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HUMAN TRICHINELLOSIS IN ITALY: AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL REVIEW SINCE 1989...E71 Practice of Safety Measures among Inter-City Commercial Vehicle Drivers in Kwara State, Nigeria...E158 Do HCWs adequately know about meningitis and 4CmenB vaccine and recommend its use to parents? A cross sectional analysis in Campania Region, Italy...E147 Impact of training conferences on high-school students’ knowledge of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)...E76 Knowledge of sexually transmitted infections and risky behaviours: a survey among high school and university students...E84 Association of Mother’s Handwashing Practices and Pediatric Diarrhea: Evidence from a Multi-Country Study on Community Oriented Interventions...E93 Assessment of oral hygiene trends among dental patients in relation to chronic medical conditions by dental students. A cross-sectional study...E109 Evaluation of the Total Adenylate (ATP+ADP+AMP) Hygiene Monitoring Test in Healthcare Settings...E140 Effectiveness of a training course on smoking cessation knowledge and behavior for health profession students: the SISMA project...E119 Detection of bacterial pathogens in the hands of rural school children across different age groups and emphasizing the importance of hand wash....E103 Psychoactive drug consumption among truck-drivers: a systematic review of the literature with meta-analysis and meta-regressions...E124

Identifying Ferrara’s elderly people with low influenza immunization rates: the contribution of a local socio-economic deprivation index....E38 The Socio-Economic Health Deprivation Index and association with mortality and attitudes towards influenza vaccination among the elderly population in Palermo, Sicily...E26 Social deprivation indexes and anti-influenza vaccination coverage in the elderly in Sardinia, Italy, with a focus on the Sassari municipality...E45 Application of socio-economic-health deprivation index, analysis of mortality and influenza vaccination coverage in the elderly population of Tuscany....E18 Analysis of influenza vaccination coverage among the elderly living in Rome, based on a deprivation index, 2009-13...E31 Local deprivation status and seasonal influenza vaccination coverage in adults ≥65 years residing in the Foggia municipality, Italy, 2009-2016...E51 The local Socio-Economic Health Deprivation Index: methods and results...E3 Analysis of influenza vaccination coverage among the elderly in Genoa (Italy) based on a deprivation index, 2009-2013...E11 Influenza vaccination coverage and deprivation among the elderly in the municipality of Cagliari: results and perspectives....E65 Influenza vaccination coverage in the elderly and socio-economic inequalities in Italy...E1

An Educational Intervention on Based Information, Motivation and Behavior Skills Model and Predicting Breast Self-examination...E277 Promoting physical activity in upper elementary children using multi-theory model (MTM) of health behavior change...E267 Re-organisation of the management of patients affected with chronic pathologies in Lombardy Region: critical points associated with the management of HIV positive patients...E301 LEVELS OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE RULES OF CORRECT MEDICAL USAGE AMONG VIETNAMESE PHARMACY STUDENTS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY...E261 The historical experience and practice of fight against tuberculosis in country which is one of the high drug resistant-tuberculosis (DR-TB) burden countries in European Union (EU)...E328 Correctional nursing in Liguria, Italy: Examining the ethical challenges...E315 RISK FACTORS FOR VOLUNTARY INTERRUPTION OF PREGNANCY AND POSSIBLE PREVENTIVE PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIONS...E311 Tackling breast cancer in developing countries: insights from the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on breast cancer and its prevention among Nigerian teenagers in secondary schools....E282 Quality and management care improvement of patients with chronic kidney disease: from data analysis to the definition of a targeted clinical pathway in an Italian Region...E305 A new meningococcal B vaccine for adolescents and adults: characteristics and methods of use...E257 THE HISTORY OF TUBERCULOSIS: THE SOCIAL ROLE OF SANATORIA FOR THE TREATMENT OF TUBERCULOSIS IN ITALY BETWEEN THE END OF THE 19TH CENTURY AND THE MIDDLE OF THE 20TH...E323 Multi-disciplinary Consensus Statement Document. Vaccinal Prevention in Adults Patients with Diabetes Mellitus...E249

