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Rizzo M, Bordignon M, Bertoli P, Biasiol G, Crosera M, Magnano GC, Marussi G, Negro C, Larese Filon F. Exposure to gallium arsenide nanoparticles in a research facility: a case study using molecular beam epitaxy. Nanotoxicology 2024:1-13. [PMID: 38647006 DOI: 10.1080/17435390.2024.2341893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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We evaluated GaAs nanoparticle-concentrations in the air and on skin and surfaces in a research facility that produces thin films, and to monitored As in the urine of exposed worker. The survey was over a working week using a multi-level approach. Airborne personal monitoring was implemented using a miniature diffusion size classifier (DiSCMini) and IOM sampler. Environmental monitoring was conducted using the SKC Sioutas Cascade Impactor to evaluate dimensions and nature of particles collected. Surfaces contamination were assessed analyzing As and Ga in ghost wipes. Skin contamination was monitored using tape strips. As and Ga were analyzed in urines collected every day at the beginning and end of the shift. The greatest airborne exposure occurred during the cutting operations of the GaAs Sample (88883 np/cm3). The highest levels of contamination were found inside the hood (As max = 1418 ng/cm2) and on the laboratory floor (As max = 251 ng/cm2). The average concentration on the worker's skin at the end of the work shift (3.36 ng/cm2) was more than 14 times higher than before the start of the shift. In weekly urinary biomonitoring an average As concentration of 19.5 µg/L, which was above the Società Italiana Valori di Riferimento (SIVR) reference limit for the non-occupational population (2.0 - 15 µg/L), but below the ACGIH limit (30 µg/L). Overall, airborne monitoring, surface sampling, skin sampling, and biomonitoring of worker confirmed the exposure to As of workers. Systematic cleaning operations, hood implementation and correct PPE management are needed to improve worker protection.
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- Marco Rizzo
- Inter-University Degree Course in Prevention Techniques in the Environment and Workplaces, University of Udine and Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Inter-University Degree Course in Prevention Techniques in the Environment and Workplaces, University of Udine and Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Clinical Operational Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Clinical Operational Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Clinical Operational Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Clinical Operational Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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Sanchez-Salvador J, Monte M, Negro C, Batchelor W, Garnier G, Blanco A. Dataset for facilitating the calculation of aspect ratio of fibrillated cellulose suspensions based on gel point data. Data Brief 2024; 52:109944. [PMID: 38293579 PMCID: PMC10827384 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2023.109944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2024] Open
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This article describes data related to the research paper "Simplification of gel point characterization of cellulose nano and microfiber suspensions" [1]. The characterization of fibrillated celluloses that include cellulose nano and microfibrils (CMNFs) is a challenge for their production on an industrial scale, requiring easy techniques that control their quality and reproducibility. Gel point is a convenient parameter commonly used to estimate the aspect ratio (AR) of CMNFs. However, this estimation requires many sedimentation experiments, which are tedious and time consuming. The dataset includes all information related to the traditional experiments and to the simplified experiments for estimating gel point and AR based on only one sedimentation experiment. The full data set is useful to select the initial concentration to carry out the experimentation. This dataset also includes the information for the validation of the proposed simplified methodology and shows that the errors are lower than 7% for the gel point calculation and of 3% for the AR estimation. A larger databased of nanocellulose suspensions can be built with the reuse of this data to allow the estimation of nanocellulose properties in a future.
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- J.L. Sanchez-Salvador
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Department, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Avda. Complutense s/n, Madrid 28040 Spain
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- Chemical Engineering and Materials Department, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Avda. Complutense s/n, Madrid 28040 Spain
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- Chemical Engineering and Materials Department, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Avda. Complutense s/n, Madrid 28040 Spain
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- BioPRIA, Chemical Engineering Department, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia
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- BioPRIA, Chemical Engineering Department, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Chemical Engineering and Materials Department, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Avda. Complutense s/n, Madrid 28040 Spain
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Marinaccio A, Di Marzio D, Mensi C, Consonni D, Gioscia C, Migliore E, Genova C, Rossetto Giaccherino R, Eccher S, Murano S, Comiati V, Casotto V, Negro C, Mangone L, Miligi L, Piro S, Angelini A, Grappasonni I, Madeo G, Cozzi I, Ancona L, Staniscia T, Carrozza F, Cavone D, Vimercati L, Labianca M, Tallarigo F, Cascone G, Melis M, Bonafede M, Scarselli A, Binazzi A. Incidence of mesothelioma in young people and causal exposure to asbestos in the Italian national mesothelioma registry (ReNaM). Occup Environ Med 2023; 80:603-609. [PMID: 37813485 DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2023-108983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The epidemiological surveillance of mesothelioma incidence is a crucial key for investigating the occupational and environmental sources of asbestos exposure. The median age at diagnosis is generally high, according to the long latency of the disease. The purposes of this study are to analyse the incidence of mesothelioma in young people and to evaluate the modalities of asbestos exposure. METHODS Incident malignant mesothelioma (MM) cases in the period 1993-2018 were retrieved from Italian national mesothelioma registry and analysed for gender, incidence period, morphology and exposure. Age-standardised rates have been calculated and the multiple correspondence analysis has been performed. The association between age and asbestos exposure has been tested by χ2 test. RESULTS From 1993 to 2018, 30 828 incident MM cases have been collected and 1278 (4.1%) presented diagnosis at early age (≤50 years). There is a substantial association between age at diagnosis and the type of asbestos exposure and a significantly lower frequency of cases with occupational exposure to asbestos (497 cases vs 701 expected) in young people has been documented. Paraoccupational and environmental exposure to asbestos have been found more frequent in young MM cases (85 and 93 observed cases vs 52 and 44 expected cases, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Mesothelioma incidence surveillance at population level and the anamnestic individual research of asbestos exposure is a fundamental tool for monitoring asbestos exposure health effects, supporting the exposure risks prevention policies. Clusters of mesothelioma incident cases in young people are a significant signal of a potential non-occupational exposure to asbestos.
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- Alessandro Marinaccio
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy
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- Epidemiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Epidemiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Valle d'Aosta Health Local Unit, Valle d'Aosta Region, Aosta, Italy
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- COR Piemonte, Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, University of Turin and CPO-Piemonte, Torino, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Provincial Unit of Health Hygiene and Occupational Medicine, COR Province of Trento- APSS, Trento, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, COR PA Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy
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- COR Veneto, Azienda Zero, Veneto Region, Padova, Italy
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- COR Friuli Venezia Giulia, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, Trieste Hospital, Trieste, Italy
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- COR Lazio, Department of Epidemiology, Lazio Regional Health Service, ASL Roma1, Rome, Italy
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- COR Lazio, Department of Epidemiology, Lazio Regional Health Service, ASL Roma1, Rome, Italy
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- Section Occupational Medicine, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, COR Puglia, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Section Occupational Medicine, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, COR Puglia, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- COR Basilicata, Epidemiologic Regional Center, Basilicata Region, Potenza, Italy
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- Public Health Agency Ragusa (ASP), COR Mesoteliomi della Sicilia, Ragusa, Italy
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy
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Vimercati L, Cavone D, Negrisolo O, Pentimone F, De Maria L, Caputi A, Sponselli S, Delvecchio G, Cafaro F, Chellini E, Binazzi A, Di Marzio D, Mensi C, Consonni D, Migliore E, Brentisci C, Martini A, Negro C, D'Agostin F, Grappasonni I, Pascucci C, Benfatto L, Malacarne D, Casotto V, Comiati V, Storchi C, Mangone L, Murano S, Rossin L, Tallarigo F, Vitale F, Verardo M, Eccher S, Madeo G, Staniscia T, Carrozza F, Cozzi I, Romeo E, Pelullo P, Labianca M, Melis M, Cascone G, Ferri GM, Serio G. Mesothelioma Risk Among Maritime Workers According to Job Title: Data From the Italian Mesothelioma Register (ReNaM). Med Lav 2023; 114:e2023038. [PMID: 37878258 PMCID: PMC10627101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
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The study describes the 466 cases of malignant mesotheliomas (MM) collected by the National Mesothelioma Register (ReNaM) in Italy in the period 1993-2018 relating to subjects with exclusive asbestos exposure in merchant or military navy. The cases among maritime workers represent 1.8% of the total cases with defined exposure registred in the ReNaM, of which 212 cases (45.4%) among merchant maritime workers and 254 cases (54.5%) among navy. The distribution by site of mesothelioma showed 453 (97.2%) MM cases of the pleura, 11 (2.3%) of the peritoneum and 2 (0.4%) of the tunica vaginalis of the testis. With regard to occupational exposure, it was classified as certain in 318 (68.2%) cases, probable in 69 (14.8%) cases and possible in 79 (16.9%) cases. Among the 23 classified jobs, the highest percentages of certain exposures are among naval engineers, motor mechanics, machine captains and sailors. Machine crew accounted for 49.3% of the cases, deck crew for 27.6%. All cases began exposure on board between 1926 and 1988. Seamen were exposed to asbestos while at sea by virtue of living onboard ships and from continual release of asbestos fibers due to the motion of a vessel. Epidemiological surveillance through the ReNaM has allowed us to verify among cases in the maritime, navy and merchant marine sectors, that in the past, subjects were exposed regardless of the ship's department where have provided service therefore all these cases must be considered as occupational diseases.
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- Luigi Vimercati
- Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Oper-ating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Oper-ating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Environmental Prevention Technician former Judicial Police Officer Padua .
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- Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Oper-ating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Oper-ating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Oper-ating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Oper-ating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Oper-ating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Oper-ating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), 00143 Rome, Italy.
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), 00143 Rome, Italy.
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- Epidemiology Unit, Regional Operating Center of Lombardia (COR Lombardia), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milano, Italy.
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- Epidemiology Unit, Regional Operating Center of Lombardia (COR Lombardia), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milano, Italy.
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, Regional Operating Center of Piemonte (COR Piemonte), University of Torino and CPO-Piemonte, 10126 Torino, Italy.
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, Regional Operating Center of Piemonte (COR Piemonte), University of Torino and CPO-Piemonte, 10126 Torino, Italy.
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- Prevention and Clinical Network, Institute for Cancer Research, Regional Operating Center of Toscana (COR Toscana), 50139 Firenze, Italy.
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Regional Operating Center of Friuli-Venezia Giulia (COR Friu-li-Venezia Giulia), University of Trieste-Trieste General Hospitals, 34123 Trieste, Italy.
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Regional Operating Center of Friuli-Venezia Giulia (COR Friu-li-Venezia Giulia), University of Trieste-Trieste General Hospitals, 34123 Trieste, Italy.
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- Regional Operating Center of Marche (COR Marche), School of Medicinal and Health Products Sciences, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy.
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- Regional Operating Center of Marche (COR Marche), School of Medicinal and Health Products Sciences, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy.
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- Regional Operating Center of Liguria (COR Liguria Regional Operating Center of Liguria (COR Liguria), Clinical Epidemiology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy.
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- Regional Operating Center of Liguria (COR Liguria Regional Operating Center of Liguria (COR Liguria), Clinical Epidemiology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy.
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- Azienda Zero, Epidemiological Department, Regional Operating Center of Veneto (COR Veneto), Veneto Region, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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- Azienda Zero, Epidemiological Department, Regional Operating Center of Veneto (COR Veneto), Veneto Region, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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- Epidemiology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
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- Epidemiology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy .
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, Alto Adige Health Authority, Regional Operating Center of Autonomous Province of Bolzano (COR A.P. of Bolzano), 39100 Bolzano, Italy.
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, Alto Adige Health Authority, Regional Operating Center of Autonomous Province of Bolzano (COR A.P. of Bolzano), 39100 Bolzano, Italy.
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- Public Health Unit, Regional Operating Center of Calabria (COR Calabria), 88900 Crotone, Italy.
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- Public Health Unit, Regional Operating Center of Calabria (COR Calabria), 88900 Crotone, Italy.
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- Valle d'Aosta Health Local Unit, Regional Operating Center of Valle d'Aosta (COR Valle d'Aosta), 11100 Aosta, Italy.
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- Hygiene and Occupational Medicine, Provincial Unit of Health, Regional Operating Center o Autono-mous Province of Trento (COR A.P. of Trento), 38100 Trento, Italy.
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- Center of Umbria (COR Umbria), Servizio Prevenzione, Sanità Veterinaria e Sicurezza Alimen-tare-Regione Umbria, 06126 Perugia, Italy.
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- COR Abruzzo, Abruzzo Regional Health Agency (ASR), Pescara, Italy; 65121 Pescara, Italy.
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- Oncology Unit, Cardarelli Hospital, Regional Operating Center of Molise (COR Molise), 86100 Campo-basso, Italy.
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- Regional Operating Center of Lazio (COR Lazio), Department of Epidemiology, Epidemiology Lazio Re-gional Health Service, ASL Roma 1, 00147 Roma, Italy.
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- Regional Operating Center of Lazio (COR Lazio), Department of Epidemiology, Epidemiology Lazio Re-gional Health Service, ASL Roma 1, 00147 Roma, Italy.
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, "Luigi Vanvitelli" University, Regional Operating Center of Campania (COR Campania), 80138 Napoli, Italy.
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- Epidemiologic Regional Center, Regional Operating Center of Basilicata (COR Basilicata), 85100 Poten-za, Italy.
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- Regional Epidemiological Center, Regional Operating Center of Sardegna (COR Sardegna), 09125 Ca-gliari, Italy.
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- Regional Operating Center of Sicilia (COR Sicilia), 97100 Ragusa, Italy; ASP Ragusa Dipartimento di Prevenzione Medica .
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), Pathological Anatomy Section, Univer-sity of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
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Ronchese F, Ricci F, Peccolo G, Persechino B, Rondinone BM, Buresti G, Negro C, Bovenzi M, Miani A. Relation of the work ability index to fitness for work in healthcare and public employees in a region of Northeastern Italy. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2023; 96:1203-1210. [PMID: 37584735 PMCID: PMC10504097 DOI: 10.1007/s00420-023-02001-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/17/2023]
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PURPOSE Work ability indicates an individual's capacity to match job demands according to his/her physical and mental conditions and work circumstances. Occupational physicians should take into consideration the global health status of a worker in order to correctly assess if he/she is fit for the job. The aim of this study was to verify the association between fitness for work evaluation and Work Ability Index scores, as well as individual factors (age, gender, and anthropometric characteristics) and work-related variables (job type, years of working duration). METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted within the occupational health surveillance of health and public employers in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region (2018-2022). The participants voluntarily agreed to answer the standard Work Ability Index questionnaire. Data were investigated by univariable as well as multivariable regression analysis. RESULTS The Work Ability Index of the workers included in the study (N = 6893) resulted negatively associated with age, female sex, and body mass index. It was averagely lower in nurses and assistive personnel, and the highest in medical doctors and public employers. The fitness for work assessments was also statistically related to WAI scores. The results obtained from the univariable and the multivariable analysis were consistent. CONCLUSIONS The Work Ability Index is an efficient tool to measure an individual's capability to sustain job demands, and can be taken into account to produce a correct fitness for work evaluation and consequently preserve workers' health status.
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- Federico Ronchese
- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Health Agency Giuliano-Isontina (ASUGI), 34148, Trieste, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Health Agency Giuliano-Isontina (ASUGI), 34148, Trieste, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Health Agency Giuliano-Isontina (ASUGI), 34148, Trieste, Italy.
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone, Via Fontana Candida 1, 00078, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone, Via Fontana Candida 1, 00078, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone, Via Fontana Candida 1, 00078, Rome, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Health Agency Giuliano-Isontina (ASUGI), 34148, Trieste, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Health Agency Giuliano-Isontina (ASUGI), 34148, Trieste, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Health Agency Giuliano-Isontina (ASUGI), 34148, Trieste, Italy
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Porru S, Monaco MGL, Spiteri G, Carta A, Caliskan G, Violán C, Torán-Monserrat P, Vimercati L, Tafuri S, Boffetta P, Violante FS, Sala E, Sansone E, Gobba F, Casolari L, Wieser A, Janke C, Tardon A, Rodriguez-Suarez MM, Liviero F, Scapellato ML, dell'Omo M, Murgia N, Mates D, Calota VC, Strhársky J, Mrázová M, Pira E, Godono A, Magnano GC, Negro C, Verlato G. Incidence and Determinants of Symptomatic and Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Breakthrough Infections After Booster Dose in a Large European Multicentric Cohort of Health Workers-ORCHESTRA Project. J Epidemiol Glob Health 2023; 13:577-588. [PMID: 37480426 PMCID: PMC10468456 DOI: 10.1007/s44197-023-00139-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections (BI) after vaccine booster dose are a relevant public health issue. METHODS Multicentric longitudinal cohort study within the ORCHESTRA project, involving 63,516 health workers (HW) from 14 European settings. The study investigated the cumulative incidence of SARS-CoV-2 BI after booster dose and its correlation with age, sex, job title, previous infection, and time since third dose. RESULTS 13,093 (20.6%) BI were observed. The cumulative incidence of BI was higher in women and in HW aged < 50 years, but nearly halved after 60 years. Nurses experienced the highest BI incidence, and administrative staff experienced the lowest. The BI incidence was higher in immunosuppressed HW (28.6%) vs others (24.9%). When controlling for gender, age, job title and infection before booster, heterologous vaccination reduced BI incidence with respect to the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine [Odds Ratio (OR) 0.69, 95% CI 0.63-0.76]. Previous infection protected against asymptomatic infection [Relative Risk Ratio (RRR) of recent infection vs no infection 0.53, 95% CI 0.23-1.20] and even more against symptomatic infections [RRR 0.11, 95% CI 0.05-0.25]. Symptomatic infections increased from 70.5% in HW receiving the booster dose since < 64 days to 86.2% when time elapsed was > 130 days. CONCLUSIONS The risk of BI after booster is significantly reduced by previous infection, heterologous vaccination, and older ages. Immunosuppression is relevant for increased BI incidence. Time elapsed from booster affects BI severity, confirming the public health usefulness of booster. Further research should focus on BI trend after 4th dose and its relationship with time variables across the epidemics.
