO and University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- COR Puglia, Section of Occupational Medicine 'B Ramazzini', Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- COR Puglia, Section of Occupational Medicine 'B Ramazzini', Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- COR Toscana, Unit of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Institute for Cancer Research, Prevention and Clinical Network, Florence, Italy
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- COR Toscana, Unit of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Institute for Cancer Research, Prevention and Clinical Network, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Oncology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- COR Valle d'Aosta, Valle d'Aosta Health Local Unit, Aosta, Italy
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- COR Province of Trento, Provincial Unit of Health, Hygiene and Occupational Medicine, Trento, Italy
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- COR Province of Bolzano, Alto Adige Health Local Unit, Bolzano, Italy
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- COR Veneto, Epidemiological Department, Azienda Zero, Padova, Italy
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- COR Veneto, Epidemiological Department, Azienda Zero, Padova, Italy
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- COR Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste-Trieste General Hospitals, Trieste, Italy
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- COR Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste-Trieste General Hospitals, Trieste, Italy
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- UO Clinica di Oncologia Medica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Università degli Studi di Genova, Genova, Italy
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- COR Liguria, UO Epidemiologia Clinica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Liguria, Italy
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- COR Emilia-Romagna, Public Health Department, Health Local Unit, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- COR Marche, School of Medicinal and Health Products Sciences, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
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- COR Umbria, Servizio Prevenzione, Sanità Veterinaria e Sicurezza Alimentare, Regione Umbria, Perugia, Umbria, Italy
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- COR Lazio, Department of Epidemiology, Lazio Regional Health Service, ASL Roma 1, Rome, Lazio, Italy
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- COR Lazio, Department of Epidemiology, Lazio Regional Health Service, ASL Roma 1, Rome, Lazio, Italy
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- COR Sicilia, Cancer Registry ASP Ragusa and Sicily Regional Epidemiological Observatory, Ragusa, Italy
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- COR Sardegna, Regional Epidemiological Center, Cagliari, Italy
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy
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- Occupational Health Unit, Regional Operating Center of Lombardy (COR Lombardia), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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Vimercati L, Cavone D, De Maria L, Caputi A, Pentimone F, Sponselli S, Delvecchio G, Chellini E, Binazzi A, Di Marzio D, Mensi C, Consonni D, Migliore E, Mirabelli D, Angelini A, Martini A, Negro C, D'Agostin F, Grappasonni I, Pascucci C, Benfatto L, Malacarne D, Casotto V, Comiati V, Storchi C, Mangone L, Murano S, Rossin L, Tallarigo F, Vitale F, Verardo M, Eccher S, Madeo G, Staniscia T, Carrozza F, Cozzi I, Romeo E, Pelullo P, Labianca M, Melis M, Cascone G, Marinaccio A, Ferri GM, Serio G. Mesothelioma Risk among Construction Workers According to Job Title: Data from the Italian Mesothelioma Register. Med Lav 2023; 114:e2023025. [PMID: 37309879 DOI: 10.23749/mdl.v114i3.14538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND An increased risk of mesothelioma has been reported in various countries for construction workers. The Italian National Mesothelioma Registry, from 1993 to 2018, reported exposure exclusively in the construction sector in 2310 cases. We describe the characteristics of these cases according to job title. METHODS We converted into 18 groups the original jobs (N=338) as reported by ISTAT codes ('ATECO 91'). The exposure level was attributed at certain, probable and possible in accordance with the qualitative classification of exposure as reported in the Registry guidelines. Descriptive analysis by jobs highlights the total number of subjects for each single job and certain exposure, in descending order, insulator, plumbing, carpenter, mechanic, bricklayer, electrician, machine operator, plasterer, building contractor, painter and labourer. RESULTS The cases grow for plumbing in the incidence periods 1993-2018, while, as expected, it decreases for insulator. Within each period considered the most numerous cases are always among bricklayers and labourers, these data confirm the prevalence of non-specialised "interchangeable" jobs in Italian construction sector in the past. CONCLUSIONS Despite the 1992 ban, the construction sector still presents an occupational health prevention challenge, circumstances of exposure to asbestos may still occur due to incomplete compliance with prevention and protection measures.
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- Luigi Vimercati
- Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Op-erating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Oper-ating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Oper-ating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Oper-ating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Oper-ating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Oper-ating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Oper-ating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Com-pensation Authority (INAIL), 00143 Rome, Italy.
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Com-pensation Authority (INAIL), 00143 Rome, Italy.
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- Epidemiology Unit, Regional Operating Center of Lombardia (COR Lombardia), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Gran-da Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milano, Italy.
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- Epidemiology Unit, Regional Operating Center of Lombardia (COR Lombardia), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Gran-da Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milano, Italy.
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, Regional Operating Center of Piemonte (COR Piemonte), University of Torino and CPO-Piemonte, 10124 Torino, Italy.
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, Regional Operating Center of Piemonte (COR Piemonte), University of Torino and CPO-Piemonte, 10124 Torino, Italy.
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- Prevention and Clinical Network, Institute for Cancer Research, Regional Operating Center of Toscana (COR Toscana), 50139 Firenze, Italy.
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- Prevention and Clinical Network, Institute for Cancer Research, Regional Operating Center of Toscana (COR Toscana), 50139 Firenze, Italy.
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Regional Operating Center of Friuli-Venezia Giulia (COR Friuli-Venezia Giulia), University of Trieste-Trieste General Hospitals, 34123 Trieste, Italy .
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Regional Operating Center of Friuli-Venezia Giulia (COR Friuli-Venezia Giulia), University of Trieste-Trieste General Hospitals, 34123 Trieste, Italy .
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- Regional Operating Center of Marche (COR Marche), School of Medicinal and Health Products Sciences, Uni-versity of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy.
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- Regional Operating Center of Marche (COR Marche), School of Medicinal and Health Products Sciences, Uni-versity of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy.
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- Regional Operating Center of Liguria (COR Liguria Regional Operating Center of Liguria (COR Liguria), Clinical Epidemiology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy.
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- Regional Operating Center of Liguria (COR Liguria Regional Operating Center of Liguria (COR Liguria), Clinical Epidemiology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy.
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- Azienda Zero, Epidemiological Department, Regional Operating Center of Veneto (COR Veneto), Veneto Re-gion, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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- Azienda Zero, Epidemiological Department, Regional Operating Center of Veneto (COR Veneto), Veneto Re-gion, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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- Health Local Unit, Public Health Department, Regional Operating Center of Emilia-Romagna (COR Emi-lia-Romagna), 42020 Reggio Emilia, Italy, Epidemiology Unit, AUSL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Italy.
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- Health Local Unit, Public Health Department, Regional Operating Center of Emilia-Romagna (COR Emi-lia-Romagna), 42020 Reggio Emilia, Italy, Epidemiology Unit, AUSL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Italy.
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, Alto Adige Health Authority, Regional Operating Center of Autonomous Province of Bolzano (COR A.P. of Bolzano), 39100 Bolzano, Italy.
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, Alto Adige Health Authority, Regional Operating Center of Autonomous Province of Bolzano (COR A.P. of Bolzano), 39100 Bolzano, Italy.
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- Public Health Unit, Regional Operating Center of Calabria (COR Calabria), 88900 Crotone, Italy.
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- Public Health Unit, Regional Operating Center of Calabria (COR Calabria), 88900 Crotone, Italy.
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- Valle d'Aosta Health Local Unit, Regional Operating Center of Valle d'Aosta (COR Valle d'Aosta), 11100 Aosta, Italy.
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- Hygiene and Occupational Medicine, Provincial Unit of Health, Regional Operating Center o Autonomous Province of Trento (COR A.P. of Trento), 38100 Trento, Italy.
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- Center of Umbria (COR Umbria), Servizio Prevenzione, Sanità Veterinaria e Sicurezza Alimentare-Regione Umbria, 06126 Perugia, Italy.
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, Health Local Unit, Regional Operating Center of Abruzzo (COR Abruzzo), 65121 Pescara, Italy.
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- Oncology Unit, Cardarelli Hospital, Regional Operating Center of Molise (COR Molise), 86100 Campobasso, It-aly.
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- Regional Operating Center of Lazio (COR Lazio), Department of Epidemiology, Epidemiology Lazio Regional Health Service, ASL Roma 1, 00147 Roma, Italy.
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- Regional Operating Center of Lazio (COR Lazio), Department of Epidemiology, Epidemiology Lazio Regional Health Service, ASL Roma 1, 00147 Roma, Italy.
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, "Luigi Vanvitelli" University, Regional Operating Center of Campania (COR Campania), 80138 Napoli, Italy.
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- Epidemiologic Regional Center, Regional Operating Center of Basilicata (COR Basilicata), 85100 Potenza, Italy.
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- Regional Epidemiological Center, Regional Operating Center of Sardegna (COR Sardegna), 09125 Cagliari, Ita-ly.
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- Cancer Registry ASP Ragusa and Sicilia Regional Epidemiological Observatory, Regional Operating Center of Sicilia (COR Sicilia), 97100 Ragusa, Italy.
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Com-pensation Authority (INAIL), 00143 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), Pathological Anatomy Section, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
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Sponselli S, De Maria L, Caputi A, Stefanizzi P, Bianchi FP, Delvecchio G, Foti C, Romita P, Ambrogio F, Zagaria S, Giannelli G, Tafuri S, Vimercati L. Infection Control among Healthcare Workers and Management of a Scabies Outbreak in a Large Italian University Hospital. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12113830. [PMID: 37298025 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12113830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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This retrospective observational study describes the results of an ad-hoc designated prevention protocol aimed at containing the spread of the scabies infestation among healthcare workers (HCWs) of a large University Hospital in Italy. The outbreak started on October 2022 and a preventive protocol was set up thanks to a multidisciplinary approach. HCWs at high scabies risk were defined as subjects working in Operative Units with a scabies prevalence higher than 2%, close contacts of a confirmed case of scabies, or HCWs with signs and symptoms of the disease. All cases at high scabies risk underwent a dermatological examination, and the infested HCWs were suspended from work until definitive healing. Mass drug administration was established for all HCWs working in Operative Units with a scabies prevalence higher than 2%. Until March 2023, out of 183 screening dermatological examinations, 21 (11.5%) were diagnostic for scabies. Between 11 October 2022 (date of the first diagnosed scabies case) and 6 March 2023 (the end of incubation period related to the last case detected), the frequency of scabies was 0.35% (21 scabies cases/6000 HCWs). The duration of the outbreak in our hospital was 14.7 weeks. Statistical analysis shows a significant association between scabies and being a nurse and having an allergy to dust mites. We obtained a low frequency of scabies infection, limiting the duration of the outbreak and the related economic burden.
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- Stefania Sponselli
- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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Tatoli R, Lampignano L, Donghia R, Castellana F, Zupo R, Bortone I, De Nucci S, Campanile G, Lofù D, Vimercati L, Lozupone M, De Pergola G, Panza F, Giannelli G, Di Noia T, Boeing H, Sardone R. Corrigendum: Dietary customs and social deprivation in an aging population from Southern Italy: A machine learning approach. Front Nutr 2023; 10:1186961. [PMID: 37063315 PMCID: PMC10102856 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1186961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.811076.].
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- Rossella Tatoli
- National Institute of Gastroenterology—IRCCS “Saverio de Bellis”, Castellana Grotte, Italy
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- National Institute of Gastroenterology—IRCCS “Saverio de Bellis”, Castellana Grotte, Italy
- *Correspondence: Luisa Lampignano
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- National Institute of Gastroenterology—IRCCS “Saverio de Bellis”, Castellana Grotte, Italy
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- National Institute of Gastroenterology—IRCCS “Saverio de Bellis”, Castellana Grotte, Italy
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- National Institute of Gastroenterology—IRCCS “Saverio de Bellis”, Castellana Grotte, Italy
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- National Institute of Gastroenterology—IRCCS “Saverio de Bellis”, Castellana Grotte, Italy
- Ilaria Bortone
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- National Institute of Gastroenterology—IRCCS “Saverio de Bellis”, Castellana Grotte, Italy
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- National Institute of Gastroenterology—IRCCS “Saverio de Bellis”, Castellana Grotte, Italy
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- Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, Polytechnic of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Section of Occupational Medicine B. Ramazzini, School of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Neuroscience, and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Unit of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, National Institute of Gastroenterology “S. de Bellis” Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, School of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Neuroscience, and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- National Institute of Gastroenterology—IRCCS “Saverio de Bellis”, Castellana Grotte, Italy
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- Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, Polytechnic of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- National Institute of Gastroenterology—IRCCS “Saverio de Bellis”, Castellana Grotte, Italy
- Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Nuthetal, Germany
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- National Institute of Gastroenterology—IRCCS “Saverio de Bellis”, Castellana Grotte, Italy
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De Maria L, Sponselli S, Caputi A, Delvecchio G, Giannelli G, Pipoli A, Cafaro F, Zagaria S, Cavone D, Sardone R, Vimercati L. Indoor Radon Concentration Levels in Healthcare Settings: The Results of an Environmental Monitoring in a Large Italian University Hospital. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023; 20:4685. [PMID: 36981594 PMCID: PMC10048382 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20064685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The aim of the study is to determine the radon concentrations in the University Hospital of Bari, Apulia Region, Southern Italy. The monitoring took place from 2017 to 2018 for a total of 402 days and included 3492 premises. Radon environmental sampling was performed with passive dosimeters of the CR-39 type. The highest mean concentration was found in basement rooms (118.9 Bq/m3), followed by ground-floor rooms (88.2 Bq/m3), first-floor rooms (78.1 Bq/m3), second-floor rooms (66.7 Bq/m3), and third-floor rooms (68.9 Bq/m3). An average radon concentration lower than the WHO recommended level of 100 Bq/m3 was detected in 73.5% of monitored environments, while only 0.9% exceeded the reference level of 300 Bq/m3 set by the national law (Legislative Decree 101/2020). The frequency of environments in which radon concentrations exceed 300 Bq/m3 is significantly higher in the basement (p-value < 0.001). As for a previous preliminary investigation in the same hospital conducted on a much smaller number of premises (n = 401), most of the monitored environments had radon concentrations lower than the reference levels set by the new national law, and the risk to the healthcare workers' health derived from occupational exposure to radon could be considered acceptable.
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- Luigi De Maria
- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Unit of Data Sciences and Technology Innovation for Population Health, National Institute of Gastroenterology “Saverio de Bellis”, Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte, 70013 Bari, Italy
- Unit of Epidemiology and Statistics, Local Healthcare Authority of Taranto, 74121 Taranto, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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De Maria L, Sponselli S, Caputi A, Stefanizzi P, Pipoli A, Giannelli G, Delvecchio G, Tafuri S, Inchingolo F, Migliore G, Bianchi FP, Boffetta P, Vimercati L. SARS-CoV-2 Breakthrough Infections in Health Care Workers: An Italian Retrospective Cohort Study on Characteristics, Clinical Course and Outcomes. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12020628. [PMID: 36675555 PMCID: PMC9864312 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12020628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics, clinical course and outcomes of COVID-19 breakthrough infections (BIs) among healthcare workers (HCWs) of an Italian University Hospital. METHODS A retrospective observational study was conducted on 6111 HCWs, from January 2021 to February 2022. The study population was offered the full vaccination with BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. To allow return to work after BI, the protocol required one negative nasopharyngeal RT-PCR swab followed by a medical examination to assess the HCW's health status. Laboratory tests, instrumental tests and specialist evaluations were carried out if necessary. RESULTS The cases of BIs observed numbered 582 (9.7%). The frequency of BIs was significantly higher in females than in males (67% vs. 33%; p = 0.03), and in nurses than in all other professional categories (p = 0.001). A total of 88% of the HCWs affected by BI were still symptomatic after the negative swab. None of the instrumental tests carried out showed any new findings of pathological significance. All cases showed progressive disappearance of symptoms, such that no cases of long COVID and no hospitalization or deaths were recorded. CONCLUSIONS Our results confirm that SARS-CoV-2 infections occur even after a full vaccination course; however, the clinical course is favorable and severe outcomes are reduced.
