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List of works by Vincenzo Puro

A 2009 cross-sectional survey of procedures for post-mortem management of highly infectious disease patients in 48 isolation facilities in 16 countries: data from EuroNHID.

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A large epidemic of hepatitis B in Serbia: an integrated model for outbreak investigations in healthcare settings

scientific article published on 23 April 2014

A large ongoing outbreak of hepatitis A predominantly affecting young males in Lazio, Italy; August 2016 - March 2017.

scientific article published on 10 November 2017

Acute HIV infection (AHI) in a specialized clinical setting: case-finding, description of virological, epidemiological and clinical characteristics

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Adopting a global safety standard for the prevention of Ebola needle-stick exposures

scientific article published on June 2015

An outbreak of chickenpox in an asylum seeker centre in Italy: outbreak investigation and validity of reported chickenpox history, December 2015-May 2016.

scientific article published in November 2017

An update on integrase inhibitors: new opportunities for a personalized therapy? The NEXTaim Project

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Appropriateness of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis in the Latium region of Italy, 2008: a multicenter study

scientific article published on 12 July 2013

Attitude towards antiretroviral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) prescription among HIV specialists

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Awareness, discussion and non-prescribed use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among persons living with HIV/AIDS in Italy: a Nationwide, cross-sectional study among patients on antiretrovirals and their treating HIV physicians

scientific article published on 28 November 2017

Biocontainment Patient Care Units

Biosecurity measures in 48 isolation facilities managing highly infectious diseases.

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COVID-19 disease-Temporal analyses of complete blood count parameters over course of illness, and relationship to patient demographics and management outcomes in survivors and non-survivors: A longitudinal descriptive cohort study

scientific article published on 28 December 2020

Case definition for Ebola and Marburg haemorrhagic fevers: a complex challenge for epidemiologists and clinicians

scientific article published on October 2009

Cellular and humoral immune responses to pandemic influenza vaccine in healthy and in highly active antiretroviral therapy-treated HIV patients

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Chikungunya Outbreak in the Republic of the Congo, 2019-Epidemiological, Virological and Entomological Findings of a South-North Multidisciplinary Taskforce Investigation

scientific article published on 13 September 2020

Comment on "Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids in a Department of Oral Sciences: results of a thirteen-year surveillance study"

scientific article published on 19 March 2014

Consent Policies and Rates of HIV Testing

scientific article published in The Journal of the American Medical Association

Considerations regarding safe transport and transfer for Ebola patients in western countries

scientific article published on 29 April 2015

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a paucisymptomatic patient: epidemiological and clinical challenge in settings with limited community transmission, Italy, February 2020

scientific article published on 01 March 2020

Cross-subtype immunity against avian influenza in persons recently vaccinated for influenza

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Diagnostic issues and capabilities in 48 isolation facilities in 16 European countries: data from EuroNHID surveys.

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Disinfection of personal protective equipment for management of Ebola patients

scientific article published on 22 September 2015

Ebola in West Africa: who pays for what in the outbreak?

scientific article published on January 2015

Ebola virus disease complicated with viral interstitial pneumonia: a case report

scientific article published on 16 October 2015

Ebola: missed opportunities for Europe-Africa research

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Effect of HIV co-infection on mutation patterns of HBV in patients with lamivudine-resistant chronic hepatitis B.

scientific article published on July 2009

Effect of Sleep Deprivation on Response to Immunizaton

scientific article published on 25 September 2002

Enabling Rapid Response to the 2014-2016 Ebola Epidemic: The Experience and the Results of the National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani

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Epidemiologal investigation of an Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak using Core Genome Multilocus Sequence Typing

Epidemiological investigation of an Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak using core genome multilocus sequence typing

scientific article published on 13 December 2018

Epidemiology of HEV in the Mediterranean basin: 10-year prevalence in Italy

scientific article published on 14 July 2015

Fatal Outbreak in Tonkean Macaques Caused by Possibly Novel Orthopoxvirus, Italy, January 2015(1).

scientific article published on 15 December 2017

First Italian Ebola virus disease case: management of hospital internal and external communication

scientific article published on 20 October 2015

Framework for the design and operation of high-level isolation units: consensus of the European Network of Infectious Diseases

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HIV incidence among men who have sex with men prescribed postexposure prophylaxis

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HIV incidence estimate combining HIV/AIDS surveillance, testing history information and HIV test to identify recent infections in Lazio, Italy

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HIV self-testing in Italy

scientific article published on 24 July 2017

Healthcare-associated infection in Italy: annual point-prevalence surveys, 2002-2004.

scientific article published in July 2009

Hepatic Safety and Postexposure Prophylaxis

scientific article published in 2004

High-level tolerance to triclosan may play a role in Pseudomonas aeruginosa antibiotic resistance in immunocompromised hosts: evidence from outbreak investigation

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Hospital cluster of HBV infection: molecular evidence of patient-to-patient transmission through lancing device

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Hospital preparedness for knowledge-based response to Ebola and other emerging infectious diseases: A continuous challenge

scientific article published on 28 April 2015

How Much do Needlestick Injuries Cost? A Systematic Review of the Economic Evaluations of Needlestick and Sharps Injuries Among Healthcare Personnel

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How many people are living with undiagnosed HIV infection? An estimate for Italy, based on surveillance data

scientific article published on 23 January 2016

Impact of new DAA therapy on real clinical practice: a multicenter region-wide cohort study.