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- Stefano Porru
- Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, 37134, Verona, Italy
- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Verona, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Verona, 37134, Verona, Italy.
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, 37134, Verona, Italy
- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Verona, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Metropolitana Nord, Mare de Déu de Guadalupe 2, Planta 1ª, Mataro, 08303, Barcelona, Spain
- Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), Camí de les Escoles, S/N, Badalona, 08916, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Metropolitana Nord, Mare de Déu de Guadalupe 2, Planta 1ª, Mataro, 08303, Barcelona, Spain
- Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), Camí de les Escoles, S/N, Badalona, 08916, Barcelona, Spain
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124, Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Health, Hygiene, Toxicology and Prevention, University Hospital ASST Spedali Civili, 25123, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, Unit of Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene, University of Brescia, 25123, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- Health Surveillance Service, University Hospital of Modena, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80802, Munich, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site , 81377, Munich, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Immunology, Infection and Pandemic Research, 80799, Munich, Germany
- Max Von Pettenkofer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, LMU Munich, 80336, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80802, Munich, Germany
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- University of Oviedo, Health Research Institute of Asturias (ISPA) and CIBERESP, Asturias, Spain
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- Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
- University Hospital of Padova, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
- University Hospital of Padova, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Respiratory Diseases and Toxicology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06123, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121, Ferrara, Italy
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- National Institute of Public Health, Bucharest, Romania
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- Medical Microbiology Department, Regional Authority of Public Health, 97556, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
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- Public Health Institute, St. Elizabeth University of Health and Social Work, 81106, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Torino, 10126, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Torino, 10126, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, 34129, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, 34129, Trieste, Italy
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- Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, 37134, Verona, Italy
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Stella S, Consonni D, Migliore E, Stura A, Cavone D, Vimercati L, Miligi L, Piro S, Landi MT, Caporaso NE, Curti S, Mattioli S, Brandi G, Gioscia C, Eccher S, Murano S, Casotto V, Comiati V, Negro C, D'Agostin F, Genova C, Benfatto L, Romanelli A, Grappasonni I, Madeo G, Cozzi I, Romeo E, Tommaso S, Carrozza F, Labianca M, Tallarigo F, Cascone G, Melis M, Marinaccio A, Binazzi A, Mensi C. Pleural mesothelioma risk in the construction industry: a case-control study in Italy, 2000-2018. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e073480. [PMID: 37567753 PMCID: PMC10423786 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Workers in the construction industry have been exposed to asbestos in various occupations. In Italy, a National Mesothelioma Registry has been implemented more than 20 years ago. Using cases selected from this registry and exploiting existing control data sets, we estimated relative risks for pleural mesothelioma (PM) among construction workers. DESIGN Case-control study. SETTING Cases from the National Mesothelioma Registry (2000-2018), controls from three previous case-control studies. METHODS We selected male PM incident cases diagnosed in 2000-2018. Population controls were taken from three studies performed in six Italian regions within two periods (2002-2004 and 2012-2016). Age-adjusted and period-adjusted unconditional logistic regression models were fitted to estimate odds ratios (OR) for occupations in the construction industry. We followed two approaches, one (primary) excluding and the other (secondary) including subjects employed in other non-construction blue collar occupations for >5 years. For both approaches, we performed an overall analysis including all cases and, given the incomplete temporal and geographic overlap of cases and controls, three time or/and space restricted sensitivity analyses. RESULTS The whole data set included 15 592 cases and 2210 controls. With the primary approach (4797 cases and 1085 controls), OR was 3.64 (2181 cases) for subjects ever employed in construction. We found elevated risks for blue-collar occupations (1993 cases, OR 4.52), including bricklayers (988 cases, OR 7.05), general construction workers (320 cases, OR 4.66), plumbers and pipe fitters (305 cases, OR 9.13), painters (104 cases, OR 2.17) and several others. Sensitivity analyses yielded very similar findings. Using the secondary approach, we observed similar patterns, but ORs were remarkably lower. CONCLUSIONS We found markedly increased PM risks for most occupations in the construction industry. These findings are relevant for compensation of subjects affected with mesothelioma in the construction industry.
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- Simona Stella
- Occupational Health Unit, Regional Operating Center of Lombardy (COR Lombardia), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Occupational Health Unit, Regional Operating Center of Lombardy (COR Lombardia), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- COR Piemonte, Cancer Epidemiology Unit, CPO and University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- COR Piemonte, Cancer Epidemiology Unit, CPO and University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- COR Puglia, Section of Occupational Medicine 'B Ramazzini', Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- COR Puglia, Section of Occupational Medicine 'B Ramazzini', Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- COR Toscana, Unit of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Institute for Cancer Research, Prevention and Clinical Network, Florence, Italy
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- COR Toscana, Unit of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Institute for Cancer Research, Prevention and Clinical Network, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Oncology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- COR Valle d'Aosta, Valle d'Aosta Health Local Unit, Aosta, Italy
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- COR Province of Trento, Provincial Unit of Health, Hygiene and Occupational Medicine, Trento, Italy
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- COR Province of Bolzano, Alto Adige Health Local Unit, Bolzano, Italy
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- COR Veneto, Epidemiological Department, Azienda Zero, Padova, Italy
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- COR Veneto, Epidemiological Department, Azienda Zero, Padova, Italy
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- COR Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste-Trieste General Hospitals, Trieste, Italy
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- COR Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste-Trieste General Hospitals, Trieste, Italy
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- UO Clinica di Oncologia Medica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Università degli Studi di Genova, Genova, Italy
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- COR Liguria, UO Epidemiologia Clinica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Liguria, Italy
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- COR Emilia-Romagna, Public Health Department, Health Local Unit, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- COR Marche, School of Medicinal and Health Products Sciences, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
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- COR Umbria, Servizio Prevenzione, Sanità Veterinaria e Sicurezza Alimentare, Regione Umbria, Perugia, Umbria, Italy
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- COR Lazio, Department of Epidemiology, Lazio Regional Health Service, ASL Roma 1, Rome, Lazio, Italy
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- COR Lazio, Department of Epidemiology, Lazio Regional Health Service, ASL Roma 1, Rome, Lazio, Italy
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- COR Sicilia, Cancer Registry ASP Ragusa and Sicily Regional Epidemiological Observatory, Ragusa, Italy
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- COR Sardegna, Regional Epidemiological Center, Cagliari, Italy
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy
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- Occupational Health Unit, Regional Operating Center of Lombardy (COR Lombardia), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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Cegolon L, Magnano G, Negro C, Larese Filon F. SARS-CoV-2 Reinfections in Health-Care Workers, 1 March 2020-31 January 2023. Viruses 2023; 15:1551. [PMID: 37515237 PMCID: PMC10384331 DOI: 10.3390/v15071551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Objective: To study SARS-CoV-2 reinfections in health-care workers (HCWs) of the University Health Agency Giuliano-Isontina (ASUGI), covering the provinces of Trieste and Gorizia (northeastern Italy) routinely screened for SARS-CoV-2 via nasopharyngeal swab. Design: Cohort study of HCWs (N = 8205) followed since the start of the pandemic (1 March 2020) through 31 January 2023. The risk of reinfection during the Omicron transmission period (after 30 November 2021) among HCWs previously infected by SARS-CoV-2 was estimated based on days since last dose of COVID-19 vaccine received, adjusting for age, sex, job task, workplace, number of doses of COVID-19 vaccines and number of swab tests performed. In the crude as well as adjusted incidence rate analysis, reinfections occurring 15+ days after a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine or 8+ days following a second or more dose were counted. Results: In a highly vaccinated population, during the entire study period (1 March 2020-31 January 2023) 5253 HCWs incurred at least one SARS-CoV-2 infection, 4262 HCWs were infected only once, and 1091 were reinfected. Reinfections almost entirely (99.1% = 1071/1091) occurred after 30 November 2021, peaking in July 2022 (N = 161). Six hundred eighty-three reinfections followed a pre-Omicron primary event against 408 reinfections following an Omicron event. Reinfections during the Omicron transmission period occurred a mean of 400 ± 220 days after primary SARS-CoV-2 infection; 512 ± 205 days following a pre-Omicron primary event, as opposed to 218 ± 74 days after an Omicron primary infection. Thirty-four hospitalizations were observed, all before the Omicron wave, following 18 (0.4%) primary SARS-CoV-2 infections and 16 (1.5%) reinfections. By excluding events occurring <15 days after a first dose or <8 days after a further dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 605 reinfections followed a pre-Omicron primary event (raw incidence = 1.4 × 1000 person-days) against 404 after a primary Omicron infection (raw incidence = 0.3 × 1000 person-days). Apart from nurse aids (slightly enhanced biological risk) and academic HCWs (remarkably lower risk with pre-Omicron primary events), the effect of occupation in terms of job task and workplace was marginal. Furthermore, whilst the risk of reinfection was lower in males and HCWs < 60 years old following a pre-Omicron primary infection, HCWs aged 30-50 were more likely to be infected after an Omicron primary event. Regardless of timeline of primary SARS-CoV-2 event, the risk of reinfection decreased with higher number of doses of COVID-19 vaccines, being lowest after the second booster. In particular, VE was 16% for one dose, 51% for two doses, 76% for the booster and 92% for the second booster with a pre-Omicron primary SARS-CoV-2 event. The latter figures increased to 72%, 59%, 74% and 93%, respectively, with Omicron primary infections. Conclusions: SARS-CoV-2 reinfections were frequent during the Omicron transmission period, though featured by mild or no symptoms. Whilst the impact of occupation on biological risk was relatively marginal, COVID-19 vaccination had the strongest protective effect against reinfection, with a 93% VE by second booster following an Omicron primary infection.
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- Luca Cegolon
- Department of Medical, Surgical & Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34129 Trieste, Italy
- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Health Agency Giuliano-Isontina (ASUGI), 34129 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical & Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34129 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical & Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34129 Trieste, Italy
- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Health Agency Giuliano-Isontina (ASUGI), 34129 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical & Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34129 Trieste, Italy
- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Health Agency Giuliano-Isontina (ASUGI), 34129 Trieste, Italy
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Mansour I, Godono A, Sansone E, Visci G, Spiteri G, Lourdes Monaco MG, Mates D, Rascu A, Duval X, Pira E, Ciocan C, Violante F, Lodi V, De Palma G, Sala E, Dell'Olmo M, Negro C, Casolari L, Abedini M, Ditano G, Asafo S, Boffetta P, Working Group OW. Factors Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection before Vaccination among European Health Care Workers. Med Lav 2023; 114:e2023022. [PMID: 37309880 DOI: 10.23749/mdl.v114i3.14422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Health care workers (HCWs) were on the frontline of the current pandemic. We aimed at identifying determinants of SARS-CoV-2 infection and the effectiveness of personal protection equipment (PPE) worn by HCWs before vaccination. METHODS We abstracted data on SARS-CoV-2 infection based on positive PCR results and sociodemographic characteristics of 38,793 HCWs from public hospitals and public health authorities from 10 European centers. We fitted cohort-specific multivariate logistic regression models to identify determinants of infection and combined the results using random-effects meta-analyses. RESULTS The overall prevalence of infection before vaccination among HCWs was 9.58%. Infection was associated with the presence of selected symptoms; no association was found between sociodemographic factors and increased risk of infection. The use of PPE and particularly FFP2/FFP3 masks had a different protective effect during the first and second waves of the COVID pandemic. CONCLUSIONS The study provides evidence that mask use was the most effective PPE in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection among HCWs.
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- Ihab Mansour
- Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Torino, Turin, Italy.
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Torino, Turin, Italy.
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- Unit of Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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- National Institute of Public Health, Bucharest, Romania.
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carola Davila", Bucharest, Romania.
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- Inserm CIC 1425, IAME, Bichat Claude Bernard hospital, Paris, France.
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Occupational Health Unit, Sant'Orsola University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
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- Occupational Health Unit, Sant'Orsola University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
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- Unit of Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
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- ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Italy.
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, Italy.
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, Italy.
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, US .
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Vimercati L, Cavone D, De Maria L, Caputi A, Pentimone F, Sponselli S, Delvecchio G, Chellini E, Binazzi A, Di Marzio D, Mensi C, Consonni D, Migliore E, Mirabelli D, Angelini A, Martini A, Negro C, D'Agostin F, Grappasonni I, Pascucci C, Benfatto L, Malacarne D, Casotto V, Comiati V, Storchi C, Mangone L, Murano S, Rossin L, Tallarigo F, Vitale F, Verardo M, Eccher S, Madeo G, Staniscia T, Carrozza F, Cozzi I, Romeo E, Pelullo P, Labianca M, Melis M, Cascone G, Marinaccio A, Ferri GM, Serio G. Mesothelioma Risk among Construction Workers According to Job Title: Data from the Italian Mesothelioma Register. Med Lav 2023; 114:e2023025. [PMID: 37309879 DOI: 10.23749/mdl.v114i3.14538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND An increased risk of mesothelioma has been reported in various countries for construction workers. The Italian National Mesothelioma Registry, from 1993 to 2018, reported exposure exclusively in the construction sector in 2310 cases. We describe the characteristics of these cases according to job title. METHODS We converted into 18 groups the original jobs (N=338) as reported by ISTAT codes ('ATECO 91'). The exposure level was attributed at certain, probable and possible in accordance with the qualitative classification of exposure as reported in the Registry guidelines. Descriptive analysis by jobs highlights the total number of subjects for each single job and certain exposure, in descending order, insulator, plumbing, carpenter, mechanic, bricklayer, electrician, machine operator, plasterer, building contractor, painter and labourer. RESULTS The cases grow for plumbing in the incidence periods 1993-2018, while, as expected, it decreases for insulator. Within each period considered the most numerous cases are always among bricklayers and labourers, these data confirm the prevalence of non-specialised "interchangeable" jobs in Italian construction sector in the past. CONCLUSIONS Despite the 1992 ban, the construction sector still presents an occupational health prevention challenge, circumstances of exposure to asbestos may still occur due to incomplete compliance with prevention and protection measures.
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- Luigi Vimercati
- Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Op-erating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Oper-ating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Oper-ating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Oper-ating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Oper-ating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Oper-ating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Oper-ating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Com-pensation Authority (INAIL), 00143 Rome, Italy.
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Com-pensation Authority (INAIL), 00143 Rome, Italy.
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- Epidemiology Unit, Regional Operating Center of Lombardia (COR Lombardia), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Gran-da Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milano, Italy.
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- Epidemiology Unit, Regional Operating Center of Lombardia (COR Lombardia), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Gran-da Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milano, Italy.
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, Regional Operating Center of Piemonte (COR Piemonte), University of Torino and CPO-Piemonte, 10124 Torino, Italy.
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, Regional Operating Center of Piemonte (COR Piemonte), University of Torino and CPO-Piemonte, 10124 Torino, Italy.
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- Prevention and Clinical Network, Institute for Cancer Research, Regional Operating Center of Toscana (COR Toscana), 50139 Firenze, Italy.
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- Prevention and Clinical Network, Institute for Cancer Research, Regional Operating Center of Toscana (COR Toscana), 50139 Firenze, Italy.
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Regional Operating Center of Friuli-Venezia Giulia (COR Friuli-Venezia Giulia), University of Trieste-Trieste General Hospitals, 34123 Trieste, Italy .
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Regional Operating Center of Friuli-Venezia Giulia (COR Friuli-Venezia Giulia), University of Trieste-Trieste General Hospitals, 34123 Trieste, Italy .
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- Regional Operating Center of Marche (COR Marche), School of Medicinal and Health Products Sciences, Uni-versity of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy.
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- Regional Operating Center of Marche (COR Marche), School of Medicinal and Health Products Sciences, Uni-versity of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy.
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- Regional Operating Center of Liguria (COR Liguria Regional Operating Center of Liguria (COR Liguria), Clinical Epidemiology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy.
