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Cinzia Germinario

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Molecular Characterization of Coxsackievirus B5 Isolates from Sewage, Italy 2016–2017

2019

Hereby, the partial Viral Protein 1 sequences of Coxsackievirus B5 (CV-B5) from sewage samples, collected in Italy from 2016 to 2017, were compared with those available in GenBank from clinical samples. Phylogenetic analysis highlighted: (I) the predominant circulation of CV-B5 genogroup B in Italy, and (II) the presence of two new sub-genogroups.

0301 basic medicineSettore MED/07 - Microbiologia E Microbiologia ClinicaEpidemiologyViral proteinHealth Toxicology and Mutagenesisviruses030106 microbiologySewage010501 environmental sciencesBiologyCoxsackievirusmedicine.disease_causeBrief Communication01 natural sciences03 medical and health sciencesViral ProteinsPhylogenetic analysiNon-polio enterovirusePhylogeneticsVirologymedicineCoxsackievirusPhylogeny0105 earth and related environmental sciencesPoliovirusePhylogenetic analysisCV-B5Phylogenetic treeSewagebusiness.industryvirus diseasesNon-polio enterovirusesbiology.organism_classificationVirologyEnterovirus B HumanItalyGenBankPoliovirusesCoxsackievirubusinessFood ScienceEnvironmental Monitoring
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Rotavirus Genotypes in Sewage Treatment Plants and in Children Hospitalized with Acute Diarrhea in Italy in 2010 and 2011

2014

ABSTRACT Although the molecular surveillance network RotaNet-Italy provides useful nationwide data on rotaviruses causing severe acute gastroenteritis in children in Italy, scarce information is available on rotavirus circulation in the general Italian population, including adults with mild or asymptomatic infection. We investigated the genotypes of rotaviruses present in urban wastewaters and compared them with those of viral strains from clinical pediatric cases. During 2010 and 2011, 285 sewage samples from 4 Italian cities were tested by reverse transcription-PCRs (RT-PCRs) specific for rotavirus VP7 and VP4 genes. Rotavirus was detected in 172 (60.4%) samples, 26 of which contained mul…

DiarrheaRotavirusSettore MED/07 - Microbiologia E Microbiologia ClinicaAcute diarrheaGenotypevirusesPopulationMolecular Sequence DataSewageBiologyRotavirus genotypes sewage treatment plants Italymedicine.disease_causeApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyAsymptomaticRotavirus InfectionsFecesfluids and secretionsRotavirusGenotypemedicineHumansCitieseducationChildAntigens ViralRotavirus InfectionFeceseducation.field_of_studyEcologySewagebusiness.industryPublic and Environmental Health MicrobiologyReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reactionvirus diseasesSequence Analysis DNARotaviruCapsid ProteinVirologyCitieDiarrheaItalyRNA ViralFeceCapsid Proteinsmedicine.symptombusinessHumanFood ScienceBiotechnology
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Knowledge about tuberculosis among undergraduate health care students in 15 Italian universities: a cross-sectional study

2014

Background: The Italian Study Group on Hospital Hygiene of the Italian Society of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health conducted a multicentre survey aiming to evaluate undergraduate health care students’ knowledge of tuberculosis and tuberculosis control measures in Italy. Methods: In October 2012–June 2013, a sample of medical and nursing students from 15 Italian universities were enrolled on a voluntary basis and asked to complete an anonymous questionnaire investigating both general knowledge of tuberculosis (aetiology, clinical presentation, outcome, screening methods) and personal experiences and practices related to tuberculosis prevention. Data were analysed through multiv…

AdultMaleQuestionnairesmedicine.medical_specialtyHealth Knowledge Attitudes PracticeTuberculosisUndergraduate health care studentsStudents MedicalUniversitiesCross-sectional studyeducationTuberculinNursingSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E ApplicataYoung AdultTuberculosis; knowledge; Undergraduate health care studentsSurveys and QuestionnairesMedicalHealth careEpidemiologyTubercolosismedicineHumansTuberculosisMED/42 Igiene generale e applicatatubercolosis prevenctionStudentsPreventive healthcarePracticebusiness.industryPublic healthHealth KnowledgePublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthAdult; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Italy; Male; Questionnaires; Students Medical; Students Nursing; Tuberculosis; Universities; Young Adult; Health Knowledge Attitudes Practicemedicine.diseaseKnowledgeCross-Sectional StudiesItalyFamily medicineKnowledge Tuberculosis Undergraduate health care studentsAttitudesStudents NursingMED/01 Statistica medicaFemaleBiostatisticsbusinessknowledge; Tubercolosis; Undergraduate health care studentsResearch Article
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