List of works by Pier Luigi Lopalco

A nosocomial measles outbreak in Italy, February-April 2017.

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Actual immunization coverage throughout Europe: are existing data sufficient?

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Acute hepatitis B 14 years after the implementation of universal vaccination in Italy: areas of improvement and emerging challenges

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Acute hepatitis delta virus infection in Italy: incidence and risk factors after the introduction of the universal anti-hepatitis B vaccination campaign

scientific article published on 22 December 2006

Adherence to Vaccination Policy among Public Health Professionals: Results of a National Survey in Italy

scientific article published on 11 July 2020

An audit of vaccination coverage among vaccination service workers in Puglia, Italy.

scientific article published on 12 February 2009

An outbreak of hepatitis A in Southern Italy: the case for vaccinating food handlers

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Are the Two Human Papillomavirus Vaccines Really Similar? A Systematic Review of Available Evidence: Efficacy of the Two Vaccines against HPV

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Assessing natural mineral water microbiology quality in the absence of cultivable pathogen bacteria

scientific article published on 01 June 2018

Assessing the impact of different BCG vaccination strategies on severe childhood TB in low-intermediate prevalence settings

scientific article published on 11 March 2008

Assessing vaccination coverage in the European Union: is it still a challenge?

scientific article published on August 2011

Case fatality rate of acute viral hepatitis in Italy: 1995-2000. An update

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Changing epidemiology of parenterally transmitted viral hepatitis: results from the hepatitis surveillance system in Italy.

scientific article published in December 2001

Childhood vaccination schedules in Europe vary widely

scientific article published on 13 September 2009

Control of hepatitis A by universal vaccination of children and adolescents: an achieved goal or a deferred appointment?

scientific article published on 3 August 2010

Corrigendum to "Are the Two Human Papillomavirus Vaccines Really Similar? A Systematic Review of Available Evidence: Efficacy of the Two Vaccines against HPV"

scientific article published on 30 May 2017

Countering vaccine hesitancy through immunization information systems, a narrative review

scientific article published on 21 June 2019

Covid-19 vaccination programme effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 related infections, hospital admissions and deaths in the Apulia region of Italy: a one-year retrospective cohort study

Detection of viable but non-culturable legionella in hospital water network following monochloramine disinfection.

scientific article published on 13 September 2017

Determinants of acquiring hepatitis A virus disease in a large Italian region in endemic and epidemic periods.

scientific article published in May 2005

Direct detection of Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin in patients' stools during an outbreak of food poisoning.

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Does the use of personal electronic health records increase vaccine uptake? A systematic review

scientific article published on 30 June 2020

Effectiveness of email-based reminders to increase vaccine uptake: a systematic review

scientific article published on 02 December 2019

Eurogin 2010 roadmap on cervical cancer prevention

scientific article published on 25 March 2011

European enhanced surveillance of invasive pneumococcal disease in 2010: data from 26 European countries in the post-heptavalent conjugate vaccine era.

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Evaluation and control of microbial and chemical contamination in dialysis water plants of Italian nephrology wards.

scientific article published on 22 May 2017

Factors Affecting the Implementation Process of Pertussis [Tdap] Immunization in Pregnant Women in an Italian Region: A Qualitative Study

scientific article published on 22 April 2020

Factors affecting the compliance of the antenatal hepatitis B screening programme in Italy

scientific article published in March 2003

Factors predicting influenza vaccination adherence among patients in dialysis: an Italian survey

scientific article published on 04 April 2019

Feasibility of vaccination in preventing secondary cases of hepatitis A virus infection.

scientific article published in January 2005

From hepatitis B to hepatitis A and B prevention: the Puglia (Italy) experience

scientific article published in February 2000

Genetic characterization of measles virus strains isolated during an epidemic cluster in Puglia, Italy 2006-2007.

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HBV, HCV and HDV infections in Albanian refugees in Southern Italy (Apulia region)

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Health literacy, emotionality, scientific evidence: Elements of an effective communication in public health.

scientific article published on 30 January 2018

Hepatitis A and B in children and adolescents – what can we learn from Puglia (Italy) and Catalonia (Spain)?