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- Regional Operating Center of Liguria (COR Liguria Regional Operating Center of Liguria (COR Liguria), Clinical Epidemiology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy.
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- Azienda Zero, Epidemiological Department, Regional Operating Center of Veneto (COR Veneto), Veneto Re-gion, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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- Azienda Zero, Epidemiological Department, Regional Operating Center of Veneto (COR Veneto), Veneto Re-gion, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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- Health Local Unit, Public Health Department, Regional Operating Center of Emilia-Romagna (COR Emi-lia-Romagna), 42020 Reggio Emilia, Italy, Epidemiology Unit, AUSL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Italy.
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- Health Local Unit, Public Health Department, Regional Operating Center of Emilia-Romagna (COR Emi-lia-Romagna), 42020 Reggio Emilia, Italy, Epidemiology Unit, AUSL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Italy.
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, Alto Adige Health Authority, Regional Operating Center of Autonomous Province of Bolzano (COR A.P. of Bolzano), 39100 Bolzano, Italy.
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, Alto Adige Health Authority, Regional Operating Center of Autonomous Province of Bolzano (COR A.P. of Bolzano), 39100 Bolzano, Italy.
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- Public Health Unit, Regional Operating Center of Calabria (COR Calabria), 88900 Crotone, Italy.
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- Public Health Unit, Regional Operating Center of Calabria (COR Calabria), 88900 Crotone, Italy.
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- Valle d'Aosta Health Local Unit, Regional Operating Center of Valle d'Aosta (COR Valle d'Aosta), 11100 Aosta, Italy.
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- Hygiene and Occupational Medicine, Provincial Unit of Health, Regional Operating Center o Autonomous Province of Trento (COR A.P. of Trento), 38100 Trento, Italy.
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- Center of Umbria (COR Umbria), Servizio Prevenzione, Sanità Veterinaria e Sicurezza Alimentare-Regione Umbria, 06126 Perugia, Italy.
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, Health Local Unit, Regional Operating Center of Abruzzo (COR Abruzzo), 65121 Pescara, Italy.
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- Oncology Unit, Cardarelli Hospital, Regional Operating Center of Molise (COR Molise), 86100 Campobasso, It-aly.
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- Regional Operating Center of Lazio (COR Lazio), Department of Epidemiology, Epidemiology Lazio Regional Health Service, ASL Roma 1, 00147 Roma, Italy.
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- Regional Operating Center of Lazio (COR Lazio), Department of Epidemiology, Epidemiology Lazio Regional Health Service, ASL Roma 1, 00147 Roma, Italy.
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, "Luigi Vanvitelli" University, Regional Operating Center of Campania (COR Campania), 80138 Napoli, Italy.
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- Epidemiologic Regional Center, Regional Operating Center of Basilicata (COR Basilicata), 85100 Potenza, Italy.
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- Regional Epidemiological Center, Regional Operating Center of Sardegna (COR Sardegna), 09125 Cagliari, Ita-ly.
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- Cancer Registry ASP Ragusa and Sicilia Regional Epidemiological Observatory, Regional Operating Center of Sicilia (COR Sicilia), 97100 Ragusa, Italy.
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Com-pensation Authority (INAIL), 00143 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), Pathological Anatomy Section, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
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Collatuzzo G, De Palma G, Violante FS, Porru S, Larese Filon F, Fabianova E, Violán C, Vimercati L, Leustean M, Rodriguez-Suarez MM, Sansone E, Sala E, Zunarelli C, Lodi V, Monaco MGL, Spiteri G, Negro C, Beresova J, Carrasco-Ribelles LA, Tafuri S, Asafo SS, Ditano G, Abedini M, Boffetta P. Temporal trends of COVID-19 antibodies in vaccinated healthcare workers undergoing repeated serological sampling: An individual-level analysis within 13 months in the ORCHESTRA cohort. Front Immunol 2023; 13:1079884. [PMID: 36713452 PMCID: PMC9875291 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1079884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Short summary We investigated changes in serologic measurements after COVID-19 vaccination in 19,422 subjects. An individual-level analysis was performed on standardized measurements. Age, infection, vaccine doses, time between doses and serologies, and vaccine type were associated with changes in serologic levels within 13 months. Background Persistence of vaccine immunization is key for COVID-19 prevention. Methods We investigated the difference between two serologic measurements of anti-COVID-19 S1 antibodies in an individual-level analysis on 19,422 vaccinated healthcare workers (HCW) from Italy, Spain, Romania, and Slovakia, tested within 13 months from first dose. Differences in serologic levels were divided by the standard error of the cohort-specific distribution, obtaining standardized measurements. We fitted multivariate linear regression models to identify predictors of difference between two measurements. Results We observed a progressively decreasing difference in serologic levels from <30 days to 210-240 days. Age was associated with an increased difference in serologic levels. There was a greater difference between the two serologic measurements in infected HCW than in HCW who had never been infected; before the first measurement, infected HCW had a relative risk (RR) of 0.81 for one standard deviation in the difference [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.78-0.85]. The RRs for a 30-day increase in time between first dose and first serology, and between the two serologies, were 1.08 (95% CI 1.07-1.10) and 1.04 (95% CI 1.03-1.05), respectively. The first measurement was a strong predictor of subsequent antibody decrease (RR 1.60; 95% CI 1.56-1.64). Compared with Comirnaty, Spikevax (RR 0.83, 95% CI 0.75-0.92) and mixed vaccines (RR 0.61, 95% CI 0.51-0.74) were smaller decrease in serological level (RR 0.46; 95% CI 0.40-0.54). Conclusions Age, COVID-19 infection, number of doses, time between first dose and first serology, time between serologies, and type of vaccine were associated with differences between the two serologic measurements within a 13-month period.
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Affiliation(s)
- Giulia Collatuzzo
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy,Occupational Medicine Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Occupational Health Department, Regional Authority of Public Health, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
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- Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Metropolitana Nord, Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Mataró, Spain,Direcció d’Atenció Primària Metropolitana Nord Institut Català de Salut, Barcelona, Spain,Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), Badalona, Spain,Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA) and Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Health, Hygiene, Toxicology and Prevention, ASST Ospedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Occupational Health Department, Regional Authority of Public Health, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
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- Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Metropolitana Nord, Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Mataró, Spain
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy,Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States,*Correspondence: Paolo Boffetta,
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Collatuzzo G, De Palma G, Violante FS, Porru S, Filon FL, Fabianova E, Violán C, Vimercati L, Leustean M, Rodriguez-Suarez MM, Sansone E, Sala E, Zunarelli C, Lodi V, Monaco MGL, Spiteri G, Negro C, Beresova J, Carrasco-Ribelles LA, Tafuri S, Asafo SS, Ditano G, Abedini M, Boffetta P. Corrigendum: Temporal trends of COVID-19 antibodies in vaccinated healthcare workers undergoing repeated serological sampling: an individual-level analysis within 13 months in the ORCHESTRA cohort. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1197923. [PMID: 37122701 PMCID: PMC10141650 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1197923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1079884.].
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Affiliation(s)
- Giulia Collatuzzo
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Occupational Medicine Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Occupational Health Department, Regional Authority of Public Health, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
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- Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Metropolitana Nord, Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Mataró, Spain
- Direcció d’Atenció Primària Metropolitana Nord Institut Català de Salut, Barcelona, Spain
- Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), Badalona, Spain
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA) and Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Health, Hygiene, Toxicology and Prevention, ASST Ospedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Occupational Health Department, Regional Authority of Public Health, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
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- Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Metropolitana Nord, Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Mataró, Spain
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States
- *Correspondence: Paolo Boffetta,
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Collatuzzo G, Lodi V, Feola D, De Palma G, Sansone E, Sala E, Janke C, Castelletti N, Porru S, Spiteri G, Monaco MGL, Larese Filon F, Negro C, Cegolon L, Beresova J, Fabianova E, Carrasco-Ribelles LA, Toràn-Monserrat P, Rodriguez-Suarez MM, Fernandez-Tardon G, Asafo SS, Ditano G, Abedini M, Boffetta P. Determinants of Anti-S Immune Response at 9 Months after COVID-19 Vaccination in a Multicentric European Cohort of Healthcare Workers-ORCHESTRA Project. Viruses 2022; 14:v14122657. [PMID: 36560660 PMCID: PMC9781450 DOI: 10.3390/v14122657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background: The persistence of antibody levels after COVID-19 vaccination has public health relevance. We analyzed the determinants of quantitative serology at 9 months after vaccination in a multicenter cohort. Methods: We analyzed data on anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike antibody levels at 9 months from the first dose of vaccinated HCW from eight centers in Italy, Germany, Spain, Romania and Slovakia. Serological levels were log-transformed to account for the skewness of the distribution and normalized by dividing them by center-specific standard errors. We fitted center-specific multivariate regression models to estimate the cohort-specific relative risks (RR) of an increase of one standard deviation of log antibody level and the corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI), and combined them in random-effects meta-analyses. Finally, we conducted a trend analysis of 1 to 7 months' serology within one cohort. Results: We included 20,216 HCW with up to two vaccine doses and showed that high antibody levels were associated with female sex (p = 0.01), age (RR = 0.87, 95% CI = 0.86-0.88 per 10-year increase), 10-day increase in time since last vaccine (RR = 0.97, 95% CI 0.97-0.98), previous infection (3.03, 95% CI = 2.92-3.13), two vaccine doses (RR = 1.22, 95% CI = 1.09-1.36), use of Spikevax (OR = 1.51, 95% CI = 1.39-1.64), Vaxzevria (OR = 0.57, 95% CI = 0.44-0.73) or heterologous vaccination (OR = 1.33, 95% CI = 1.12-1.57), compared to Comirnaty. The trend in the Bologna cohort, based on 3979 measurements, showed a decrease in mean standardized antibody level from 8.17 to 7.06 (1-7 months, p for trend 0.005). Conclusions: Our findings corroborate current knowledge on the determinants of COVID-19 vaccine-induced immunity and declining trend with time.
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- Giulia Collatuzzo
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, 25121 Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, 25121 Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, 25121 Brescia, Italy
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, LMU Klinikum, 80331 Munich, Germany
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, LMU Klinikum, 80331 Munich, Germany
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, University Hospital of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, 34121 Trieste, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, 34121 Trieste, Italy
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- Epidemiology Department, Regional Authority of Public Health, 97401 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
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- Occupational Health Department, Regional Authority of Public Health, 97401 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
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- Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Metropolitana Nord, Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol, 08302 Mataró, Spain
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- Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Metropolitana Nord, Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol, 08302 Mataró, Spain
- Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute, 08911 Badalona, Spain
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitat de Girona, 17001 Girona, Spain
- Multidisciplinary Research Group in Health and Society, 08001 Barcelona, Spain
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- Health Research Institute of Asturias, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 33001 Oviedo, Spain
- Public Health Department, University of Oviedo, 33001 Oviedo, Spain
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- Health Research Institute of Asturias, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 33001 Oviedo, Spain
- Public Health Department, University of Oviedo, 33001 Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
- Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 10041, USA
- Correspondence:
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Collatuzzo G, Visci G, Violante FS, Porru S, Spiteri G, Monaco MGL, Larese Fillon F, Negro C, Janke C, Castelletti N, De Palma G, Sansone E, Mates D, Teodorescu S, Fabiánová E, Bérešová J, Vimercati L, Tafuri S, Abedini M, Ditano G, Asafo SS, Boffetta P. Determinants of anti-S immune response at 6 months after COVID-19 vaccination in a multicentric European cohort of healthcare workers – ORCHESTRA project. Front Immunol 2022; 13:986085. [PMID: 36248889 PMCID: PMC9559243 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.986085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BackgroundThe duration of immune response to COVID-19 vaccination is of major interest. Our aim was to analyze the determinants of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG titer at 6 months after 2-dose vaccination in an international cohort of vaccinated healthcare workers (HCWs).MethodsWe analyzed data on levels of anti-SARS-CoV-2 Spike antibodies and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of 6,327 vaccinated HCWs from 8 centers from Germany, Italy, Romania and Slovakia. Time between 1st dose and serology ranged 150-210 days. Serological levels were log-transformed to account for the skewness of the distribution and normalized by dividing them by center-specific standard errors, obtaining standardized values. We fitted center-specific multivariate regression models to estimate the cohort-specific relative risks (RR) of an increase of 1 standard deviation of log antibody level and corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI), and finally combined them in random-effects meta-analyses.ResultsA 6-month serological response was detected in 99.6% of HCWs. Female sex (RR 1.10, 95%CI 1.00-1.21), past infection (RR 2.26, 95%CI 1.73-2.95) and two vaccine doses (RR 1.50, 95%CI 1.22-1.84) predicted higher IgG titer, contrary to interval since last dose (RR for 10-day increase 0.94, 95%CI 0.91-0.97) and age (RR for 10-year increase 0.87, 95%CI 0.83-0.92). M-RNA-based vaccines (p<0.001) and heterologous vaccination (RR 2.46, 95%CI 1.87-3.24, one cohort) were associated with increased antibody levels.ConclusionsFemale gender, young age, past infection, two vaccine doses, and m-RNA and heterologous vaccination predicted higher antibody level at 6 months. These results corroborate previous findings and offer valuable data for comparison with trends observed with longer follow-ups.
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- Giulia Collatuzzo
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) Klinikum, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) Klinikum, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- National Institute of Public Health, Bucharest, Romania
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- Occupational Health Department, Regional Authority of Public Health, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
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- Epidemiology Department, Regional Authority of Public Health, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States
- *Correspondence: Paolo Boffetta,
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Porru S, Monaco MGL, Spiteri G, Carta A, Pezzani MD, Lippi G, Gibellini D, Tacconelli E, Dalla Vecchia I, Sala E, Sansone E, De Palma G, Bonfanti C, Lombardo M, Terlenghi L, Pira E, Mansour I, Coggiola M, Ciocan C, Godono A, Tardon A, Rodriguez-Suarez MM, Fernandez-Tardon G, Jimeno-Demuth FJ, Castro-Delgado RV, Iglesias Cabo T, Scapellato ML, Liviero F, Moretto A, Mason P, Pavanello S, Volpin A, Vimercati L, Tafuri S, De Maria L, Sponselli S, Stefanizzi P, Caputi A, Gobba F, Modenese A, Casolari L, Garavini D, D’Elia C, Mariani S, Filon FL, Cegolon L, Negro C, Ronchese F, Rui F, De Michieli P, Murgia N, Dell’Omo M, Muzi G, Fiordi T, Gambelunghe A, Folletti I, Mates D, Calota VC, Neamtu A, Perseca O, Staicu CA, Voinoiu A, Fabiánová E, Bérešová J, Adamčáková ZK, Nedela R, Lesňáková A, Holčíková J, Boffetta P, Abedini M, Ditano G, Asafo SS, Visci G, Violante FS, Zunarelli C, Verlato G. SARS-CoV-2 Breakthrough Infections: Incidence and Risk Factors in a Large European Multicentric Cohort of Health Workers. Vaccines (Basel) 2022; 10:vaccines10081193. [PMID: 36016081 PMCID: PMC9415790 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines10081193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Revised: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background: The research aimed to investigate the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections and their determinants in a large European cohort of more than 60,000 health workers. Methods: A multicentric retrospective cohort study, involving 12 European centers, was carried out within the ORCHESTRA project, collecting data up to 18 November 2021 on fully vaccinated health workers. The cumulative incidence of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections was investigated with its association with occupational and social–demographic characteristics (age, sex, job title, previous SARS-CoV-2 infection, antibody titer levels, and time from the vaccination course completion). Results: Among 64,172 health workers from 12 European health centers, 797 breakthrough infections were observed (cumulative incidence of 1.2%). The primary analysis using individual data on 8 out of 12 centers showed that age and previous infection significantly modified breakthrough infection rates. In the meta-analysis of aggregated data from all centers, previous SARS-CoV-2 infection and the standardized antibody titer were inversely related to the risk of breakthrough infection (p = 0.008 and p = 0.007, respectively). Conclusion: The inverse correlation of antibody titer with the risk of breakthrough infection supports the evidence that vaccination plays a primary role in infection prevention, especially in health workers. Cellular immunity, previous clinical conditions, and vaccination timing should be further investigated.
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- Stefano Porru
- Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy;
- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy; (M.G.L.M.); (G.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0458124294
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy; (M.G.L.M.); (G.S.)
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy;
- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy; (M.G.L.M.); (G.S.)
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, University Hospital of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy; (M.D.P.); (E.T.)
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- Section of Clinical Biochemistry, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy;
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- Section of Microbiology, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy;
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, University Hospital of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy; (M.D.P.); (E.T.)
- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy;
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy;
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- Unit of Occupational Health, Hygiene, Toxicology and Prevention, University Hospital ASST Spedali Civili, 25121 Brescia, Italy; (E.S.); (G.D.P.)