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- Luigi De Maria
- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
- Correspondence: (A.C.); (L.V.); Tel.: +39-08-0547-8256 (L.V.)
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- General Direction, Policlinico Regional Hospital of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
- Correspondence: (A.C.); (L.V.); Tel.: +39-08-0547-8256 (L.V.)
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Collatuzzo G, De Palma G, Violante FS, Porru S, Larese Filon F, Fabianova E, Violán C, Vimercati L, Leustean M, Rodriguez-Suarez MM, Sansone E, Sala E, Zunarelli C, Lodi V, Monaco MGL, Spiteri G, Negro C, Beresova J, Carrasco-Ribelles LA, Tafuri S, Asafo SS, Ditano G, Abedini M, Boffetta P. Temporal trends of COVID-19 antibodies in vaccinated healthcare workers undergoing repeated serological sampling: An individual-level analysis within 13 months in the ORCHESTRA cohort. Front Immunol 2023; 13:1079884. [PMID: 36713452 PMCID: PMC9875291 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1079884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Short summary We investigated changes in serologic measurements after COVID-19 vaccination in 19,422 subjects. An individual-level analysis was performed on standardized measurements. Age, infection, vaccine doses, time between doses and serologies, and vaccine type were associated with changes in serologic levels within 13 months. Background Persistence of vaccine immunization is key for COVID-19 prevention. Methods We investigated the difference between two serologic measurements of anti-COVID-19 S1 antibodies in an individual-level analysis on 19,422 vaccinated healthcare workers (HCW) from Italy, Spain, Romania, and Slovakia, tested within 13 months from first dose. Differences in serologic levels were divided by the standard error of the cohort-specific distribution, obtaining standardized measurements. We fitted multivariate linear regression models to identify predictors of difference between two measurements. Results We observed a progressively decreasing difference in serologic levels from <30 days to 210-240 days. Age was associated with an increased difference in serologic levels. There was a greater difference between the two serologic measurements in infected HCW than in HCW who had never been infected; before the first measurement, infected HCW had a relative risk (RR) of 0.81 for one standard deviation in the difference [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.78-0.85]. The RRs for a 30-day increase in time between first dose and first serology, and between the two serologies, were 1.08 (95% CI 1.07-1.10) and 1.04 (95% CI 1.03-1.05), respectively. The first measurement was a strong predictor of subsequent antibody decrease (RR 1.60; 95% CI 1.56-1.64). Compared with Comirnaty, Spikevax (RR 0.83, 95% CI 0.75-0.92) and mixed vaccines (RR 0.61, 95% CI 0.51-0.74) were smaller decrease in serological level (RR 0.46; 95% CI 0.40-0.54). Conclusions Age, COVID-19 infection, number of doses, time between first dose and first serology, time between serologies, and type of vaccine were associated with differences between the two serologic measurements within a 13-month period.
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- Giulia Collatuzzo
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy,Occupational Medicine Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Occupational Health Department, Regional Authority of Public Health, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
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- Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Metropolitana Nord, Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Mataró, Spain,Direcció d’Atenció Primària Metropolitana Nord Institut Català de Salut, Barcelona, Spain,Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), Badalona, Spain,Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA) and Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Health, Hygiene, Toxicology and Prevention, ASST Ospedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Occupational Health Department, Regional Authority of Public Health, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
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- Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Metropolitana Nord, Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Mataró, Spain
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy,Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States,*Correspondence: Paolo Boffetta,
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Bianchi FP, Stefanizzi P, Migliore G, Melpignano L, Daleno A, Vimercati L, Marra M, Working Group CR, Tafuri S. A COVID-19 nosocomial cluster in a university hospital in southern Italy: a social network analysis. Ann Ig 2023; 35:39-48. [PMID: 35442385 DOI: 10.7416/ai.2022.2519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Healthcare workers on duty at the hospital are at high risk of COVID-19 infection. However, despite the introduction of risk-lowering practices in the hospital setting, there have been many cases of SARS-COV-2 infection among Health Care Workers. Fast and efficient contact tracing and Sars-CoV-2 PCR-based testing of the close contacts of Health Care Workers with confirmed infections are essential steps to limit nosocomial outbreaks. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted at Bari Policlinico General University-Hospital (Apulia, Italy) and describes the management of a cluster of SARS-COV-2 infections in three Operative Units. The contact tracing activities and the measures implemented to control the outbreak are described. RESULTS Among the 186 Health Care Workers active in the cluster setting, there were 9 (4.8%) confirmed cases, including the index case. Due to the outbreak, three Operative Units were closed to limit virus circulation. Health Care Workers with confirmed infections tested negative after a mean of 28.0±6.6 days (range: 13-37) and none required hospitalization. CONCLUSIONS Protection of the health of Health Care Workers during the COVID-19 pandemic should be a public health priority. However, despite recent recommendations and the implementation of protective measures, SARS-COV-2 infections of Health Care Workers remain at a high rate, indicative of the continued high risk of cluster onset in the nosocomial setting.
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- F P Bianchi
- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Hospital Direction, Bari Policlinico General Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- Hospital Direction, Bari Policlinico General Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- Hospital Direction, Bari Policlinico General Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Hospital Direction, Bari Policlinico General Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- CR Working Group: Fabio Amoruso, Luca Capodiferro, Gloria Mannarini, Andrea Martinelli, Giulia Massari, Donato Russo, Valerio Sblendorio, Giuseppe Spinelli, Stefania Sponselli, Edoardo Maria Terlizzi, Monica Tota
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Bianchi FP, Stefanizzi P, Migliore G, Martinelli A, Vimercati L, Germinario CA, Tafuri S. Prevalence of healthcare workers fully vaccinated against hepatitis B without circulating antibodies in Italy and role of age at baseline cycle vaccination: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Expert Rev Vaccines 2023; 22:139-147. [PMID: 36564923 DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2023.2162507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Healthcare workers (HCWs) susceptible to hepatitis B represent an important public health concern. National and international guidelines recommend assessing the hepatitis B immune status of all HCWs and possibly vaccinating those found to be seronegative (non-responders). We conducted a meta-analysis to estimate the rate of hepatitis B sero-susceptibility among HCWs in Italy and to explore possible options for the management of non-responders. AREAS COVERED Nineteen studies, selected from scientific articles available in the Scopus, MEDLINE/PubMed and ISI Web of Knowledge databases between 1 January 2016 and 22 April 2022, were included. The prevalence of HBV-susceptible HCWs was 27.1% (95%CI = 23.2-31.7%). In a comparison by sex (males vs. females) the RR was 1.16 (95%CI = 1.03-1.31), and by full-cycle vaccination period (adolescence vs. infancy) the RR was 0.30 (95%CI = 0.25-0.37). Occupational health screenings for hepatitis B, with subsequent vaccination of non-responders, and exclusion of susceptible HCWs from high-risk settings have been common management strategies. EXPERT OPINION It is highly probable that a proportion of the next generation of medical students and HCWs will not show circulating IgG on serologic evaluation. Therefore, more targeted efforts are needed to identify these individuals and actively immunize them.
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Collatuzzo G, De Palma G, Violante FS, Porru S, Filon FL, Fabianova E, Violán C, Vimercati L, Leustean M, Rodriguez-Suarez MM, Sansone E, Sala E, Zunarelli C, Lodi V, Monaco MGL, Spiteri G, Negro C, Beresova J, Carrasco-Ribelles LA, Tafuri S, Asafo SS, Ditano G, Abedini M, Boffetta P. Corrigendum: Temporal trends of COVID-19 antibodies in vaccinated healthcare workers undergoing repeated serological sampling: an individual-level analysis within 13 months in the ORCHESTRA cohort. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1197923. [PMID: 37122701 PMCID: PMC10141650 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1197923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1079884.].
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- Giulia Collatuzzo
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Occupational Medicine Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Occupational Health Department, Regional Authority of Public Health, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
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- Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Metropolitana Nord, Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Mataró, Spain
- Direcció d’Atenció Primària Metropolitana Nord Institut Català de Salut, Barcelona, Spain
- Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), Badalona, Spain
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA) and Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Health, Hygiene, Toxicology and Prevention, ASST Ospedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Occupational Health Department, Regional Authority of Public Health, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
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- Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Metropolitana Nord, Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Mataró, Spain
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States
- *Correspondence: Paolo Boffetta,
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Stufano A, Awoonor-Williams JK, Vimercati L. Editorial: Factors and health outcomes of job burnout. Front Public Health 2022; 10:1023462. [PMID: 36424976 PMCID: PMC9679783 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1023462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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- Angela Stufano
- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy,*Correspondence: Angela Stufano ;
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- Formerly Ghana Health Service Policy Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Division, Accra, Ghana,Health System Policy Analyst and Independent Public Health Consultant, Accra, Ghana
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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Vimercati L, Cannone ESS, Sponselli S, Caputi A, Migliore G, Daleno A, Minicucci AM, Milone G, Spagnolo L, Pipoli A, De Maria L. Organizational wellbeing: A model of a new Apulian COVID-19 designated hospital. Front Public Health 2022; 10:963315. [PMID: 36388268 PMCID: PMC9650542 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.963315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Background Work environment characteristics have an important impact on organizational wellbeing in health care facilities. In the Apulia Region, a new COVID-19 hospital was planned, designated and built in a few weeks for the treatment of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2. To our knowledge, this hospital, together with "Fiera Hospital" in Milan, are two of the few buildings worldwide that have been converted into new health care facilities with intensive care center units to treat COVID-19 patients, and this is the first study assessing organizational wellbeing in a newly designated COVID-19 hospital. Aims To detect and assess the strong points, criticality, and perceptions of wellbeing/discomfort of health care workers engaged in the management of the current health emergency. Method The study was conducted on 188 health care workers, with the "Multidimensional Organizational Health Questionnaire." Results We found an overall positive level of organizational wellbeing. The more positive dimensions were "Collaboration between colleagues," "Organizational efficiency" and "Room Comfort." Conflict situations in the workplace were poorly perceived. A very low rate of absenteeism from work was also observed. Conclusions Our results show the effectiveness of the organizational model adopted in the management of the COVID-19 hospital, especially in view of the work and emotional overload of the personnel called to face the epidemiological emergency on the frontline, which did not adversely affect the psychophysical conditions of the workers. The success of this model is related to the coexistence of all levels of care required during any type of health emergency in a single structure, paying particular attention to the architectural, functional, and procedural aspects of health care and to the so-called "humanization" of care.
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- Luigi Vimercati
- Section of Occupational Medicine, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy,Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy,*Correspondence: Luigi Vimercati
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy,Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy,Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy,Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Hospital Direction, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Section of Legal Medicine, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy,Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy,Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Collatuzzo G, Visci G, Violante FS, Porru S, Spiteri G, Monaco MGL, Larese Fillon F, Negro C, Janke C, Castelletti N, De Palma G, Sansone E, Mates D, Teodorescu S, Fabiánová E, Bérešová J, Vimercati L, Tafuri S, Abedini M, Ditano G, Asafo SS, Boffetta P. Determinants of anti-S immune response at 6 months after COVID-19 vaccination in a multicentric European cohort of healthcare workers – ORCHESTRA project. Front Immunol 2022; 13:986085. [PMID: 36248889 PMCID: PMC9559243 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.986085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BackgroundThe duration of immune response to COVID-19 vaccination is of major interest. Our aim was to analyze the determinants of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG titer at 6 months after 2-dose vaccination in an international cohort of vaccinated healthcare workers (HCWs).MethodsWe analyzed data on levels of anti-SARS-CoV-2 Spike antibodies and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of 6,327 vaccinated HCWs from 8 centers from Germany, Italy, Romania and Slovakia. Time between 1st dose and serology ranged 150-210 days. Serological levels were log-transformed to account for the skewness of the distribution and normalized by dividing them by center-specific standard errors, obtaining standardized values. We fitted center-specific multivariate regression models to estimate the cohort-specific relative risks (RR) of an increase of 1 standard deviation of log antibody level and corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI), and finally combined them in random-effects meta-analyses.ResultsA 6-month serological response was detected in 99.6% of HCWs. Female sex (RR 1.10, 95%CI 1.00-1.21), past infection (RR 2.26, 95%CI 1.73-2.95) and two vaccine doses (RR 1.50, 95%CI 1.22-1.84) predicted higher IgG titer, contrary to interval since last dose (RR for 10-day increase 0.94, 95%CI 0.91-0.97) and age (RR for 10-year increase 0.87, 95%CI 0.83-0.92). M-RNA-based vaccines (p<0.001) and heterologous vaccination (RR 2.46, 95%CI 1.87-3.24, one cohort) were associated with increased antibody levels.ConclusionsFemale gender, young age, past infection, two vaccine doses, and m-RNA and heterologous vaccination predicted higher antibody level at 6 months. These results corroborate previous findings and offer valuable data for comparison with trends observed with longer follow-ups.
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- Giulia Collatuzzo
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) Klinikum, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) Klinikum, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- National Institute of Public Health, Bucharest, Romania
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- Occupational Health Department, Regional Authority of Public Health, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
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- Epidemiology Department, Regional Authority of Public Health, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States
- *Correspondence: Paolo Boffetta,
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Bianchi FP, Stefanizzi P, De Maria L, Martinelli A, Diella G, Larocca AMV, Vimercati L, Tafuri S. Vaccination Offer during the Occupational Health Surveillance Program for Healthcare Workers and Suitability to Work: An Italian Retrospective Cohort Study. Vaccines (Basel) 2022; 10:vaccines10101633. [PMID: 36298499 PMCID: PMC9610769 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines10101633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The active immunization of health care workers (HCWs) is a crucial measure to avoid nosocomial infection; nevertheless, vaccine coverage (VC) among health personnel in Italy is unsatisfactory. To improve VC in the healthcare set, the Hygiene and Occupational Medicine departments of Bari Policlinico General University Hospital applied a specific program. The operative procedure demands that in the context of the occupational medical examination, all workers are evaluated for susceptibility to vaccine-preventable diseases (VDPs), with immunization prophylaxis offered to those determined to be susceptible. This study analyzed data from workers who attended the biological risk assessment protocol from December 2017 to October 2021 (n = 1477), who were evaluated for the immune status for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella. Among the enrolled subjects, non-protective antibody titers were higher for measles and mumps (13%), followed by rubella (11%) and varicella (8%). Appropriate vaccinations were offered to all susceptible HCWs, and HCWs were re-tested one month after immunization. The seroconversion rate after the administration of one or more booster dose(s) was over 80%. Overall, 2.5% of the subjects refused the offered vaccine(s); the main determinant of immunization compliance was younger age (aOR = 0.86; 95%CI = 0.80–0.92). Especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, VPDs may still present a hazard in nosocomial environment. Our experience suggests that, despite hospital procedures and dedicated human assets, satisfactory VC cannot be reached without the provision of federal regulations. Nevertheless, public health policymakers have to improve the promotion of vaccine prophylaxis and education to reach higher VC.
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Aldo Moro University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Aldo Moro University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Aldo Moro University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Aldo Moro University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Aldo Moro University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Aldo Moro University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-80-5478473; Fax: +39-80-5478472
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Vimercati L, Cavone D, Fortarezza F, Delfino MC, Ficarella R, Gentile A, De Palma A, Marulli G, De Maria L, Caporusso C, Marzullo A, d’Amati A, Romano DE, Caputi A, Sponselli S, Serio G, Pezzuto F. Case report: Mesothelioma and BAP1 tumor predisposition syndrome: Implications for public health. Front Oncol 2022; 12:966063. [PMID: 35992853 PMCID: PMC9386481 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.966063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BRCA-1 associated protein 1 (BAP1) tumour predisposition syndrome (TPDS) is a hereditary condition characterised by germline mutation of the tumour suppressor BAP1. This disorder is associated with the development of various benign and malignant tumours, mainly involving the skin, eyes, kidneys, and mesothelium. In this article, we report the case of a man recruited through the Apulia (Southern Italy) Mesothelioma Regional Operational Centre of the National Register of Mesotheliomas, who suffered from uveal melanoma, renal cancer, and mesothelioma, and a familial cluster of BAP1 germline mutations demonstrated by molecular analyses. The family members of the proband developed multiple malignancies. As tumours arising in this context have specific peculiarities in terms of clinical behaviour, identification of this condition through appropriate genetic counselling should be considered for adequate primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention measures for offspring.