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Hepatitis A in the EU/EEA: The case for scaling up prevention.

scientific article published on 5 April 2018

Hepatitis A outbreaks

scientific article published in June 2015

Hepatitis B immunisation programmes in European Union, Norway and Iceland: where we were in 2009?

scientific article published on 6 May 2010

Hesitancy, trust and individualism in vaccination decision-making

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Hospitalisation associated with Rotavirus gastroenteritis in Italy, 2001-2003, evaluated by means of ICD9-CM diagnostic codes

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Immigration flows and new epidemiological evidence in southern Italy

scientific article published in January 2003

Immunization in Europe

scientific article published in 2013

Immunological markers in HIV-infected pregnant and non-pregnant women

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Immunosurveillance on Kosovar children refugees in Southern Italy

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Impact of hepatitis B vaccination on acute hepatitis B epidemiology in European Union/European Economic Area countries, 2006 to 2014.

scientific article published in February 2018

Impact of measles national vaccination coverage on burden of measles across 29 Member States of the European Union and European Economic Area, 2006-2011.

scientific article published on 13 February 2014

Impact of vaccination on invasive pneumococcal disease in Italy 2007-2017: surveillance challenges and epidemiological changes

scientific article published on 18 May 2020

Improving Cleaning and Disinfection of High-Touch Surfaces in Intensive Care during Carbapenem-Resistant Endemo-Epidemic Situations

scientific article published on 19 October 2018

Improving vaccination programmes in the European Union

scientific article published on 14 June 2008

Incidence of Parenterally Transmitted Acute Viral Hepatitis Among Healthcare Workers in Italy

scientific article published in May 2007

Incidence of vaccine preventable pneumococcal invasive infections and blood culture practices in Italy

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Intracellular and cell-free (infectious) HIV-1 in rectal mucosa

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Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Tuscany Region, Italy, 2016-2017: Integrating Multiple Data Sources to Investigate Underreporting

scientific article published on 19 October 2020

Is EU/EEA population protected from polio?

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Lack of HIV infection in Albanians immigrated into southern Italy in 1997.

scientific article published in July 1999

Life-course immunization as a gateway to health

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Management of meningococcal outbreaks: are we using the same language? Comparison of the public health policies between high-income countries with low incidence of meningococcal disease

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Measles still spreads in Europe: who is responsible for the failure to vaccinate?

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Misinformation on vaccination: a quantitative analysis of YouTube videos

scientific article published on 19 March 2018

Monitoring and assessing vaccine safety: a European perspective

scientific article published on April 2010

Monitoring the rate of hospitalization before rotavirus immunization in Italy utilizing ICD9-CM regional databases

scientific article published in March 2009

Norovirus gastroenteritis general outbreak associated with raw shellfish consumption in south Italy

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Ontogeny of Human Lymphocytes

scientific article published in 1991

Outbreak of infection with hepatitis A virus (HAV) associated with a foodhandler and confirmed by sequence analysis reveals a new HAV genotype IB variant.

scientific article published on June 2004

Overcoming barriers in HPV vaccination and screening programs.

scientific article published on 20 July 2017

Polio and the risk for the European Union

scientific article published on 14 November 2013

Prevalence and management of measles susceptibility in healthcare workers in Italy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 01 July 2020

Prevalence rates of viral hepatitis infections in refugee Kurds from Iraq and Turkey.

scientific article published in March 2003

Recent vaccine mandates in the United States, Europe and Australia: A comparative study

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Recommended immunization schedules for adults: Clinical practice guidelines by the Escmid Vaccine Study Group (EVASG), European Geriatric Medicine Society (EUGMS) and the World Association for Infectious Diseases and Immunological Disorders (WAidid)

scientific article published on 02 May 2016

Reliable surveillance of tick-borne encephalitis in European countries is necessary to improve the quality of vaccine recommendations

scientific article published in 2011

Resurgence of Pertussis and Emergence of the Ptxp3 Toxin Promoter Allele in South Italy

scientific article published on 21 September 2017

Risk factors for death from invasive pneumococcal disease, Europe, 2010.