Availability and Utilization of Sanitation facilities in Enderta district, Tigray, Ethiopia....E219 Fast food consumption and overweight/obesity prevalence in students and its association with general and abdominal obesity...E236 Isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from livestock workers and implications for zooanthroponotic transmission in Ibadan, South-western Nigeria...E212 A study on the microbial quality of sealed products for feminine hygiene...E226 Health and Safety of Pesticide Applicators in a high income agricultural setting: a knowledge, attitude, practice, and toxicity study from North-Eastern Italy...E200 Do Tuscan people adhere to meningococcal C vaccination during an emergency campaign?...E187 Lifestyles and discomfort in a sample of young Romanian students...E230 HPV vaccine and autoimmune diseases: systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature...E194 Prevention of pertussis: from clinical trials to Real World Evidence...E177 The never-ending story of the fight against tuberculosis: from Koch’s bacillus to global control programs...E241

Predictors of colorectal cancer screening intention among Iranian adults: an application of the preventive health model...E159 Alcohol use and abuse: a cross-sectional study among Italian adolescents...E167 Counseling intervention to improve quality of life in patients with pre-existing acute myocardial infarction (AMI) or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a pilot study...E153 Impact of vaccination programs against measles, varicella and meningococcus C in Italy and in Tuscany and public health policies in the last decades....E120 Healthcare-associated Clostridium difficile infection: role of correct hand hygiene in cross-infection control...E145 Knowledge and attitudes on influenza vaccination among Italian physicians specialized in respiratory infections: an Italian Respiratory Society (SIP/IRS) web-based survey....E128 A Clostridium difficile outbreak in an Italian hospital: the efficacy of the multi-disciplinary and multifaceted approach...E132 TUBERCULOSIS IN GENOA: THE CONTRIBUTION OF EDOARDO MARAGLIANO (1849 – 1940) AND THE MEDICAL SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GENOA...E172 Hospital discharge in patients at risk of surgical site infection: antimicrobial stewardship at Ferrara University Hospital, Italy....E139 Hexavalent vaccines: characteristics of available products and practical considerations from a panel of Italian experts in Public Health...E107

PERCEIVED BARRIERS TO BREAST CANCER SCREENING AMONG SAUDI WOMEN AT PRIMARY CARE SETTING...E20 Awareness and Knowledge about Cervical Cancer prevention methods among Tunisian women...E30 EFFECTS OF ANTICOAGULATION THERAPY WITH VITAMIN K ANTAGONISTS ON HOSPITALIZATIONS AND EMERGENCY ROOM ACCESSES IN GROSSETO (ITALY)...E88 Knowledge, attitude and practice about leptospirosis prevention among town service workers in northeastern Malaysia: a cross sectional study...E92 A screening focusing on alcohol consumption withdrawal effects in student’s population...E48 Current data in Greek children indicate decreasing trends of obesity in the transition from childhood to adolescence; results from the EYZHN (National Action for Children’s Health) program...E36 “PErCEIVE in Umbria”: Evaluation of anti-influenza vaccination's perception among Umbrian Pharmacists...E14 ENERGY DRINK AND GINSENG CONSUMPTION BY ITALIAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY...E63 MEASLES OUTBREAK FROM FEBRUARY TO AUGUST 2017 IN MESSINA, ITALY...E8 IMPACT OF ERYTHROCYTE SPECIES ON ASSAYS FOR INFLUENZA SEROLOGY...E1 ENERGY DRINK CONSUMPTION: A SURVEY IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND ASSOCIATED PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS...E75 Mental and physical effects of energy drinks consumption in an Italian young people group: a pilot study...E80 Overview of Japanese encephalitis disease and its prevention. Focus on IC51 vaccine (Ixiaro®)...E99

HELMINTHS AND HEAVY METALS IN SOILS FROM A DUMPSITE IN IBADAN CITY, NIGERIA...E328 Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) towards vaccinations in the school settings: an explorative survey...E266 VIM-Klebsiella oxytoca outbreak in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. This time it wasn't the drain...E302 Molecular Analysis of Immune Evasion Cluster (IEC) Genes and Intercellular Adhesion Gene Cluster (ica) Among Methicillin-Resistant and Methicillin-Sensitive Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus...E308 Food Safety knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Meat Handler in Abattoir and Retail Meat Shops of Jigjiga Town, Ethiopia...E320 PRACTICING HEALTH PROMOTION IN PRIMARY CARE – A REFLECTIVE ENQUIRY...E288 Changes in the incidence and antimicrobial susceptibility of healthcare-associated infections in a New York hospital system, 2006-2012...E294 Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation in tap water contaminated by Aspergillus spp....E315 Cervical human papillomavirus genotypes in HIV-infected women: a cross-sectional analysis of the VALHIDATE study...E259 Age- and risk-related appropriateness of the use of available influenza vaccines in the Italian elderly is advantageous: results from a budget impact analysis...E279

