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M. Bergamini

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Is there a lack of information on HPV vaccination given by health professionals to young women?

2013

Objective: The aim of this survey is to compare the main sources of information about vaccination against Human papillomavirus (HPV) of young women aged over-18 and under-18 years.Methods: A multicenter study was carried out in Italy through the administration of a questionnaire. Univariate analyses were conducted to evaluate possible differences between age groups and different locations (chi-square test and Fisher test where possible).Results: The sample consisted of 987 young women. The main sources of information about HPV vaccination are represented by magazines/books (23.1%) and TV (20.5%) for the over-18s, while for the under-18s the sources are general practitioners (22.6%) and pedi…

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Assessment of humoral and cell-mediated immunity against Bordetella pertussis in adolescent, adult, and senior subjects in Italy

2008

SUMMARYHumoral and cell-mediated immunity (CMI) againstB. pertussiswas assessed in a sample of adolescent, adult and senior subjects distributed in five different geographical areas in Italy. Most (99·1%) subjects had IgG anti-pertussis toxin (PT) antibodies exceeding the minimum detection level [⩾2 ELISA units (EU)/ml]. There were no significant differences between the genders; 6·2% samples recorded titres ⩾100 EU/ml. CMI was positive [stimulation index (SI) ⩾5] against PT in 39·0% of all samples. This study suggests thatB. pertussiscontinues to circulate in age groups that have been previously considered to be uninvolved in the circulation of this pathogen and that adolescent and adult pe…

MaleSettore MED/07 - Microbiologia E Microbiologia ClinicaCellular immunityBordetella pertussisEpidemiologyWhooping CoughBordetella pertussisSeroepidemiologic StudiesEpidemiology80 and overLymphocytesAged 80 and overeducation.field_of_studybiologyadultBacterialMiddle AgedOriginal PapersAntibodies BacterialseniorInfectious DiseasesB. pertussis Humoral and cell-mediated immunity ELISAItalyFemaleAntibodyAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyBordetella pertussiAdolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Antibodies Bacterial; Antitoxins; Bordetella pertussis; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Female; Humans; Immunoglobulin G; Italy; Lymphocytes; Male; Middle Aged; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Whooping Cough; Epidemiology; Infectious DiseasesAdolescentPopulationEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayAntibodiesNOImmunitymedicineHumanseducationimmunità cellulo mediataAgedbusiness.industrybiology.organism_classificationadolescentImmunoglobulin GHumoral immunityImmunologyEtiologybiology.proteinimmunità umoraleAntitoxinsbusiness
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