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List of works by Francesco Vitale

A mid-term estimate of 2018/2019 vaccine effectiveness to prevent laboratory confirmed A(H1N1)pdm09 and A(H3N2) influenza cases in Sicily (Italy)

scientific article published on 16 August 2019

A multiplex panel of plasma markers of immunity and inflammation in classical kaposi sarcoma

scientific article

A retrospective follow up study on maternal age and infant mortality in two Sicilian districts ⬇️

scientific article published on October 19, 2011

A study to evaluate the lifestyle of medical students in Palermo (Italy)

scientific article

Active surveillance of invasive pneumococcal diseases in Sicilian children (2009-2011)

scientific article published in January 2013

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis screening: Could a school-based assessment protocol be useful for an early diagnosis?

scientific article published on 24 November 2020

Alert for meningitis in Palermo? Successful strategies to counteract the impact of mass media

scientific article published in September 2017

Analysis of hospitalizations due to intussusception in Sicily in the pre-rotavirus vaccination era (2003-2012)

scientific article published in August 2015

Anisakis sensitization in different population groups and public health impact: A systematic review

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Antimeningococcal and antipneumococcal vaccination determinants: a European systematic literature review

scientific article

Appropriateness of requests for human serum albumin at the University Hospital of Palermo, Italy: a prospective study

scientific article published on 10 February 2015

Are medical residents a "core group" for future improvement of influenza vaccination coverage in health-care workers? A study among medical residents at the University Hospital of Palermo (Sicily).

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Attitudes and Beliefs on Influenza Vaccination during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from a Representative Italian Survey

scientific article published on 30 November 2020

Attitudes and Perception of Healthcare Workers Concerning Influenza Vaccination during the 2019/2020 Season: A Survey of Sicilian University Hospitals

scientific article published on 16 November 2020

Behavioral and clinical characteristics of people receiving medical care for HIV infection in an outpatient facility in Sicily, Italy

scientific article published on 25 May 2016

Burden and Prevention of HPV. Knowledge, Practices and Attitude Assessment Among Pre-Adolescents and their Parents in Italy

scientific article published on 01 January 2020

Burden and viral aetiology of influenza-like illness and acute respiratory infection in intensive care units

scientific article published on 16 December 2015

Can the serological status of anti-HBc alone be considered a sentinel marker for detection of occult HBV infection?

scientific article published on 01 April 2008

Case-based surveillance of measles in Sicily during 2012-2017: The changing molecular epidemiology and implications for vaccine strategies.

scientific article

Case-control study on intestinal intussusception: implications for anti-rotavirus vaccination

scientific article published on 19 November 2018

Childhood and Adolescence Cancers in the Palermo Province (Southern Italy): Ten Years (2003⁻2012) of Epidemiological Surveillance

scientific article published on 26 June 2018

Combined hexavalent diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis-hepatitis B-inactivated poliovirus-Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine; Infanrix™ hexa: twelve years of experience in Italy.

scientific article

Communication about vaccination: A shared responsibility.

scientific article published on 26 July 2016

Could university training and a proactive attitude of coworkers be associated with influenza vaccination compliance? A multicentre survey among Italian medical residents.

scientific article published on 29 January 2016

Coverage rates against vaccine-preventable diseases among healthcare workers in Sicily (Italy)

scientific article published on 01 October 2020

Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of the Adolescents and Surveillance System for the Obesity Prevention Project

scientific article published on March 2016

Detection of HIV type 1 non-B subtypes in Sicily, Italy

scientific article published in February 2004

Detection of a new 3-base pair insertion mutation in the protease gene of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 during highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).

scientific article published in May 2005

Determinants of European parents' decision on the vaccination of their children against measles, mumps and rubella: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Determinants of HIV outpatient service utilization according to HIV parameters

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Determinants of influenza vaccination among solid organ transplant recipients attending Sicilian reference center

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Determinants of patient and health system delay among Italian and foreign-born patients with pulmonary tuberculosis: a multicentre cross-sectional study

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Determinants of vaccine hesitancy and effectiveness of vaccination counseling interventions among a sample of the general population in Palermo, Italy

scientific article published on 18 March 2020

Diagnosis of influenza: only a problem of coding?

scientific article published on 24 July 2014

Do emissions from landfill fires affect pregnancy outcomes? A retrospective study after arson at a solid waste facility in Sicily

scientific article published on 04 July 2019

Effects of an intervention to prevent the bullying in first-grade secondary schools of Palermo, Italy: the BIAS study

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Estimating the burden of hospitalization for pneumococcal pneumonia in a general population aged 50 years or older and implications for vaccination strategies.