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- Luigi Vimercati
- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Occupational Medicine Section Ramazzini, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Occupational Medicine Section Ramazzini, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Surgery, University Hospital of Padova, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Occupational Medicine Section Ramazzini, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Medical Genetics Unit, Department of Human Reproductive Medicine, ASL Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Medical Genetics Unit, Department of Human Reproductive Medicine, ASL Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Thoracic Surgery Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Thoracic Surgery Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Occupational Medicine Section Ramazzini, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), Pathological Anatomy Section, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), Pathological Anatomy Section, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), Pathological Anatomy Section, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), Pathological Anatomy Section, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Occupational Medicine Section Ramazzini, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Occupational Medicine Section Ramazzini, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), Pathological Anatomy Section, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health (DCTV), Pathology Unit, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Inchingolo AD, Malcangi G, Ceci S, Patano A, Corriero A, Vimercati L, Azzollini D, Marinelli G, Coloccia G, Piras F, Barile G, Settanni V, Mancini A, De Leonardis N, Garofoli G, Palmieri G, Isacco CG, Rapone B, Scardapane A, Curatoli L, Quaranta N, Ribezzi M, Massaro M, Jones M, Bordea IR, Tartaglia GM, Scarano A, Lorusso F, Macchia L, Larocca AMV, Aityan SK, Tafuri S, Stefanizzi P, Migliore G, Brienza N, Dipalma G, Favia G, Inchingolo F. Effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines for Short- and Long-Term Immunity: A General Overview for the Pandemic Contrast. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23158485. [PMID: 35955621 PMCID: PMC9369331 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23158485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background: The recent COVID-19 pandemic produced a significant increase in cases and an emergency state was induced worldwide. The current knowledge about the COVID-19 disease concerning diagnoses, patient tracking, the treatment protocol, and vaccines provides a consistent contribution for the primary prevention of the viral infection and decreasing the severity of the SARS-CoV-2 disease. The aim of the present investigation was to produce a general overview about the current findings for the COVID-19 disease, SARS-CoV-2 interaction mechanisms with the host, therapies and vaccines’ immunization findings. Methods: A literature overview was produced in order to evaluate the state-of-art in SARS-CoV-2 diagnoses, prognoses, therapies, and prevention. Results: Concerning to the interaction mechanisms with the host, the virus binds to target with its Spike proteins on its surface and uses it as an anchor. The Spike protein targets the ACE2 cell receptor and enters into the cells by using a special enzyme (TMPRSS2). Once the virion is quietly accommodated, it releases its RNA. Proteins and RNA are used in the Golgi apparatus to produce more viruses that are released. Concerning the therapies, different protocols have been developed in observance of the disease severity and comorbidity with a consistent reduction in the mortality rate. Currently, different vaccines are currently in phase IV but a remarkable difference in efficiency has been detected concerning the more recent SARS-CoV-2 variants. Conclusions: Among the many questions in this pandemic state, the one that recurs most is knowing why some people become more seriously ill than others who instead contract the infection as if it was a trivial flu. More studies are necessary to investigate the efficiency of the treatment protocols and vaccines for the more recent detected SARS-CoV-2 variant.
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- Alessio Danilo Inchingolo
- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Section of Dental Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (G.M.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (L.V.); (D.A.); (G.M.); (G.C.); (F.P.); (G.B.); (V.S.); (A.M.); (N.D.L.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (C.G.I.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (N.Q.); (M.J.); (G.D.); (G.F.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Section of Dental Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (G.M.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (L.V.); (D.A.); (G.M.); (G.C.); (F.P.); (G.B.); (V.S.); (A.M.); (N.D.L.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (C.G.I.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (N.Q.); (M.J.); (G.D.); (G.F.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Section of Dental Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (G.M.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (L.V.); (D.A.); (G.M.); (G.C.); (F.P.); (G.B.); (V.S.); (A.M.); (N.D.L.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (C.G.I.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (N.Q.); (M.J.); (G.D.); (G.F.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Section of Dental Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (G.M.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (L.V.); (D.A.); (G.M.); (G.C.); (F.P.); (G.B.); (V.S.); (A.M.); (N.D.L.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (C.G.I.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (N.Q.); (M.J.); (G.D.); (G.F.)
| | - Alberto Corriero
- Unit of Anesthesia and Resuscitation, Department of Emergencies and Organ Transplantations, Aldo Moro University, 70121 Bari, Italy; (A.C.); (M.R.); (N.B.)
| | - Luigi Vimercati
- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Section of Dental Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (G.M.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (L.V.); (D.A.); (G.M.); (G.C.); (F.P.); (G.B.); (V.S.); (A.M.); (N.D.L.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (C.G.I.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (N.Q.); (M.J.); (G.D.); (G.F.)
| | - Daniela Azzollini
- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Section of Dental Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (G.M.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (L.V.); (D.A.); (G.M.); (G.C.); (F.P.); (G.B.); (V.S.); (A.M.); (N.D.L.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (C.G.I.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (N.Q.); (M.J.); (G.D.); (G.F.)
| | - Grazia Marinelli
- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Section of Dental Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (G.M.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (L.V.); (D.A.); (G.M.); (G.C.); (F.P.); (G.B.); (V.S.); (A.M.); (N.D.L.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (C.G.I.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (N.Q.); (M.J.); (G.D.); (G.F.)
| | - Giovanni Coloccia
- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Section of Dental Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (G.M.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (L.V.); (D.A.); (G.M.); (G.C.); (F.P.); (G.B.); (V.S.); (A.M.); (N.D.L.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (C.G.I.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (N.Q.); (M.J.); (G.D.); (G.F.)
| | - Fabio Piras
- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Section of Dental Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (G.M.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (L.V.); (D.A.); (G.M.); (G.C.); (F.P.); (G.B.); (V.S.); (A.M.); (N.D.L.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (C.G.I.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (N.Q.); (M.J.); (G.D.); (G.F.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Section of Dental Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (G.M.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (L.V.); (D.A.); (G.M.); (G.C.); (F.P.); (G.B.); (V.S.); (A.M.); (N.D.L.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (C.G.I.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (N.Q.); (M.J.); (G.D.); (G.F.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Section of Dental Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (G.M.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (L.V.); (D.A.); (G.M.); (G.C.); (F.P.); (G.B.); (V.S.); (A.M.); (N.D.L.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (C.G.I.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (N.Q.); (M.J.); (G.D.); (G.F.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Section of Dental Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (G.M.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (L.V.); (D.A.); (G.M.); (G.C.); (F.P.); (G.B.); (V.S.); (A.M.); (N.D.L.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (C.G.I.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (N.Q.); (M.J.); (G.D.); (G.F.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Section of Dental Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (G.M.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (L.V.); (D.A.); (G.M.); (G.C.); (F.P.); (G.B.); (V.S.); (A.M.); (N.D.L.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (C.G.I.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (N.Q.); (M.J.); (G.D.); (G.F.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Section of Dental Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (G.M.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (L.V.); (D.A.); (G.M.); (G.C.); (F.P.); (G.B.); (V.S.); (A.M.); (N.D.L.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (C.G.I.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (N.Q.); (M.J.); (G.D.); (G.F.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Section of Dental Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (G.M.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (L.V.); (D.A.); (G.M.); (G.C.); (F.P.); (G.B.); (V.S.); (A.M.); (N.D.L.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (C.G.I.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (N.Q.); (M.J.); (G.D.); (G.F.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Section of Dental Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (G.M.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (L.V.); (D.A.); (G.M.); (G.C.); (F.P.); (G.B.); (V.S.); (A.M.); (N.D.L.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (C.G.I.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (N.Q.); (M.J.); (G.D.); (G.F.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Section of Dental Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (G.M.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (L.V.); (D.A.); (G.M.); (G.C.); (F.P.); (G.B.); (V.S.); (A.M.); (N.D.L.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (C.G.I.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (N.Q.); (M.J.); (G.D.); (G.F.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Section of Dental Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (G.M.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (L.V.); (D.A.); (G.M.); (G.C.); (F.P.); (G.B.); (V.S.); (A.M.); (N.D.L.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (C.G.I.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (N.Q.); (M.J.); (G.D.); (G.F.)
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- Department Neurosciences & Sensory Organs & Musculoskeletal System, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy;
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Section of Dental Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (G.M.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (L.V.); (D.A.); (G.M.); (G.C.); (F.P.); (G.B.); (V.S.); (A.M.); (N.D.L.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (C.G.I.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (N.Q.); (M.J.); (G.D.); (G.F.)
- Department Neurosciences & Sensory Organs & Musculoskeletal System, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy;
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- Unit of Anesthesia and Resuscitation, Department of Emergencies and Organ Transplantations, Aldo Moro University, 70121 Bari, Italy; (A.C.); (M.R.); (N.B.)
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Consorziale Policlinico di Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy;
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Section of Dental Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (G.M.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (L.V.); (D.A.); (G.M.); (G.C.); (F.P.); (G.B.); (V.S.); (A.M.); (N.D.L.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (C.G.I.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (N.Q.); (M.J.); (G.D.); (G.F.)
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- Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Faculty of Dentistry, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
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- UOC Maxillo-Facial Surgery and Dentistry, Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, 20100 Milan, Italy;
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- Department of Innovative Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry, University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy;
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- Department of Innovative Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry, University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy;
- Correspondence: (F.L.); (F.I.); Tel.: +39-3282132586 (F.L.)
| | - Luigi Macchia
- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (D.E.T.O.), University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy;
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- Hygiene Complex Operating Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Consorziale Policlinico di Bari, Place Giulio Cesare 11 BARI CAP, 70124 Bari, Italy;
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari, 70121 Bari, Italy;
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Bari, 70100 Bari, Italy; (P.S.); (G.M.)
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Bari, 70100 Bari, Italy; (P.S.); (G.M.)
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- Unit of Anesthesia and Resuscitation, Department of Emergencies and Organ Transplantations, Aldo Moro University, 70121 Bari, Italy; (A.C.); (M.R.); (N.B.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Section of Dental Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (G.M.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (L.V.); (D.A.); (G.M.); (G.C.); (F.P.); (G.B.); (V.S.); (A.M.); (N.D.L.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (C.G.I.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (N.Q.); (M.J.); (G.D.); (G.F.)
| | - Gianfranco Favia
- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Section of Dental Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (G.M.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (L.V.); (D.A.); (G.M.); (G.C.); (F.P.); (G.B.); (V.S.); (A.M.); (N.D.L.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (C.G.I.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (N.Q.); (M.J.); (G.D.); (G.F.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Section of Dental Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (G.M.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (L.V.); (D.A.); (G.M.); (G.C.); (F.P.); (G.B.); (V.S.); (A.M.); (N.D.L.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (C.G.I.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (N.Q.); (M.J.); (G.D.); (G.F.)
- Correspondence: (F.L.); (F.I.); Tel.: +39-3282132586 (F.L.)
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Vimercati L. Editorial: Insights in occupational health and safety: 2021. Front Public Health 2022; 10:975534. [PMID: 35968465 PMCID: PMC9373729 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.975534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Luigi Vimercati
- Section of Occupational Medicine, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Porru S, Monaco MGL, Spiteri G, Carta A, Pezzani MD, Lippi G, Gibellini D, Tacconelli E, Dalla Vecchia I, Sala E, Sansone E, De Palma G, Bonfanti C, Lombardo M, Terlenghi L, Pira E, Mansour I, Coggiola M, Ciocan C, Godono A, Tardon A, Rodriguez-Suarez MM, Fernandez-Tardon G, Jimeno-Demuth FJ, Castro-Delgado RV, Iglesias Cabo T, Scapellato ML, Liviero F, Moretto A, Mason P, Pavanello S, Volpin A, Vimercati L, Tafuri S, De Maria L, Sponselli S, Stefanizzi P, Caputi A, Gobba F, Modenese A, Casolari L, Garavini D, D’Elia C, Mariani S, Filon FL, Cegolon L, Negro C, Ronchese F, Rui F, De Michieli P, Murgia N, Dell’Omo M, Muzi G, Fiordi T, Gambelunghe A, Folletti I, Mates D, Calota VC, Neamtu A, Perseca O, Staicu CA, Voinoiu A, Fabiánová E, Bérešová J, Adamčáková ZK, Nedela R, Lesňáková A, Holčíková J, Boffetta P, Abedini M, Ditano G, Asafo SS, Visci G, Violante FS, Zunarelli C, Verlato G. SARS-CoV-2 Breakthrough Infections: Incidence and Risk Factors in a Large European Multicentric Cohort of Health Workers. Vaccines (Basel) 2022; 10:vaccines10081193. [PMID: 36016081 PMCID: PMC9415790 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines10081193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Revised: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: The research aimed to investigate the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections and their determinants in a large European cohort of more than 60,000 health workers. Methods: A multicentric retrospective cohort study, involving 12 European centers, was carried out within the ORCHESTRA project, collecting data up to 18 November 2021 on fully vaccinated health workers. The cumulative incidence of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections was investigated with its association with occupational and social–demographic characteristics (age, sex, job title, previous SARS-CoV-2 infection, antibody titer levels, and time from the vaccination course completion). Results: Among 64,172 health workers from 12 European health centers, 797 breakthrough infections were observed (cumulative incidence of 1.2%). The primary analysis using individual data on 8 out of 12 centers showed that age and previous infection significantly modified breakthrough infection rates. In the meta-analysis of aggregated data from all centers, previous SARS-CoV-2 infection and the standardized antibody titer were inversely related to the risk of breakthrough infection (p = 0.008 and p = 0.007, respectively). Conclusion: The inverse correlation of antibody titer with the risk of breakthrough infection supports the evidence that vaccination plays a primary role in infection prevention, especially in health workers. Cellular immunity, previous clinical conditions, and vaccination timing should be further investigated.
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- Stefano Porru
- Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy;
- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy; (M.G.L.M.); (G.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0458124294
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy; (M.G.L.M.); (G.S.)
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy;
- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy; (M.G.L.M.); (G.S.)
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, University Hospital of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy; (M.D.P.); (E.T.)
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- Section of Clinical Biochemistry, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy;
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- Section of Microbiology, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy;
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, University Hospital of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy; (M.D.P.); (E.T.)
- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy;
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy;
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- Unit of Occupational Health, Hygiene, Toxicology and Prevention, University Hospital ASST Spedali Civili, 25121 Brescia, Italy; (E.S.); (G.D.P.)
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- Unit of Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene, Department of Medical Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, 25121 Brescia, Italy;
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- Unit of Occupational Health, Hygiene, Toxicology and Prevention, University Hospital ASST Spedali Civili, 25121 Brescia, Italy; (E.S.); (G.D.P.)
- Unit of Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene, Department of Medical Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, 25121 Brescia, Italy;
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- Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Institute of Microbiology, University of Brescia-ASST Spedali Civili, 25121 Brescia, Italy; (C.B.); (L.T.)
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- Chief Executive Office, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, 25121 Brescia, Italy;
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- Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Institute of Microbiology, University of Brescia-ASST Spedali Civili, 25121 Brescia, Italy; (C.B.); (L.T.)
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy; (E.P.); (I.M.); (C.C.); (A.G.)
- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital Città Della Salute e Della Scienza di Torino, 10126 Turin, Italy;
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy; (E.P.); (I.M.); (C.C.); (A.G.)