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- Unit of Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene, Department of Medical Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, 25121 Brescia, Italy;
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- Unit of Occupational Health, Hygiene, Toxicology and Prevention, University Hospital ASST Spedali Civili, 25121 Brescia, Italy; (E.S.); (G.D.P.)
- Unit of Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene, Department of Medical Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, 25121 Brescia, Italy;
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- Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Institute of Microbiology, University of Brescia-ASST Spedali Civili, 25121 Brescia, Italy; (C.B.); (L.T.)
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- Chief Executive Office, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, 25121 Brescia, Italy;
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- Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Institute of Microbiology, University of Brescia-ASST Spedali Civili, 25121 Brescia, Italy; (C.B.); (L.T.)
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy; (E.P.); (I.M.); (C.C.); (A.G.)
- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital Città Della Salute e Della Scienza di Torino, 10126 Turin, Italy;
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy; (E.P.); (I.M.); (C.C.); (A.G.)
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital Città Della Salute e Della Scienza di Torino, 10126 Turin, Italy;
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy; (E.P.); (I.M.); (C.C.); (A.G.)
- Occupational Medicine Unit, University Hospital Città Della Salute e Della Scienza di Torino, 10126 Turin, Italy;
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy; (E.P.); (I.M.); (C.C.); (A.G.)
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- Health Research Institute of Asturias (ISPA), CIBERESP and Public Health Department of the University of Oviedo, Campus del Cristo s/n, 33006 Oviedo, Spain; (A.T.); (M.-M.R.-S.); (G.F.-T.); (F.-J.J.-D.); (R.-V.C.-D.); (T.I.C.)
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- Health Research Institute of Asturias (ISPA), CIBERESP and Public Health Department of the University of Oviedo, Campus del Cristo s/n, 33006 Oviedo, Spain; (A.T.); (M.-M.R.-S.); (G.F.-T.); (F.-J.J.-D.); (R.-V.C.-D.); (T.I.C.)
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- Health Research Institute of Asturias (ISPA), CIBERESP and Public Health Department of the University of Oviedo, Campus del Cristo s/n, 33006 Oviedo, Spain; (A.T.); (M.-M.R.-S.); (G.F.-T.); (F.-J.J.-D.); (R.-V.C.-D.); (T.I.C.)
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- Health Research Institute of Asturias (ISPA), CIBERESP and Public Health Department of the University of Oviedo, Campus del Cristo s/n, 33006 Oviedo, Spain; (A.T.); (M.-M.R.-S.); (G.F.-T.); (F.-J.J.-D.); (R.-V.C.-D.); (T.I.C.)
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- Health Research Institute of Asturias (ISPA), CIBERESP and Public Health Department of the University of Oviedo, Campus del Cristo s/n, 33006 Oviedo, Spain; (A.T.); (M.-M.R.-S.); (G.F.-T.); (F.-J.J.-D.); (R.-V.C.-D.); (T.I.C.)
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- Health Research Institute of Asturias (ISPA), CIBERESP and Public Health Department of the University of Oviedo, Campus del Cristo s/n, 33006 Oviedo, Spain; (A.T.); (M.-M.R.-S.); (G.F.-T.); (F.-J.J.-D.); (R.-V.C.-D.); (T.I.C.)
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- Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy; (M.L.S.); (F.L.); (A.M.); (P.M.); (S.P.)
- University Hospital of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy;
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- Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy; (M.L.S.); (F.L.); (A.M.); (P.M.); (S.P.)
- University Hospital of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy;
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- Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy; (M.L.S.); (F.L.); (A.M.); (P.M.); (S.P.)
- University Hospital of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy;
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- Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy; (M.L.S.); (F.L.); (A.M.); (P.M.); (S.P.)
- University Hospital of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy;
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- Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy; (M.L.S.); (F.L.); (A.M.); (P.M.); (S.P.)
- University Hospital of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy;
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- University Hospital of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy;
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.V.); (S.T.); (L.D.M.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (A.C.)
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.V.); (S.T.); (L.D.M.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (A.C.)
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.V.); (S.T.); (L.D.M.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (A.C.)
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.V.); (S.T.); (L.D.M.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (A.C.)
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.V.); (S.T.); (L.D.M.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (A.C.)
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (L.V.); (S.T.); (L.D.M.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (A.C.)
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- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena & Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy; (F.G.); (A.M.)
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- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena & Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy; (F.G.); (A.M.)
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- Health Surveillance Service, University Hospital of Modena, 41125 Modena, Italy; (L.C.); (D.G.); (C.D.); (S.M.)
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- Health Surveillance Service, University Hospital of Modena, 41125 Modena, Italy; (L.C.); (D.G.); (C.D.); (S.M.)
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- Health Surveillance Service, University Hospital of Modena, 41125 Modena, Italy; (L.C.); (D.G.); (C.D.); (S.M.)
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- Health Surveillance Service, University Hospital of Modena, 41125 Modena, Italy; (L.C.); (D.G.); (C.D.); (S.M.)
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Science, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy; (F.L.F.); or (L.C.); (C.N.); (F.R.); (F.R.); (P.D.M.)
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Science, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy; (F.L.F.); or (L.C.); (C.N.); (F.R.); (F.R.); (P.D.M.)
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Science, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy; (F.L.F.); or (L.C.); (C.N.); (F.R.); (F.R.); (P.D.M.)
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Science, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy; (F.L.F.); or (L.C.); (C.N.); (F.R.); (F.R.); (P.D.M.)
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Science, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy; (F.L.F.); or (L.C.); (C.N.); (F.R.); (F.R.); (P.D.M.)
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Science, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy; (F.L.F.); or (L.C.); (C.N.); (F.R.); (F.R.); (P.D.M.)
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Respiratory Diseases and Toxicology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy; (N.M.); (M.D.); (G.M.); (T.F.); (A.G.); (I.F.)
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Respiratory Diseases and Toxicology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy; (N.M.); (M.D.); (G.M.); (T.F.); (A.G.); (I.F.)
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Respiratory Diseases and Toxicology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy; (N.M.); (M.D.); (G.M.); (T.F.); (A.G.); (I.F.)
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Respiratory Diseases and Toxicology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy; (N.M.); (M.D.); (G.M.); (T.F.); (A.G.); (I.F.)
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Respiratory Diseases and Toxicology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy; (N.M.); (M.D.); (G.M.); (T.F.); (A.G.); (I.F.)
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Respiratory Diseases and Toxicology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy; (N.M.); (M.D.); (G.M.); (T.F.); (A.G.); (I.F.)
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- National Institute of Public Health, 050463 Bucharest, Romania; (D.M.); (V.C.C.); (A.N.); (O.P.); (C.A.S.); (A.V.)
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- National Institute of Public Health, 050463 Bucharest, Romania; (D.M.); (V.C.C.); (A.N.); (O.P.); (C.A.S.); (A.V.)
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- National Institute of Public Health, 050463 Bucharest, Romania; (D.M.); (V.C.C.); (A.N.); (O.P.); (C.A.S.); (A.V.)
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- National Institute of Public Health, 050463 Bucharest, Romania; (D.M.); (V.C.C.); (A.N.); (O.P.); (C.A.S.); (A.V.)
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- National Institute of Public Health, 050463 Bucharest, Romania; (D.M.); (V.C.C.); (A.N.); (O.P.); (C.A.S.); (A.V.)
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- National Institute of Public Health, 050463 Bucharest, Romania; (D.M.); (V.C.C.); (A.N.); (O.P.); (C.A.S.); (A.V.)
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- Occupational Health Department, Regional Authority of Public Health, 97556 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia;
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- Epidemiology Health Department, Regional Authority of Public Health, 97556 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia;
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- Health Promotion Department, Regional Authority of Public Health, 97556 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia;
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- Health Informatics Department, Regional Authority of Public Health, 97556 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia;
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- Infectology Clinic, Central Military Hospital, 03426 Ružomberok, Slovakia;
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- Occupational Medicine Clinic, University Hospital, 83105 Bratislava, Slovakia;
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (P.B.); (M.A.); (G.D.); (S.S.A.); (G.V.); (F.S.V.); (C.Z.)
- Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (P.B.); (M.A.); (G.D.); (S.S.A.); (G.V.); (F.S.V.); (C.Z.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (P.B.); (M.A.); (G.D.); (S.S.A.); (G.V.); (F.S.V.); (C.Z.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (P.B.); (M.A.); (G.D.); (S.S.A.); (G.V.); (F.S.V.); (C.Z.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (P.B.); (M.A.); (G.D.); (S.S.A.); (G.V.); (F.S.V.); (C.Z.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (P.B.); (M.A.); (G.D.); (S.S.A.); (G.V.); (F.S.V.); (C.Z.)
- IRCCS, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (P.B.); (M.A.); (G.D.); (S.S.A.); (G.V.); (F.S.V.); (C.Z.)
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- Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy;
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Cattaruzza E, Radillo L, Ronchese F, Negro C, Rui F, De Michieli P, Larese Filon F. COVID-19 susceptibility and vaccination coverage for measles, rubella and mumps in students and healthcare workers in Trieste hospitals (NE Italy). Vaccine X 2022; 10:100147. [PMID: 35252837 PMCID: PMC8883792 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvacx.2022.100147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccines have been suggested as preventive measures to protect subjects from the worst sequelae of COVID-19 infection because neutralizing antibodies can cross-react with other viruses. Aim To verify COVID-19 infection in MMR vaccinated and non-vaccinated healthcare workers and medical students in Trieste Hospitals. Results Nurse aids resulted in significantly more infections than structured physicians (OR 1.80; 95% CI 1.14–2.80) while students resulted in less infections (OR, 0.66; 95% CI 0.43–1.01). The presence of an MMR vaccination was inversely associated with COVID-19 (OR, 0.77; 95% CI 0.61–0.96) but only in univariate analysis. In the multivariable logistic regression analysis, MMR vaccination lost statistical significance (OR, 0.86; 95%CI 0.62–1.20). On 13 HCWs hospitalized for COVID-19, 11 resulted not vaccinated for MMR. Discussion Our study found a mild, non-significant reduction in SARS-CoV-2 infections in workers vaccinated with MMR.
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- Eleonora Cattaruzza
- Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina del Lavoro, Università di Trieste.,Unità Clinica di Medicina del Lavoro, Università di Trieste, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste, Italy
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- Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina del Lavoro, Università di Trieste.,Unità Clinica di Medicina del Lavoro, Università di Trieste, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste, Italy
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- Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina del Lavoro, Università di Trieste.,Unità Clinica di Medicina del Lavoro, Università di Trieste, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste, Italy
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- Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina del Lavoro, Università di Trieste.,Unità Clinica di Medicina del Lavoro, Università di Trieste, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste, Italy
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- Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina del Lavoro, Università di Trieste.,Unità Clinica di Medicina del Lavoro, Università di Trieste, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste, Italy
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- Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina del Lavoro, Università di Trieste.,Unità Clinica di Medicina del Lavoro, Università di Trieste, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste, Italy
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- Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina del Lavoro, Università di Trieste.,Unità Clinica di Medicina del Lavoro, Università di Trieste, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste, Italy
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Dusefante A, Negro C, D’Agaro P, Segat L, Purpuri A, Cegolon L, Larese Filon F. Occupational Risk Factors for SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Hospital Health Care Workers: A Prospective Nested Case-Control Study. Life (Basel) 2022; 12:life12020263. [PMID: 35207550 PMCID: PMC8874671 DOI: 10.3390/life12020263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Revised: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Introduction: Health Care Workers (HCWs) are at a particular high risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection due to direct and indirect exposure to COVID-19 patients and Aerosol-Generating Procedures (AGPs). The aim of the study was to assess the risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection in HCWs exposed to COVID-19 patients, to evaluate the adherence and effectiveness of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures, to describe the clinical presentation for SARS-CoV-2 infection in HCWs and to determine serological responses in HCWs. Methods: HCWs exposed to COVID-19 patients during the previous 14 days with a confirmed case status were recruited as cases; HCWs exposed to COVID-19 patients during the previous 14 days in the same ward without a suspected/probable/confirmed case status were recruited as controls. Serum samples were collected as soon as possible and after 21–28 days from all participants. Data were collected with a WHO standardized questionnaire as soon as possible and after 21–28 days. Results: All social, occupational and personal variables considered were not associated with an increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Conclusions: Our study showed a high knowledge of IPC measures and very high PPE use among HCWs.
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- Alex Dusefante
- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical, Surgical & Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34129 Trieste, Italy; (C.N.); (A.P.); (F.L.F.)
- Correspondence: (A.D.); (L.C.)
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical, Surgical & Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34129 Trieste, Italy; (C.N.); (A.P.); (F.L.F.)
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- Hygiene & Public Health Clinical Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical & Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34129 Trieste, Italy;
- Hygiene & Public Health Clinical Unit, Department of Laboratory, University Health Agency Giuliano-Isontina (ASUGI), 34129 Trieste, Italy;
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- Hygiene & Public Health Clinical Unit, Department of Laboratory, University Health Agency Giuliano-Isontina (ASUGI), 34129 Trieste, Italy;
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical, Surgical & Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34129 Trieste, Italy; (C.N.); (A.P.); (F.L.F.)
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical, Surgical & Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34129 Trieste, Italy; (C.N.); (A.P.); (F.L.F.)
- Public Health Department, University Health Agency Giuliano-Isontina (ASUGI), 34129 Trieste, Italy
- Correspondence: (A.D.); (L.C.)
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical, Surgical & Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34129 Trieste, Italy; (C.N.); (A.P.); (F.L.F.)
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Basso P, Negro C, Cegolon L, Larese Filon F. Risk of Vaccine Breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Associated Factors in Healthcare Workers of Trieste Teaching Hospitals (North-Eastern Italy). Viruses 2022; 14:336. [PMID: 35215930 PMCID: PMC8875653 DOI: 10.3390/v14020336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2022] [Revised: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are particularly exposed to biological risk, including SARS-CoV-2 infection. In order to contrast the current pandemic and alleviate the burden of the disease on the healthcare system, a mass vaccination campaign against COVID-19 has been launched worldwide. Aim To evaluate the impact of COVID-19 vaccination in HCWs exposed to SARS-CoV-2, to describe the clinical presentation of COVID-19 in infected HCWs, and to investigate clinical and occupational risk factors for breakthrough infection. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Methods: The cohort of HCWs of Trieste Hospitals were followed up from 1 March 2020, to 30 November 2021 (21 months). All HCWs were periodically screened for SARS-CoV-2 infection by real-time PCR (RT-PCR) analysis. Clinical data were obtained through routine medical surveillance records. Risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection were investigated by univariable as well as multivariable logistic regression analysis. Results: Among 4394 HCWs routinely screened for SARS-CoV-2 by PCR on nasopharyngeal swab, a total of 800 incident cases were identified during the entire study period (1 March 2020 to 30 November 2021). Five hundred and sixty-four cases occurred before, and 236 after the start of the vaccination campaign against COVID-19, of whom 155 received a complete vaccination scheme before SARS-CoV-2 infection. Breakthrough infection was featured by mild or no symptoms and was significantly associated with the male sex, BMI > 25, and diabetes mellitus. Some categories of HCWs (physicians and nurse aids/auxiliary personnel) were at a higher risk of breakthrough infection. Conclusions: Fully vaccinated HCWs were less likely to acquire symptomatic as well as asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection. Risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection after a full COVID-19 vaccination scheme included the male gender, diabetes mellitus, and overweight. HCWs with higher exposure to COVID-19 patients were at higher risk of breakthrough infection.
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- Paolo Basso
- Department of Medical, Surgical & Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34129 Trieste, Italy; (P.B.); (C.N.); (F.L.F.)
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- Department of Medical, Surgical & Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34129 Trieste, Italy; (P.B.); (C.N.); (F.L.F.)
- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, 34129 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical & Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34129 Trieste, Italy; (P.B.); (C.N.); (F.L.F.)
- Public Health Department, University Health Agency Giuliano-Isontina (ASUGI), 34128 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical & Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34129 Trieste, Italy; (P.B.); (C.N.); (F.L.F.)
- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, 34129 Trieste, Italy
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Mangone L, Mancuso P, Bisceglia I, Giorgi Rossi P, Chellini E, Negro C, Benfatto L, Migliore E, Casotto V, Mensi C, Romanelli A, Tumino R, Grappasonni I, Cavone D, Mazzoleni G, Tallarigo F, Marinaccio A. The impact of COVID-19 on new mesothelioma diagnoses in Italy. Thorac Cancer 2022; 13:702-707. [PMID: 35076994 PMCID: PMC8888152 DOI: 10.1111/1759-7714.14296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background The aim of this work was to evaluate the impact of the restrictions put in place to control the COVID‐19 pandemic on new diagnoses of malignant mesothelioma (MM) in Italy. Methods Twelve of the 21 Italian malignant mesothelioma CORs (regional operating centres) participated. The study included all cases of MM with microscopic confirmation; cases without microscopic confirmation and death certificate only (DCO) were excluded. For each case, information on sex, date of birth, tumor site, morphology, and date of diagnosis was retrieved. We compared the number of incident cases in 2020 with 2019, looking at the overall picture and for four periods: pre‐pandemic (January–February), first wave (March–May), low incidence (June–September), and second wave (October–December). Results A total of 604 cases were registered: 307 in 2019 and 297 in 2020. In the 2020 pre‐pandemic period, the incidence was higher than in the same months in 2019 (+45%); there was no significant change during the first wave (+1%) or in the low‐incidence period (−3%), while a decrease was observed during the second wave (−32%). However, the data were not homogeneous across the country: the increase in the pre‐pandemic period concerned mostly the regions of northern (+61.5%) and central Italy (+43.5%); during the first wave, MM diagnoses increased in the northern (+38.5%) and central (+11.4%) regions but decreased in the southern regions (−52.9%). All these differences are compatible with random fluctuations. Conclusion The COVID‐19 pandemic had little or no impact on new MM diagnoses, and variations were not homogeneous throughout the country.
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- Lucia Mangone
- Reggio Emilia Cancer Registry, Epidemiology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.,COR Emilia-Romagna, Epidemiology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Reggio Emilia Cancer Registry, Epidemiology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Reggio Emilia Cancer Registry, Epidemiology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Reggio Emilia Cancer Registry, Epidemiology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- COR Toscana, Unit of Occupational & Environmental Epidemiology, Institute for Cancer Research, Prevention and Clinical Network, Firenze, Italy
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- COR Friuli Venezia Giulia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria "Ospedali Riuniti di Trieste" Struttura Complessa Medicina del Lavoro, Trieste, Italy
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- COR Liguria, Epidemiologia Clinica, Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro (IST-Nord), Dipartimento Terapie Oncologiche Integrate e IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- COR Piemonte, Unità di Epidemiologia dei Tumori Città della salute e della scienza di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- COR Veneto, Epidemiological Department, Azienda Zero, Veneto Region, Padova, Italy
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- COR Lombardia, Occupational Health Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- COR Emilia-Romagna, Epidemiology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- COR Sicilia, Cancer Registry and Histopathology Department, Provincial Health Authority (ASP 7), Ragusa, Italy
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- COR Marche, School of Medicinal and Health Products Sciences, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
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- COR Puglia, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Section Occupational Medicine B. Ramazzini, School of Medicine, University Aldo Moro Bari, Bari, Italy
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- COR Alto-Adige, Health Trust South Tyrol, South Tyrol, Italy
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- COR Calabria, c/o UOC Anatomia Patologica PO San Giovanni di Dio, ASP, Crotone, Italy
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- RENAM, INAIL (Italian Workers' Compensation Authority), Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Rome, Italy
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Binazzi A, Di Marzio D, Verardo M, Migliore E, Benfatto L, Malacarne D, Mensi C, Consonni D, Eccher S, Mazzoleni G, Comiati V, Negro C, Romanelli A, Chellini E, Angelini A, Grappasonni I, Madeo G, Romeo E, Di Giammarco A, Carrozza F, Angelillo IF, Cavone D, Vimercati L, Labianca M, Tallarigo F, Tumino R, Melis M, Bonafede M, Scarselli A, Marinaccio A. Asbestos Exposure and Malignant Mesothelioma in Construction Workers-Epidemiological Remarks by the Italian National Mesothelioma Registry (ReNaM). Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 19:ijerph19010235. [PMID: 35010496 PMCID: PMC8744912 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19010235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Notwithstanding the ban in 1992, asbestos exposure for workers in the construction sector in Italy remains a concern. The purpose of this study is to describe the characteristics of malignant mesothelioma (MM) cases recorded by the Italian registry (ReNaM) among construction workers. Incident mesothelioma cases with a definite asbestos exposure have been analyzed. Characteristics of cases and territorial clusters of crude rates of MM in construction workers have been described, as well as the relation between asbestos use before the ban and the historical trend of workforce in the construction sector in Italy. ReNaM has collected 31,572 incident MM cases in the period from 1993 to 2018 and asbestos exposure has been assessed for 24,864 (78.2%) cases. An occupational exposure has been reported for 17,191 MM cases (69.1% of subjects with a definite asbestos exposure). Among them, 3574 had worked in the construction sector, with an increasing trend from 15.8% in the 1993–98 period to 23.9% in 2014–2018 and a ubiquitous territorial distribution. The large use of asbestos in construction sector before the ban makes probability of exposure for workers a real concern still today, particularly for those working in maintenance and removal of old buildings. There is a clear need to assess, inform, and prevent asbestos exposure in this sector.
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- Alessandra Binazzi
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Istituto Nazionale per l’Assicurazione Contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro, 00143 Roma, Italy; (A.B.); (D.D.M.); (M.B.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Istituto Nazionale per l’Assicurazione Contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro, 00143 Roma, Italy; (A.B.); (D.D.M.); (M.B.); (A.S.)
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- Valle d’Aosta Health Local Unit, Regional Operating Center of Valle d’Aosta (COR Valle d’Aosta), 11100 Aosta, Italy;
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, Regional Operating Center of Piemonte (COR Piemonte), University of Torino and CPO-Piemonte, 10124 Torino, Italy;
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- Regional Operating Center of Liguria (COR Liguria), UO Clinical Epidemiology, IRCCS AOU Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy; (L.B.); (D.M.)
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- Regional Operating Center of Liguria (COR Liguria), UO Clinical Epidemiology, IRCCS AOU Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy; (L.B.); (D.M.)
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- Epidemiology Unit, Regional Operating Center of Lombardia (COR Lombardia), Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milano, Italy; (C.M.); (D.C.)
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- Epidemiology Unit, Regional Operating Center of Lombardia (COR Lombardia), Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milano, Italy; (C.M.); (D.C.)
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- Hygiene and Occupational Medicine, Provincial Unit of Health, Regional Operating Center of Autonomous Province of Trento (COR A.P. of Trento), 38100 Trento, Italy;
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, Alto Adige Health Authority, Regional Operating Center of Autonomous Province of Bolzano (COR A.P. of Bolzano), 39100 Bolzano, Italy;
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- Azienda Zero, Epidemiological Department, Regional Operating Center of Veneto (COR Veneto), Veneto Region, 35131 Padova, Italy;
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Regional Operating Center of Friuli-Venezia Giulia (COR Friuli-Venezia Giulia), University of Trieste-Trieste General Hospitals, 34123 Trieste, Italy;
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- Health Local Unit, Public Health Department, Regional Operating Center of Emilia-Romagna (COR Emilia-Romagna), 42020 Reggio Emilia, Italy;
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- Prevention and Clinical Network, Institute for Cancer Research, Regional Operating Center of Toscana (COR Toscana), 50139 Firenze, Italy; (E.C.); (A.A.)
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- Prevention and Clinical Network, Institute for Cancer Research, Regional Operating Center of Toscana (COR Toscana), 50139 Firenze, Italy; (E.C.); (A.A.)
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- Regional Operating Center of Marche (COR Marche), School of Medicinal and Health Products Sciences, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy;
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- Regional Operating Center of Umbria (COR Umbria), Servizio Prevenzione, Sanità Veterinaria e Sicurezza Alimentare-Regione Umbria, 06126 Perugia, Italy;
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- Regional Operating Center of Lazio (COR Lazio), Department of Epidemiology, Lazio Region, 00143 Roma, Italy;
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- Occupational Medicine Unit, Health Local Unit, Regional Operating Center of Abruzzo (COR Abruzzo), 65121 Pescara, Italy; or
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- Oncology Unit, Cardarelli Hospital, Regional Operating Center of Molise (COR Molise), 86100 Campobasso, Italy;
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, “Luigi Vanvitelli” University, Regional Operating Center of Campania (COR Campania), 80138 Napoli, Italy; or
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- Section of Occupational Medicine ‘‘B.Ramazzini’’, Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Operating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy; (D.C.); (L.V.)
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- Section of Occupational Medicine ‘‘B.Ramazzini’’, Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Regional Operating Center of Puglia (COR Puglia), University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy; (D.C.); (L.V.)
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- Epidemiologic Regional Center, Regional Operating Center of Basilicata (COR Basilicata), 85100 Potenza, Italy;
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- Public Health Unit, Regional Operating Center of Calabria (COR Calabria), 88900 Crotone, Italy;
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- Cancer Registry ASP Ragusa and Sicilia Regional Epidemiological Observatory, Regional Operating Center of Sicilia (COR Sicilia), 97100 Ragusa, Italy;
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- Regional Epidemiological Center, Regional Operating Center of Sardegna (COR Sardegna), 09125 Cagliari, Italy;
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Istituto Nazionale per l’Assicurazione Contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro, 00143 Roma, Italy; (A.B.); (D.D.M.); (M.B.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Istituto Nazionale per l’Assicurazione Contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro, 00143 Roma, Italy; (A.B.); (D.D.M.); (M.B.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Istituto Nazionale per l’Assicurazione Contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro, 00143 Roma, Italy; (A.B.); (D.D.M.); (M.B.); (A.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0654872621
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Piapan L, De Michieli P, Ronchese F, Rui F, Peresson M, Segat L, D’Agaro P, Negro C, Bovenzi M, Larese Filon F. COVID-19 outbreaks in hospital workers during the first COVID-19 wave. Occup Med (Lond) 2021; 72:110-117. [PMID: 34919710 PMCID: PMC8755348 DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqab161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Health care workers (HCWs) are on the frontline, playing a crucial role in the prevention of infection and treatment of patients. Aims This study was aimed to evaluate the prevalence of hospital-acquired coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection at work and related factors at the University Hospital of Trieste workers exposed to COVID-19 patients. Methods From March 1 to May 31, of 4216 employees, 963 were in contact with COVID-19 patients or colleagues and were followed up. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in nasopharyngeal swabs was determined every 3 days, by RT-PCR. Results During the follow-up period, 193 workers were positive for COVID-19 (5%), and 165 of these (86%) were symptomatic. We identified five major cluster outbreaks of COVID-19 infection in Trieste Hospitals, four of which occurred before the implementation of universal masking for HCWs and patients (1–14 March 2020). COVID-19 infection was significantly higher in high-risk ward workers (Infectious Diseases, and Geriatric and Emergency Medicine, odds ratio [OR] 13.4; 95% confidence interval [CI] 5.8–31), in subjects with symptoms (OR 5.4; 95% CI 2.9–10) and in those with contacts with COVID-19 patients and colleagues (OR 2.23; 95% CI 1.01–4.9). Conclusions Hospital workers were commonly infected due to contact with COVID-19 patients and colleagues, mainly in the first 15 days of the pandemic, before the implementation of universal mask wearing of HCWs and patients. Repetitive testing and follow-up permitted the identification of COVID-19 cases before symptom onset, obtaining better infection prevention and control.
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- L Piapan
- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste 34100, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste 34100, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste 34100, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste 34100, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste 34100, Italy
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- Unit of Public Health, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste 34100, Italy
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- Unit of Public Health, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste 34100, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste 34100, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste 34100, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste 34100, Italy
- Correspondence to: F. Larese Filon, Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, Via della Pietà 2/2, 34129 Trieste, Italy. Tel: +39 040 3992340; e-mail:
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Larese Filon F, Purpuri A, Camata D, Bovenzi M, Rui F, Ronchese F, De Michieli P, Marcello A, Poggianella M, Confalonieri M, Salton F, Confalonieri P, Ruscio M, Belgrano A, Segat L, D'Agaro P, Negro C. Low sensitivity of rapid tests detecting anti-CoV-2 IgG and IgM in health care workers' serum for COVID-19 screening. Med Lav 2021; 112:331-339. [PMID: 34726663 PMCID: PMC8600574 DOI: 10.23749/mdl.v112i5.11798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background: the sensitivity and specificity of a rapid antibody test were investigated for the screening of healthcare workers. Methods: the serum of 389 health care workers exposed to COVID-19 patients or with symptoms, were analysed. All workers underwent monthly the screening for SARS-CoV-2 with detection of viral RNA in nasopharyngeal swabs by RT-PCR. IgG antibody detection in serum was performed by Chemiluminescence Immunoassay (CLIA) and by the Rapid test (KHB diagnostic kit for SARS CoV-2 IgM/IgG antibody after a median of 7.6 weeks (25°-75° percentiles 6.6-11.5). Results: the rapid test resulted positive in 31/132 (23.5%), 16/135 (11.8%) and 0/122 cases in COVID-19 positive individuals, in those with only SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies and in those negative for both tests, respectively. Sensitivity was 17.6% (CI95% 13.2-22.7) and 23.5% (CI95% 16.5-31.6), and specificity was 100% (CI95% 97-100) and 100% (CI95% 97-100) considering Rapid test vs CLIA IgG or Rapid test vs SARS-CoV-2 positive RNA detection, respectively. Conclusion: the KHB Rapid test is not suitable for the screening of workers with previous COVID-19 infection.
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- a:1:{s:5:"en_US";s:59:"UCO Medicina del Lavoro, Università degli Studi di Trieste";}.
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste.
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Virology, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Padriciano 99, 34149 Trieste, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Virology, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Padriciano 99, 34149 Trieste, Italy.
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- Division of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Giuliano Isontina (ASU GI).
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- Division of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Giuliano Isontina (ASU GI).
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- Laboratory of Virology, Public Health Division, University of Trieste.
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste.
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Dudine L, Canaletti C, Giudici F, Lunardelli A, Abram G, Santini I, Baroni V, Paris M, Pesavento V, Manganotti P, Ronchese F, Gregoretti B, Negro C. Investigation on the Loss of Taste and Smell and Consequent Psychological Effects: A Cross-Sectional Study on Healthcare Workers Who Contracted the COVID-19 Infection. Front Public Health 2021; 9:666442. [PMID: 34123991 PMCID: PMC8193118 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.666442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between psychological distress and taste and sense of smell dysfunctions on healthcare workers (HCW) who contracted the COVID-19 infection in the midst of the disease outbreak. Reports of sudden loss of taste and smell which persist even after recovery from COVID-19 infection are increasingly recognized as critical symptoms for COVID-19 infections. Therefore, we conducted a cross-sectional study on COVID-19 HCW (N = 104) who adhered to respond to a phone semistructured interview addressing the virus symptoms and associated psychological distress. Data were collected from June to September 2020. Findings confirm the association between experienced taste/olfactory loss and emotional distress and suggest that dysfunctions of taste and smell correlate positively with anxiety and depression. Furthermore, their psychological impact tends to persist even after the recovery from the disease, suggesting the need for appropriate psychological interventions to prevent people from developing more serious or long-lasting psychological disorders and, as far as HCW, to reduce the risk of work-related distress.
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- Luisa Dudine
- Clinic of Psychology, Department of Hospital Care, University Hospital and Health Services, Trieste, Italy
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- Clinic of Psychology, Department of Hospital Care, University Hospital and Health Services, Trieste, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Rehabilitation Division, Department of Integrated Neuroscience and Occupational Medicine, University Hospital and Health Services, Trieste, Italy
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- Clinic of Psychology, Department of Hospital Care, University Hospital and Health Services, Trieste, Italy
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- Clinic of Psychology, Department of Hospital Care, University Hospital and Health Services, Trieste, Italy
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- Clinic of Psychology, Department of Hospital Care, University Hospital and Health Services, Trieste, Italy
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- Clinic of Psychology, Department of Hospital Care, University Hospital and Health Services, Trieste, Italy
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- Rehabilitation Division, Department of Integrated Neuroscience and Occupational Medicine, University Hospital and Health Services, Trieste, Italy
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- Clinical Unit of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University Hospital and Health Services of Trieste, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Integrated Neuroscience and Occupational Medicine, University Hospital and Health Services, Trieste, Italy
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- Medical Directorate, University Hospital and Health Services, Trieste, Italy
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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Marinaccio A, Consonni D, Mensi C, Mirabelli D, Migliore E, Magnani C, Di Marzio D, Gennaro V, Mazzoleni G, Girardi P, Negro C, Romanelli A, Chellini E, Grappasonni I, Madeo G, Romeo E, Ascoli V, Carrozza F, Angelillo IF, Cavone D, Tumino R, Melis M, Curti S, Brandi G, Mattioli S, Iavicoli S. Authors' response: Mezei et al's "Comments on a recent case-control study of malignant mesothelioma of the pericardium and the tunica vaginalis testis". Scand J Work Environ Health 2021; 47:87-89. [PMID: 33388783 PMCID: PMC7801133 DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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- Alessandro Marinaccio
- Epidemiology Unit, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, INAIL (Italian national workers compensation authority), Via Stefano Gradi 55, 00143 Rome, Italy. E-mail:
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Marinaccio A, Consonni D, Mensi C, Mirabelli D, Migliore E, Magnani C, Di Marzio D, Gennaro V, Mazzoleni G, Girardi P, Negro C, Romanelli A, Chellini E, Grappasonni I, Madeo G, Romeo E, Ascoli V, Carrozza F, Angelillo IF, Cavone D, Tumino R, Melis M, Curti S, Brandi G, Mattioli S, Iavicoli S. Association between asbestos exposure and pericardial and tunica vaginalis testis malignant mesothelioma: a case-control study and epidemiological remarks. Scand J Work Environ Health 2020; 46:609-617. [PMID: 32253443 PMCID: PMC7737812 DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Objectives The purposes of this study are to describe the epidemiology of pericardial and tunica vaginalis testis mesothelioma and assess the role of asbestos exposure for these rare diseases. Methods Based on incident pericardial and tunica vaginalis testis mesothelioma cases collected from the Italian national mesothelioma registry (ReNaM) in the period 1993-2015, incidence rates, survival median period and prognostic factors have been evaluated. A case-control study has been performed to analyze the association with asbestos exposure (occupational and non-occupational) for these diseases. Results Between 1993 and 2015, 58 pericardial (20 women and 38 men) and 80 tunica vaginalis testis mesothelioma cases have been registered with a mean annual standardized (world standard population as reference) incidence rates of 0.049 (per million) in men and 0.023 in women for the pericardial site, and 0.095 for tunica vaginalis testis mesothelioma. Occupational exposure to asbestos was significantly associated with the risk of the diseases [odds ratio (OR) 3.68, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.85-7.31 and OR 3.42, 95% CI 1.93-6.04 in pericardial and tunica vaginalis testis mesothelioma, respectively]. The median survival was 2.5 months for pericardial and 33.0 months for tunica vaginalis testis mesotheliomas. Age was the main predictive factor for survival for both anatomical sites. Conclusions For the first time in an analytical study, asbestos exposure was associated with pericardial and tunica vaginalis testis mesothelioma risk, supporting the causal role of asbestos for all anatomical sites. The extreme rarity of the diseases, the poor survival and the prognostic role of age have been confirmed based on population and nationwide mesothelioma registry data.
