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Epidemiologia e prevenzione delle malattie infettive

Sieroepidemiologia delle infezioni da virus con particolare riguardo alle epatiti virali A, B e C; profilassi delle infezioni con particolare riguardo allo studio dei vaccini antivirus dell'epatite A e B; studio della immonogenicità e della durata delle vaccinazioni, vaccinazioni dell'infanzia e dell'adulto; coltivazione in vitro del virus A ed E; studio della diffusione degli enterovirus in ambiente idrico e negli alimenti; analisi biomolecolare dei ceppi di enterovirus, in particolare poliovirus isolati dall'ambiente; confronto delle sequenze genomiche dopo amplificazione; studio della resistenza degli enterovirus ai processi di disinfezione e alla azione dei sistemi di depurazione. Studio degli indicatori virologici nel controllo della potabilità delle acque. Studi epidemiologici sugli enterobatteri negli alimenti e sulla associazione tra infezioni da enteropatogeni e patologie di interesse reumatologico.
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-Nuti M, Ferrari MJ, Franco E, Taliani G, De Bac C. Seroepidemiology of infection with hepatitis A virus and hepatitis B virus in the Seychelles. Am J Epidemiol. 1982 Jul; 116(1):161-7.
-Frosner GG, Franco E. Is the pioneer era of hepatitis research at en end? MMW Munch Med Wochenschr. 1983 Apr 29;125(17):349-50.
Frosner GG, Franco E, Altorfer J, Decker RH, Mushahwar IK. Prevalence of antibody to delta hepatitis virus in population groups in West Germany and Switzerland. Eur J Clin Microbiol. 1985 Apr;4(2):147-9.
-Zaratti L, Patti AM, Pileggi D, Franco E, Divizia M, Mirirocchi E, Panà A. Comparison of indirect immunofluorescence and radioimmunnoassay for detecting antibodies against hepatitis A virus of the IgG and IgM classes. Boll Ist Sieroter Milan. 1986;65(6):477-80.
-Rosmini F, Wirz M, Gentili G, Collotti C, Rossino Ricci M, Franco E, Terzi I, Pasquini Year of birth, sex and residence, as "determinants" of tetanus incidence and immunity in Italy. Eur J Epidemiol. 1987 Dec;3(4):377-80.
-Mele A, Franco E, Caprilli F, Gentili G, Capitanio B, Crescimbeni E, Di napoli A, Zaratti L, Conti S, Corona R, et al. Genital herpes infection in outpatients attending a sexually transmitted disease clinic in Italy. Eur J Epidemiol. 1988 Sep;4(3):386-8.
-Pasquini P, Mele A, Franco E, Ippolito G, Svennerholm B. Prevalence of herpes simplex virus type 2 antibodies in selected population groups in Italy. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 1988 Feb;7(1):54-6.
-Mele A, Franco E, Caprilli F, Gentili G, Stazi MA, Zaratti L, Capitanio B, Crescimbeni E, Corona R, Panà A, et al. Hepatitis B and Delta virus infection among heterosexuals, homosexuals and bisexual men. Eur J Epidemiol. 1988 Dec;4(4):488-91.
-Stroffolini T, Franco E, Romano G, Uccheddu P, Pasquini P, Panà A, Maida A, Scarpa B. Hepatitis B virus infection in children in Sardinia, Italy. Community Med. 1989 Nov;11(4):336-41.
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offolini T, Franco E, Romano G, Uccheddu P, Pasquini P, Pana A, Maida A, Scarpa B. Hepatitis B virus infection in children in Sardinia, Italy.
Eur J Epidemiol. 1989 Jun;5(2):202-6.
-Franco E, Toti L, Gabrieli R, Croci L, De Medici D, Pana A.
Depuration of Mytilus galloprovincialis experimentally contaminated with hepatitis A virus. Int J Food Microbiol. 1990 Dec;11(3-4):321-7.
-Paroli E, Franco E, Mele A, Caprilli F, Gentili G, Stazi MA, Corona R, Felici F, Prignano G, Palamara G, et al.
Seroprevalence of anti-Chlamydia trachomatis IgG in outpatients attending a sexually transmitted disease clinic in Italy.