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital Città Della Salute e Della Scienza di Torino, 10126 Turin, Italy;
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy; (E.P.); (I.M.); (C.C.); (A.G.)
- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital Città Della Salute e Della Scienza di Torino, 10126 Turin, Italy;
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy; (E.P.); (I.M.); (C.C.); (A.G.)
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- Health Research Institute of Asturias (ISPA), CIBERESP and Public Health Department of the University of Oviedo, Campus del Cristo s/n, 33006 Oviedo, Spain; (A.T.); (M.-M.R.-S.); (G.F.-T.); (F.-J.J.-D.); (R.-V.C.-D.); (T.I.C.)
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- Health Research Institute of Asturias (ISPA), CIBERESP and Public Health Department of the University of Oviedo, Campus del Cristo s/n, 33006 Oviedo, Spain; (A.T.); (M.-M.R.-S.); (G.F.-T.); (F.-J.J.-D.); (R.-V.C.-D.); (T.I.C.)
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- Health Research Institute of Asturias (ISPA), CIBERESP and Public Health Department of the University of Oviedo, Campus del Cristo s/n, 33006 Oviedo, Spain; (A.T.); (M.-M.R.-S.); (G.F.-T.); (F.-J.J.-D.); (R.-V.C.-D.); (T.I.C.)
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- Health Research Institute of Asturias (ISPA), CIBERESP and Public Health Department of the University of Oviedo, Campus del Cristo s/n, 33006 Oviedo, Spain; (A.T.); (M.-M.R.-S.); (G.F.-T.); (F.-J.J.-D.); (R.-V.C.-D.); (T.I.C.)
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- Health Research Institute of Asturias (ISPA), CIBERESP and Public Health Department of the University of Oviedo, Campus del Cristo s/n, 33006 Oviedo, Spain; (A.T.); (M.-M.R.-S.); (G.F.-T.); (F.-J.J.-D.); (R.-V.C.-D.); (T.I.C.)
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- Health Research Institute of Asturias (ISPA), CIBERESP and Public Health Department of the University of Oviedo, Campus del Cristo s/n, 33006 Oviedo, Spain; (A.T.); (M.-M.R.-S.); (G.F.-T.); (F.-J.J.-D.); (R.-V.C.-D.); (T.I.C.)
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- Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy; (M.L.S.); (F.L.); (A.M.); (P.M.); (S.P.)
- University Hospital of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy;
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- Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy; (M.L.S.); (F.L.); (A.M.); (P.M.); (S.P.)
- University Hospital of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy;
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- Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy; (M.L.S.); (F.L.); (A.M.); (P.M.); (S.P.)
- University Hospital of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy;
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- Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy; (M.L.S.); (F.L.); (A.M.); (P.M.); (S.P.)
- University Hospital of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy;
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- Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy; (M.L.S.); (F.L.); (A.M.); (P.M.); (S.P.)
- University Hospital of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy;
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- University Hospital of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy;
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.V.); (S.T.); (L.D.M.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (A.C.)
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.V.); (S.T.); (L.D.M.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (A.C.)
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.V.); (S.T.); (L.D.M.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (A.C.)
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.V.); (S.T.); (L.D.M.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (A.C.)
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.V.); (S.T.); (L.D.M.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (A.C.)
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.V.); (S.T.); (L.D.M.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (A.C.)
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- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena & Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy; (F.G.); (A.M.)
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- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena & Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy; (F.G.); (A.M.)
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- Health Surveillance Service, University Hospital of Modena, 41125 Modena, Italy; (L.C.); (D.G.); (C.D.); (S.M.)
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- Health Surveillance Service, University Hospital of Modena, 41125 Modena, Italy; (L.C.); (D.G.); (C.D.); (S.M.)
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- Health Surveillance Service, University Hospital of Modena, 41125 Modena, Italy; (L.C.); (D.G.); (C.D.); (S.M.)
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- Health Surveillance Service, University Hospital of Modena, 41125 Modena, Italy; (L.C.); (D.G.); (C.D.); (S.M.)
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Science, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy; (F.L.F.); or (L.C.); (C.N.); (F.R.); (F.R.); (P.D.M.)
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Science, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy; (F.L.F.); or (L.C.); (C.N.); (F.R.); (F.R.); (P.D.M.)
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Science, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy; (F.L.F.); or (L.C.); (C.N.); (F.R.); (F.R.); (P.D.M.)
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Science, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy; (F.L.F.); or (L.C.); (C.N.); (F.R.); (F.R.); (P.D.M.)
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Science, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy; (F.L.F.); or (L.C.); (C.N.); (F.R.); (F.R.); (P.D.M.)
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Science, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy; (F.L.F.); or (L.C.); (C.N.); (F.R.); (F.R.); (P.D.M.)
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Respiratory Diseases and Toxicology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy; (N.M.); (M.D.); (G.M.); (T.F.); (A.G.); (I.F.)
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Respiratory Diseases and Toxicology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy; (N.M.); (M.D.); (G.M.); (T.F.); (A.G.); (I.F.)
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Respiratory Diseases and Toxicology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy; (N.M.); (M.D.); (G.M.); (T.F.); (A.G.); (I.F.)
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Respiratory Diseases and Toxicology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy; (N.M.); (M.D.); (G.M.); (T.F.); (A.G.); (I.F.)
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Respiratory Diseases and Toxicology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy; (N.M.); (M.D.); (G.M.); (T.F.); (A.G.); (I.F.)
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Respiratory Diseases and Toxicology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy; (N.M.); (M.D.); (G.M.); (T.F.); (A.G.); (I.F.)
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- National Institute of Public Health, 050463 Bucharest, Romania; (D.M.); (V.C.C.); (A.N.); (O.P.); (C.A.S.); (A.V.)
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- National Institute of Public Health, 050463 Bucharest, Romania; (D.M.); (V.C.C.); (A.N.); (O.P.); (C.A.S.); (A.V.)
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- National Institute of Public Health, 050463 Bucharest, Romania; (D.M.); (V.C.C.); (A.N.); (O.P.); (C.A.S.); (A.V.)
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- National Institute of Public Health, 050463 Bucharest, Romania; (D.M.); (V.C.C.); (A.N.); (O.P.); (C.A.S.); (A.V.)
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- National Institute of Public Health, 050463 Bucharest, Romania; (D.M.); (V.C.C.); (A.N.); (O.P.); (C.A.S.); (A.V.)
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- National Institute of Public Health, 050463 Bucharest, Romania; (D.M.); (V.C.C.); (A.N.); (O.P.); (C.A.S.); (A.V.)
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- Occupational Health Department, Regional Authority of Public Health, 97556 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia;
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- Epidemiology Health Department, Regional Authority of Public Health, 97556 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia;
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- Health Promotion Department, Regional Authority of Public Health, 97556 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia;
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- Health Informatics Department, Regional Authority of Public Health, 97556 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia;
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- Infectology Clinic, Central Military Hospital, 03426 Ružomberok, Slovakia;
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- Occupational Medicine Clinic, University Hospital, 83105 Bratislava, Slovakia;
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (P.B.); (M.A.); (G.D.); (S.S.A.); (G.V.); (F.S.V.); (C.Z.)
- Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (P.B.); (M.A.); (G.D.); (S.S.A.); (G.V.); (F.S.V.); (C.Z.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (P.B.); (M.A.); (G.D.); (S.S.A.); (G.V.); (F.S.V.); (C.Z.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (P.B.); (M.A.); (G.D.); (S.S.A.); (G.V.); (F.S.V.); (C.Z.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (P.B.); (M.A.); (G.D.); (S.S.A.); (G.V.); (F.S.V.); (C.Z.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (P.B.); (M.A.); (G.D.); (S.S.A.); (G.V.); (F.S.V.); (C.Z.)
- IRCCS, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (P.B.); (M.A.); (G.D.); (S.S.A.); (G.V.); (F.S.V.); (C.Z.)
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- Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy;
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Taurisano P, Lanciano T, Alfeo F, Bisceglie F, Monaco A, Sbordone FL, Abbatantuono C, Costadura S, Losole J, Ruggiero G, Iachini S, Vimercati L, Vacca A, De Caro MF, Curci A. The COVID-19 Stress Perceived on Social Distance and Gender-Based Implications. Front Psychol 2022; 13:846097. [PMID: 35615201 PMCID: PMC9126176 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.846097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented event entailing long-term consequences on population health and welfare. Those who contracted the coronavirus may have suffered from both physical and mental health issues that unfold the need for tailored intervention strategies. Hence, our study aims to investigate the psychological and social consequences of COVID-19 on a sample of 86 participants, encompassing 43 patients (clinical group; 25 women; mean age = 50.4 ± 10.1 years) recruited from Bari University Hospital, 19 of whom were hospitalized due to the disease. The remaining 43 were individuals not fallen ill with COVID-19 to date (control group; 25 women; mean age = 50.4 ± 10.1 years). The investigation yielded significant gender differences in post-traumatic stress symptoms, depression, and representation of interpersonal distance (IPD), evaluated through the IES-R, the BDI-II, and the IVAS task, respectively. This pattern of results was not replicated in the control group. In general, participants who reported having experienced the most intense post-traumatic symptoms also presented a greater mood deflection and, more specifically, within the clinical group women obtained the highest scores on both scales. Women reported higher IES-R and BDI-II scores compared to men, that could indicate that women who have contracted COVID-19 are more exposed to post-traumatic and depressive symptoms. Our results also showed a significant effect of COVID-19 on IPD with a tendency of disease-experienced individuals to increase their preferred IPD from adults, children, and elderly people. Regarding gender differences in mood and proxemic behavior, a correlation between depressive symptoms and probable PTSD and a further correlation between probable PTSD and greater IPD were found in women from both clinical and control group. Overall, these findings might contribute to a better understanding of gender-based implications of the current pandemic on mental health, also leading to the development of integrated yet personalized intervention strategies.
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- Paolo Taurisano
- Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari "Aldo Moro," Bari, Italy
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- Department of Education, Psychology, Communication, University of Bari "Aldo Moro," Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari "Aldo Moro," Bari, Italy.,Department of Education, Psychology, Communication, University of Bari "Aldo Moro," Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari "Aldo Moro," Bari, Italy
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- Department of Education, Psychology, Communication, University of Bari "Aldo Moro," Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari "Aldo Moro," Bari, Italy
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- Department of Education, Psychology, Communication, University of Bari "Aldo Moro," Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari "Aldo Moro," Bari, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Second University of Naples, Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Second University of Naples, Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Occupational Health Division, University of Bari "Aldo Moro," Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro," Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari "Aldo Moro," Bari, Italy
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- Department of Education, Psychology, Communication, University of Bari "Aldo Moro," Bari, Italy
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Ferorelli D, Benevento M, Vimercati L, Spagnolo L, De Maria L, Caputi A, Zotti F, Mandarelli G, Dell'Erba A, Solarino B. Improving Healthcare Workers' Adherence to Surgical Safety Checklist: The Impact of a Short Training. Front Public Health 2022; 9:732707. [PMID: 35211450 PMCID: PMC8860967 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.732707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background Although surgery is essential in healthcare, a significant number of patients suffer unfair harm while undergoing surgery. Many of these originate from failures in non-technical aspects, especially communication among operators. A surgical safety checklist is a simple tool that helps to reduce surgical adverse events, but even if it is fast to fill out, its compilation is often neglected by the healthcare workers because of unprepared cultural background. The present study aims to value the efficacy of a free intervention, such as a short training about risk management and safety checklist, to improve checklist adherence. Methods In March 2019, the medical and nursing staff of the General Surgical Unit attended a two-lesson theoretical training concerning surgical safety and risk management tools such as the surgical safety checklist. The authors compared the completeness of the surgical checklists after and before the training, considering the same period (2 months) for both groups. Result The surgical safety checklists were present in 198 cases (70.97%) before the intervention and 231 cases (96.25%) after that. After the training, the compilation adherence increased for every different type of healthcare worker of the unit (surgeons, nurses, anesthetists, and scrab nurses). Furthermore, a longer hospitalization was associated with a higher surgical checklist adherence by the operators. Conclusions The results showed that a free and simple intervention, such as a two-lesson training, significantly stimulated the correct use of the surgical safety checklist. Moreover, the checklist adherence increased even for the operators who did not attend the training, maybe because of the positive influence of the colleagues' positive behaviors. As the results were promising with only two theoretical lessons, much more can be done to build a new safety culture in healthcare.
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- Davide Ferorelli
- Section of Legal Medicine, Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Section of Legal Medicine, Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Section of Legal Medicine, Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Section of Clinical Risk Management, Policlinico University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Section of Criminology and Forensic Psychiatry, Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Section of Legal Medicine, Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Section of Legal Medicine, Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Tatoli R, Lampignano L, Donghia R, Castellana F, Zupo R, Bortone I, De Nucci S, Campanile G, Lofù D, Vimercati L, Lozupone M, De Pergola G, Panza F, Giannelli G, Di Noia T, Boeing H, Sardone R. Dietary Customs and Social Deprivation in an Aging Population From Southern Italy: A Machine Learning Approach. Front Nutr 2022; 9:811076. [PMID: 35340551 PMCID: PMC8942783 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.811076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background Diet and social determinants influence the state of human health. In older adults, the presence of social, physical and psychological barriers increases the probability of deprivation. This study investigated the relationship between social deprivation and eating habits in non-institutionalized older adults from Southern Italy, and identified foods and dietary habits associated with social deprivation. Methods We recruited 1,002 subjects, mean age 74 years, from the large population based Salus in Apulia Study. In this cross-sectional study, eating habits and the level of deprivation were assessed with FFQ and DiPCare-Q, respectively. Results Deprived subjects (n = 441) included slightly more females, who were slightly older and with a lower level of education. They consumed less fish (23 vs. 26 g), fruiting vegetables (87 vs. 102 g), nuts (6 vs. 9 g) and less “ready to eat” dishes (29 vs. 33 g). A Random Forest (RF) model was used to identify a dietary pattern associated with social deprivation. This pattern included an increased consumption of low-fat dairy products and white meat, and a decreased consumption of wine, leafy vegetables, seafood/shellfish, processed meat, red meat, dairy products, and eggs. Conclusion The present study showed that social factors also define diet and eating habits. Subjects with higher levels of deprivation consume cheaper and more readily available food.