Atherosclerosis is associated with a higher risk of hepatic steatosis in HIV-infected patients...E219 Epidemiological HIV infection surveillance among subjects with risk behaviours in the city of Messina (Sicily) from 1992 to 2015....E211 Assessing hand hygiene compliance among healthcare workers in six Intensive Care Units...E231 POLITICAL AND MEDICAL ROLE IN THE LAST EBOLA OUTBREAK...E201 Monitoring biodiversity in libraries: a pilot study and perspectives for indoor air quality...E238 Universal proposal strategies of anti-HPV vaccination for adolescents: comparative analysis between school-based and clinic immunization programs....E225 New approach for promoting HPV vaccination in college men based on multi-theory model (MTM) of health behavior change...E203 The Effect of Musculoskeletal Problems on Fatigue and Productivity of Office Personnel...E252

Developing a Stoma Acceptance Questionnaire to improve motivation to adhere to enterostoma self-care...E190-194 Effectiveness of ATP bioluminescence to assess hospital cleaning: a review...E177-183 Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices of Occupational Physicians towards influenza vaccination: a cross-sectional study from North-Eastern Italy...E141-154 Disrtibution of blaTEM, blaSHV and blaCTX-M genes among ESBL-producing P. aeruginosa isolated from Qazvin and Tehran hospitals, Iran...E155-160 Resource allocation criteria in a hospital...E184-189 Exploring the patient safety culture in preventive medicine settings: an experience from Northern Italy...E121-129 Energy drinks consumption in Italian university students: a cross sectional study...E130-140 Influence of physical activity and interest for food and sciences vs. weight disorders in children aged 8 to 18 years...E105-113 Knowledge and Training Needs on Built Environment and Indoor Health of Italian Public Health Residents: a National Survey...E195-199 An overview of different health indicators in the European Health Systems...E114-120 CAMPYLOBACTER: FROM MICROBIOLOGY TO PREVENTION...E79-92 Humidifiers for oxygen therapy: what risk for reusable and disposable devices?...E161-165 Improvement in vaccination knowledge among biomedical students following an integrated extra curricular intervention...E93-98 FIVE-YEAR MICROBIOLOGICAL MONITORING OF WARDS AND OPERATING THEATRES IN SOUTHERN ITALY...E166-172 Risk Assessment of Legionellosis in Cardiology Units....E173-176 KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOUR OF NURSING STUDENTS ON THE PREVENTION OF HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS...E99-104

Microbial competition in environmental nosocomial reservoirs and diffusion capacity of OXA48-Klebsiella pneumoniae: potential impact on patients and possible control methods....E34-E41 Effectiveness of hand hygiene education among a random sample of women from the community....E53-E55 An exception to the rule “no association between antibiotic resistance and decreased microbicidal efficacy of disinfectants”: Orthophthalaldehyde (OPA) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from ICU patients....E42-E47 Changing the smoking habit: prevalence, knowledge and attitudes among Umbrian hospital healthcare professionals...E72-E78 Association between type 2 diabetes mellitus & anthropometric measurements – a case control study in South India...E56-E62 Difference in quality of life and associated factors among the elderly in rural Vietnam...E63-E71 Frequently asked questions on seven rare adverse events following immunization...E13-E26 Epidemiology of herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2 in Italy: a seroprevalence study over 15 years...E27-E33 The history of tuberculosis: from the first historical records to the isolation of Koch’s bacillus...E8-E12 Overview of the impact of Typhoid and Paratyphoid fever. Utility of Ty21a vaccine (Vivotif®)....E1-E8 Water and air Ozone treatment as alternative sanitizing technology...E48-E52

