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[Allogenic bone marrow transplant in Italy].

On July 7h, 1988 all Italian groups practicing allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (AlloBMT) convened with the objectives of performing a … y founded. It has been determined that by December 31st, 1988, 1390 AlloBMTs have been performed in Italy by 19 Centres. Fourteen have been involved in BMT for adults and children, and 5 exclusively for children. The chief indication for AlloBMT in this clinical material was chronic myelogenous leukaemia, followed by homozygous beta thalassaemia and by …

It Happened in the Desert, in Libya and in Italy: Physical and Sexual Violence Experienced by Female Nigerian Victims of Trafficking in Italy.

Nigerian girls and women constitute a large percentage of African victims of human trafficking in Italy. Extensive research has been conducted on the causes, push-and-pull factors, and the perpetrators in the phenomenon of trafficking Nigerian women and girls into Italy. However, limited data exist on the women and girls' narratives of their experiences during their migratory journey from Nigeria to Europe. Using data collected through a mixed method, longitudinal design, 31 female Nigerian victims of trafficking in Italy were interviewed for this study. This study gives voice to the experienc…

Compulsory and recommended vaccination in Italy: evaluation of coverage and non-compliance between 1998-2002 in Northern Italy.

BACKGROUND: Since vaccinations are an effective prevention tool for maintaining the health of society, the monitoring of immunization coverage allows us to identify areas where disease outbreaks are likely to occur, and possibly assist us in predicting future outbreaks. The aim of this study is the investigation of the coverage achieved for compulsory (diphtheria, tetanus, polio, hepatitis B,) and recommended (pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae, measles-mumps-rubella) vaccinations between 1998 and 2002 in the municipality of Bologna and the identification of the subjects not complying with comp

Bronchiectasis in Italy: an analysis of the EMBARC registry.

BACKGROUND: Bronchiectasis is a complex disease with geographical variability in its presentation and management. Despite the growing contri … versus 14.3%), but more widespread use of airway clearance (48.4% versus 35.9%) among patients from Italy versus other Southern European countries. CONCLUSIONS: These findings may reflect earlier referral, diagnostic preferences or structural differences in care delivery in Italy compared with other Southern European countries. This work lays the found …

The Predictors of Long COVID in Southeastern Italy.

INTRODUCTION: Long COVID is now recognized as a common consequence of the SARS-CoV-2 infection, but we are still far from fully understanding its pathogenesis and predictive factors. Many pathophysiological factors have been studied, including ethnicity. To our knowledge, the risk factors for Long COVID have not been studied in Southeastern Italy. AIMS: The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive factors of Long COVID in a cohort of patients from Southeastern Italy. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective longitudinal study, enrolling inpatients and outpatients diagnosed with COVID-19…

Cancers attributable to overweight and obesity in Italy.

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Overweight and obesity are associated with multiple cancers. We quantified the burden of cancer attributable to overweight and obesity in Italy. METHODS: We estimated sex- and cancer site-specific population attributable fractions (PAFs) combining relative risks (from recent meta-analyses) with national obesity prevalence data (from a large sample survey conducted in 2005, to account for a 15-year lag period). Using nationwide mortality statistics and cancer registries data, we estimated the number of cancer cases and deaths attributable to overweight and obesity in Italy i…

Cancers attributable to infectious agents in Italy.

OBJECTIVES: To provide an evidence-based, comprehensive assessment of the current burden of infection-related cancers in Italy. METHODS: We calculated the proportion of cancers attributable to infectious agents (Helicobacter pylori [Hp]; hepatitis B virus [HBV] and hepatitis C virus [HCV]; human papillomavirus [HPV]; human herpesvirus-8 [HHV8]; Epstein-Barr virus [EBV]; and human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]) to estimate the burden of infection-related cancer incidence (2020) and mortality (2017). Data on the prevalence of infections were derived from cross-sectional surveys of the Italian po…

Histories of Medieval Plague in Renaissance Italy.

During the sixteenth century, Italian scholars revised their conception of the field of history so that its purposes went beyond providing political and morally edifying narratives. These scholars contended that history must also account for culture and nature in an encyclopedic fashion. In the same years, numerous newly available texts from antiquity, the Byzantine empire, and the Middle Ages provided insight into the character of earlier outbreaks of plague. Italian physicians, embracing new visions of the field of history, the culture of humanism, and an inductivist epistemology, used these

Dirofilarioses in two cats in southern Italy.

Two cats infected by Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens, respectively, were taken to two different private practitioners for a clini … of 296.2 μm. These clinical cases represent the first reports of feline dirofilarioses in southern Italy and are indicative of a common occurrence of dirofilarial infection in the local canine population.

OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM in Italy: it is time for change.