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- Rossella Tatoli
- Unit of Digital Health and Health Technology Assessment for "Salus in Apulia Study," National Institute of Gastroenterology, "S. de Bellis" Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte, Italy
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- Unit of Digital Health and Health Technology Assessment for "Salus in Apulia Study," National Institute of Gastroenterology, "S. de Bellis" Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte, Italy
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- Unit of Digital Health and Health Technology Assessment for "Salus in Apulia Study," National Institute of Gastroenterology, "S. de Bellis" Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte, Italy
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- Unit of Digital Health and Health Technology Assessment for "Salus in Apulia Study," National Institute of Gastroenterology, "S. de Bellis" Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte, Italy
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- Unit of Digital Health and Health Technology Assessment for "Salus in Apulia Study," National Institute of Gastroenterology, "S. de Bellis" Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte, Italy
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- Unit of Digital Health and Health Technology Assessment for "Salus in Apulia Study," National Institute of Gastroenterology, "S. de Bellis" Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte, Italy
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- Unit of Digital Health and Health Technology Assessment for "Salus in Apulia Study," National Institute of Gastroenterology, "S. de Bellis" Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte, Italy
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- Unit of Digital Health and Health Technology Assessment for "Salus in Apulia Study," National Institute of Gastroenterology, "S. de Bellis" Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte, Italy
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- Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, Polytechnic of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Section of Occupational Medicine B. Ramazzini, School of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Neuroscience, and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Unit of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, National Institute of Gastroenterology "S. de Bellis" Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte, Italy.,Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, School of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Neuroscience, and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Unit of Digital Health and Health Technology Assessment for "Salus in Apulia Study," National Institute of Gastroenterology, "S. de Bellis" Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte, Italy
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- Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, Polytechnic of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Unit of Digital Health and Health Technology Assessment for "Salus in Apulia Study," National Institute of Gastroenterology, "S. de Bellis" Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte, Italy.,Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Nuthetal, Germany
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- Unit of Digital Health and Health Technology Assessment for "Salus in Apulia Study," National Institute of Gastroenterology, "S. de Bellis" Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte, Italy
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Stefanizzi P, Larocca AMV, Martinelli A, Soldano S, Dell'Aera M, Migliore G, Germinario CA, Vimercati L, Tafuri S, Bianchi FP. Immune response to one dose of BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 vaccine followed by SARS-CoV-2 infection: An Italian prospective observational study. Vaccine 2022; 40:1805-1809. [PMID: 35190212 PMCID: PMC8847089 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2021] [Revised: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION A mass vaccination campaign against SARS-CoV-2 was initiated in European countries on December 27, 2020. This study compared the antibody response in a sample of healthcare workers (HCWs) who, after the first dose of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine, were infected with SARS-CoV-2 (infection group) with the response in a control group of HCWs immunized with two doses (vaccine group). METHODS This two-arm observational cohort study was carried out using routine health surveillance data obtained from HCWs at Bari Policlinico General Hospital (Italy). The antibody response was determined infection group and vaccine group. RESULTS Among the 100 HCWs, 25 (25.0%) were in the infection group and 75 (75.0%) in the full-vaccine group. At the serological evaluation, all of the HCWs tested positive, with a geometric mean titer (GMT) of 7106.8 (95 %CI = 5628.5-8973.4) and a statistically significant difference (p < 0.0001) between the infection group (GMT = 2139.7; 95 %CI = 1310.4-3493.6) and the vaccine group (GMT = 10603.6; 95 %CI = 8698.0-12926.8). DISCUSSION Our results shed light on the vaccine response of individuals in different risk categories. It also emphasizes the need for the continued use by HCWs of PPE and good practices during the window between the first and second anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations.
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- Pasquale Stefanizzi
- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Hospital Direction, Bari Policlinico General Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- Pharmacy Department, Bari Policlinico General Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Bianchi FP, Stefanizzi P, Germinario CA, Migliore G, Vimercati L, Martinelli A, Lobifaro A, Diella G, Larocca AMV, Tafuri S. Medium-to-Long-Term Immunogenicity of BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Vaccines (Basel) 2022; 10:vaccines10030417. [PMID: 35335049 PMCID: PMC8949567 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines10030417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Revised: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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To deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, a mass vaccination campaign was started in European countries on 27 December 2020. The first vaccine available to immunize healthcare workers (HCWs) was the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. While many studies have shown a high antibody response after the second vaccine dose, antibody persistence over the medium-to-long term has yet to be evaluated. The medium-to-long-term persistence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies was determined in a sample of fully vaccinated HCWs at Bari Policlinico General Hospital, Italy. This is a observational cohort study. HCWs who completed the immunization basal cycle were screened for anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG on days 15, 30, 60, 90, and 120 after the second vaccine dose. At each time point, >99% of the screened HCWs were seroprotected. While the geometric mean titer initially declined over time, by 60 days the titer had stabilized. Older subjects seem to lose IgG faster than younger ones. The immunogenicity conferred by the vaccine provides further evidence that it is an essential weapon in efforts to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control. Accordingly, strict measures should be implemented, ranging from the mandatory vaccination of HCWs to strong incentives aimed at achieving vaccination of the large majority of the overall population.
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- Francesco Paolo Bianchi
- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Aldo Moro University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (F.P.B.); (P.S.); (C.A.G.); (L.V.); (A.M.); (A.L.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Aldo Moro University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (F.P.B.); (P.S.); (C.A.G.); (L.V.); (A.M.); (A.L.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Aldo Moro University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (F.P.B.); (P.S.); (C.A.G.); (L.V.); (A.M.); (A.L.); (G.D.)
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- Hospital Direction, Bari Policlinico General Hospital, 70124 Bari, Italy;
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Aldo Moro University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (F.P.B.); (P.S.); (C.A.G.); (L.V.); (A.M.); (A.L.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Aldo Moro University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (F.P.B.); (P.S.); (C.A.G.); (L.V.); (A.M.); (A.L.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Aldo Moro University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (F.P.B.); (P.S.); (C.A.G.); (L.V.); (A.M.); (A.L.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Aldo Moro University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (F.P.B.); (P.S.); (C.A.G.); (L.V.); (A.M.); (A.L.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Aldo Moro University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (F.P.B.); (P.S.); (C.A.G.); (L.V.); (A.M.); (A.L.); (G.D.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-80-5478473; Fax: +39-80-5478472
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Gennaro V, Cervellera S, Cusatelli C, Miani A, Pesce F, De Gennaro G, Distante A, Vimercati L, Gesualdo L, Piscitelli P. Use of official municipal demographics for the estimation of mortality in cities suffering from heavy environmental pollution: Results of the first study on all the neighborhoods of Taranto from 2011 to 2020. Environ Res 2022; 204:112007. [PMID: 34509482 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND In cities suffering from heavy environmental pressure or pollution, it is extremely important to rapidly access municipal demographics that can be used as indicators of population health status. Among those, mortality rates represent the most reliable data as they are officially retained and available to municipality with high level of details, thus allowing epidemiological comparison between different neighborhoods of the city across several years. Our study was aimed at validating and propose as universally applicable approach the use of municipal demographics as first-line tool to rapidly assess population health and drive health policies or urban planning in cities characterized by heavy environmental pressure. The case study of Taranto has been chosen due to the presence of the biggest European steel plant since 1960s resulting in heavy burden on environment and population health. METHODS We have performed an ecological study on general mortality data due to all causes, specific by gender, age groups and disaggregated at sub-municipal level (highest data granularity) into neighborhoods from 2011 to 2020 by using official demographics related to all people living in Taranto available at General Registry Office of the municipality. A preliminary analysis comparing data available at Municipality and those provided by the Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) was performed and confirmed the high level of reliability of the municipal source of data. For comparative analyses, we used Regional demographics and mortality from ISTAT. Indirect age-standardized mortality ratios (SMR; CI 90% and 95%), specific for gender and neighborhoods, were calculated in reference to the city of Taranto and Apulia Region; direct age-standardized and neighborhoods mortality rates were computed on city population. RESULTS The city of Taranto shows relevant inequalities in terms of mortality between the northern neighborhoods, closest to the industrial area (Paolo VI, Tamburi and Città Vecchia-Borgo), with excess mortality highlighted across 10 years described by SMRs always higher than those of the entire Apulia region, with peaks exceeding 50% between 2015 and 2017 both in women and men. The significant excesses of mortality have increased from 2011 to 2020 and progressively extended across several neighborhoods of Taranto city. Compared to the Apulia region, in the 3 Northern neighborhoods of the city (Paolo VI, Tamburi and Città Vecchia-Borgo) a total of 1020 excess deaths were recorded from 2011 to 2019 in both males and females (showing statistical significance), with a peak of 68% mortality excess in 2019 for men living in Paolo VI district. CONCLUSION The use of official mortality data allows a timely, reliable and costless assessment of population health in cities heavily impacted by environmental pollution like Taranto.
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- Valerio Gennaro
- Former Director of Liguria Region Mesothelioma Registry, IRCCS San Martino University Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- City Hall Bureau of Demographic Statistics, Municipality of Taranto, Taranto, Italy.
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- Ionian Department, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Taranto, Italy
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- Italian Society of Environmental Medicine, SIMA, Milan, Italy; Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), School of Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Ionian Hub, Taranto, Italy
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- Division of Occupational Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Division of Occupational Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), School of Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Italian Society of Environmental Medicine, SIMA, Milan, Italy; Euro Mediterranean Scientific Biomedical Institute (ISBEM), Brindisi, Italy
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Fortarezza F, Pezzuto F, Marzullo A, Cavone D, Romano DE, d'Amati A, Serio G, Vimercati L. Molecular Pathways in Peritoneal Mesothelioma: A Minireview of New Insights. Front Oncol 2022; 12:823839. [PMID: 35223506 PMCID: PMC8866824 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.823839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Mesothelioma is a rare malignant neoplasm with poor survival. It mainly affects the pleura (90%) but can arise in all serous cavities: peritoneum (5-10%), pericardium and tunica vaginalis testis (<1%). The onset of pleural mesothelioma is strictly related to asbestos exposure with a long latency time. The causal link with asbestos has also been suggested for peritoneal mesothelioma, while the importance of exposure in the onset of pericardial and tunica vaginalis testis mesotheliomas is not well known. Mesothelioma remains an aggressive and fatal disease with a five-year mortality rate higher than 95%. However, new therapeutic approaches based on molecular-targeted and immunomodulatory therapies are being explored but have conflicting results. In this context, the identification of critical targets appears mandatory. Awareness of the molecular and physiological changes leading to the neoplastic degeneration of mesothelial cells and the identification of gene mutations, epigenetic alterations, gene expression profiles and altered pathways could be helpful for selecting targetable mechanisms and molecules. In this review, we aimed to report recent research in the last 20 years focusing on the molecular pathways and prognostic factors in peritoneal mesothelioma and their possible diagnostic and therapeutic implications.
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- Francesco Fortarezza
- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, Pathology Unit, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, Pathology Unit, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Pathology Unit, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Occupational Health Unit, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Pathology Unit, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Pathology Unit, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Pathology Unit, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Occupational Health Unit, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Malcangi G, Inchingolo AD, Inchingolo AM, Piras F, Settanni V, Garofoli G, Palmieri G, Ceci S, Patano A, Mancini A, Vimercati L, Nemore D, Scardapane A, Rapone B, Semjonova A, D’Oria MT, Macchia L, Bordea IR, Migliore G, Scarano A, Lorusso F, Tartaglia GM, Giovanniello D, Nucci L, Maggialetti N, Parisi A, Domenico MD, Brienza N, Tafuri S, Stefanizzi P, Curatoli L, Corriero A, Contaldo M, Inchingolo F, Dipalma G. COVID-19 Infection in Children and Infants: Current Status on Therapies and Vaccines. Children (Basel) 2022; 9:children9020249. [PMID: 35204969 PMCID: PMC8870718 DOI: 10.3390/children9020249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Since the beginning in December 2019, the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak appeared to affect mostly the adult population, sparing the vast majority of children who only showed mild symptoms. The purpose of this investigation is to assess the status on the mechanisms that give children and infants this variation in epidemiology compared to the adult population and its impact on therapies and vaccines that are aimed towards them. A literature review, including in vitro studies, reviews, published guidelines and clinical trials was performed. Clinical trials concerned topics that allowed a descriptive synthesis to be produced. Four underlying mechanisms were found that may play a key role in providing COVID-19 protection in babies. No guidelines are available yet for therapy due to insufficient data; support therapy remains the most used. Only two vaccines are approved by the World Health Organization to be used in children from 12 years of age, and there are currently no efficacy or safety data for children below the age of 12 years. The COVID-19 clinical frame infection is milder in children and adolescents. This section of the population can act as vectors and reservoirs and play a key role in the transmission of the infection; therefore, vaccines are paramount. More evidence is required to guide safely the vaccination campaign.
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- Giuseppina Malcangi
- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (G.M.); (A.D.I.); (A.M.I.); (F.P.); (V.S.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (A.M.); (L.V.); (D.N.); (A.S.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (M.T.D.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (G.M.); (A.D.I.); (A.M.I.); (F.P.); (V.S.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (A.M.); (L.V.); (D.N.); (A.S.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (M.T.D.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (G.M.); (A.D.I.); (A.M.I.); (F.P.); (V.S.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (A.M.); (L.V.); (D.N.); (A.S.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (M.T.D.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (G.M.); (A.D.I.); (A.M.I.); (F.P.); (V.S.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (A.M.); (L.V.); (D.N.); (A.S.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (M.T.D.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (G.M.); (A.D.I.); (A.M.I.); (F.P.); (V.S.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (A.M.); (L.V.); (D.N.); (A.S.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (M.T.D.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (G.M.); (A.D.I.); (A.M.I.); (F.P.); (V.S.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (A.M.); (L.V.); (D.N.); (A.S.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (M.T.D.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (G.M.); (A.D.I.); (A.M.I.); (F.P.); (V.S.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (A.M.); (L.V.); (D.N.); (A.S.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (M.T.D.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (G.M.); (A.D.I.); (A.M.I.); (F.P.); (V.S.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (A.M.); (L.V.); (D.N.); (A.S.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (M.T.D.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (G.M.); (A.D.I.); (A.M.I.); (F.P.); (V.S.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (A.M.); (L.V.); (D.N.); (A.S.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (M.T.D.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (G.M.); (A.D.I.); (A.M.I.); (F.P.); (V.S.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (A.M.); (L.V.); (D.N.); (A.S.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (M.T.D.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (G.M.); (A.D.I.); (A.M.I.); (F.P.); (V.S.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (A.M.); (L.V.); (D.N.); (A.S.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (M.T.D.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (G.M.); (A.D.I.); (A.M.I.); (F.P.); (V.S.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (A.M.); (L.V.); (D.N.); (A.S.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (M.T.D.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (G.M.); (A.D.I.); (A.M.I.); (F.P.); (V.S.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (A.M.); (L.V.); (D.N.); (A.S.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (M.T.D.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (G.M.); (A.D.I.); (A.M.I.); (F.P.); (V.S.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (A.M.); (L.V.); (D.N.); (A.S.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (M.T.D.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (G.M.); (A.D.I.); (A.M.I.); (F.P.); (V.S.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (A.M.); (L.V.); (D.N.); (A.S.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (M.T.D.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (G.M.); (A.D.I.); (A.M.I.); (F.P.); (V.S.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (A.M.); (L.V.); (D.N.); (A.S.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (M.T.D.); (G.D.)
- Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, University of Udine, Via delle Scienze, 206, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (D.E.T.O.), School and Chair of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70121 Bari, Italy;
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- Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Faculty of Dentistry, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Correspondence: (I.R.B.); (F.L.); (F.I.); Tel.: +39-328-213-2586 (F.L.); +39-331-211-1104 (F.I.)
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- Department of Innovative Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry, University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy;
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- Department of Innovative Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry, University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy;
- Correspondence: (I.R.B.); (F.L.); (F.I.); Tel.: +39-328-213-2586 (F.L.); +39-331-211-1104 (F.I.)
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- UOC Maxillo-Facial Surgery and Dentistry, Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, 20100 Milan, Italy;
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- Department of Toracic Surgery, Hospital “San Camillo Forlanini”, 00152 Rome, Italy;
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- Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Luigi de Crecchio, 6, 80138 Naples, Italy; (L.N.); (M.C.)
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- Department of Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sensory Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy;
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata, 71121 Foggia, Italy;
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy;
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- Unit of Anesthesia and Resuscitation, Department of Emergencies and Organ Transplantations, Aldo Moro University, 70124 Bari, Italy; (N.B.); (A.C.)
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (S.T.); (P.S.)
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (S.T.); (P.S.)
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- Department Neurosciences & Sensory Organs & Musculoskeletal System, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy;
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- Unit of Anesthesia and Resuscitation, Department of Emergencies and Organ Transplantations, Aldo Moro University, 70124 Bari, Italy; (N.B.); (A.C.)
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- Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Luigi de Crecchio, 6, 80138 Naples, Italy; (L.N.); (M.C.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (G.M.); (A.D.I.); (A.M.I.); (F.P.); (V.S.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (A.M.); (L.V.); (D.N.); (A.S.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (M.T.D.); (G.D.)