Prevalence of high-level gentamicin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis in an Iranian hospital...E197-E200 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEAD EXPOSURE AND MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT...E205-E210 OBSERVATIONAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF INTERNET REMINDERS FOR GPs ON COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING UPTAKE IN NORTHERN ITALY IN 2013...E211-E215 High frequency of vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecalis in children: an alarming concern...E201-E204 CAREGIVERS’ VECTOR CONTROL METHODS AND ITS IMPACT ON MALARIA HEALTH INDICES IN UNDER-FIVES PRESENTING IN A TERTIARY HEALTH INSTITUTION IN NIGERIA...E190_E196 Estimation of mean number of daily hand hygiene procedures per patient can represent an effective and easy understandable method to evaluate adherence. Experience in a tertiary care pediatric hospital of Northern Italy...E185-E189

Cross sectional study investigating the differences in knowledge and behaviors about HPV between vaccinated and non-vaccinated girls...E121-E127 Using the cytokinesis-block micronucleus cytome assay to evaluate Chromosomal DNA damage in chronic renal patients undergoing Bicarbonate Haemodialysis and Haemodiafiltration...E178-E184 Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility profiles of Listeria monocytogenes contamination of chicken flocks and meat in Oyo State, south-western Nigeria: Public health implications...E157-E163 Prevalence and Predictors of Risk Factors for Brucellosis Transmission by Meat Handlers and Traditional Healers’ Risk Practices in Ibadan, Nigeria...E164-E171 Factors associated with regular use of sunscreen in medical students in Lima, Peru...E172-E177 Temporal trends of Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial use in 2011-2013, observed with annual Point Prevalence Surveys in Ferrara University Hospital, Italy...E135-E141 Molecular epidemiology and genotyping of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in a cohort of young asymptomatic sexually active women (18-25 years) in Milan, Italy....E128-E134 OPERATING ROOM ENVIRONMENT AND SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS (SSI) IN ARTHROPLASTY PROCEDURES...E142-E148 EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOMOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF CARBAPENEM-RESISTANT KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE IN AN ITALIAN HOSPITAL...E149-E156 History and evolution of influenza control through vaccination: from the first monovalent vaccine to universal vaccines...E115-E120

The old and the new: vaccine hesitancy in the era of the Web 2.0. Challenges and opportunities...E47-E50 The new pandemic influenza A/(H1N1)pdm09 virus: is it really “new”?...E19-E22 The sustainability of influenza vaccination program: considerations and perspectives from Italy....E9-E12 Influenza Vaccination in high risk groups: guidelines revision and rationale for an Evidence Based Preventive strategy...E13-E18 European decision-maker perspective with regard to influenza prevention policies...E5-E8 A Budget Impact Analysis of the Introduction of the Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine in Italy...E34-E40 Available influenza vaccines: immunization strategies, history and new tools for the fight against the disease...E41-E46 Quadrivalent influenza vaccine: a new opportunity to reduce the influenza burden....E28-E33 The impact of influenza virus B in Italy: myth or reality?...E23-E27 Influenza vaccination: from epidemiological aspects and advances in research to dissent and vaccination policies...E1-E4

Epidemiology of Neisseria meningitidis infections: case distribution by age and relevance of carriage...E116-E120 Meningococcal serogroup B vaccine in Italy: state-of-art, organizational aspects and perspectives...E125-E132 Meningococcal B vaccine and the vision of a meningitis free world...E140-E143 Estimates of the burden of meningococcal disease in Italy: implications for prevention and control...E112-E115 MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD: EPIDEMIOLOGY, CLINICAL FEATURES AND PREVENTION...E121-E124 Meningococcal B vaccination strategies and their practical application in Italy...E133-E139 Methodological criticisms in the evaluation of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine effectiveness...E144-E149

