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List of works by Silvio Tafuri

"My son can not attend the school because 5 classmates are unvaccinated". On the question of compulsory vaccinations and the risk for immune-compromised children into the schools: the case of paediatric cancer patients

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23-valent pneumococcal vaccine failure in a patient who developed pneumonia: a case report

scientific article published on October 31, 2011

A new anatomic technique for type II SLAP lesions repair

scientific article published on 21 November 2014

A seroprevalence survey on varicella among adults in the vaccination era in Apulia (Italy).

scientific article published on 16 September 2014

A survey of opinions on emergency contraception in young women in Southern Italy

scientific article published on 4 March 2012

Active offer of vaccinations during hospitalization improves coverage among splenectomized patients: An Italian experience.

scientific article published on 11 April 2017

Active surveillance for safety monitoring of seasonal influenza vaccines in Italy, 2015/2016 season

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Addressing the anti-vaccination movement and the role of HCWs.

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

scientific article published on 11 July 2020

Adult scoliosis: age-related deformity and surgery

scientific article published on 17 September 2014

Adverse Events Following Measles-Mumps-Rubella-Varicella Vaccination and the Case of Seizures: A Post Marketing Active Surveillance in Puglia Italian Region, 2017-2018

scientific article published on 07 October 2019

Adverse events following immunization: is this time for the use of WHO causality assessment?

scientific article published on 25 March 2015

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

scientific article published on 12 February 2009

Applicability of Greulich and Pyle and Demirijan aging methods to a sample of Italian population.

scientific article published on 6 May 2012

Are we ready to abrogate compulsory vaccinations for children?

scientific article published in November 2014

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Propensity towards HPV Vaccine of Young Adult Students in Italy

scientific article published on 07 February 2020

Birth Weight and the Development of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Infants

scientific article published on 03 July 2020

CHELT therapy in the treatment of chronic insertional Achilles tendinopathy

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Cervical cancer prevention and health inequalities: An ad-hoc survey in Italian women

scientific article published on July 20, 2011

Cervical cancer prevention: An Italian scenario between organised screening and human papillomaviruses vaccination

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Chêneau brace for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: long-term results. Can it prevent surgery?

scientific article published on 17 September 2013

Clinical benefits of routine varicella vaccination for adults

scientific article published in June 2015

Clonal Spread of a Unique Strain of Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Within a Single Family in Italy.

scientific article published on March 2016

Communication about vaccinations in Italian websites: a quantitative analysis

scientific article published on 07 March 2014

Communication skills in HPV prevention: an audit among Italian healthcare workers.

scientific article published on 23 June 2010

Community-wide outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome associated with Shiga toxin 2-producing Escherichia coli O26:H11 in southern Italy, summer 2013.

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Comparative efficacy of different doses of fibrin sealant to reduce bleeding after total knee arthroplasty

scientific article published in June 2012

Compliance with immunization and a biological risk assessment of health care workers as part of an occupational health surveillance program: The experience of a university hospital in southern Italy

scientific article published on 19 November 2019

Conservative treatment of fractures of the clavicle

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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

Determinants for acknowledgement of occupational related causes among Italian police officers

scientific article published on October 1, 2012

Determinants of varicella breakthrough: results of a 2012 case control study.

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Determining factors for condom use: A survey of young Italian adults

scientific article published in February 2010

Early childhood caries (ECC) and neglect in child care: analysis of an Italian sample.

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Effect of teaching with or without mirror on balance in young female ballet students.

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Effectiveness of pre-travel consultation in the prevention of travel-related diseases: a retrospective cohort study

scientific article published on November 2014

Effectiveness of vaccination against varicella in children under 5 years in Puglia, Italy 2006-2012

scientific article published in November 2014

Eight years of active proposal of pneumococcal 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine: survey on coverage rate among elderly and chronic patients.

scientific article published on 7 March 2010

Epidemiology and costs of hospital care for COPD in Puglia.