- Correspondence: (I.R.B.); (F.L.); (F.I.); Tel.: +39-328-213-2586 (F.L.); +39-331-211-1104 (F.I.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (G.M.); (A.D.I.); (A.M.I.); (F.P.); (V.S.); (G.G.); (G.P.); (S.C.); (A.P.); (A.M.); (L.V.); (D.N.); (A.S.); (B.R.); (A.S.); (M.T.D.); (G.D.)
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Jurisic V, Ledda C, Mucci N, Tafuri S, Vimercati L. Editorial: Occupational Medicine: Disease Risk Factors and Health Promotion. Front Public Health 2022; 9:819545. [PMID: 35145948 PMCID: PMC8821529 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.819545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Vladimir Jurisic
- Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Occupational Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- *Correspondence: Caterina Ledda
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Cocco P, Piro S, Meloni F, Montagna A, Pani M, Pilia I, Padoan M, Miligi L, Magnani C, Gambelunghe A, Muzi G, Ferri GM, Vimercati L, Zanotti R, Scarpa A, Zucca M, Latte GC, Angelucci E, De Matteis S, Puligheddu M. Night shift work and lymphoma: results from an Italian multicentre case-control study. Occup Environ Med 2022; 79:452-459. [PMID: 35027441 DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2021-107845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Night shift work can disrupt circadian rhythm and cause chronic sleep deprivation, which might increase the risk of lymphoma through immunosuppression and oxidative stress. MATERIAL AND METHODS We investigated the association between night shift work and risk of lymphoma subtypes in 867 incident cases and 774 controls, who participated in a multicentre Italian study between 2011 and 2017. Based on questionnaire information, occupational experts assessed the lifetime probability of night shift work, the total number of night shifts and years of night shift work among study participants. OR and 95% CI for lymphoma and its major subtypes associated with night shift work was calculated with logistic regression, adjusting by age, gender, education, study area, marital status and family history of haemolymphatic cancer. RESULTS Ever working night shifts was associated with an increase in the risk of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) (OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.14 to 3.32), which was highest after a 15-34 years latency. However, there was not a linear increase in risk by probability of exposure, years of night shift work, nor lifetime number of night shifts whether under rotating or permanent work schedules. Risk of lymphoma overall, B cell lymphoma (BCL), its major subtypes other than CLL, and other less prevalent BCL subtypes combined did not show an association. CONCLUSIONS We found conflicting evidence of an association between night shift work and the risk of CLL. We did not observe an association with other lymphoma subtypes.
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- Pierluigi Cocco
- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy .,Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, Division of Population Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology Branch - Cancer Risk Factors and Lifestyle Epidemiology Unit, ISPRO - Institute for Prevention, Research, and Cancer Network, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Occupational Medicine, Respiratory Diseases and Toxicology Section, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Unit of Medical Statistics and Cancer Epidemiology, University of Eastern Piedmont Amedeo Avogadro School of Medicine, Novara, Italy
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- Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology Branch - Cancer Risk Factors and Lifestyle Epidemiology Unit, ISPRO - Institute for Prevention, Research, and Cancer Network, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Unit of Medical Statistics and Cancer Epidemiology, University of Eastern Piedmont Amedeo Avogadro School of Medicine, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Occupational Medicine, Respiratory Diseases and Toxicology Section, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Occupational Medicine, Respiratory Diseases and Toxicology Section, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine (DIM), Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine (DIM), Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Haematology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Deaprtment of Haematology, IST - National Institute for Cancer Research, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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Binazzi A, Di Marzio D, Verardo M, Migliore E, Benfatto L, Malacarne D, Mensi C, Consonni D, Eccher S, Mazzoleni G, Comiati V, Negro C, Romanelli A, Chellini E, Angelini A, Grappasonni I, Madeo G, Romeo E, Di Giammarco A, Carrozza F, Angelillo IF, Cavone D, Vimercati L, Labianca M, Tallarigo F, Tumino R, Melis M, Bonafede M, Scarselli A, Marinaccio A. Asbestos Exposure and Malignant Mesothelioma in Construction Workers-Epidemiological Remarks by the Italian National Mesothelioma Registry (ReNaM). Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 19:ijerph19010235. [PMID: 35010496 PMCID: PMC8744912 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19010235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Notwithstanding the ban in 1992, asbestos exposure for workers in the construction sector in Italy remains a concern. The purpose of this study is to describe the characteristics of malignant mesothelioma (MM) cases recorded by the Italian registry (ReNaM) among construction workers. Incident mesothelioma cases with a definite asbestos exposure have been analyzed. Characteristics of cases and territorial clusters of crude rates of MM in construction workers have been described, as well as the relation between asbestos use before the ban and the historical trend of workforce in the construction sector in Italy. ReNaM has collected 31,572 incident MM cases in the period from 1993 to 2018 and asbestos exposure has been assessed for 24,864 (78.2%) cases. An occupational exposure has been reported for 17,191 MM cases (69.1% of subjects with a definite asbestos exposure). Among them, 3574 had worked in the construction sector, with an increasing trend from 15.8% in the 1993–98 period to 23.9% in 2014–2018 and a ubiquitous territorial distribution. The large use of asbestos in construction sector before the ban makes probability of exposure for workers a real concern still today, particularly for those working in maintenance and removal of old buildings. There is a clear need to assess, inform, and prevent asbestos exposure in this sector.
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- Alessandra Binazzi
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Istituto Nazionale per l’Assicurazione Contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro, 00143 Roma, Italy; (A.B.); (D.D.M.); (M.B.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Istituto Nazionale per l’Assicurazione Contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro, 00143 Roma, Italy; (A.B.); (D.D.M.); (M.B.); (A.S.)
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- Valle d’Aosta Health Local Unit, Regional Operating Center of Valle d’Aosta (COR Valle d’Aosta), 11100 Aosta, Italy;
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, Regional Operating Center of Piemonte (COR Piemonte), University of Torino and CPO-Piemonte, 10124 Torino, Italy;
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- Regional Operating Center of Liguria (COR Liguria), UO Clinical Epidemiology, IRCCS AOU Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy; (L.B.); (D.M.)
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- Regional Operating Center of Liguria (COR Liguria), UO Clinical Epidemiology, IRCCS AOU Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy; (L.B.); (D.M.)
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- Epidemiology Unit, Regional Operating Center of Lombardia (COR Lombardia), Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milano, Italy; (C.M.); (D.C.)
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- Epidemiology Unit, Regional Operating Center of Lombardia (COR Lombardia), Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milano, Italy; (C.M.); (D.C.)
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- Hygiene and Occupational Medicine, Provincial Unit of Health, Regional Operating Center of Autonomous Province of Trento (COR A.P. of Trento), 38100 Trento, Italy;
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, Alto Adige Health Authority, Regional Operating Center of Autonomous Province of Bolzano (COR A.P. of Bolzano), 39100 Bolzano, Italy;
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- Azienda Zero, Epidemiological Department, Regional Operating Center of Veneto (COR Veneto), Veneto Region, 35131 Padova, Italy;
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Regional Operating Center of Friuli-Venezia Giulia (COR Friuli-Venezia Giulia), University of Trieste-Trieste General Hospitals, 34123 Trieste, Italy;
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- Health Local Unit, Public Health Department, Regional Operating Center of Emilia-Romagna (COR Emilia-Romagna), 42020 Reggio Emilia, Italy;
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- Prevention and Clinical Network, Institute for Cancer Research, Regional Operating Center of Toscana (COR Toscana), 50139 Firenze, Italy; (E.C.); (A.A.)
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- Prevention and Clinical Network, Institute for Cancer Research, Regional Operating Center of Toscana (COR Toscana), 50139 Firenze, Italy; (E.C.); (A.A.)
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- Regional Operating Center of Marche (COR Marche), School of Medicinal and Health Products Sciences, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy;
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- Regional Operating Center of Umbria (COR Umbria), Servizio Prevenzione, Sanità Veterinaria e Sicurezza Alimentare-Regione Umbria, 06126 Perugia, Italy;
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- Regional Operating Center of Lazio (COR Lazio), Department of Epidemiology, Lazio Region, 00143 Roma, Italy;
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, Health Local Unit, Regional Operating Center of Abruzzo (COR Abruzzo), 65121 Pescara, Italy; or
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- Oncology Unit, Cardarelli Hospital, Regional Operating Center of Molise (COR Molise), 86100 Campobasso, Italy;
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, “Luigi Vanvitelli” University, Regional Operating Center of Campania (COR Campania), 80138 Napoli, Italy; or
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- Section of Occupational Medicine ‘‘B.Ramazzini’’, Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Operating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy; (D.C.); (L.V.)
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- Section of Occupational Medicine ‘‘B.Ramazzini’’, Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Operating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy; (D.C.); (L.V.)
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- Epidemiologic Regional Center, Regional Operating Center of Basilicata (COR Basilicata), 85100 Potenza, Italy;
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- Public Health Unit, Regional Operating Center of Calabria (COR Calabria), 88900 Crotone, Italy;
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- Cancer Registry ASP Ragusa and Sicilia Regional Epidemiological Observatory, Regional Operating Center of Sicilia (COR Sicilia), 97100 Ragusa, Italy;
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- Regional Epidemiological Center, Regional Operating Center of Sardegna (COR Sardegna), 09125 Cagliari, Italy;
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Istituto Nazionale per l’Assicurazione Contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro, 00143 Roma, Italy; (A.B.); (D.D.M.); (M.B.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Istituto Nazionale per l’Assicurazione Contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro, 00143 Roma, Italy; (A.B.); (D.D.M.); (M.B.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Istituto Nazionale per l’Assicurazione Contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro, 00143 Roma, Italy; (A.B.); (D.D.M.); (M.B.); (A.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0654872621
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Rapisarda V, Loreto C, De Angelis L, Simoncelli G, Lombardo C, Resina R, Mucci N, Matarazzo A, Vimercati L, Ledda C. Home Working and Physical Activity during SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:13021. [PMID: 34948630 PMCID: PMC8701942 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182413021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Revised: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, human lifestyles and occupational settings have changed in the workplace. This survey explores associations of home working employment and related physical activity (PA-MET min/week). METHODS A longitudinal cohort study was conducted between March 2020 and March 2021. A standardized method for assessing PA and sedentary time, the Italian version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF), was used through the Microsoft Forms® platform for self-administering the questionnaire. Baseline data were collected, and four follow-ups were performed; a full calendar year was observed. RESULTS In total, 310 home workers were recruited in this investigation. The average body mass index (BMI- kg/m2) was 21.4 ± 4.2 at baseline. The value increased at the first follow-up and fluctuated in the other recalls. The t-test of MET values of the four activities (Total PA, Vigorous-intensity activity, Moderate-intensity activity, Walking) show similar results; the total PA, at baseline 275.7 ± 138.6, decreased statistically significantly at the first (198.5 ± 84.6), third (174.9 ± 98.4), and fourth (188.7 ± 78.5) follow-ups, while it increased statistically significantly at the second follow-up (307.1 ± 106.1) compared to the baseline. Sedentary time was constant until the second follow-up, while it increased statistically significantly at the 3rd and 4th follow-up. CONCLUSION workers involved reduced and reorganized their PA during this pandemic year. Each business company should intervene to improve the PA levels of workers and reduce sedentary behavior in the workplace.
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- Venerando Rapisarda
- Occupational Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia, 87 Building 10B, 95123 Catania, Italy; (V.R.); (R.R.)
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- Human Anatomy and Histology, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnology Sciences, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy;
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- Technological Innovation, Department of Technological Innovations and Safety of Plants, Product, and Anthropic Settlements, INAIL (National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work), 00144 Roma, Italy; (L.D.A.); (G.S.)
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- Technological Innovation, Department of Technological Innovations and Safety of Plants, Product, and Anthropic Settlements, INAIL (National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work), 00144 Roma, Italy; (L.D.A.); (G.S.)
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- Human Anatomy, Department “G.F. Ingrassia”, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy;
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- Occupational Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia, 87 Building 10B, 95123 Catania, Italy; (V.R.); (R.R.)
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- Occupational Medicine, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy;
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- Department of Economics and Business, University of Catania, 95129 Catania, Italy;
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- Occupational Medicine, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Aldo Moro University of Bari, 70121 Bari, Italy;
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- Occupational Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia, 87 Building 10B, 95123 Catania, Italy; (V.R.); (R.R.)
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Di Lorenzo A, Tafuri S, Martinelli A, Diella G, Vimercati L, Stefanizzi P. Could mandatory vaccination increase coverage in health-care Workers? The experience of Bari Policlinico General Hospital. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2021; 17:5388-5389. [PMID: 34847813 PMCID: PMC8903935 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1999712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Influenza is a major issue for health-care systems all over the world and health-care workers (HCWs) are a subgroup at increased risk of exposure to respiratory pathogens, including influenza, with potential threat for both their own and their patients’ health. Despite this and despite the anti-influenza vaccination being offered to all HCWs, vaccination coverage among them is still low in Europe, generally less than 30%. During 2020s influenza season, influenza vaccination begun mandatory in Puglia (Italy) and Bari Policlinico General Hospital designed an active call system in order to increase its employees’ compliance to vaccination. This system was able to determine an increase of vaccination coverage from 23.1% to 77.6%.
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- Antonio Di Lorenzo
- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Occupational Health Division, Aldo Moro University, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University, Bari, Italy
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Di Lorenzo L, Vimercati L, Pipoli A, Manghisi NM, Lampignano L, Caputi A, De Maria L, Zupo R, De Pergola G. Interplay Between Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Lipid Profile: A Comparative Survey Between Day-Time Healthcare and Non-healthcare Female Workers. Front Public Health 2021; 9:649760. [PMID: 34805058 PMCID: PMC8599123 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.649760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Introduction: Occupational physicians, as an aspect of the periodic health surveillance of workers prescribed by law, must develop preventive programs against adverse health-related occurrences (Legislative Decree 81/2008, art.25) to reduce major risk factors for non-communicable/chronic diseases. Eating habits play an important role in defining risk trajectories in the workplace. Methods: We randomly and cross-sectionally evaluated 147 females, of which 59 were healthcare workers (HCWs) and 88 were non-HCWs. The assessment included a dietary screening for adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) and a clinical baseline collection of major fluid biomarkers and anthropometric indicators for cardiovascular and metabolic risk. Results: The HCW group exhibited greater adherence to the MD than the non-HCW group. Nevertheless, they showed higher serum levels of triglycerides and total cholesterol. Menopause and type of work significantly and unfavorably affected triglyceride serum levels among HCWs. Conclusion: Greater preventive efforts are needed in the context of periodic health surveillance by occupational physicians. Disseminating additional information on a healthier lifestyle, particularly among female workers of perimenopausal age, is a key issue.
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- Luigi Di Lorenzo
- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine (DIM), Section of Occupational Medicine B. Ramazzini, School of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine (DIM), Section of Occupational Medicine B. Ramazzini, School of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine (DIM), Section of Occupational Medicine B. Ramazzini, School of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine (DIM), Section of Occupational Medicine B. Ramazzini, School of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Population Health Unit, Salus in Apulia Study, National Institute of Gastroenterology “Saverio de Bellis” Research Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine (DIM), Section of Occupational Medicine B. Ramazzini, School of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine (DIM), Section of Occupational Medicine B. Ramazzini, School of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Population Health Unit, Salus in Apulia Study, National Institute of Gastroenterology “Saverio de Bellis” Research Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- Population Health Unit, Salus in Apulia Study, National Institute of Gastroenterology “Saverio de Bellis” Research Hospital, Bari, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, School of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Bianchi FP, Tafuri S, Spinelli G, Carlucci M, Migliore G, Calabrese G, Daleno A, Melpignano L, Vimercati L, Stefanizzi P. Two years of on-site influenza vaccination strategy in an Italian university hospital: main results and lessons learned. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2021; 18:1993039. [PMID: 34736372 PMCID: PMC8973379 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1993039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Although the vaccination of healthcare workers (HCWs) is considered essential for preventing influenza circulation in the hospital setting, vaccination coverage (VC) in this group remains low. Among the reasons cited by HCWs is a lack of time to attend the vaccination clinic. For the 2018/2019 influenza season, active (on-site) influenza vaccination was offered directly in 44 operative units (OUs) of the Bari Policlinico hospital (50 OUs, 3,397 HCWs). At the same time, the hospital granted the HCW access to the vaccination clinic during October and December 2018. VC achieved among HCWs of Bari Policlinico during the 2018/2019 influenza season was then analyzed, and the results compared with those of the 2017/18 season. During the 2018/19 season, VC was 20.4% (n = 798) and thus higher than the 14.2% of the 2017/18 season (+6.2%). The highest VC was among physicians (33.4%), followed by other HCWs (23.8%), auxiliary staff (8.6%), and nurses (7.2%). Overall, 284 (36.5%) HCWs were vaccinated at on-site sessions. Multivariate analysis showed that vaccination uptake was associated with male gender and with work in OU where vaccination was actively offered. On the other hand, being a nurse or auxiliary staff member and working in the surgical area were deterrents. Although VC remained unsatisfactory, active on-site vaccination proved to be an important strategy to improve vaccination compliance, increasing 44% compared to the previous season. Nonetheless, mandatory vaccination directed by public health institutions may be the only way to reach a minimum level of coverage.