Geocoding health data with Geographic Information Systems: a pilot study in northeast Italy for developing a standardized data-acquiring format...E88-E94 A novel multiplex one-step real-time RT-PCR assay for the simultaneous identification of enterovirus and parechovirus in clinical fecal samples...E57-E60 Effect of mass media on influenza vaccine coverage in the season 2014/2015: a regional survey in Lazio, Italy....E72-E76 Conley Scale: assessment of a fall risk prevention tool in a General Hospital...E77-E87 Budget impact analysis of universal rotavirus vaccination in the Local Health Unit 11 Empoli, Tuscany, Italy...E66-E71 Emergence of plasmid-mediated quinolone-resistant determinants in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from Tehran and Qazvin provinces, Iran...E61-E65 Sea buckthorn bud extract displays activity against cell-cultured Influenza virus...E51-E56 Is individual social deprivation is associated with adverse perinatal outcomes? Results of a French multicentre cross-sectional survey...E95-E101 Occupational Medicine and Hygiene: Applied Research in Italy...E102-E110

The "urban myth"€ of the association between neurological disorders and vaccinations...1-8 Adult immunization schedule. The general practitioner’s perspective and new tools for a better practice...9-11 Lessons learnt over two decades of vaccination against hepatitis B in Italy...12-14 Epidemiology of cancers of infectious origin and prevention strategies...15-20 Cancer prevention: state of the art and future prospects...21-27 Insights on common vaccinations in HIV-infection: efficacy and safety...28-32 Herpes Zoster: the rationale for the introduction of vaccination in Italy...33-36 Influenza vaccination in the elderly: why are the overall benefits still hotly debated?...37-43 Decennial diphtheria-tetanus adult boosters: are they really necessary?...44-48

Compounds with anti-influenza activity: present and future of strategies for the optimal treatment and management of influenza. Part II: Future compounds against influenza virus Evaluation of efficacy and effectiveness of live attenuated zoster vaccine Staphylococcus aureus with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin in healthcare settings Surveillance of adverse events following immunization with meningococcal group C conjugate vaccine: Tuscany, 2005-2012 Logistic regression of attitudes and coverage for influenza vaccination among Italian Public Health medical residents

Compounds with anti-influenza activity: present and future of strategies for the optimal treatment and management of influenza. Part I: influenza life-cycle and currently available drugs Relationship of Internet addiction with self-esteem and depression in university students Redefining the technical and organizationalcompetences of children vaccination clinics in order to improve performance. A practical experience at the ULSS 12 Venetian Public Health and Hygiene Service Women and alcohol. A survey in the city of Barletta Association of objective health factors with self-reported health

Meningococco B: controllo di due focolai epidemici mediante vaccinazione Screening for diabetes mellitus and humanimmunodefiency virus infection in personswith tuberculosis Breast self examination and mammography in cancer screening: women health protective behavior Molecular identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa recovered from cystic fibrosis patients Candiduria in children: a first reportfrom an Iranian referral pediatric hospital Ownership and utilisation of insecticide-treatedmosquito nets among caregivers of under-five children and pregnant women in a rural community in Southwest Nigeria Hand hygiene behavior among urban slum children and their care takers in Odisha, India

Seroprotection after hepatitis B vaccination in children aged 1 to 15 years in central province of Iran, Semnan The colorectal cancer screening program in the Local Health Unit n. 6 of Livorno: evaluation of the screening activity in the period 2000-2011 Safe meat-handling knowledge, attitudes and practices of private and government meat processing plants? workers: implications for future policy Knowledge of sexually transmitted infections among younger subjects of the city of Messina (Sicily) Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of the gram-negative bacteria isolated from septicemia in Children?s Medical Center, Tehran, Iran Identification and molecular epidemiology of nosocomial outbreaks due to Burkholderia cepacia in cystic fibrosis patients of Masih Daneshvary Hospital, Iran Acute renal failure after influenza vaccination: a case report New measles vaccination schedules in the European countries?

Adolescents: which risks for their life and health? Stress among medical Saudi students at College of Medicine, King Faisal University Prevalence Survey of Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Use at the University Hospital ?Paolo Giaccone?, Palermo, Italy Staphylococcus aureus infections in children in an Iranian referral pediatric Hospital Social and interpersonal relationship modifications after renal transplant. A statistic and epidemiologic evaluation A study on occupational exposure of Sicilian farmers to Giardia and Cryptosporidium Psychosocial predictors of Barriers to cervical cancer screening among Iranian women: the role of attachment style and social demographic factors Antimicrobial potential of Sicilian honeys against commensal Escherichia coli and pathogenic Salmonella serovar Infantis