scientific article published on 27 February 2014

Evaluation of the Burden of HPV-Related Hospitalizations as a Useful Tool to Increase Awareness: 2007-2017 Data from the Sicilian Hospital Discharge Records

scientific article published on 26 January 2020

Factors Associated with HPV Vaccine Refusal among Young Adult Women after Ten Years of Vaccine Implementation.

scientific article

Factors associated with poor adherence to MMR vaccination in parents who follow vaccination schedule

scientific article published in November 2014

Funnel plots and choropleth maps in cancer risk communication: a comparison of tools for disseminating population-based incidence data to stakeholders

scientific article

Genetic diversity of HIV-1 non-B strains in Sicily: evidence of intersubtype recombinants by sequence analysis of gag, pol, and env genes

scientific article published in September 2007

Hospitalisation of children aged 0-59 months with rotavirus gastro-enteritis before the introduction of routine vaccination (Sicily 2003-2012).

scientific article published on November 2015

Hospitalisation of children aged 0-59 months with rotavirus gastro-enteritis before the introduction of routine vaccination (Sicily 2003-2012).

scientific article published on 19 November 2014

Hospitalization rates for intussusception in children aged 0-59 months from 2009 to 2014 in Italy

scientific article published on 11 January 2017

Human Papilloma Virus Infection and Vaccination: Pre-Post Intervention Analysis on Knowledge, Attitudes and Willingness to Vaccinate Among Preadolescents Attending Secondary Schools of Palermo, Sicily

scientific article published on 25 July 2020

Human herpesvirus 8 seroprevalence among internationally adopted children coming from Eastern Europe

scientific article published in January 2009

Immunization Status against Measles of Health-Care Workers Operating at Three Sicilian University Hospitals: An Observational Study

scientific article published on 03 November 2019

Immunization against Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg) in a Cohort of Nursing Students Two Decades after Vaccination: Surprising Feedback

scientific article published on 19 December 2019

Immunoglobulin M seropositivity for Toscana virus in a random population sample in Sicily

scientific article published on 21 June 2012

Impact of Communicative and Informative Strategies on Influenza Vaccination Adherence and Absenteeism from Work of Health Care Professionals Working at the University Hospital of Palermo, Italy: A Quasi-Experimental Field Trial on Twelve Influenza S

scientific article published on 24 December 2019

Impact of universal vaccination against varicella in Italy

scientific article published in November 2014

Impact on rotavirus gastro-enteritis hospitalisation during the first year of universal vaccination in Sicily

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Incidence of infection-associated cancers in Italy and prevention strategies

scientific article

Increased Vaccination Coverage among Adolescents and Young Adults in the District of Palermo as a Result of a Public Health Strategy to Counteract an 'Epidemic Panic'.

scientific article published on 17 May 2018

Influenza like Illness among Medical Residents Anticipates Influenza Diffusion in General Population: Data from a National Survey among Italian Medical Residents.

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Influenza vaccination coverage among medical residents: an Italian multicenter survey

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Influenza vaccination of healthcare workers in Italy: could mandatory vaccination be a solution to protect patients?

scientific article published on 18 June 2019

Influenza vaccine effectiveness among high-risk groups: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis of case-control and cohort studies

scientific article published on 8 May 2017

Information sources and knowledge on vaccination in a population from southern Italy: The ESCULAPIO project

scientific article published on 29 December 2016

Investigation and control of a Norovirus outbreak of probable waterborne transmission through a municipal groundwater system

scientific article published on September 2014

Kinetics of Anti-Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Titers in Nurse Students after a Two-Year Follow-Up

scientific article published on 21 August 2020

Knowledge and attitudes of parents after the implementation of mandatory vaccination in kindergartens of Palermo, Italy

scientific article published on 10 April 2020

Knowledge and attitudes towards the use of antibiotics in the paediatric age group: a multicenter survey in Italy.

scientific article published on 11 November 2016

Knowledge, attitudes, and smoking behaviours among physicians specializing in public health: a multicentre study

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Management of Intra-abdominal Infections due to Carbapenemase-Producing Organisms

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Occult Hepatitis B Infection in the Immigrant Population of Sicily, Italy

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Occurrence of a case of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 and B co-infection during the epidemic season 2012-2013.

scientific article published on 8 February 2014

Outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2): First Evidences From International Scientific Literature and Pending Questions ⬇️

scientific article published on 27 February 2020

Pathways of care for HIV infected children in Beira, Mozambique: pre-post intervention study to assess impact of task shifting.

scientific article

Pneumococcal Colonization in the Familial Context and Implications for Anti-Pneumococcal Immunization in Adults: Results from the BINOCOLO Project in Sicily

scientific article published on 6 January 2017

Precise reply and clarifications on behalf of Sicilian Public Health Authorities to the case report published by La Rosa and collegues.

scientific article published on 25 August 2016

Pregnant women as a sentinel population to target and implement hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine coverage: a three-year survey in Palermo, Sicily