Ophthalmia neonatorum (ON) refers to any conjunctivitis occurring in the first 28 days of life. In the past Neisseria gonorrhoeae was the mo … xis, opting for screening and treatment of pregnant women at high risk of infection. And what about Italy? Have a look on Italian history of prophylaxis, starting by the first decree issued in 1940, signed by Benito Mussolini. In the following decades the law has undergone many changes. At the moment, legislation is unclear, therefore careful considerat …

Pertussis in Italy: how to protect the "unprotectable"?

Whooping cough continues to be an important public health issue despite high levels of vaccination coverage with acellular pertussis vaccine. Young unimmunized infants represent the most vulnerable group with the highest rates of complications and death. As infant-specific pertussis epidemiologic data, especially among neonates, in Italy were limited, a retrospective observational study of hospitalizations for whooping cough in Italian infants aged <12 months between 2007 and 2018 was conducted to address this knowledge gap. The temporal trend of rates, also stratified for age classes accordin…

Production and characteristics of sewage sludge in Italy.

Results of an extended survey on the production and quality of sewage sludge produced in Italy are herewith reported and discussed. Data are relevant to 2015. They were provided by 84 Italian water utilities responsible for municipal wastewater treatment serving approximately 35 million persons. Total production was estimated at about 395,000 t dry solids/year, of which 9.9% is used in agriculture without further treatments, 26.4% is sent to external plants for compost production, 5.6% is sent to external plant for production of a soil conditioner called 'chalk of defecation', 17.2% is dispose…

Recommendations for pediatric tuberculosis vaccination in Italy.

Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is still the only vaccine approved for the prevention of tuberculosis (TB), and is widely used in highly endemic countries, where all newborns receive a single intradermal dose immediately after birth; however, the recommendations concerning its use in Europe vary widely from country to country. This document describes the recommendations of a group of Italian scientific societies concerning its pediatric use in Italy, the persistence of the protection it provides, its safety, its interference with tuberculin skin test (TST) responses, and the children wh…

Reducing the burden of Herpes Zoster in Italy.

Herpes Zoster (HZ) is a viral disease with painful neuro-dermatologic manifestations. Incidence increases with age. In Italy, the estimated incidence is 6.3 cases/1000 person/year; hospital admissions are less than 2%, 69% in patients aged over 65 years. The most frequent complication of HZ is Post-Herpetic Neuralgia (PHN) characterized by metameric pain, allodynia, and hyperalgesia. In Italy 20.6% and 9.2% of HZ patients experience PHN after 3 and 6 months, respectively. Available antiviral and analgesic treatments are relatively unsatisfactory in reducing pain and length of the disease. Prev…

Nutritional care in a nursing home in Italy.

INTRODUCTION: Malnutrition is a clinical condition due to the imbalance among needs, intake and use of nutrients, leading to the increase of morbidity and mortality, and to the impairment of quality of life. Even in industrialized countries undernutrition is becoming an alarming phenomenon, especially involving elderly institutionalized subjects. A multicentric study called PIMAI (Project Iatrogenic MAlnutrition in Italy), was carried out in Italy over 2005. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of malnutrition in hospitals and in nursing care homes (NH), to assess the level …

Инфодемиология и инфовелленс множественных склерозов в Италии

Множественный склероз (MS) является хроническим изнурительным заболеванием вероятной аутоиммунной провокационной природы, аэтология которого не в полной мере понята, несмотря на многочисленные усилия и исследования. В этой рукописи мы пересматриваем концепцию &lt; &lt; мультипликаторного склероза 2.0 &gt; &gt; , т.е. использование Интернета пациентами, страдающими MS, для поиска медицинских и связанных с болезнями материалов для целей самообслуживания и саморегулирования, и внедряем основанный на Google Trends подход к мониторингу связанных с MS запросов и поисков в Google, который называется

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A snapshot of workplace drug testing in Italy.

The Italian Decree on Health and Safety at Work (81/08) prescribes mandatory drug tests for jobs which pose safety hazards to others. Workplace drug testing is performed in accordance with the Provision of the Government-Regions Conference, 2008. The aim of our survey was to examine the prevalence of drug use and the main drug findings in a sample of Italian workers performing hazardous jobs. From September 2009 to February 2011, 551 urine samples were collected in 42 Italian companies. Sample collection was carried out at the workplace by qualified laboratory personnel sent from the Institute

Coprological survey in pet reptiles in Italy.

Faecal samples were collected from 324 pet reptiles showing no clinical signs, including 28 saurian species (n=192), three ophidian species (n=74) and three chelonian species (n=58). Samples were examined for the presence of intestinal parasites by direct smear and faecal flotation, while direct immunofluorescence assays were used to reveal the presence of Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts. Overall, 57.4 per cent of the reptiles were harbouring intestinal parasites. These included oxyurids (16 per cent), coccidia (12.3 per cent), flagellates (9.3 per cent), strongyles (6.8 per cent), c