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Risk of hepatitis A infection following travel.

scientific article published on November 2002

Risk of parenterally transmitted hepatitis following exposure to surgery or other invasive procedures: results from the hepatitis surveillance system in Italy

scientific article published in August 2001

Risk of transmission of vaccine-preventable diseases in healthcare settings

scientific article published on 18 June 2019

Role of beauty treatment in the spread of parenterally transmitted hepatitis viruses in Italy

scientific article published in 2004

Safety of HPV vaccines in the age of nonavalent vaccination.

scientific article published in February 2018

Safety of human papillomavirus vaccines: a review

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Seborrhoeic Dermatitis in the Elderly: Inferences on the Possible Role of Disability and Loss of Self-sufficiency

scientific article published in July 2004

Serological survey on immunity status against polioviruses in children and adolescents living in a border region, Apulia (Southern Italy)

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Seroprevalence and susceptibility to hepatitis A in the European Union and European Economic Area: a systematic review

scientific article published on 20 June 2017

Spotlight on the 9-valent HPV vaccine.

scientific article published on 20 December 2016

Strong Public Health Recommendations from Weak Evidence? Lessons Learned in Developing Guidance on the Public Health Management of Meningococcal Disease

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THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF INFLUENZA VACCINATION IN OLDER PEOPLE: AN UMBRELLA REVIEW OF EVIDENCE FROM META-ANALYSES OF BOTH OBSERVATIONAL AND RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED STUDIES

scientific article published on 18 June 2020

Tdap vaccination during pregnancy to protect newborns from pertussis infection

scientific article published on 01 July 2018

The GISA call to action for the appropriate use of antimicrobials and the control of antimicrobial resistance in Italy

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The complementary roles of Phase 3 trials and post-licensure surveillance in the evaluation of new vaccines

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The current state of introduction of HPV vaccination into national immunisation schedules in Europe: Results of the VENICE 2008 survey

scientific article published in October 2009

The importance of influenza prevention for public health

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The issue of mandatory vaccination for healthcare workers in Europe

scientific article published on 18 December 2013

The role of surveillance in assuring mutual protection for vaccine-preventable diseases.

scientific article published on 28 July 2016

The status of human papillomavirus vaccination recommendation, funding and coverage in WHO Europe countries (2018-2019)

scientific article published on 03 December 2020

The web and public confidence in MMR vaccination in Italy.

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Topical immunotherapy with contact sensitizers: a model to study the natural history of delayed hypersensitivity

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Treatment of community-acquired pneumonia: a descriptive study in an Apulian department of internal medicine

scientific article published on 26 August 2005

Twitter as a sentinel tool to monitor public opinion on vaccination: an opinion mining analysis from September 2016 to August 2017 in Italy

scientific article published on 02 March 2020

Unplanned readmissions within 30 days after discharge: improving quality through easy prediction.

scientific article published on April 2017

Uptake of Vaccinations among Children with Chronic Diseases Is Affected by Knowledge Gaps and Implementation Challenges in Italy

Vaccinations in prison settings: A systematic review to assess the situation in EU/EEA countries and in other high income countries

scientific article published on 18 July 2019

Vaccine-preventable diseases and vaccination among Italian healthcare workers: a review of current literature

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

Vaccine-preventable diseases: the role of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

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Varicella vaccination: a laboured take-off

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Wild and vaccine-derived poliovirus circulation, and implications for polio eradication

scientific article published on 21 November 2016

[Hospitalisations for vertebral fractures in Apulia during 1998-2000]

scientific article published on 01 July 2002

[Policy changes introduced by the national vaccine prevention plan and the mandatory vaccination law of 2017: opinions and attitudes of Italian healthcare workers]

scientific article published on 01 May 2019

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