Predictors of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Titers two decades after vaccination in a cohort of students and post-graduates of the Medical School at the University of Palermo, Italy

Introduction and objective. The introduction of a vaccine against hepatitis B virus (HBV) for newborn babies in Italy in 1991, extended to 12-year-old children for the first 12 years of application, has been a major achievement in terms of the prevention of HBV infection. The objective of this study was to analyse the long-term immunogenicity and effectiveness of HBV vaccination among healthcare students with different working seniorities. Materials and method. A cross-sectional observational study of undergraduate and postgraduate students attending the Medical School of the University of Palermo was conducted from January 2014 – July 2016. HBV serum markers were performed with commercial …

Anomalie renali subcliniche, immunologicamente mediate, in soggetti esposti a silice

DISORDINI IMMUNITARI ED ESPOSIZIONE CRONICA A SOLVENTI ORGANICI. STUDIO CASO - CONTROLLO IN OPERATORI AFFERENTI A LABORATORI DI SINTESI ORGANICA.

Problematiche correlate all’utilizzo di anestesia spinale in soggetti esposti ad attività lavorative comportanti “usura” del rachide lombare

La realtà lavorativa negli uremici in trattamento sostitutivo

Rivalutazione ad un anno di ANA e complementemia in personale afferente ad un laboratorio di chimica organica esposto a solventi.

La malattia di Lyme in agricoltura. Problematiche diagnostiche

Asbestos: decontamination works and use of individual protection devices. Some remarks on the right use of IPD, considering the cost-benefit relation

Le osteoartropatie occupazionali: mito o realtà?