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Epidemiology of injuries among amateur athletes who attended fitness activities: the role of the qualification of the trainer

scientific article published on 25 October 2019

Erratum to: lack of immunity against rubella among Italian young adults

scientific article published on 19 September 2017

Evaluation of a vaccination strategy by serosurveillance data: The case of varicella

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Feasibility of a Cocoon Strategy for the Prevention of Pertussis in Italy

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Further efforts in the achievement of congenital rubella syndrome/rubella elimination

scientific article published in November 2014

Good medical practices in the use of antibiotic prophylaxis in a surgery ward: Results of a 2013 Apulian study.

scientific article published on 24 August 2015

HBV seroprevalence after 25 years of universal mass vaccination and management of non-responders to the anti-Hepatitis B vaccine: An Italian study among medical students

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Health Care-Associated Infections in the Home Care Setting: Is It Time for a Surveillance System?

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Hepatitis A in Puglia (South Italy) after 10 years of universal vaccination: need for strict monitoring and catch-up vaccination.

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High Level Immunity Against Poliomyelitis in African and Asian Refugees in Southern Italy: Table 1

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History of compulsory immunization

scientific article published on 01 September 2011

How Italian hospital Web sites communicate risk management strategies: the case of hospital-acquired infections

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How will the MMR universal mass vaccination change the epidemiologic pattern of mumps? A 2012 Italian serosurvey

scientific article published on 2 May 2016

Immunity to rubella: an Italian retrospective cohort study

scientific article published on 08 November 2019

Immunization Campaigns and Strategies against Human Papillomavirus in Italy: The Results of a Survey to Regional and Local Health Units Representatives

scientific article published on 04 July 2019

Immunization coverage among splenectomized patients: Results of an ad hoc survey in Puglia Region (South of Italy)

scientific article published on 18 February 2016

Impact of universal vaccination against varicella in Italy

scientific article published in November 2014

Improved mental representation of space in beginner orienteers.

scientific article published in February 2012

In Response to: Measles Can Destroy a Dream: The Case of the Settebello

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Incident Reporting System in an Italian University Hospital: A New Tool for Improving Patient Safety

scientific article published on 28 August 2020

Influenza vaccination coverage among splenectomized patients: an Italian study on the role of active recall in the vaccination compliance

scientific article published on 07 May 2019

Influenza vaccination in health-care workers: an evaluation of an on-site vaccination strategy to increase vaccination uptake in HCWs of a South Italy Hospital

scientific article published on 25 July 2019

Investigating the Role of Physical Education in Physical Activity Promotion: An Italian Multicenter Study

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Italian healthcare workers' views on mandatory vaccination.

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Knowledge about tuberculosis among undergraduate health care students in 15 Italian universities: a cross-sectional study

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of occupational health physicians in the promotion of vaccinations recommended for health care workers: An Italian study

scientific article published on 11 October 2016

Lessons learnt from a birthday party: a Bacillus cereus outbreak, Bari, Italy, January 2012.

scientific article published on January 2013

Long time immunogenicity of measles vaccine in the vaccination era: An open question

scientific article published on 26 September 2016

Long time persistence of antibodies against Mumps in fully MMR immunized young adults: an Italian retrospective cohort study

scientific article published on 18 March 2020

Long-term Immunogenicity of Measles Vaccine: An Italian Retrospective Cohort Study

scientific article published on 01 February 2020

Low vaccination coverage among italian healthcare workers in 2013.

scientific article published in November 2014

Lung Ultrasound and Clinical Progression of Acute Bronchiolitis: A Prospective Observational Single-Center Study

scientific article published on 26 June 2020

Lung ultrasound: a useful tool in diagnosis and management of bronchiolitis

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Medical students' attitude toward influenza vaccination: Results of a survey in the University of Bari (Italy).

scientific article published on 2 May 2017

Migrant health: the Apulian model

scientific article published on July 2015

Occupational risk from measles in healthcare personnel: a case report

scientific article published on 19 December 2008

Orthopedic Multidimensional Prognostic Index (Ortho-MPI) in the elderly with hip or neck femur fracture: A pilot study

scientific article published in January 2014

Outbreak of Salmonella infantis gastroenteritis among people who had eaten at a hash house in southern Italy.

scientific article published on 22 May 2014

Overload and neovascularization of shoulder tendons in volleyball players

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Post-marketing surveillance of adverse events following measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (MMRV) vaccine: retrospecive study in apulia region (ITALY), 2009-2017

scientific article published on 10 February 2020

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 of HPV infection and genotype distribution in women from Africa seeking asylum in Puglia, Italy.