Operating theatre quality and prevention of surgical site infections Biphosphonates-associated osteonecrosis of the jaw: the role of gene-environment interaction Health workers sensitization: effects on perceived quality of immunization services among mothers of under five children in Ilorin, North Central Nigeria Personal hygiene among primary school children living in a slum of Kolkata, India Frequency and profile of induced abortions: hospital based study in tertiary hospitals in Egypt Testicular-self examination among Nigerian adolescent secondary school boys: knowledge, attitudes and practices Sequence based typing of Legionella pneumophila sg 1 isolated in nosocomial acquired infections in Apulia, Southern Italy Urinary tract infection among intellectual disability individuals ?Etiology and antibiotic resistance patterns? in rehabilitation centers of Mazandaran province, Northern Iran Anti-rods and rings autoantibodies can occur in the hepatitis c-nai?ve population Suspension of mandatory vaccination and public health preserving: Rovigo Local Health Unit experience after appliance of Veneto regional law 7/2007 Attitude and knowledge of Iranian female nurses about Human Papilomavirus infection and cervical cancer: a cross sectional survey

HPV related diseases in males: a heavy vaccine-preventable burden Preventive capacity of allergen immunotherapy on the natural history of allergy Improving environmental quality in an operating room: clinical outcomes and economic implications Clinical risk factors and bronchoscopic features of invasive aspergillosis in Intensive Care Unit patients Rs12979860 and rs8099917 single nucleotide polymorphisms of interleukin-28B gene: simultaneous genotyping in Caucasian patients infected with hepatitis C virus Clonal spread of vancomycin resistance Enterococcus faecalis in an Iranian referral pediatrics center Analysis of errors in histology by root cause analysis: a pilot study Tobacco smoking among students in an urban area in Northern Italy To start and quit smoking cigarettes: an evaluation of students in a Nigerian city Impact of anti-tobacco warning labels on behaviour of tobacco users in one of the cities of Gujarat, India Risk perception of sexually transmitted diseases and teenage sexual behaviour: attitudes towards in a sample of Italian adolescents Bacteriological study of raw and unexpired pasteurized cow?s milk collected at the dairy farms and super markets in Sari city in 2011 Paediatric nurses? perception of the child-family dyad?s autonomy in managing a chronic disease situation: the experience of an Italian Paediatric Department

Influenza vaccination in HIV-positive subjects: latest evidence and future perspective Health promotion or pharmacological treatment for chronic diseases? An opportunistic pre-diabetes screening program offered with existing hypertension screening Piercing and tatooing in high school students of Veneto region: prevalence and perception of infectious releated risk Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection among cystic fibrosis and ICU patients in the referral Children Medical Hospital in Tehran, Iran Impact of immigration on burden of Tuberculosis in Umbria: a low-incidence Italian region with high immigrants rates Determinants of utilization of traditional bone setters in Ilorin, North Central Nigeria Correlation between physical activity and sedentary behavior with healthy and unhealthy behaviors in Italy and Tuscan region: a cross sectional study Asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia using rapid diagnostic test in unbooked pregnant women in rural Ondo-south district, Nigeria Baking soda and salt in bakeries of Mehrdasht (Najafabad), Isfahan, Iran: a survey on a typical rural population in a developing country Dermatosis caused by Corythuca ciliata (Say, 1932) (Heteroptera, Tingidae). Diagnostic and clinical aspects of an unrecognized pseudoparasitosis