Eur J Epidemiol. 1990 Sep;6(3):329-31.
-Paroli E, Franco E. Oculogenital infections caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. Recenti Prog Med. 1990 Jul-Aug;81(7-8):539-48. Review.
-Stroffolini T, Chiaramonte M, Franco E, Rapicetta M, De Mattia D, Mura I, Trivello R, Giammanco A, Rigo G, Scarpa B.
Baseline seroepidemiology of hepatitis A virus infection among children and teenagers in Italy.
Infection. 1991 Mar-Apr;19(2):97-100.
-Corona R, Prignano G, Mele A, Gentili G, Caprilli F, Franco E, Ferrigno L, Giglio A, Titti F, Bruno C, et al.
Heterosexual and homosexual transmission of hepatitis C virus: relation with hepatitis B virus and human immunodeficiency virus type 1.
Epidemiol Infect. 1991 Dec;107(3):667-72.
-Franco E, Olivadese A, Valeri M, Albertoni F, Petrosillo N.
Control of hepatitis B virus infection in dialysis units in Latium, Italy. Nephron. 1992;61(3):329-30.
- Plaitano S, Sagliocca L, Mele A, Bove C, Protano D, Adamo B, Palumbo F, Cauletti M, Franco E, Pasquini P.
Hepatitis B mass immunization of adolescents: a pilot study in a community. Eur J Epidemiol. 1993 May;9(3):307-10.
-Faustini A, Franco E, Saitto C, Cauletti M, Zaratti L, Papini P, Ali' Ahmed S, Zampieri F, Ierussi A, Pana A, et al.
Hepatitis A, B, C and D in a community in Italy of immigrants from NE Africa.
J Public Health Med. 1994 Mar;16(1):71-8.
-Pana A, Franco E.
The epidemiology of hepatitis A in Italy.
Res Virol. 1995 Jul-Aug;146(4):249-52. Review.
-Mele A, Sagliocca L, Manzillo G, Converti F, Amoroso P, Stazi MA, Ferrigno L, Rapicetta M, Franco E, Adamo B, et al.
Risk factors for acute non-A, non-B hepatitis and their relationship to antibodies for hepatitis C virus: a case-control study.
Am J Public Health. 1994 Oct;84(10):1640-3.
-Da Villa G, Andjaparidze A, Cauletti M, Franco E, Roggendorf M, Sepe A, Zaratti L.
Viral hepatitis in the Bhutanese population: preliminary results of a seroepidemiological investigation.
Res Virol. 1997 Mar-Apr;148(2):115-7.
-M. Divizia; C. Baglioni:
Lack correlation between thymidine-kinase activity and the antiviral and antiproloferative response to interferon. Virology 133, 216, 1984.
-M. Divizia; F. Ruggeri; J. Hentschel; B. Flehmig; A. Panà; R. Perez-Bercoff:Preliminary characterization of a fast-growing strain of human hepatitis A virus. Microbiologica 9, 269, 1986.
-L. Seganti, F. Superti, N. Orsi, R. Gabrieli, M. Divizia, A. Panà: Study of the chemical nature of Frp/3 cell recognition units for hepatitis A virus. Med. Microbiol.Immunol. vol.176, 21-26, 1987.
- P. De Filippis; M. Divizia; A. Mele; B. Adamo; A. Panà: Detection of hepatitis A virus in the stools of healthy people from endemic areas. European Journal of Immunology vol.3 n.2, 172, 1987.
- F. Superti; L. Seganti; N. Orsi; M. Divizia; A. Gabrieli; A. Panà: The effect of lipophilic amines on the growth of hepatitis A virus in Frp/3 cells. Archives of Virology 96, 289, 1987.
-M. Divizia; L. Fiore; A.G. Coulepis; A. MacGregor; R. Crainic; A .Panà; R. Perez-Bercoff.: Monoclonal antibodies neutralize the cytophatic effect induced by the fast-growing strain of human hepatitis A virus. Viral Hepatitis and Liver Disease, Alan R. Liss; Inc. 1987.
-A. Panà; M. Divizia; P. De Filippis; A. Di Napoli: Isolation of hepatitis A virus from polluted river water on Frp/3 cells. Lancet Dec. 5th, n.8571, 1987.