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- Alessandro Marinaccio
- Epidemiology Unit, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, INAIL, Via Stefano Gradi 55, 00143 Rome, Italy.
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Piapan L, De Michieli P, Ronchese F, Rui F, Mauro M, Peresson M, Segat L, D'Agaro P, Negro C, Bovenzi M, Larese Filon F. COVID-19 outbreak in healthcare workers in hospitals in Trieste, North-east Italy. J Hosp Infect 2020; 106:626-628. [PMID: 32805309 PMCID: PMC7427613 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- L Piapan
- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Unit of Public Health, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Unit of Public Health, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
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Marinaccio A, Corfiati M, Binazzi A, Di Marzio D, Bonafede M, Verardo M, Migliore E, Gennaro V, Mensi C, Schallemberg G, Mazzoleni G, Fedeli U, Negro C, Romanelli A, Chellini E, Grappasonni I, Pascucci C, Madeo G, Romeo E, Trafficante L, Carrozza F, Angelillo IF, Cavone D, Cauzillo G, Tallarigo F, Tumino R, Melis M. The epidemiological surveillance of malignant mesothelioma in Italy (1993-2015): methods, findings, and research perspectives. Epidemiol Prev 2020; 44:23-30. [PMID: 32374111 DOI: 10.19191/ep20.1.p023.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND as a legacy of the large asbestos consumption until the definitive ban in 1992, Italy had to tackle a real epidemic of asbestos related diseases. The Italian National Registry of Malignant Mesotheliomas (ReNaM) is a permanent surveillance system of mesothelioma incidence, with a regional structure. Aims, assignments and territorial network of ReNaM are described, as well as data collection, recording and coding procedures. OBJECTIVES to describe the Italian epidemiological surveillance system of mesothelioma incidence, to provide updated data about occurrence of malignant mesothelioma in Italy, and to discuss goals, attainments, and expectations of registering occupational cancer. DESIGN analysis of data by malignant mesothelioma incident cases surveillance system. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Italy, network of regional surveillance system, all Italian regions. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES a Regional Operating Centre (COR) is currently established in all the Italian regions, actively searching incident malignant mesothelioma cases from health care institutions. Occupational history, lifestyle habits, and residential history are obtained using a standardized questionnaire, administered to the subject or to the next of kin by a trained interviewer. The extent of dataset, epidemiological parameters, and occupations involved are reported updated at 31.12.2016, and standardized incidence rates are calculated. RESULTS at December 2016, ReNaM has collected 27,356 malignant mesothelioma cases, referring to the period of incidence between 1993 and 2015. The modalities of exposure to asbestos have been investigated for 21,387 (78%) and an occupational exposure has been defined for around 70% of defined cases (14,818). CONCLUSIONS the Italian experience shows that epidemiological systematic surveillance of asbestos related diseases incidence has a key importance for assessing and monitoring the public health impact of occupational and/or environmental hazards, programming preventive interventions, including remediation plans and information campaigns, and supporting the efficiency of insurance and welfare system. Monitoring the incidence of malignant mesothelioma through a specialized cancer registry is essential to follow-up the health effects of changing modalities and extent of occupational exposures over years and of environmental contamination. Such consolidated surveillance system is recommended also for occupational cancers with low aetiological fraction.
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- Alessandro Marinaccio
- Department of occupational and environmental medicine, epidemiology and hygiene, Italian Workers Compensation Authority (Inail), Roma (Italy);
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- Department of occupational and environmental medicine, epidemiology and hygiene, Italian Workers Compensation Authority (Inail), Roma (Italy)
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- Department of occupational and environmental medicine, epidemiology and hygiene, Italian Workers Compensation Authority (Inail), Roma (Italy)
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- Department of occupational and environmental medicine, epidemiology and hygiene, Italian Workers Compensation Authority (Inail), Roma (Italy)
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- Department of occupational and environmental medicine, epidemiology and hygiene, Italian Workers Compensation Authority (Inail), Roma (Italy)
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- Regional Operating Center of Valle d'Aosta, Valle d'Aosta Local Health Unit, Aosta (Italy)
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- Regional Operating Center of Piedmont, Unit of Cancer Prevention, University of Turin and CPO-Piemonte, Turin (Italy)
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- Regional Operating Center of Liguria, Operative unit of Epidemiology, IRCCS University Hospital San Martino, National Cancer Research Institute (IST), Genoa (Italy)
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- Regional Operating Center of Lombrady, IRCCS Ca' Granda Foundation, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico and University of Milan, Milan (Italy)
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- Regional Operating Center of the Province of Trento, Provincial Unit of Health, hygiene and occupational medicine, Trento (Italy)
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- Regional Operating Center of the Province of Bolzano, Alto Adige Local Health Unit, Bolzano (Italy)
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- Regional Operating Center of Veneto, Epidemiological Department, Azienda Zero, Padua (Italy)
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- Regional Operating Center of Friuli Venezia Giulia, University of Trieste, Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Trieste General Hospitals, Trieste (Italy)
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- Regional Operating Center of Emilia-Romagna, Public Health Department, Local Health Unit, Reggio Emilia (Italy)
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- Regional Operating Center of Tuscany, Unit of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Cancer Prevention and Research Institute, Florence (Italy)
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- Regional Operating Center of Marche, Hygienistic, Environmental and Health Sciences Department, School of Sciences of the drug and the products of health, University of Camerino, Camerino (Italy)
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- Regional Operating Center of Marche, Hygienistic, Environmental and Health Sciences Department, School of Sciences of the drug and the products of health, University of Camerino, Camerino (Italy)
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- Regional Operating Center of Umbria, Department of Experimental Medicine, Public Health section, University of Perugia, Perugia (Italy)
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- Regional Operating Center of Lazio, Department of Epidemiology, Lazio Region, Rome (Italy)
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- Regional Operating Center of Abruzzo, Occupational Medicine Unit, Local Health Unit, Pescara (Italy)
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- Regional Operating Center of Molise, Oncology Unit, Cardarelli Hospital, Campobasso (Italy)
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- Regional Operating Center of Campania, Department of Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples (Italy)
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- Regional Operating Center of Puglia, Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", University of Bari, Bari (Italy)
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- Regional Operating Center of Basilicata, Epidemiological Regional Center, Potenza (Italy)
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- Regional Operating Center of Calabria, Public Health Unit, Crotone (Italy)
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- Regional Operating Center of Sicily, Cancer Registry, Provincial Health Department of Ragusa and Sicily Regional Epidemiological Observatory, Ragusa (Italy)
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- Regional Operating Center of Sardegna, Regional Epidemiological Center, Cagliari (Italy)
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Marinaccio A, Corfiati M, Binazzi A, Di Marzio D, Scarselli A, Ferrante P, Bonafede M, Verardo M, Mirabelli D, Gennaro V, Mensi C, Schallemberg G, Mazzoleni G, Merler E, Girardi P, Negro C, D'Agostin F, Romanelli A, Chellini E, Silvestri S, Pascucci C, Calisti R, Stracci F, Romeo E, Ascoli V, Trafficante L, Carrozza F, Angelillo I, Cavone D, Cauzillo G, Tallarigo F, Tumino R, Melis M, Iavicoli S. Letter concerning: 'Response to: 'The epidemiology of malignant mesothelioma in women: gender differences and modalities of asbestos exposure' by Marinaccio et al'. Occup Environ Med 2018; 75:844-845. [PMID: 30209209 DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2018-105362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2018] [Accepted: 08/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Alessandro Marinaccio
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy
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- Valle d'Aosta Health Local Unit, Regional Operating Center of Valle d'Aosta (COR Valle d'Aosta), Aosta, Italy
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- COR Piedmont, Unit of Cancer Prevention, University of Turin and CPO-Piemonte, Torino, Italy
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- COR Liguria, UO Epidemiology, IRCCS Az Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino, National Cancer Research Institute (IST), Genova, Italy
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- COR Lombardy, Department of Preventive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico and University of Milan, Milano, Italy
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- Provincial Unit of Health, Hygiene and Occupational Medicine, COR Province of Trento, Trento, Italy
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- Alto Adige Health Local Unit, COR Province of Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy
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- Occupational Health Unit, Department of Prevention, COR Veneto, Padua, Italy
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- Occupational Health Unit, Department of Prevention, COR Veneto, Padua, Italy
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, COR Friuli-Venezia Giulia, University of Trieste -Trieste General Hospitals, Trieste, Italy
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, COR Friuli-Venezia Giulia, University of Trieste -Trieste General Hospitals, Trieste, Italy
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- Health Local Unit, Public Health Department, COR Emilia-Romagna, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Unit of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, COR Tuscany, Cancer Prevention and Research Institute, Firenze, Italy
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- School of Medicinal and Health Products, Center for Hygiene and Public Health Research, COR Marche, University of Camerino, Bolzano, Italy
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- School of Medicinal and Health Products, Center for Hygiene and Public Health Research, COR Marche, University of Camerino, Bolzano, Italy
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- Section of Public Health, Department of Experimental Medicine, COR Umbria, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology, COR Lazio, Lazio Region, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiological, Oncological and Anatomopathological Sciences, COR Lazio, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Health Local Unit, Occupational Medicine Unit, COR Abruzzo, Pescara, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, COR Campania, Second University of Naples, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Section of Occupational Medicine 'B Ramazzini', COR Puglia, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Cancer Registry ASP Ragusa and Sicily Regional Epidemiological Observatory, COR Sicily, Syracuse, Italy
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- Regional Epidemiological Center, COR Sardegna, Cagliari, Italy
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy
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Capogrosso P, Pescatori E, Cazzaniga W, Caraceni E, Colombo F, Negro C, Ciampalini S, Dachille G, Bettocchi C, Antonini G, Capone M, Polito M, Salonia A, Palmieri A, Dehò F. 600 Clinical indications for penile prosthesis implantation: data from the national prospective registry of penile prosthesis implantation “INSIST-ED”. J Sex Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2018.04.506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Barbiero F, Zanin T, Pisa FE, Casetta A, Rosolen V, Giangreco M, Negro C, Bovenzi M, Barbone F. Cancer incidence in a cohort of asbestos-exposed workers undergoing health surveillance. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2018; 91:831-841. [PMID: 29869702 DOI: 10.1007/s00420-018-1326-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To compare a local cohort of 2488 men occupationally exposed to asbestos and enrolled in a public health surveillance program with the 1995-2009 cancer incidence of the general population of Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG) region, Northeast Italy, we conducted a historical cohort study. METHODS Standardized incidence ratios (SIRs), with 95% confidence interval (95% CI), for specific cancer sites were estimated in the cohort and in subgroups of workers employed in shipbuilding between 1974 and 1994. For internal comparisons, we calculated incidence rate ratios (IRRs) for all cancers, lung cancer and mesothelioma, by level of exposure to asbestos and sector of employment adjusted for smoking habits and age at start of follow-up. RESULTS Among cohort members the SIR was 8.82 (95% CI 5.95-12.61) for mesothelioma and 1.61 (95% CI 1.26-2.04) for lung cancer. In subgroup analyses, the SIR for lung cancer in subjects hired in shipbuilding between 1974 and 1984 was 2.09 (95% CI 1.32-3.13). In the overall cohort, a borderline increased incidence was also found for stomach cancer (SIR = 1.53 95% CI 0.96-2.31). Internal comparisons within the cohort show that among men with high asbestos exposure level the relative risk was almost threefold for lung cancer (IRR = 2.94 95% CI 1.01-8.57). CONCLUSIONS This cohort experienced an excess in the incidence of both mesothelioma and lung cancer, showing increasing incidence rates at higher level of asbestos exposure. For lung cancer, the relative incidence was highest among workers hired in shipbuilding between 1974 and 1984.
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- Fabiano Barbiero
- Dipartimento di Area Medica, University of Udine, Via Colugna 50, 33100, Udine, Italy.,Health and Safety at Work Department (SPISAL), Local Health Authority No 12, Region of Veneto, Mestre, Italy
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- Health and Safety at Work Department, Local Health Authority No 2 (ASS2), Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Gorizia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Area Medica, University of Udine, Via Colugna 50, 33100, Udine, Italy.,Institute of Hygiene and Clinical Epidemiology, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata, Udine, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Area Medica, University of Udine, Via Colugna 50, 33100, Udine, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Area Medica, University of Udine, Via Colugna 50, 33100, Udine, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Area Medica, University of Udine, Via Colugna 50, 33100, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Area Medica, University of Udine, Via Colugna 50, 33100, Udine, Italy. .,Institute of Hygiene and Clinical Epidemiology, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata, Udine, Italy. .,Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
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Marinaccio A, Corfiati M, Binazzi A, Di Marzio D, Scarselli A, Ferrante P, Bonafede M, Verardo M, Mirabelli D, Gennaro V, Mensi C, Schallemberg G, Mazzoleni G, Merler E, Girardi P, Negro C, D’Agostin F, Romanelli A, Chellini E, Silvestri S, Pascucci C, Calisti R, Stracci F, Romeo E, Ascoli V, Trafficante L, Carrozza F, Angelillo IF, Cavone D, Cauzillo G, Tallarigo F, Tumino R, Melis M, Iavicoli S. The epidemiology of malignant mesothelioma in women: gender differences and modalities of asbestos exposure. Occup Environ Med 2018; 75:254-262. [PMID: 29269563 PMCID: PMC5878657 DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2016-104119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2016] [Revised: 09/04/2017] [Accepted: 10/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The epidemiology of gender differences for mesothelioma incidence has been rarely discussed in national case lists. In Italy an epidemiological surveillance system (ReNaM) is working by the means of a national register. METHODS Incident malignant mesothelioma (MM) cases in the period 1993 to 2012 were retrieved from ReNaM. Gender ratio by age class, period of diagnosis, diagnostic certainty, morphology and modalities of asbestos exposure has been analysed using exact tests for proportion. Economic activity sectors, jobs and territorial distribution of mesothelioma cases in women have been described and discussed. To perform international comparative analyses, the gender ratio of mesothelioma deaths was calculated by country from the WHO database and the correlation with the mortality rates estimated. RESULTS In the period of study a case list of 21 463 MMs has been registered and the modalities of asbestos exposure have been investigated for 16 458 (76.7%) of them. The gender ratio (F/M) was 0.38 and 0.70 (0.14 and 0.30 for occupationally exposed subjects only) for pleural and peritoneal cases respectively. Occupational exposures for female MM cases occurred in the chemical and plastic industry, and mainly in the non-asbestos textile sector. Gender ratio proved to be inversely correlated with mortality rate among countries. CONCLUSIONS The consistent proportion of mesothelioma cases in women in Italy is mainly due to the relevant role of non-occupational asbestos exposures and the historical presence of the female workforce in several industrial settings. Enhancing the awareness of mesothelioma aetiology in women could support the effectiveness of welfare system and prevention policies.