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Prevalence of latex sensitization in health care workers of a general hospital in Palermo, Sicily.

scientific article published in January 2002

Prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus infection in a cohort of HIV-positive patients resident in Sicily, Italy

scientific article published on 26 August 2013

Prevalence of sensitization to Anisakis simplex among professionally exposed populations in Sicily.

scientific article published in January 2012

Preventing and managing herpes zoster: key actions to foster healthy aging.

scientific article published on 05 February 2015

Proposal for an Alliance Between Healthcare and Legal Area Professionals for Shared Public Health and Preventive Strategies in Italy and Europe ⬇️

scientific article published on 23 July 2020

Public health strategies adopted to manage the increase of accesses to vaccination services, as a result of the application of the law 119/2017

scientific article published on 10 April 2020

Reducing the burden of Herpes Zoster in Italy

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Results after one year of rotavirus universal mass vaccination in Sicily

scientific article published on 30 September 2015

Risk factors for classical Kaposi sarcoma in a population-based case-control study in Sicily.

scientific article published on December 2008

Risk factors for classical Kaposi's sarcoma

scientific article (publication date: 20 November 2002)

Risk of Classic Kaposi Sarcoma With Combinations of Killer Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor and Human Leukocyte Antigen Loci: A Population-Based Case-control Study

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Risk of classic Kaposi sarcoma with residential exposure to volcanic and related soils in Sicily.

scientific article published on August 2009

Risk of classical Kaposi sarcoma by plasma levels of Epstein-Barr virus antibodies, sCD26, sCD23 and sCD30.

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SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load, IFNλ Polymorphisms and the Course of COVID-19: An Observational Study

scientific article published on 15 October 2020

Serological pattern of Hepatitis B, C, and HIV infections among immigrants in Sicily: epidemiological aspects and implication on public health

scientific article published in June 2012

Seroprevalence of and risk factors for Toscana and Sicilian virus infection in a sample population of Sicily (Italy)

scientific article published on 18 November 2011

Serum concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the inhabitants of a Sicilian city ⬇️

scientific article published on July 26, 2012

Socio-economic and other correlates of Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus seroprevalence among older adults in Sicily

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Strategies and actions of multi-purpose health communication on vaccine preventable infectious diseases in order to increase vaccination coverage in the population: The ESCULAPIO project

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Surveillance Data for Eight Consecutive Influenza Seasons in Sicily, Italy

scientific article published on 01 December 2019

The Impact of Mandatory Vaccination Law in Italy on MMR Coverage Rates in Two of the Largest Italian Regions (Emilia-Romagna and Sicily): An Effective Strategy to Contrast Vaccine Hesitancy

scientific article published on 30 January 2020

The Management of Health Hazards Related to Municipal Solid Waste on Fire in Europe: An Environmental Justice Issue?

scientific article published on 11 September 2020

The Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Dynamics of Influenza B Virus in Two Italian Regions during 2010-2015: The Experience of Sicily and Liguria

scientific article published on 13 April 2016

The impact of ten years of infant universal Varicella vaccination in Sicily, Italy (2003-2012)

scientific article published in November 2014

The key role of public health medical resident education for future public health challenges

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Transmission of drug-resistant HIV type 1 strains in HAART-naive patients: a 5-year retrospective study in Sicily, Italy

scientific article published in September 2010

Trends of influenza B during the 2010-2016 seasons in 2 regions of north and south Italy: The impact of the vaccine mismatch on influenza immunisation strategy.

scientific article published on 14 July 2017

Universal rotavirus vaccination program in Sicily: Reduction in health burden and cost despite low vaccination coverage.

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Urban air pollution and emergency room admissions for respiratory symptoms: a case-crossover study in Palermo, Italy

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Use of Saliva in Alternative to Serum Sampling to Monitor Biomarkers Modifications in Professional Soccer Players

scientific article published on 20 December 2018

Use of trastuzumab for breast cancer: the role of age.

scientific article published on January 2014

Varicella vaccination as useful strategy for reducing the risk of varicella-related hospitalizations in both vaccinated and unvaccinated cohorts (Italy, 2003-2018)

scientific article published on 09 July 2020

Virologic, hematologic, and immunologic risk factors for classic Kaposi sarcoma

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[ESCULAPIO: A project to elaborate strategies and actions of multi-purpose health communication on vaccine preventable infectious diseases in order to increase vaccination coverage in the population]

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

[Evidence-based prevention: a new model for public health]

scientific article published on 01 January 2005

[Herpes Zoster and its prevention in Italy. Scientific consensus statement]

scientific article published in January 2014

[The effectiveness of the suspension of mandatory vaccinations in Veneto Region (Northern Italy) lacks scientific evidence]

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

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