The aim of this study was to investigate the possible impact of silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) on reproduction and development of different model organisms, such as sea urchins, barnacles, brine shrimps and zebrafish. In vivo toxicological tests were performed; the biological models were exposed to serial dilutions of commercial Ag-NPs. Our findings revealed that: i) all tests were suitable to verify the impact of Ag-NPs on models in term of exposure; ii) all tests can provide an idea of the role of NPs on environmental health; iii) an integrated interdisciplinary approach, using several model organisms, is recommended in order to have an overview of the effects of NPs on water environment., Le but de cette étude était d'étudier le possible impact des nanoparticules d'argent (Ag-NP) sur la reproduction et le développement des différents modèles des organismes, tels que les oursins, les balanes, les crevettes de saumure et le poisson zèbre. Des tests toxicologiques ont été réalisées in vivo, les modèles biologiques ont été exposés à des dilutions successives de Ag- NP commerciale. Nos résultats ont révélé que: i) tous les tests ont permis de vérifier l'impact de l'Ag-IP sur des modèles en terme d'exposition, ii) tous les tests ont donné une idée du rôle des IP sur la santé de l'environnement; iii) une approche intégrée et interdisciplinaire, utilisant plusieurs des organismes modèles, est recommandé afin d'avoir un aperçu des effets des NP sur l'environnement aquatique., Lo scopo di questo lavoro è stato valutare l’impatto delle nanoparticelle di argento (Ag-NPs) sulla riproduzione e sullo sviluppo di vari organismi modello, quali Paracentrotus lividus, Amphibalanus amphitrite, Artemia salina e Danio rerio. Sono stati eseguiti test tossicologici mediante esposizione in vivo; i modelli sono stati esposti a diluizioni seriali di Ag-NPs commerciali. I risultati hanno dimostrato che: i) i test utilizzati sono adatti a verificare l’impatto delle Ag-NPs sui modelli a seconda delle esposizioni; ii) l’impatto sugli organismi e, quindi sulla salute ambientale, è dose e tempo-dipendente; iii) l’approccio integrato tra diversi modelli permette una valutazione predittiva dell’impatto delle nanoparticelle sull’ambiente acquatico., EQA - International Journal of Environmental Quality; Vol 8 (2012); 61-65

Antimicrobial efficacy and longevity of Silver+zeolite incorporating preinsulated ducts installed in real healthcare settings Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and enteric protozoa among homosexual men in western Sicily (south Italy) The prevalence and antibiotics susceptibility pattern of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in patients attending OPD clinics at St. Mary?s Hospital Lacor Uganda Epidemiological and clinical characteristics and behaviours of individuals with newly diagnosed HIV infection: a multicentre study in North Italy Evaluation of the level of knowledge of Egyptian women of breast cancer and its risk factors. A cross sectional study Prevention of fecal-orally transmitted diseases in travelers through an oral anticholeric vaccine (WC/rBS) Epidemiology of nosocomial infections in pediatric patients in an Iranian referral hospital Environmental microbial contamination in dental setting: a local experience Prevalence and risk factors of cervical cancer among women in an urban community of Kwara State, North Central Nigeria

Meningococcal vaccine evolution* A phase II, randomised clinical trial to demonstrate the non-inferiority of low-dose MF59®-adjuvanted pre-pandemic A/H5N1 influenza vaccine in adult and elderly subjects Surveillance and evidence of contamination in hospital environment from meticillin and vancomycin-resistant microbial agents Prevalence and intensity of intestinal helminthiasis in children living in orphanages in Benin City, Nigeria Is Venice an ideal habitat for Legionella pneumophila? Intestinal parasitic infection and nutritional status among school children in Angolela, Ethiopia Adherence of Aeromonas hydrophila strains to human enterocyte-like cells pre-infected with Rotavirus High-burden epidemics in Greece in the era of economic crisis. Early signs of a public health tragedy Isolation of fungi from housefly (Musca domestica L.) at Slaughter House and Hospital in Sanandaj, Iran Vaccination programmes against invasive disease in Italy, with particular regard to Valle d?Aosta

Invasive diseases: new vaccines and vaccination strategies Neisseria meningitidis: pathogenetic mechanisms to overcome the human immune defences A combined approach to assess the potential coverage of a multicomponent protein-based vaccine Present situation and new perspectives for vaccination against Neisseria meningitidis in Tuscany, Central Italy Improving the protection against Streptococcus pneumoniae with the new generation 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine Pneumococcal vaccination in adults: rationale, state of the art and perspectives Laboratory diagnosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae infections: past and future Streptococcus pneumoniae: elusive mechanisms of the body?s defense systems Bacterial carriage and respiratory tract infections in subjects ? 60 years during an influenza season: implications for the epidemiology of Community Acquired Pneumonia and influenza vaccine effectiveness Meningitis complicated by subdural empyema and deafness caused by pneumoccoccal serotype 7F in a 17-month-old child: a case report 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23) for the prevention of invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPDs) in the elderly: is it really effective? Molecular approaches in the diagnosis of sepsis in neutropenic patients with haematological malignances Diversity of Neisseria meningitidis invasive isolates in Italy in the period 2008-2010 Experience of vaccination against invasive bacterial diseases in Veneto Region (North east Italy) Clinical presentation of meningococcal disease in childhood Invasive bacterial diseases: national surveillance in Italy and vaccination coverage in the Local Health Agency 4 ?Chiavarese?, Liguria Region (Italy) Prevention of invasive diseases: strategies to increase vaccination coverage in children and adolescents Pneumococcal vaccination in children