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- Alessandro Marinaccio
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy
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- Valle d’Aosta Health Local Unit, Regional Operating Centre of Valle d’Aosta (COR Valle d’Aosta), Aosta, Italy
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- COR Piedmont, Unit of Cancer Prevention, University of Turin and CPO-Piemonte, Torino, Italy
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- COR Liguria, UO Epidemiology, IRCCS Az, Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino, National Cancer Research Institute (IST), Genova, Italy
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- COR Lombardy, Department of Preventive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico and University of Milan, Milano, Italy
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- Provincial Unit of Health, Hygiene and Occupational Medicine, COR Province of Trento, Trento, Italy
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- Alto Adige Health Local Unit, COR Province of Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy
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- Occupational Health Unit, Department of Prevention, COR Veneto, Padua, Italy
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- Occupational Health Unit, Department of Prevention, COR Veneto, Padua, Italy
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, COR Friuli-Venezia Giulia, University of Trieste – Trieste General Hospitals, Trieste, Italy
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, COR Friuli-Venezia Giulia, University of Trieste – Trieste General Hospitals, Trieste, Italy
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- Health Local Unit, Public Health Department, COR Emilia-Romagna, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Unit of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, COR Tuscany, Cancer Prevention and Research Institute, Firenze, Italy
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- Hygienistic, Environmental and Health Sciences Department, School of Sciences of the drug and the products of health, COR Marche, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
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- Hygienistic, Environmental and Health Sciences Department, School of Sciences of the drug and the products of health, COR Marche, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
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- Department of Hygiene and Public Health, COR Umbria, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology, COR Lazio, Lazio Region, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, COR Lazio, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Health Local Unit, Occupational Medicine Unit, COR Abruzzo, Pescara, Italy
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Section of Occupational Medicine ’B.Ramazzini', COR Puglia, University of Bari, Firenze, Italy
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- Cancer Registry ASP Ragusa and Sicily Regional Epidemiological Observatory, COR Sicily, Policlinico, Italy
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- COR Sardegna, Regional Epidemiological Centre, Cagliari, Italy
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy
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Larese Filon F, Drusian A, Mauro M, Negro C. Laboratory animal allergy reduction from 2001 to 2016: An intervention study. Respir Med 2018; 136:71-76. [PMID: 29501249 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2018.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2018] [Revised: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Exposure to laboratory animals (LA) can cause allergic sensitization and symptoms as rhinitis, conjunctivitis, asthma, anaphylaxis and dermatitis. In 2000, a program was instituted at Trieste Universities to decrease LA allergy among scientists and technicians working with animals. The aim of our study was to investigate LA allergy in workers exposed to LA from 2001 to 2016, and to verify the effects of a preventive program. Four hundred sixty seven people underwent pre-employment screening for a job with laboratory animals at Universities of Trieste consisting in a medical examination, a full respiratory and allergy anamnesis, using a standardized questionnaire, skin prick test with common and occupational allergens, and spirometry. Every year, each worker repeated the medical examination and underwent again tests and questionnaire. Each worker can ask for a medical examination and skin prick test, in case of unset of symptoms. Logistic multivariate analysis and generalized equation estimation were use, to verify factors associated to LA allergy. Sensitization to LA decreased in years, going from 25.6% in 2001-2004 to 8.2% in 2013-2016 (p < 0.001). Multivariate logistic regression analysis confirmed the role of atopy by prick test (OR = 6; IC95% 2.2-16.6), of common allergic symptoms (OR = 2.9; IC95% 1.4-6.39) and of calendar periods. No association was found between LA allergy, years, and hours of exposure. Our study demonstrated a significant reduction of LA allergy after the application of a preventive program.
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- Francesca Larese Filon
- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Italy.
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Italy
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Barbiero F, Zanin T, Pisa FE, Casetta A, Rosolen V, Giangreco M, Negro C, Bovenzi M, Barbone F. Mortality in a cohort of asbestos-exposed workers undergoing health surveillance. Med Lav 2018; 109:83-86. [PMID: 29701625 PMCID: PMC7682175 DOI: 10.23749/mdl.v109i2.5865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2016] [Accepted: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Background: The coastal area of Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG) region, north-eastern Italy, was characterized by work activities in which asbestos was used until the early 1990s, particularly in shipbuilding. A public health surveillance program (PHSP) for asbestos-exposed workers was established, although limited evidence exists about the efficacy of such programs in reducing disease occurrence and mortality. Objectives: To compare mortality in a cohort of 2,488 men occupationally exposed to asbestos, enrolled in a PHSP in FVG between the early 1990s and 2008, with that of the general population of FVG and Italy. Methods: Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMR), with 95% Confidence Interval (95% CI), for all causes, all cancers, lung (LC) and pleural cancer (PC) were estimated in the cohort and in subgroups of workers with the first hire in shipbuilding that caused asbestos exposure (<1974, 1974-1984, 1985-1994). Results: A strong excess in mortality for PC with reference to FVG (SMR=6.87, 95% CI 4.45-10.17) and Italian population (SMR=13.95, 95% CI 9.02-20.64) was observed. For LC, the FVG-based SMR was 1.49 (95% CI 1.17-1.89) and the Italy-based 1.43 (95% CI 1.12-1.81). Mortality among workers with the first hire in shipbuilding before 1974 was high for PC (FVG-based SMR=8.98, 95% CI 5.56-13.75; Italy-based SMR=18.41, 95% CI 11.40-28.17) and for LC (FVG-based SMR =1.60, 95% CI 1.18-2.11; Italy-based SMR=1.54, 95% CI 1.14-2.03). Further, for LC between 1974 and 1984, the FVG-based SMR was 2.45 (95% CI 1.06-4.82), and the Italy-based SMR was 2.33 (95% CI 1.01-4.60). Conclusions: This cohort experienced an excess mortality for pleural and lung cancer, compared with regional and national populations. For lung cancer, the excess was stronger in workers with the first hire in shipbuilding before 1985, suggesting a key role of asbestos exposure.
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- Fabiano Barbiero
- Department of Medical Area (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy Health and Health and Safety at Work Department (SPISAL), Local Health Authority N. 12, Region of Veneto, Mestre, Italy.
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- Health and Safety at Work Department. Local Health Authority No 2 (ASS2), Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Gorizia, Italy.
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- Department Clinical Epidemiology, Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology BIPS, Bremen, Germany and Institute of Hygiene and Clinical Epidemiology, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy.
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- Department of Medical Area (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy.
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- Department of Medical Area (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy.
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- Department of Medical Area (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy.
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
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- Department of Medical Area (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy.
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Marinelli A, Prodi A, Pesel G, Ronchese F, Bovenzi M, Negro C, Larese Filon F. Serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate, psychosocial factors and musculoskeletal pain in workers. Occup Med (Lond) 2017; 67:684-686. [PMID: 29281066 DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqx159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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- A Marinelli
- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health-IRCCS 'Burlo Garofolo', Trieste, Italy
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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Wudy AE, Negro C, Adami A, Larese Filon F. Atopic status and latex sensitization in a cohort of 1,628 students of health care faculties. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2017; 118:603-607. [PMID: 28477790 DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2017.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2016] [Revised: 03/01/2017] [Accepted: 03/04/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Atopic diseases have increased since the second half of the previous century. Atopic workers are at higher risk to be sensitized to latex, and the first years of exposure are supposed to be especially risky. OBJECTIVE To assess atopic status and rate of latex sensitization in health care students starting their exposure to latex gloves. METHODS We analyzed medical surveillance data from 1,628 health care students from 2010 to 2016. Students completed a questionnaire focused on their previous and current latex exposure and personal and family histories of allergic diseases; underwent skin prick testing with common allergens and latex extract (and/or total and latex-specific immunoglobulin E in serum); and underwent a medical examination. RESULTS Skin prick test results for common inhalant allergens showed that 807 of 1,628 students (49.6%) had atopy. Atopy by skin prick testing was associated with male sex (odds ratio 1.49, 95% confidence interval 1.18-1.86), a personal history of oculorhinitis or asthma (odds ratio 10.22, 95% confidence interval 7.4-14.13), and atopic eczema (odds ratio 1.87, 95% confidence interval 1.05-3.36) at multivariate regression analysis. Eleven students (0.7% of total population) were found to be sensitized to latex and all had atopy. CONCLUSION Despite the high prevalence of atopy in health care students of Trieste, the latex sensitization rate is very low and comparable to general population. This is reasonably due to the low exposure to latex gloves at the time of the evaluation and to low latex release from the gloves currently used in our hospital.
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- Anna Elena Wudy
- Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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Larese Filon F, Plazzotta S, Rui F, Mauro M, De Michieli P, Negro C. Ten-year incidence of contact dermatitis in a prospective cohort of healthcare workers in Trieste hospitals (North East of Italy) 2004-2013. Br J Dermatol 2017; 177:560-561. [PMID: 27718523 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.15118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- F Larese Filon
- Unità Clinico Operativa di Medicina del Lavoro, Dipartimento di Scienze di Medicina Pubblica, Università degli Studi di Trieste, Via della Pietà, 19-24120, Trieste, Italy
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- Unità Clinico Operativa di Medicina del Lavoro, Dipartimento di Scienze di Medicina Pubblica, Università degli Studi di Trieste, Via della Pietà, 19-24120, Trieste, Italy
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- Unità Clinico Operativa di Medicina del Lavoro, Dipartimento di Scienze di Medicina Pubblica, Università degli Studi di Trieste, Via della Pietà, 19-24120, Trieste, Italy
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- Unità Clinico Operativa di Medicina del Lavoro, Dipartimento di Scienze di Medicina Pubblica, Università degli Studi di Trieste, Via della Pietà, 19-24120, Trieste, Italy
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- Unità Clinico Operativa di Medicina del Lavoro, Dipartimento di Scienze di Medicina Pubblica, Università degli Studi di Trieste, Via della Pietà, 19-24120, Trieste, Italy
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- Unità Clinico Operativa di Medicina del Lavoro, Dipartimento di Scienze di Medicina Pubblica, Università degli Studi di Trieste, Via della Pietà, 19-24120, Trieste, Italy
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D'Agostin F, De Michieli P, Chermaz C, Negro C. Pleural and peritoneal mesotheliomas in the Friuli Venezia Giulia register: data analysis from 1995 to 2015 in Northeastern Italy. J Thorac Dis 2017; 9:1032-1045. [PMID: 28523158 DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2017.03.164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Friuli Venezia Giulia Mesothelioma Register contains a case-list of 1,109 mesotheliomas (1,034 pleural, 75 peritoneal) during 1995-2015. Exposure data are available for almost all cases. The aim was to assess mesothelioma incidence in the Region, an area with several shipyards, and to investigate determinants of mesothelioma latency among occupational cases. METHODS Incidence rates were calculated. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to estimate latency time by anatomical site, gender, diagnostic period and industry sector. RESULTS Mesothelioma incidence rates among men were higher than among women during the overall period. The incidence of pleural mesothelioma in men leveled off until 2009 (6.50 per 100,000) with a slight decrease thereafter. For women, the rate increased until 2006 (1.31 per 100,000) and then remained relatively stable. The incidence of peritoneal mesothelioma in men was constant whereas rate among women increased during 2010-2015. The number of cases diagnosed during three-year periods remained level. In multivariate model, site and gender were not relevant for latency period whereas construction workers had a shorter latency than shipyard workers. CONCLUSIONS Despite the asbestos ban since 1992, occupational exposure is still at risk. This highlights the need to assess exposure levels and to find a reliable health surveillance tool.
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- Flavia D'Agostin
- Department of Surgical and Medical Sciences of Health, Occupational Medicine Unit, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Surgical and Medical Sciences of Health, Occupational Medicine Unit, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Surgical and Medical Sciences of Health, Occupational Medicine Unit, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Surgical and Medical Sciences of Health, Occupational Medicine Unit, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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D' Agostin F, de Michieli P, Negro C. Pleural mesothelioma in household members of asbestos-exposed workers in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2017; 30:419-431. [PMID: 28481375 DOI: 10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Malignant mesothelioma is closely associated to asbestos exposure. One such exposure may occur through contact with occupationally exposed household members and their belongings. This study examines the features of pleural mesothelioma attributable only to asbestos brought home by another family member. MATERIAL AND METHODS The data sources were 1063 mesothelioma cases diagnosed between 1995 and 2014, from the Friuli Venezia Giulia Mesothelioma Register. In all cases the diagnosis of mesothelioma was based on the pathology report. Exposure information and demographic data were acquired by an occupational medical standardized questionnaire/interview. RESULTS Household-exposure mesothelioma cases included 33 women and 2 men. Relationships were: wives (N = 22), daughters (N = 9), sons (N = 2), and mothers (N = 2). Asbestos exposure in the workers predominantly occurred in shipyards. Out of the 35 pleural cases, 19 were epithelial, 9 biphasic, 3 sarcomatoid, and 4 not specified. The mean age at diagnosis was 77 years old. The mean latency was 59 years, with wives having a significant shorter latency than offspring. Latency was not significantly related to morphology and asbestosis. The overall mean survival was 16 months (median 11 months) but treatment was beneficial (mean 16 months vs. 7 months). Biphasic/sarcomatoid histology and presence of asbestosis were associated with a decreased survival, although not with statistical significance. CONCLUSIONS Our data confirms that household exposure increases the risk for pleural mesothelioma amongst women with no history of occupational asbestos exposure. This is an ongoing problem in many countries, as well as in Italy, where the evaluation of a framework for the compensation of these cases is under debate. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2017;30(3):419-431.
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- Flavia D' Agostin
- University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy (Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences).
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- University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy (Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences).
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- University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy (Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences).
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Barbiero F, Giangreco M, Pisa FE, Negro C, Bovenzi M, Rosolen V, Barbone F. [Not Available]. Med Lav 2016; 107:307-314. [PMID: 27468090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2016] [Revised: 05/31/2016] [Accepted: 06/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The incidence of mesothelioma in Italy shows wide geographical variation, with the highest incidence rates in Genoa and Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG). For mesothelioma, national standard incidence rates are not available prior to the calendar year 2006. OBJECTIVES To estimate the Standardized Incidence rate Ratio (SIR) of mesothelioma in a cohort of former workers undergoing health surveillance because of previous asbestos exposure, when sex-, age-, and calendar year-specific rates of the national standard are not available and the number of expected cases calculated from the regional rates is biased by the size of the study cohort. METHODS We conducted a sensitivity analysis in a cohort of 2,488 men. We considered every Italian cancer registry available with complete data in the period 1995-2007 (N=14). We calculated, for each year and age group, the corresponding weighted mean rate of 10 registries of North-Italy (Mean W10), the weighted mean rate of all 14 registries available (Mean W14) and considered FVG standard rate. RESULTS During the period 1995-2007, we observed 25 incident cases of mesothelioma with expected cases that varied between 2.00 (Mean W14) and 2.56 (FVG standard rate), with a SIR of 12.49 (CI95% 8.08-18.48) and 9.76 (CI95% 6.32-14.45) respectively. CONCLUSIONS Our results show that the use of FVG rates as standard does not lead to significant distortions in the calculation of the expected cases. However, distortion is remarkable in the SIRs estimation. Using a weighted mean standard incidence rate may be a valid alternative for SIR estimate when national standard rates are not available.
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- Fabiano Barbiero
- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Biologiche, Università di Udine, Udine, Italia Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università di Parma, Parma, Italia Servizio Prevenzione Igiene e Sicurezza negli Ambienti di Lavoro (SPISAL), ULSS n. 12, Mestre, Italia.
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D'Agostin F, Negro C. Symptoms and musculoskeletal diseases in hospital nurses and in a group of university employees: a cross-sectional study. Int J Occup Saf Ergon 2016; 23:274-284. [PMID: 27277971 DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2016.1198092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Most studies have shown that nurses have a higher risk of developing musculoskeletal symptoms compared with other occupational groups. AIM A cross-sectional study was performed to gain more insight into the prevalence rates of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in nurses. METHODS The presence of musculoskeletal symptoms was revealed by personal interviews in a sample of 177 hospital nurses and in a reference group of 185 university employees. Musculoskeletal diseases were based on radiological examinations in all subjects. RESULTS Lower back pain (61% vs 42.2%) was the most frequently reported symptom, followed by neck pain (48.6% vs 38.4%) and shoulder pain (36.7% vs 25.9%), with a significantly higher prevalence in nurses. Women had about a 2-fold risk of upper limb region and neck pain compared with men. The most common abnormal findings on radiological examinations were disc herniations (n = 40). CONCLUSIONS Nurses showed a significantly higher risk of MSDs. Prevalence rates in nurses increased significantly with age. Musculoskeletal symptoms were also common in university employees. This suggests the need for effective intervention strategies involving workers' active participation, in order to improve the process and organization of work and promote a positive psychosocial work environment.
