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L. Romano
Moderate influenza vaccine effectiveness against A(H1N1)pdm09 virus, and low effectiveness against A(H3N2) subtype, 2018/19 season in Italy
Background: Influenza vaccines are updated every year to match the vaccine strains with currently circulating viruses; consequently influenza vaccine effectiveness (IVE) has to be assessed annually.Research design and methods: A test-negative case-control study was conducted within the context of the Italian sentinel influenza surveillance network to estimate IVE by age group, virus subtype, and vaccine brand in medically attended laboratory-confirmed influenza.Results: In Italy, the 2018/19 influenza season was characterized by the co-circulation of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 and A(H3N2) viruses. The adjusted IVE estimate in preventing influenza was moderate (44.8%, 95% CI: 18.8 to 62.5) again…
L’educazione familiare e il consumo del cinema negli anni Cinquanta tra Nord e Sud d’Italia
In questo articolo, il cinema degli anni Cinquanta viene indagato come mezzo di consumo e come strumento di socializzazione delle masse italiane, in un confronto tra il Nord industrializzato e il Sud ancora prevalentemente agricolo, ma anche tra le zone urbane e quelle rurali, tra classi e tra generi differenti. Seguendo la storia del cinema italiano nel «decennio più lungo del secolo breve», dal neorealismo al melò alla commedia, emerge che il cinema entrava nella vita delle famiglie italiane plasmandole, ridisegnando identità e costruendo nuovi immaginari. Nonostante il diverso approccio con cui le famiglie italiane andavano al cinema, questo fu vissuto come una fonte di istruzione che co…
Changes in surgicaL behaviOrs dUring the CoviD-19 pandemic. The SICE CLOUD19 Study
Abstract Background The spread of the SARS-CoV2 virus, which causes COVID-19 disease, profoundly impacted the surgical community. Recommendations have been published to manage patients needing surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic. This survey, under the aegis of the Italian Society of Endoscopic Surgery, aims to analyze how Italian surgeons have changed their practice during the pandemic. Methods The authors designed an online survey that was circulated for completion to the Italian departments of general surgery registered in the Italian Ministry of Health database in December 2020. Questions were divided into three sections: hospital organization, screening policies, and safety profile of…