Influenza a(h1n1) pandemic: 2 years after Non toxic goiter in the adult population of Genoa: 10 years of experience The impact of acute intoxications in a toxicological unit care in North East Italy Prevention in the workplace and training of personnel: new methodological approaches An epidemiologic survey of celiac disease in the Terni area (Umbria, Italy) in 2002-2010 Sexual behavior, use of contraceptive methods and risk factors for HPV infections of students living in Central Italy: implications for vaccination strategies Pressure ulcers management: an economic evaluation Colorectal cancer screening in LHU4 Chiavarese, Italy: ethical, methodological and outcome evaluations at the end of the first round Distraction techniques in children during venipuncture: an Italian experience

Caesarean Section in the World: a new ecological approach Physical activity and cancer prevention: a review of current evidence and biological mechanisms BMI from nutritional surveillance of 8-9 years old children in Tuscany (Italy) Knowledge of breast cancer and practice of breast self examination among female senior secondary school students in Abuja, Nigeria A proposal for an evidence-based model of the screening for the colorectal carcinoma in an Italian setting Knowledge, attitude and practice of medical students towards self medication at Ain Shams University, Egypt Prevalence and correlates for self-reported sleep problems among nursing students Retrospective analysis of microorganisms isolated from cystic fibrosis patients in Southern Italy, 2002-2010 Evaluation of bacterial and fungal contamination in the health care workers? hands and rings in the intensive care unit A study on the sexual and contraception behaviours of the pre-university students in Puglia (South-Italy)

History and evolution of influenza vaccines Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine - A review The dangerous synergism between Influenza and Streptococcus pneumoniae and innovative perspectives of vaccine prevention Is avian influenza virus A(H5N1) a real threat to human health? Utility of Thymosin ?-1 (Zadaxin?) as a co-adjuvant in influenza vaccines: a review Immunogenicity and effectiveness of virosomal adjuvanted vaccines against influenza: a brief review of their utility in the elderly population The response of the Liguria Region (Italy) to the pandemic influenza virus A/H1N1sv Seasonal and pandemic influenza: the role of communication and preventive strategies Knowledge about pandemic flu among Italian Health Care Workers (HCWs): an Italian survey Meditations on the Italian population of low interest to the vaccination campaign against the pandemic from H1N1v. The point of view of the region Impact of influenza during the post-pandemic season: epidemiological picture from syndromic and virological surveillance MF-59 adjuvant influence on the functions of gammadelta T cells in HIV-1+ adults immunized with influenza seasonal vaccine A pharmacoeconomic appraisal of the strategy to tackle the H1N1v (A/California/07/09) pandemic in Italy: relevance of the CIRI-IV surveillance system Knowledge and worry as basis for different behaviors among university students: the case of Pandemic Flu H1N1v Investigation on seasonal influenza vaccination among children with high-risk medical conditions who live in the area of Local Health Agency 4 ?Chiavarese? Influenza vaccination among Health Care Workers at a Regional University Adult Acute-Care Hospital in Genoa, Liguria, Italy: results from a project promoting awareness and active offer during the period 2005-2011 Flu Vaccination in Liguria and in Italy: data from the Health Surveillance Systems ?PASSI? and ?PASSI d?Argento? Which communication strategies for the next influenza pandemic? Pandemic influenza in the Marche region: organisation of an epidemiological network in response to health emergencies of infectious origin Management of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 in the major University Hospital of Sicily New approaches for the control of influenza: the intradermal vaccination Psychological and behavioral responses towards the 2009-2010 A/H1N1v influenza pandemic in Lazio, Italy: results from PASSI surveillance Communication strategy during the A/H1N1v influenza pandemic in Italy General mortality and emergency hospital admissions for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases during A/H1N1v pandemic influenza in Parma

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