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Prevalence of Hepatitis B, C, HIV and syphilis markers among refugees in Bari, Italy

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Prevalence of carriers of Neisseria meningitidis among migrants: is migration changing the pattern of circulating meningococci?

scientific article published on 23 July 2012

Prophylactic use of a probiotic in the prevention of colic, regurgitation, and functional constipation: a randomized clinical trial.

scientific article published on March 2014

Re: Immunity against poliomyelitis in refugees in Italy

scientific article published on 01 September 2010

Reduced Local Perfusion After Shock Wave Treatment of Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy

scientific article published in March 2011

Report of a pertussis outbreak in a low coverage booster vaccination group of otherwise healthy children in Italy.

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Report of varicella outbreak in a low vaccination coverage group of otherwise healthy children in Italy: the role of breakthrough and the need of a second dose of vaccine

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Reproductive life disorders in Italian celiac women. A case-control study

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Risk of zoster in patients on immunosuppressant therapy: evaluation of current data

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SWAAT Study: Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy and Arginine Supplementation and Other Nutraceuticals for Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy

scientific article published on 24 August 2012

Safety of shellfish and epidemiological pattern of enterically transmitted diseases in Italy

scientific article published on 7 January 2013

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

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Serosurveillance of hepatitis A in a region which adopted the universal mass vaccination

scientific article published on March 2017

Shock Waves in the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Myositis Ossificans

scientific article published in March 2010

Shockwave Therapy in the Management of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in Medial Femoral Condyle of the Knee

scientific article published in June 2010

Simultaneous administration of vaccines in immunization protocols: an audit in healthcare workers in the Puglia Region of Italy

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Surveillance of poliovirus circulation among refugees in Italy, 2008-2011.

scientific article published on 8 December 2011

Swimming pools and health-related behaviours: results of an Italian multicentre study on showering habits among pool users.

scientific article published on 12 March 2013

Systematic causality assessment of adverse events following HPV vaccines: Analysis of current data from Apulia region (Italy).

scientific article published on 18 January 2018

The “MESACA” study: Methylsulfonylmethane and boswellic acids in the treatment of gonarthrosis

scientific article published in October 2011

Towards the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate universal vaccination: effectiveness in the transition era between PCV7 and PCV13 in Italy, 2010-2013

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Tuberculosis screening in migrant reception centers: Results of a 2009 Italian survey

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Vaccination coverage among paediatric onco-haematological patients: an Italian cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 26 August 2020

Vaccination coverage in patients affected by chronic diseases: A 2014 cross-sectional study among subjects hospitalized at Bari Policlinico General Hospital.

scientific article published on 19 November 2017

Vaccination in healthcare workers: an Italian perspective

scientific article published on March 2010

Vaccinations among athletes: evidence and recommendations

scientific article published on 25 July 2017

Vaccine effectiveness evaluation during a varicella outbreak among children of primary schools and day-care centers in a region which adopted UMV

scientific article published on 29 October 2012

Visual- spatial capacity: gender and sport differences in young volleyball and tennis athletes and non-athletes.

scientific article published on 21 January 2014

What about behaviours in swimming pools? Results of an Italian multicentre study

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Why it is still important that countries know the burden of pneumococcal disease

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Young-adult carriers of Neisseria meningitidis in Puglia (Italy): will the pattern of circulating meningococci change following the introduction of meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccines?

scientific article published in December 2010

[How to fight anti-vaccinists prejudices: the viewpoint of public health]

scientific article published in November 2014