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Bonutti F, Tecchio M, Maieron M, Trevisan D, Negro C, Calligaris F. Measurement of the weighted peak level for occupational exposure to gradient magnetic fields for 1.5 and 3 Tesla MRI body scanners. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2016; 168:358-364. [PMID: 25987585 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncv308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2014] [Accepted: 03/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The purpose of this work is to give a contribution to the construction of a comprehensive knowledge of the exposure levels to gradient magnetic fields (GMF) in terms of the weighed peak (WP), especially for 3 Tesla scanners for which there are still few works available in the literature. A new generation probe for the measurement of electromagnetic fields in the range of 1 Hz-400 kHz was used to assess the occupational exposure levels to the GMF for 1.5 and 3.0 Tesla MRI body scanners, using the method of the WP according to the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) approach. The probe was placed at a height of 1.1 m, close to the MRI scanners, where operators could stay during some medical procedures with particular issues. The measurements were performed for a set of typical acquisition sequences for body (liver) and head exams. The measured values of WP were in compliance with ICNIRP 2010 reference levels for occupational exposures.
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- F Bonutti
- Medical Physics Department, Academic Hospital 'S.Maria della Misericordia', Udine, Italy
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- Faculty of Medicine, School for Radiographers, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Medical Physics Department, Academic Hospital 'S.Maria della Misericordia', Udine, Italy
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- Medical Physics Department, S. Chiara Hospital, APSS Trento, Trento, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine Department, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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Marinelli A, Negro C, Prodi A, Pesel G, Larese Filon F. [Musculoskeletal pain and perceived stress in civil servants]. Med Lav 2015; 106:351-60. [PMID: 26384261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2015] [Revised: 07/16/2015] [Accepted: 07/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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UNLABELLED «Muskuloskeletal pain and perceived stress in civil servants». BACKGROUND Musculoskeletal pain is the most important symptom reported in many occupations causing disability and long-term sick absence. Epidemiological research has linked this symptom to physical activities in the workplace but also to psychosocial factors, than can increase pain perception. OBJECTIVES To evaluate pain perception, psychosocial factors and stress in 413 workers in hospitals compared to 294 white collar workers at University of Trieste. METHODS The study population included workers who underwent periodical health surveillance from 20th of January, 2011 to 20th of June 2012. Psychosocial factors were evaluated using the Siegrist Effort Reward Imbalance Questionnaire, and depression and anxiety by means of the Goldberg General Health Questionnaire (GHQ). Pain perception in different body sites was reported on a visual numeric scale 0-10. The relation between pain perception in different body sites, individual characteristics, work tasks and psychosocial/psychological factors was assessed by means of multivariable logistic regression analysis. RESULTS The study population was characterized by low Effort and good Reward. In the multivariate linear regression pain perception was significantly related to age, to female sex in neck (OR=1.63; CI95% 1.13-2.34) and shoulder (OR=2.18; CI95% 1.49-3.2) pain and to Effort in all sites while occupational exposure as health care workers was significantly associated to higher pain in upper limbs (OR=1.76; CI95% 1.11-2.8) and low back (OR=1.73; CI95% 1.21-2.49). CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrated that psychosocial factors can have an important role in pain perception in all body sites suggesting the need to consider these factors together with physical exposures in workplaces.
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Leon P, Pastore MR, Zanei A, Umari I, Messai M, Negro C, Tognetto D. Correction of low corneal astigmatism in cataract surgery. Int J Ophthalmol 2015; 8:719-24. [PMID: 26309869 DOI: 10.3980/j.issn.2222-3959.2015.04.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2014] [Accepted: 12/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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AIM To evaluate and compare aspheric toric intraocular lens (IOL) implantation and aspheric monofocal IOL implantation with limbal relaxing incisions (LRI) to manage low corneal astigmatism (1.0-2.0 D) in cataract surgery. METHODS A prospective randomized comparative clinical study was performed. There were randomly recruited 102 eyes (102 patients) with cataracts associated with corneal astigmatism and divided into two groups. The first group received toric IOL implantation and the second one monofocal IOL implantation with peripheral corneal relaxing incisions. Outcomes considered were: visual acuity, postoperative residual astigmatism, endothelial cell count, the need for spectacles, and patient satisfaction. To determine the postoperative toric axis, all patients who underwent the toric IOL implantation were further evaluated using an OPD Scan III (Nidek Co, Japan). Follow-up lasted 6mo. RESULTS The mean uncorrected distance visual acuity (UCVA) and the best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) demonstrated statistically significant improvement after surgery in both groups. At the end of the follow-up the UCVA was statistically better in the patients with toric IOL implants compared to those patients who underwent implantation of monofocal IOL plus LRI. The mean residual refractive astigmatism was of 0.4 D for the toric IOL group and 1.1 D for the LRI group (P<0.01). No difference was observed in the postoperative endothelial cell count between the two groups. CONCLUSION The two surgical procedures demonstrated a significant decrease in refractive astigmatism. Toric IOL implantation was more effective and predictable compared to the limbal relaxing incision.
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- Pia Leon
- University Eye Clinic of Trieste, Ospedale Maggiore, Piazza dell'Ospitale 1, Trieste 34129, Italy
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- University Eye Clinic of Trieste, Ospedale Maggiore, Piazza dell'Ospitale 1, Trieste 34129, Italy
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- University Eye Clinic of Trieste, Ospedale Maggiore, Piazza dell'Ospitale 1, Trieste 34129, Italy
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- University of Trieste, Piazzale Europa 1, 34100 Trieste, Italy
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- University Eye Clinic of Trieste, Ospedale Maggiore, Piazza dell'Ospitale 1, Trieste 34129, Italy
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- University Eye Clinic of Trieste, Ospedale Maggiore, Piazza dell'Ospitale 1, Trieste 34129, Italy
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- University Eye Clinic of Trieste, Ospedale Maggiore, Piazza dell'Ospitale 1, Trieste 34129, Italy
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Marinaccio A, Binazzi A, Bonafede M, Corfiati M, Di Marzio D, Scarselli A, Verardo M, Mirabelli D, Gennaro V, Mensi C, Schallemberg G, Merler E, Negro C, Romanelli A, Chellini E, Silvestri S, Cocchioni M, Pascucci C, Stracci F, Ascoli V, Trafficante L, Angelillo I, Musti M, Cavone D, Cauzillo G, Tallarigo F, Tumino R, Melis M. Malignant mesothelioma due to non-occupational asbestos exposure from the Italian national surveillance system (ReNaM): epidemiology and public health issues. Occup Environ Med 2015; 72:648-55. [DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2014-102297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2014] [Accepted: 11/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Corfiati M, Scarselli A, Binazzi A, Di Marzio D, Verardo M, Mirabelli D, Gennaro V, Mensi C, Schallemberg G, Merler E, Negro C, Romanelli A, Chellini E, Silvestri S, Cocchioni M, Pascucci C, Stracci F, Romeo E, Trafficante L, Angelillo I, Menegozzo S, Musti M, Cavone D, Cauzillo G, Tallarigo F, Tumino R, Melis M, Iavicoli S, Marinaccio A. Epidemiological patterns of asbestos exposure and spatial clusters of incident cases of malignant mesothelioma from the Italian national registry. BMC Cancer 2015; 15:286. [PMID: 25885893 PMCID: PMC4404011 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-015-1301-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2014] [Accepted: 03/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Previous ecological spatial studies of malignant mesothelioma cases, mostly based on mortality data, lack reliable data on individual exposure to asbestos, thus failing to assess the contribution of different occupational and environmental sources in the determination of risk excess in specific areas. This study aims to identify territorial clusters of malignant mesothelioma through a Bayesian spatial analysis and to characterize them by the integrated use of asbestos exposure information retrieved from the Italian national mesothelioma registry (ReNaM). Methods In the period 1993 to 2008, 15,322 incident cases of all-site malignant mesothelioma were recorded and 11,852 occupational, residential and familial histories were obtained by individual interviews. Observed cases were assigned to the municipality of residence at the time of diagnosis and compared to those expected based on the age-specific rates of the respective geographical area. A spatial cluster analysis was performed for each area applying a Bayesian hierarchical model. Information about modalities and economic sectors of asbestos exposure was analyzed for each cluster. Results Thirty-two clusters of malignant mesothelioma were identified and characterized using the exposure data. Asbestos cement manufacturing industries and shipbuilding and repair facilities represented the main sources of asbestos exposure, but a major contribution to asbestos exposure was also provided by sectors with no direct use of asbestos, such as non-asbestos textile industries, metal engineering and construction. A high proportion of cases with environmental exposure was found in clusters where asbestos cement plants were located or a natural source of asbestos (or asbestos-like) fibers was identifiable. Differences in type and sources of exposure can also explain the varying percentage of cases occurring in women among clusters. Conclusions Our study demonstrates shared exposure patterns in territorial clusters of malignant mesothelioma due to single or multiple industrial sources, with major implications for public health policies, health surveillance, compensation procedures and site remediation programs. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12885-015-1301-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Marisa Corfiati
- Epidemiology Unit, Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy.
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- Epidemiology Unit, Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy.
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- Epidemiology Unit, Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy.
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- Epidemiology Unit, Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy.
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- Regional Operating Center of Valle d'Aosta (COR Valle d'Aosta), Valle d'Aosta Health Local Unit, Aosta, Italy.
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- COR Piedmont, Unit of Cancer Prevention, University of Turin and CPO-Piemonte, Torino, Italy.
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- COR Liguria, Epidemiology and Prevention Department, National Cancer Research Institute (IST), Genova, Italy.
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- COR Lombardy, Department of Preventive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico and University of Milan, Milano, Italy.
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- COR Province of Trento, Provincial Unit of Health, Hygiene and Occupational Medicine, Trento, Italy.
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- COR Veneto, Occupational Health Unit, Department of Prevention, Padua, Italy.
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- COR Friuli-Venezia Giulia, University of Trieste -Trieste General Hospitals, Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Trieste, Italy.
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- COR Emilia-Romagna, Health Local Unit, Public Health Department, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
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- COR Tuscany, Cancer Prevention and Research Institute, Unit of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Firenze, Italy.
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- COR Tuscany, Cancer Prevention and Research Institute, Unit of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Firenze, Italy.
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- COR Marche, Environmental and Health Sciences Department, University of Camerino, Hygienistic, Camerino, Italy.
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- COR Marche, Environmental and Health Sciences Department, University of Camerino, Hygienistic, Camerino, Italy.
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- COR Umbria, University of Perugia, Department of Hygiene and public health, Perugia, Italy.
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- COR Lazio, Department of Experimental Medicine, University La Sapienza, Roma, Italy.
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- COR Abruzzo, Health Local Unit, Occupational Medicine Unit, Pescara, Italy.
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- COR Campania, Department of Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples, Napoli, Italy.
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- COR Campania, Department of Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples, Napoli, Italy.
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- COR Puglia, Department of Internal Medicine and Public Medicine, University of Bari, Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Bari, Italy.
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- COR Puglia, Department of Internal Medicine and Public Medicine, University of Bari, Section of Occupational Medicine "B. Ramazzini", Bari, Italy.
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- COR Sicily, "Civile - M.P. Arezzo" Hospital, Ragusa Cancer Register Unit, Ragusa, Italy.
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- COR Sardegna, Regional Epidemiological Center, Cagliari, Italy.
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- Epidemiology Unit, Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy.
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- Epidemiology Unit, Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy.
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Antunes E, Garcia FAP, Blanco A, Negro C, Rasteiro MG. Evaluation of the Flocculation and Reflocculation Performance of a System with Calcium Carbonate, Cationic Acrylamide Co-polymers, and Bentonite Microparticles. Ind Eng Chem Res 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/ie503342d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- E. Antunes
- CIEPQPF,
Chemical Engineering Department, Coimbra University, Pólo
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- CIEPQPF,
Chemical Engineering Department, Coimbra University, Pólo
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- Chemical
Engineering Department, Faculty of Chemistry, Complutense University, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Chemical
Engineering Department, Faculty of Chemistry, Complutense University, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- CIEPQPF,
Chemical Engineering Department, Coimbra University, Pólo
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Negro C, De Bellis L, Miceli A. Chemical composition and antioxidant activity ofPistacia lentiscusessential oil from Southern Italy (Apulia). Journal of Essential Oil Research 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2014.973614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Comar M, Zanotta N, Bonotti A, Tognon M, Negro C, Cristaudo A, Bovenzi M. Increased levels of C-C chemokine RANTES in asbestos exposed workers and in malignant mesothelioma patients from an hyperendemic area. PLoS One 2014; 9:e104848. [PMID: 25162674 PMCID: PMC4146505 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2014] [Accepted: 07/15/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background Asbestos-induced mesothelial inflammatory processes are thought to be the basic mechanisms underlying Malignant Mesothelioma (MM) development. Detection of MM often occurs at late stage due to the long and unpredictable latent period and the low incidence in asbestos exposed individuals. The aim of this study was to investigate early immunological biomarkers to characterize the prognostic profile of a possible asbestos-induced disease, in subjects from a MM hyperendemic area. Methods The Luminex Multiplex Panel Technology was used for the simultaneous measurement of serum levels of a large panel of 47 analytes, including cytokines and growth factors, from workers previously exposed to asbestos (Asb-workers), asbestos-induced MM patients and healthy subjects. In addition, to explore the influence on serum cytokines profile exerted by SV40 infection, a cofactor in MM development, a quantitative real time PCR was performed for sequences detection in the N-terminal and intronic regions of the SV40 Tag gene. Statistical analysis was done by means of the Mann-Whitney test and the Kruskall-Wallis test for variance analysis. Results A variety of 25 cytokines linked to pulmonary inflammation and tumor development were found significantly associated with Asb-workers and MM patients compared with healthy controls. A specific pattern of cytokines were found highly expressed in Asb-workers: IFN-alpha (p<0.05), EOTAXIN (p<0.01), RANTES (p<0.001), and in MM patients: IL-12(p40), IL-3, IL-1 alpha, MCP-3, beta-NGF, TNF-beta, RANTES (p<0.001). Notably, the chemokine RANTES measured the highest serum level showing an increased gradient of concentration from healthy subjects to Asb-workers and MM patients (p<0.001), independently of SV40 infection. Conclusion This study shows that, in subjects from an hyperendemic area for MM, the C-C chemokine RANTES is associated with the exposure to asbestos fibres. If validated in larger samples, this factor could have the potential to be a critical biomarker for MM prognosis as recently reported for breast tumor.
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- Manola Comar
- Institute for Maternal and Child Health-IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”–Trieste, Trieste, Italy
- Clinical Unit of Hygiene, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health-IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”–Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Division of Occupational & Preventive Medicine, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pathology, Oncology and Experimental Biology, School of Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Division of Occupational & Preventive Medicine, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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D'Agostin F, Negro C. [Musculoskeletal disorders and work-related injuries among hospital day- and shift workers]. Med Lav 2014; 105:346-356. [PMID: 25134630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2014] [Revised: 07/16/2014] [Accepted: 07/16/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Most research findings show that shift-and night work are associated with cardiovascular, musculoskeletal and neurological disorders as well as work-related injuries among health care workers. OBJECTIVES This sample based study on 246 hospital workers was performed to determine whether shift work may affect musculoskeletal disorders and injury risk. METHODS During the health surveillance program, data were collected by means of the Nordic questionnaire and the risk evaluation document. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS A sample of 134 shift workers was compared to a sample of 112 day workers. Hospital day workers were found to be at greater risk of musculoskeletal symptoms in single or multiple body sites than shift workers. The prevalence of symptoms in the low back (63% vs 50%), neck (54% vs 42%) and upper extremities (26% vs 12%) was significantly higher in day workers than shift workers. In particular, among day nurses the prevalence of complaints in the upper extremities was more elevated (p<0,01) than nurses working in shifts; whereas, technicians working during the day reported more frequently symptoms in the neck (p<0,05) than technicians working in shifts. However, the average age and work experience were significantly higher in day workers than shift workers. Furthermore, the study showed that nursing personnel was at great risk of sustaining an occupational musculoskeletal injury, especially for nurses working in shifts on medical and surgical wards. Data suggest that, concerning shift work planning, it is important to consider the workload according to activity.
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- Flavia D'Agostin
- U.C.O. Medicina Del Lavoro A.O.U. "Ospedali Riuniti di Trieste".
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Filon FL, Negro C, De Michieli P, Bovenzi M. [Asbestos related cancers in seamen]. G Ital Med Lav Ergon 2013; 35:206-210. [PMID: 24303696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Seamen and marine engineers were formerly exposed to asbestos used in gasket, pipes, valves and machinery. Ship motion and vibration can release asbestos in the surrounding space. Asbestos fibres may also be inhaled by workers involved in maintenance operations of vessels built before 1992 in Italy. History of asbestos exposure has been reported by workers and confirmed by a higher prevalence of pleural abnormalities and a significant excess of mesothelioma with a Standardized Incidence Ratio (SIR) ranging between 1.83 and 4.8 as a function of years of exposure. SIR for lung cancer ranged between 1.10 and 1.62. Mesothelioma in seamen and marine engineers represents about 2.5% of the overall Italian mesothelioma cases with a very long latency period (47.6 +/- 9.6 years). There is no epidemiological evidence for an excess risk of mesothelioma in fishermen.
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