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Improved detection of human influenza A and B viruses in respiratory tract specimens by hemi-nested PCR.

scientific article published on 25 January 2007

Incidence of carbapenem-resistant gram negatives in Italian transplant recipients: a nationwide surveillance study

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Infection control in the emergency department

scientific article published in June 2012

Infection control in the management of highly pathogenic infectious diseases: consensus of the European Network of Infectious Disease

scientific article published on May 2009

Infection control management of patients with suspected highly infectious diseases in emergency departments: data from a survey in 41 facilities in 14 European countries

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Infection with hepatitis C virus transmitted by accidental needlesticks

scientific article published on December 2003

Isolation facilities for highly infectious diseases in Europe--a cross-sectional analysis in 16 countries

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Isolation of KPC 3-producing Enterobacter aerogenes in a patient colonized by MDR Klebsiella pneumoniae

scientific article published on 10 June 2016

Italian guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents and the diagnostic-clinical management of HIV-1 infected persons

scientific article published on April 30, 2011

Italian guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents and the diagnostic-clinical management of HIV-1 infected persons. Update 2011

scientific article published on March 31, 2012

Letter to the editor: Trends in tuberculosis notification rates by country of origin in the metropolitan area of Rome, 2010 to 2015.

scientific article published on July 2017

Local transmission of chikungunya in Rome and the Lazio region, Italy

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Meningococcal disease in an ambulance worker

scientific article published on 06 March 2008

Molecular epidemiology of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa hospital outbreak driven by a contaminated disinfectant-soap dispenser

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Molecular epidemiology of a hepatitis C virus epidemic in a haemodialysis unit: outbreak investigation and infection outcome

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Non-randomised Ebola trials--lessons for optimal outbreak research

scientific article published in April 2016

Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation

scientific article published in February 2008

Patient to patient transmission of hepatitis B virus: a systematic review of reports on outbreaks between 1992 and 2007.

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Percentage and determinants of missed HIV testing in pregnancy: a survey of women delivering in the Lazio region, Italy

scientific article published on 27 November 2013

Personal protective equipment management and policies: European Network for Highly Infectious Diseases data from 48 isolation facilities in 16 European countries

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Prevalence of hepatitis B and C viruses and human immunodeficiency virus infections in women of reproductive age.

scientific article published in July 1992

Prevention of accidental needle sticks before the Directive 2010/32/EU in a sample of Italian hospitals

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Profile of infective endocarditis in a referral hospital over the last 24 years

scientific article published on 01 February 2006

Radiographic imaging in Ebola Virus Disease: protocol to acquire chest radiographs

scientific article published on 23 April 2015

Risk management of febrile respiratory illness in emergency departments.

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Role of hepatitis B virus, hepatitis D virus and other determinants on suppression of hepatitis C viraemia in HIV infected patients with chronic HCV infection: a longitudinal evaluation

scientific article published in January 2008

Safe conception for human immunodeficiency virus-discordant couples: the preexposure prophylaxis for conception alternative

scientific article published on 14 August 2013

Sampling Surfaces for Ebola Virus Persistence After Cleaning Procedures in High-Level Isolation Settings: The Experience With 2 Patients at the Lazzaro Spallanzani National Institute for Infectious Diseases.

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Short-term economic impact of the Zika virus outbreak

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Superficial surgical site infection postdischarge surveillance

scientific article published on 01 January 2014

Surgical site infection after caesarean section: space for post-discharge surveillance improvements and reliable comparisons

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Surgical site infections in patients with human immunodeficiency virus.

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Temporal trend and characteristics of recent HIV-1 infections: application of an algorithm for the identification of recently acquired HIV-1 infections among newly diagnosed individuals over a 10-year period

scientific article published on October 2013

The Surveillance of Chikungunya Virus in a Temperate Climate: Challenges and Possible Solutions from the Experience of Lazio Region, Italy

scientific article published on 14 September 2018

The added value of long-lasting preparedness for the management of a patient with Ebola

scientific article published on 26 March 2015

The impact of flushing with pre-filled saline syringes on the incidence of peripheral venous catheter failure: A quasi-experimental study

scientific article published on 25 November 2019

The importance of implementing safe sharps practices in the laboratory setting in Europe.

scientific article published on 15 February 2014

The initial hospital response to an epidemic

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The potential impact of routine testing of individuals with HIV indicator diseases in order to prevent late HIV diagnosis

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Three cases of Zika virus imported in Italy: need for a clinical awareness and evidence-based knowledge

scientific article (publication date: 11 November 2016)

Time trends in infectious disease mortality in Italy: 1969-1999

scientific article published in November 2004

Transient Detection of Plasma HIV-1 RNA During Postexposure Prophylaxis

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Triple therapy for hepatitis C improves viral response but also increases the risk of severe infections and anaemia: a frequentist meta-analysis approach.

scientific article published on July 2014

Tuberculosis transmission from healthcare workers to patients and co-workers: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis

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Unawareness of HCV serostatus among persons newly diagnosed with HIV

scientific article published on 06 February 2019

Using an intravenous catheter system to prevent needlestick injury

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Vaccination policies for health-care workers in acute health-care facilities in Europe

scientific article published on 29 September 2011

Zika virus and microcephaly: is the correlation causal or coincidental?

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Zika virus and microcephaly: is the correlation, causal or coincidental?

scientific article published on 10 March 2016

Zika virus in saliva—New challenges for prevention of human to human transmission

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[Cases of Chikungunya fever in Italy in travellers returning from the Indian Ocean and risk of introduction of the disease to Italy].

scientific article published on December 2006

[Good practices for the surveillance and control of antimicrobial resistance]

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

[Pandemic influenza: impact on health care facilities in Lazio, Italy, and the role of hospitals in pandemic management].

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[Update on the subject of epidemiology of blood-transmitted occupational infections]

scientific article published on 01 July 2010