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- Francesco Paolo Bianchi
- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Hospital Direction, Bari Policlinico General Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- Hospital Direction, Bari Policlinico General Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- Hospital Direction, Bari Policlinico General Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.,Unit of Occupational Medicine, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Attolico I, Tarantini F, Carluccio P, Schifone CP, Delia M, Gagliardi VP, Perrone T, Gaudio F, Longo C, Giordano A, Sgherza N, Curci P, Rizzi R, Ricco A, Russo Rossi A, Albano F, Larocca AMV, Vimercati L, Tafuri S, Musto P. Serological response following BNT162b2 anti-SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination in haematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients. Br J Haematol 2021; 196:928-931. [PMID: 34664267 PMCID: PMC8652694 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.17873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Immacolata Attolico
- Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, AOUC Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, "Aldo Moro" University School of Medicine, Bari, Italy
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- Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, AOUC Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, "Aldo Moro" University School of Medicine, Bari, Italy
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- Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, AOUC Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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- Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, AOUC Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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- Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, AOUC Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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- Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, AOUC Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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- Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, AOUC Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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- Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, AOUC Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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- Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, AOUC Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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- Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, AOUC Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, "Aldo Moro" University School of Medicine, Bari, Italy
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- Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, AOUC Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, "Aldo Moro" University School of Medicine, Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, "Aldo Moro" University School of Medicine, Bari, Italy.,Occupational Medicine Unit, AOUC Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, 'Aldo Moro' University School of Medicine, Bari, Italy
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- Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, AOUC Policlinico, Bari, Italy.,Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, "Aldo Moro" University School of Medicine, Bari, Italy
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Bravo G, Modenese A, Arcangeli G, Bertoldi C, Camisa V, Corona G, Giglioli S, Ligabue G, Moccaldi R, Mucci N, Muscatello M, Venturelli I, Vimercati L, Zaffina S, Zanotti G, Gobba F. Subjective Symptoms in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Personnel: A Multi-Center Study in Italy. Front Public Health 2021; 9:699675. [PMID: 34692618 PMCID: PMC8530375 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.699675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Introduction: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) personnel have significant exposure to static and low-frequency time-varying magnetic fields. In these workers an increased prevalence of different subjective symptoms has been observed. The aim of our study was to investigate the prevalence of non-specific subjective symptoms and of "core symptoms" in a group of MRI personnel working in different centers in Italy, and of possible relationships with personal and occupational characteristics. Methods: The occurrence of 11 subjective symptoms was evaluated using a specific questionnaire with 240 subjects working in 6 different Italian hospitals and research centers, 177 MRI health care and research personnel and 63 unexposed subjects employed in the same departments. Exposure was subjectively investigated according to the type of MRI scanner (≤1.5 vs. ≥3 T) and to the number of MRI procedures attended and/or performed by the personnel, even if no information on how frequently the personnel entered the scanner room was collected. The possible associations among symptoms and estimated EMF exposure, the main characteristics of the population, and job stress perception were analyzed. Results: Eighty-six percent of the personnel reported at least one symptom; drowsiness, headache, and sleep disorders were the most frequent. The total number of symptoms did not differ between exposed persons and controls. Considering the total number of annual MRI procedures reported by the personnel, no significant associations were found nor with the total number of symptoms, nor with "core symptoms." Only subjects complaining of drowsiness also reported a significantly higher mean annual number of MRI procedures with ≤ 1.5 T scanners when compared with exposed subjects without drowsiness. In a multivariate model, subjects with a high level of perceived stress complained of more symptoms (p = 0.0002). Conclusions: Our study did not show any association between the occurrence of reversible subjective symptoms, including the more specific "core symptoms," and the occupational exposure of MRI personnel to static and low-frequency time-varying magnetic fields. On the other hand, the role played by occupational stress appears to be not negligible. In further research in this field, measurements of EMF exposure should be considered.
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- Giulia Bravo
- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital—IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Health Surveillance Service, University Hospital Policlinico, Modena, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, Azienda Usl Toscana Sud-Est, Siena, Italy
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- Health Surveillance Service, University Hospital Policlinico, Modena, Italy
- Chair of Radiology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Prevention and Protection Service, National Research Council, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Occupational Medicine “B. Ramazzini” Unit, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital—IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Balzanelli MG, Distratis P, Dipalma G, Vimercati L, Catucci O, Amatulli F, Cefalo A, Lazzaro R, Palazzo D, Aityan SK, Pricolo G, Prudenzano A, D’Errico P, Laforgia R, Pezzolla A, Tomassone D, Inchingolo AD, Pham VH, Iacobone D, Materi GM, Scarano A, Lorusso F, Inchingolo F, Nguyen KCD, Isacco CG. Immunity Profiling of COVID-19 Infection, Dynamic Variations of Lymphocyte Subsets, a Comparative Analysis on Four Different Groups. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9102036. [PMID: 34683357 PMCID: PMC8540733 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9102036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background: A novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)-induced pneumonia (COVID-19) emerged in December 2019 in China, spreading worldwide. The aim of the present investigation was to evaluate the immunological response and the clinical subset of peripheral lymphocyte subset alteration in COVID-19 infection. Methods: the study was conducted on four different clinical groups (n = 4; total n = 138). Each individual was assigned to different groups based on specific criteria evaluated at the admission such as fever, dyspnea, arterial blood gas analysis (ABG), oral-nasopharyngeal swab/RT-PCR, and thoracic CT-scan. Treatment was performed only after blood samples were collected from each patient (PP and PP) at day 1. The blood samples were analyzed and tested the same day (CBC and Flowcytometry). The positive–positive group (PP n = 45; F = 18/ M = 27; median age = 62.33), comprised individuals affected by COVID-19 who showed fever, dyspnea (ABG = pO2 < 60), confirmed positive by oral-nasopharyngeal swab/RT-PCR and with CT-scan showing ground-glass opacities. The negative–positive (NP; n = 37; F = 11/M = 26; median age = 75.94) or “COVID-like” group comprised individuals with fever and dyspnea (ABG = pO2 < 60), who tested negative to nasopharyngeal swab/RT-PCR, with CT-scans showing ground-glass opacities in the lungs. The negative–affected group (NA; n = 40; F = 14/M = 26; median age = 58.5) included individuals negative to COVID-19 (RT-PCR) but affected by different chronic respiratory diseases (the CT-scans didn’t show ground-glass opacities). Finally, the negative–negative group (NN; n = 16; F = 14/M = 2) included healthy patients (NN; n = 16; median age = 42.62). Data and findings were collected and compared. Results: Lymphocytes (%) cells showed a decline in COVID-19 patients. The subsets showed a significant association with the inflammatory status in COVID-19, especially with regard to increased neutrophils, T-killer, T-active, T-suppressor, and T-CD8+CD38+ in individuals belong to the either COVID-19 and Covid-like NP group. Conclusions: Peripheral lymphocyte subset alteration was associated with the clinical characteristics and progression of COVID-19. The level of sub-set cells T-lymphocytes (either high or low) and B-lymphocytes could be used as an independent predictor for COVID-19 severity and treatment efficacy.
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- Mario Giosuè Balzanelli
- SET-118, Department of Pre-Hospital and Emergency, SG Giuseppe Moscati Hospital, 74100 Taranto, Italy; (M.G.B.); (P.D.); (O.C.); (F.A.); (A.C.); (R.L.); (D.P.)
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- SET-118, Department of Pre-Hospital and Emergency, SG Giuseppe Moscati Hospital, 74100 Taranto, Italy; (M.G.B.); (P.D.); (O.C.); (F.A.); (A.C.); (R.L.); (D.P.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (G.D.); (L.V.); (F.I.); (K.C.D.N.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (G.D.); (L.V.); (F.I.); (K.C.D.N.)
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- SET-118, Department of Pre-Hospital and Emergency, SG Giuseppe Moscati Hospital, 74100 Taranto, Italy; (M.G.B.); (P.D.); (O.C.); (F.A.); (A.C.); (R.L.); (D.P.)
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- SET-118, Department of Pre-Hospital and Emergency, SG Giuseppe Moscati Hospital, 74100 Taranto, Italy; (M.G.B.); (P.D.); (O.C.); (F.A.); (A.C.); (R.L.); (D.P.)
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- SET-118, Department of Pre-Hospital and Emergency, SG Giuseppe Moscati Hospital, 74100 Taranto, Italy; (M.G.B.); (P.D.); (O.C.); (F.A.); (A.C.); (R.L.); (D.P.)
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- SET-118, Department of Pre-Hospital and Emergency, SG Giuseppe Moscati Hospital, 74100 Taranto, Italy; (M.G.B.); (P.D.); (O.C.); (F.A.); (A.C.); (R.L.); (D.P.)
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- SET-118, Department of Pre-Hospital and Emergency, SG Giuseppe Moscati Hospital, 74100 Taranto, Italy; (M.G.B.); (P.D.); (O.C.); (F.A.); (A.C.); (R.L.); (D.P.)
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- Department of Hematology, SS. Annunziata, 74100 Taranto, Italy; (G.P.); (A.P.); (P.D.)
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- Department of Hematology, SS. Annunziata, 74100 Taranto, Italy; (G.P.); (A.P.); (P.D.)
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- Department of Hematology, SS. Annunziata, 74100 Taranto, Italy; (G.P.); (A.P.); (P.D.)
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (R.L.); (A.P.)
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (R.L.); (A.P.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (G.D.); (L.V.); (F.I.); (K.C.D.N.)
- Correspondence: (A.D.I.); (F.L.); (C.G.I.)
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- Department of Microbiology, “Phan Chau Trinh” University of Medicine and Nam-Khoa Biotek, Ho Chi Minh 50000, Vietnam;
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- SET-118, Department of Pre-Hospital and Emergency, BAT, 76121 Barletta, Italy;
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Emergency, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy;
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- Department of Innovative Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry, University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy;
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- Department of Innovative Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry, University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy;
- Correspondence: (A.D.I.); (F.L.); (C.G.I.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (G.D.); (L.V.); (F.I.); (K.C.D.N.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (G.D.); (L.V.); (F.I.); (K.C.D.N.)
- American Stem Cells Hospital, Ho Chi Minh 70000, Vietnam
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- SET-118, Department of Pre-Hospital and Emergency, SG Giuseppe Moscati Hospital, 74100 Taranto, Italy; (M.G.B.); (P.D.); (O.C.); (F.A.); (A.C.); (R.L.); (D.P.)
- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (G.D.); (L.V.); (F.I.); (K.C.D.N.)
- Department of Microbiology, “Phan Chau Trinh” University of Medicine and Nam-Khoa Biotek, Ho Chi Minh 50000, Vietnam;
- American Stem Cells Hospital, Ho Chi Minh 70000, Vietnam
- Correspondence: (A.D.I.); (F.L.); (C.G.I.)
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Malcangi G, Inchingolo AD, Inchingolo AM, Santacroce L, Marinelli G, Mancini A, Vimercati L, Maggiore ME, D’Oria MT, Hazballa D, Bordea IR, Xhajanka E, Scarano A, Farronato M, Tartaglia GM, Giovanniello D, Nucci L, Serpico R, Sammartino G, Capozzi L, Parisi A, Di Domenico M, Lorusso F, Contaldo M, Inchingolo F, Dipalma G. COVID-19 Infection in Children, Infants and Pregnant Subjects: An Overview of Recent Insights and Therapies. Microorganisms 2021; 9:1964. [PMID: 34576859 PMCID: PMC8469368 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9091964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has involved a severe increase of cases worldwide in a wide range of populations. The aim of the present investigation was to evaluate recent insights about COVID-19 infection in children, infants and pregnant subjects. METHODS a literature overview was performed including clinical trials, in vitro studies, reviews and published guidelines regarding the present paper topic. A descriptive synthesis was performed to evaluate recent insights and the effectiveness of therapies for SARS-CoV-2 infection in children, infants and pregnant subjects. RESULTS Insufficient data are available regarding the relationship between COVID-19 and the clinical risk of spontaneous abortion and premature foetus death. A decrease in the incidence of COVID-19 could be correlated to a minor expression of ACE2 in childrens' lungs. At present, a modulation of the dose-effect posology for children and infants is necessary. CONCLUSIONS Pregnant vertical transmission has been hypothesised for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Vaccines are necessary to achieve mass immunity for children and also pregnant subjects.
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- Giuseppina Malcangi
- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Medicine Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (A.M.I.); (L.S.); (G.M.); (A.M.); (L.V.); (M.E.M.); (M.T.D.); (D.H.); (F.I.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Medicine Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (A.M.I.); (L.S.); (G.M.); (A.M.); (L.V.); (M.E.M.); (M.T.D.); (D.H.); (F.I.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Medicine Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (A.M.I.); (L.S.); (G.M.); (A.M.); (L.V.); (M.E.M.); (M.T.D.); (D.H.); (F.I.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Medicine Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (A.M.I.); (L.S.); (G.M.); (A.M.); (L.V.); (M.E.M.); (M.T.D.); (D.H.); (F.I.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Medicine Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (A.M.I.); (L.S.); (G.M.); (A.M.); (L.V.); (M.E.M.); (M.T.D.); (D.H.); (F.I.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Medicine Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (A.M.I.); (L.S.); (G.M.); (A.M.); (L.V.); (M.E.M.); (M.T.D.); (D.H.); (F.I.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Medicine Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (A.M.I.); (L.S.); (G.M.); (A.M.); (L.V.); (M.E.M.); (M.T.D.); (D.H.); (F.I.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Medicine Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (A.M.I.); (L.S.); (G.M.); (A.M.); (L.V.); (M.E.M.); (M.T.D.); (D.H.); (F.I.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Medicine Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (A.M.I.); (L.S.); (G.M.); (A.M.); (L.V.); (M.E.M.); (M.T.D.); (D.H.); (F.I.); (G.D.)
- Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, University of Udine, Via delle Scienze, 206, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Medicine Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (A.M.I.); (L.S.); (G.M.); (A.M.); (L.V.); (M.E.M.); (M.T.D.); (D.H.); (F.I.); (G.D.)
- Kongresi Elbasanit, Rruga: Aqif Pasha, 3001 Elbasan, Albania
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- Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Faculty of Dentistry, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Dental Prosthesis, Medical University of Tirana, Rruga e Dibrës, U.M.T., 1001 Tirana, Albania;
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- Department of Innovative Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry, University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy;
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- UOC Maxillo-Facial Surgery and Dentistry, Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, 20100 Milan, Italy; (M.F.); (G.M.T.)
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- UOC Maxillo-Facial Surgery and Dentistry, Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, 20100 Milan, Italy; (M.F.); (G.M.T.)
