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E. Righi

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Microbial environmental contamination in Italian dental clinics: A multicenter study yielding recommendations for standardized sampling methods and t…

2012

A microbiological environmental investigation was carried out in ten dental clinics in Italy. Microbial contamination of water, air and surfaces was assessed in each clinic during the five working days, for one week per month, for a three-month period. Water and surfaces were sampled before and after clinical activity; air was sampled before, after, and during clinical activity. A wide variation was found in microbial environmental contamination, both within the participating clinics and for the different sampling times. Before clinical activity, microbial water contamination in tap water reached 51,200cfu/mL (colony forming units per milliliter), and that in Dental Unit Water Systems (DUWS…

Environmental EngineeringairLegionellawaterAir MicrobiologyDentistryTotal Viable CountsurfacesDental Equipmentdental unit water systemToxicologyTap waterEnvironmental monitoringEnvironmental ChemistryMedicineHumansThreshold Limit ValuesWaste Management and DisposalAir Microbiology Dental Clinics Dental Equipment; microbiology Environmental Monitoring; standards Equipment Contamination Humans Italy Threshold Limit Values Water Microbiologybiologybusiness.industryDental ClinicsDental EquipmentmicrobiologyDental Equipment; Environmental Monitoring; Humans; Italy; Threshold Limit Values; Air Microbiology; Dental Clinics; Equipment Contamination; Water MicrobiologyLiterContaminationdental clinic; microbiological contanimation; dental unit water system; air; surfaces; watermicrobiological contanimationbiology.organism_classificationPollutionItalyEquipment ContaminationstandardsEquipment Contaminationdental clinicbusinessWater MicrobiologyEnvironmental Monitoring
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COVID-19: opinions and behavior of Italian general population during the first epidemic phase

2022

Background and aim: On January 9, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that Chinese health authorities had identified a new coronavirus strain never before isolated in humans, the 2019-nCoV later redefined SARS-CoV-2, that still today represent a public health problem. The present survey started on 10 February 2020 with the aim of a) assessing the risk perception in healthcare workers and young students, following the evolution of attitudes, perception and knowledge over time, b) provide useful information to the general population during survey. Results: A study sample consisting of 4116 Italian in-dividuals of both sexes was enrolled. High levels of risk perception, low perc…

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Effectiveness of a project to prevent HIV vertical transmission in the Republic of Congo

2013

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness of a prevention programme against the vertical transmission of HIV in a resource-limited setting and to investigate variables associated with compliance. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The Kento-Mwana project (2005-2008) provided counselling, serological and biomolecular testing and prophylaxis/therapy to HIV-positive pregnant women and their children attending four antenatal clinics in Pointe Noire, Republic of Congo. Expected and actual rates of vertical transmission of HIV were compared. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed in order to identify variables associated with non-compliance. RESULTS: The observed transmission rate in the group wh…

MaleInfectious Disease TransmissionPMTCTHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)HIV Infectionsmedicine.disease_causeSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicatalaw.inventionlawPregnancyVerticalPharmacology (medical)Prospective StudiesPregnancy Complications InfectiousProspective cohort studyAttrition; Drop-out; Lost to follow-up; Mother-to-child transmission; PMTCT; Congo; Female; HIV Infections; Humans; Infant; Infant Newborn; Infectious Disease Transmission Vertical; Male; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Patient Compliance; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications Infectious; Prospective Studies; Health Services Research; Pharmacology; Pharmacology (medical); Infectious DiseasesInfectiousdrop-outTransmission (mechanics)Infectious DiseasesCongoFemaleHealth Services ResearchMicrobiology (medical)attritionHIV prevention; vertical transmission; republic of CongoTransmission rateHIV preventionTarget populationPrenatal caremedicineHumansLost to follow-upPharmacologylost to follow-upPregnancybusiness.industryInfant Newbornmother-to-child transmissionInfantrepublic of CongoPatient Acceptance of Health Caremedicine.diseaseNewbornInfectious Disease Transmission VerticalPregnancy ComplicationsImmunologyPatient Compliancevertical transmissionbusinessDemography
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