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- Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Luigi de Crecchio, 6, 80138 Naples, Italy; (L.N.); (R.S.); (M.C.)
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- Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Luigi de Crecchio, 6, 80138 Naples, Italy; (L.N.); (R.S.); (M.C.)
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- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy;
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Della Puglia e Della Basilicata, 71121 Foggia, Italy; (L.C.); (A.P.)
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Della Puglia e Della Basilicata, 71121 Foggia, Italy; (L.C.); (A.P.)
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy;
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- Department of Innovative Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry, University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy;
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- Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Luigi de Crecchio, 6, 80138 Naples, Italy; (L.N.); (R.S.); (M.C.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Medicine Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (A.M.I.); (L.S.); (G.M.); (A.M.); (L.V.); (M.E.M.); (M.T.D.); (D.H.); (F.I.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Medicine Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.D.I.); (A.M.I.); (L.S.); (G.M.); (A.M.); (L.V.); (M.E.M.); (M.T.D.); (D.H.); (F.I.); (G.D.)
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Bianchi FP, Germinario CA, Migliore G, Vimercati L, Martinelli A, Lobifaro A, Tafuri S, Stefanizzi P. BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness in the Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Preliminary Report. J Infect Dis 2021; 224:431-434. [PMID: 34007998 PMCID: PMC8194590 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiab262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
In the pre-registration trial, data on the efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 infection were not collected. The aim of this study was to evaluate vaccine effectiveness (VE) against documented infection. Bari Policlinico University-Hospital healthcare workers (HCWs) who completed the vaccination schedule were matched with HCWs who had refused vaccination. The VE for documented infection was 61.9% (95%CI=19.2–82.0%) 14–20 days after the first dose, 87.9% (95%CI=51.7–97.0%) 21–27 days after the first dose, and 96.0% (95%CI=82.2–99.1) 7 or more days after the second dose. Unvaccinated HCWs remain a concern even in the context of pandemic emergency.
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- Francesco Paolo Bianchi
- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Thompson HA, Mousa A, Dighe A, Fu H, Arnedo-Pena A, Barrett P, Bellido-Blasco J, Bi Q, Caputi A, Chaw L, De Maria L, Hoffmann M, Mahapure K, Ng K, Raghuram J, Singh G, Soman B, Soriano V, Valent F, Vimercati L, Wee LE, Wong J, Ghani AC, Ferguson NM. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Setting-specific Transmission Rates: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Clin Infect Dis 2021; 73:e754-e764. [PMID: 33560412 PMCID: PMC7929012 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Understanding the drivers of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission is crucial for control policies, but evidence of transmission rates in different settings remains limited. METHODS We conducted a systematic review to estimate secondary attack rates (SARs) and observed reproduction numbers (Robs) in different settings exploring differences by age, symptom status, and duration of exposure. To account for additional study heterogeneity, we employed a beta-binomial model to pool SARs across studies and a negative-binomial model to estimate Robs. RESULTS Households showed the highest transmission rates, with a pooled SAR of 21.1% (95% confidence interval [CI]:17.4-24.8). SARs were significantly higher where the duration of household exposure exceeded 5 days compared with exposure of ≤5 days. SARs related to contacts at social events with family and friends were higher than those for low-risk casual contacts (5.9% vs 1.2%). Estimates of SARs and Robs for asymptomatic index cases were approximately one-seventh, and for presymptomatic two-thirds of those for symptomatic index cases. We found some evidence for reduced transmission potential both from and to individuals younger than 20 years of age in the household context, which is more limited when examining all settings. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that exposure in settings with familiar contacts increases SARS-CoV-2 transmission potential. Additionally, the differences observed in transmissibility by index case symptom status and duration of exposure have important implications for control strategies, such as contact tracing, testing, and rapid isolation of cases. There were limited data to explore transmission patterns in workplaces, schools, and care homes, highlighting the need for further research in such settings.
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- Hayley A Thompson
- MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis & World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Modelling, Abdul Latif Jameel Institute for Disease and Emergency Analytics, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis & World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Modelling, Abdul Latif Jameel Institute for Disease and Emergency Analytics, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis & World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Modelling, Abdul Latif Jameel Institute for Disease and Emergency Analytics, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis & World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Modelling, Abdul Latif Jameel Institute for Disease and Emergency Analytics, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Sección de Epidemiología, Centro de Salud Pública de Castellón, Valencia, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Valencia, Spain
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- School of Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
- Irish Centre for Maternal and Child Health Research (INFANT), University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Sección de Epidemiología, Centro de Salud Pública de Castellón, Valencia, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Valencia, Spain
- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universitat Jaime I (UJI), Castelló, Spain
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- PAPRSB Institute of Health Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link, Brunei
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Cantonal Hospital Olten, Olten, Switzerland
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Dr Prabhakar Kore Hospital and MRC, Belgaum, Karnataka, India
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- Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
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- Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
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- SOC Istituto di Igiene ed Epidemiologia Clinica, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- PAPRSB Institute of Health Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link, Brunei
- Disease Control Division, Ministry of Health, Brunei
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- MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis & World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Modelling, Abdul Latif Jameel Institute for Disease and Emergency Analytics, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis & World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Modelling, Abdul Latif Jameel Institute for Disease and Emergency Analytics, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Pezzuto F, Vimercati L, Fortarezza F, Marzullo A, Pennella A, Cavone D, Punzi A, Caporusso C, d'Amati A, Lettini T, Serio G. Evaluation of prognostic histological parameters proposed for pleural mesothelioma in diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma. A short report. Diagn Pathol 2021; 16:64. [PMID: 34294087 PMCID: PMC8296535 DOI: 10.1186/s13000-021-01125-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Introduction Diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (DMPM) is a rare malignant neoplasm with poor survival that shares some similarities with the best-known pleural variant, pleural mesothelioma. The recent European Reference Network on Rare Adult Cancers (EURACAN)/International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) proposals attempted to improve the histological diagnosis and patient risk stratification. Herein, we investigated whether the pathology recommendations and suggestions of the pleural proposals were applicable to diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma. Methods Fifty multiple laparoscopic biopsies of DMPM were consecutively collected at the Pathology Unit of the University of Bari. A two-tier system, i.e., low, and high grade, was used to categorize 34 epithelioid DMPMs. Architectural patterns, cytological features and stromal changes were also reported. Immunohistochemistry was performed for BRCA1-associated protein 1 (BAP1), programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), and Ki67, while fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) was performed for p16/cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A (CDKN2A). Results High-grade epithelioid mesothelioma, high Ki67, and p16/CDKN2A deletion were significantly associated with short survival (p = 0.004, p < 0.0001, and p = 0.002, respectively). BAP1 loss and PD-L1 negativity were the most common findings. Multivariate analysis revealed that the nuclear grading system and p16 deletion significantly correlated with survival (p = 0.003 each). Conclusions The present study examined the prognostic significance of several factors proposed for pleural mesothelioma in an extra pleural site. Notably, the introduction of a grading system may provide better risk stratification in epithelioid DMPM. Ki67, BAP1 and p16/CDKN2A should also be measured whenever possible. A detailed report with all supportive data would allow us to collect sufficient information for use in further studies on larger case series.
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- Federica Pezzuto
- Pathology Unit Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, via A. Gabelli 61, 35121, Padova, Italy.
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Occupational Health Division, University of Bari, 1 Umberto I Sq., 70121, Bari, Italy
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- Pathology Unit Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, via A. Gabelli 61, 35121, Padova, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation - DETO, University of Bari, 1 Umberto I Sq., 70121, Bari, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Foggia, 121 Napoli St, 71122, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Occupational Health Division, University of Bari, 1 Umberto I Sq., 70121, Bari, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, IRCCS National Cancer Institute "Giovanni Paolo II", 65 Orazio Flacco St, 70124, Bari, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation - DETO, University of Bari, 1 Umberto I Sq., 70121, Bari, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation - DETO, University of Bari, 1 Umberto I Sq., 70121, Bari, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation - DETO, University of Bari, 1 Umberto I Sq., 70121, Bari, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation - DETO, University of Bari, 1 Umberto I Sq., 70121, Bari, Italy
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Spagnolo L, Vimercati L, Caputi A, Benevento M, De Maria L, Ferorelli D, Solarino B. Role and Tasks of the Occupational Physician during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Medicina (Kaunas) 2021; 57:479. [PMID: 34065845 PMCID: PMC8151176 DOI: 10.3390/medicina57050479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Revised: 05/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Background and Objectives: The first clusters of SARS-CoV-2 infection were identified in an occupational setting, and to date, a significant portion of the cases may result from occupational exposure; thus, COVID-19 should also be considered a new occupational risk that both directly and indirectly impacts the health of workers. Given the significance of occupational-exposure-related infections and deaths, this study aims to assess the roles and tasks of occupational physicians (OPs) in countering the spread of the infection. Indeed, despite the OP's centrality in risk management in the workplace, its activity in the current epidemic context has rarely been mentioned. Materials and Methods: Three different databases (PubMed, Google Scholar, and Embase) were questioned using the main keywords "COVID-19" and "SARS-CoV-2" that were crossed, according to different needs, with the terms "occupational medicine", "occupational physician", "workplace", and "risk assessment" using, when possible, the MeSH database research. Additionally, a systematic research of the regulatory changes of workplaces health surveillance was performed on reference sites of international, European, and Italian authorities. Results: Fundamental tasks and duties of OPs in the current COVID-19 outbreak are highlighted by examining their clinical activity and technical action. A risk assessment and management workflow is proposed, and medico-legal implications in case of infection at work are also discussed in the light of recent regulatory changes that clearly attribute to OPs an important role in safeguarding public health. Conclusion: The proposed approach can provide new instruments to contrast the spread of the infection as part of a comprehensive system response to the current pandemic, for which OPs are called to assume full responsibility.
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- Lorenzo Spagnolo
- Section of Legal Medicine, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.S.); (M.B.); (D.F.); (B.S.)
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.C.); (L.D.M.)
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.C.); (L.D.M.)
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- Section of Legal Medicine, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.S.); (M.B.); (D.F.); (B.S.)
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.C.); (L.D.M.)
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- Section of Legal Medicine, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.S.); (M.B.); (D.F.); (B.S.)
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- Section of Legal Medicine, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.S.); (M.B.); (D.F.); (B.S.)
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Vimercati L, Cavone D, Delfino MC, Bruni B, De Maria L, Caputi A, Sponselli S, Rossi R, Resta L, Fortarezza F, Pezzuto F, Serio G. Primary Ovarian Mesothelioma: A Case Series with Electron Microscopy Examination and Review of the Literature. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:2278. [PMID: 34068638 PMCID: PMC8126134 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13092278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Revised: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Primary ovarian mesothelioma is a rare, aggressive neoplastic disease with a poor prognosis. At onset, the tumor is only rarely limited to the ovaries and usually already widespread in the peritoneum. The rarity of this entity and the difficulties differentiating it from either ovarian carcinoma or peritoneal mesothelioma may lead to frequent misdiagnoses and may raise some concerns about its histogenesis. Thus, reporting such rare cases is fundamental to gain greater awareness of this neoplasm and try to answer unsolved questions. Herein, we described four cases of histological diagnoses of ovarian mesothelioma extrapolated by the regional mesothelioma register of Apulia (southern Italy). In all cases, a detailed medical history was collected according to national mesothelioma register guidelines. A broad panel of antibodies was used for immunohistochemistry to confirm the diagnoses. Moreover, ovarian tissue samples were also examined by transmission and scanning electron microscopy, detecting asbestos fibers and talc crystals in two cases. Because of the few cases described, we reviewed the English literature in the Medline database, focusing on articles about ovarian mesothelioma "misclassification", "misdiagnosis", "diagnostic challenge" or "diagnostic pitfall" and on unsolved questions about its histogenesis and possible risk factors.
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- Luigi Vimercati
- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Occupational Medicine-Section Ramazzini, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.V.); (D.C.); (M.C.D.); (L.D.M.); (A.C.); (S.S.)
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Occupational Medicine-Section Ramazzini, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.V.); (D.C.); (M.C.D.); (L.D.M.); (A.C.); (S.S.)
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Occupational Medicine-Section Ramazzini, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.V.); (D.C.); (M.C.D.); (L.D.M.); (A.C.); (S.S.)
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- Ultrastructure Laboratory, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy;
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Occupational Medicine-Section Ramazzini, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.V.); (D.C.); (M.C.D.); (L.D.M.); (A.C.); (S.S.)
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Occupational Medicine-Section Ramazzini, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.V.); (D.C.); (M.C.D.); (L.D.M.); (A.C.); (S.S.)
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Occupational Medicine-Section Ramazzini, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.V.); (D.C.); (M.C.D.); (L.D.M.); (A.C.); (S.S.)
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), Pathological Anatomy Section, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (R.R.); (L.R.)
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), Pathological Anatomy Section, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (R.R.); (L.R.)
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova Medical School, 35121 Padova, Italy;
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova Medical School, 35121 Padova, Italy;
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), Pathological Anatomy Section, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (R.R.); (L.R.)
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Meloni F, Satta G, Padoan M, Montagna A, Pilia I, Argiolas A, Piro S, Magnani C, Gambelunghe A, Muzi G, Ferri GM, Vimercati L, Zanotti R, Scarpa A, Zucca M, De Matteis S, Campagna M, Miligi L, Cocco P. Occupational exposure to glyphosate and risk of lymphoma:results of an Italian multicenter case-control study. Environ Health 2021; 20:49. [PMID: 33910586 PMCID: PMC8082925 DOI: 10.1186/s12940-021-00729-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) recently classified glyphosate, the most used herbicide worldwide, as a probable human carcinogen. We inquired into the association between occupational exposure to glyphosate and risk of lymphoma subtypes in a multicenter case-control study conducted in Italy. METHODS The Italian Gene-Environment Interactions in Lymphoma Etiology (ItGxE) study took place in 2011-17 in six Italian centres. Overall, 867 incident lymphoma cases and 774 controls participated in the study. Based on detailed questionnaire information, occupational experts classified duration, confidence, frequency, and intensity of exposure to glyphosate for each study subject. Using unconditional regression analysis, we modelled risk of major lymphoma subtypes associated with exposure to glyphosate adjusted by age, gender, education, and study centre. RESULTS Very few study subjects (2.2%) were classified as ever exposed to glyphosate. Risk of follicular lymphoma (FL) was elevated 7-fold in subjects classified as ever exposed to glyphosate with medium-high confidence, 4.5-fold in association with medium-high cumulative exposure level, 12-fold with medium-high exposure intensity, and 6-fold with exposure for 10 days or more per year. Significant upward trends were detected with all the exposure metrics, but duration. The overall p-value for an upward trend with four independent metrics was 1.88 × 10- 4. There was no association with risk of lymphoma (any subtype), Non Hodgkin Lymphoma, B-cell lymphoma, or the major lymphoma subtypes other than FL. CONCLUSIONS Our findings provide limited support to the IARC decision to classify glyphosate as Group 2A human carcinogen.
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- Federico Meloni
- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Unit of Medical Statistics and Cancer Epidemiology, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Occupational Medicine, Respiratory Diseases and Toxicology Section, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology Branch - Cancer Risk Factors and Lifestyle Epidemiology Unit, Institute for Cancer Research, Prevention and Clinical Network (ISPRO), Florence, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Unit of Medical Statistics and Cancer Epidemiology, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Occupational Medicine, Respiratory Diseases and Toxicology Section, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Occupational Medicine, Respiratory Diseases and Toxicology Section, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine (DIM), Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine (DIM), Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Haematology Unit, and Department of Diagnostics and Public Health-Section of Pathology, Verona University Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Haematology Unit, and Department of Diagnostics and Public Health-Section of Pathology, Verona University Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology Branch - Cancer Risk Factors and Lifestyle Epidemiology Unit, Institute for Cancer Research, Prevention and Clinical Network (ISPRO), Florence, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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