- Divizia M.; De Filippis P., Di Napoli A, Venuti A., R. Perez-Bercoff, Panà A.: Isolation of wild-type hepatitis A virus from the environment. Water research 23, 9, 1155; 1989.
- Divizia M., Santi A.L., Panà A.: Ultrafiltration: an efficent secon step for hepatitis A virus and poliovirus concentration. J. of Virol. Mehods 23, 55, 1989.
-Tinari A., Ruggeri F.M., Divizia M., Panà A., Donelli G.: Morphological changes in HAV-infected Frp/3 cells and immunolocalization of HAAg. Arch. Virol. 104, 209, 1989.
-Superti F.; Seganti L.; Orsi N.; Divizia M.; Gabrieli R.; Panà A.; Stein M.L.: Effect of isoflavans and isoflavanes on the infection of Frp/3 cells by hepatitis A virus Antiviral Res. 11, 247-254, 1989.
-Stroffolini T., Biagini W., Lorenzoni L., Palazzesi G.P., Divizia M., Frongillo R.:
An outbreak of hepatitis A in young adults in central Italy. Eur. J. Epidemiol. 6,2, 156, 1990.
-Fiore L.; De Paolis E.; Novello F.; Divizia M.; Panà A.: Characterization by T1-oligonucleotide fingerprinting of three strains of human hepatitis A virus isolated in Italy. Eur. J. Epidemiol. 6,1; 29-33, 1990.
-Biziagos E.; Divizia M.; Crance J.M.; Deloince R.; Panà A.: Techniques de mise en évidence des virus des hépatitis. Virologie des milieux hydriques, L. Schwartzbrod, Tec and Doc Lavoisier; Cap. 7 pag.187-211.
-Divizia M., Morace G., Gabrieli R., Pisani G., Panà A.: Application of the PCR technique to the detection of hepatitis A virus in the environment. Wat. Sci. Tech. 27, 3-4, 223, 1993.
- Divizia M., Gnesivo C., Bonapasta R.A., Morace G., Pisani G., Panà A.: Virus isolation and identification by PCR in a outbreak of hepatitis A: epidemiological investigation. Wat. Sci. Tech. 27,3-4, 199, 1993.-Croci L., De Medici D., Divizia M., Gabrieli R., Toti L., Panà A.: Recovery of poliovirus type 1 from experimentally contaminated shellfish: evaluation of different methods. Wat. Sci. Tech. 27, 3-4, 45, 1993.
-Divizia M., Gnesivo C., Amore Bonapasta R., Morace G., Pisani G., Panà A.: Hepatitis A virus identification in an outbreak by enzimatic amplification. Eur. J. Epidemiol. 9,2 203, 1993. -Morace G., Pisani G., Divizia M., Panà A.: Detection of hepatitis A virus in concentrated river water by polymerase chain reaction. Zentralblatt fur Hygiene 193, 521, 1993.
-Morace G., Pisani G., Beneduce F., Divizia M., Panà A.: Mutations in the 3A genomic region of two cytophatic strains of hepatitis A virus isolated in Italy. Virus research 28, 187, 1993.
- O.A. Kader, Divizia M., E. El Ghazzawi, F. Gamil, E. Renganathan, Panà A.: Poliovirus detection in environmental samples by cell cultures and hybridization test. Nuovi Annali di Igiene e Microbiologia 6, 935-938, 1994.
- Beneduce F., Pisani G., Morace G., Divizia M., Panà A., Morace G.: Complete nucleotide sequence of a cytophatic hepatitis A virus strain isolated in Italy. Virus Research 36, 299-309, 1995.
- Quinti I., Renganathan E., El Ghazzawi E., Divizia M., Sawaf G., Awad S., Panà A., Rocchi G.: Seroprevalence of HIV and HCV infections in Alexandria, Egypt. Zentralblatt fur bateriologie 283/2, 239-244, 1995
- Divizia M., Ruscio V., Degener A.M., Panà A.: Hepatitis A virus detection in wastewater by PCR and hybridization. Microbiologica 21, 161-167, 1998.
- Donia D., Divizia M, Panà A.: Analysis of concentration methods for bacteriophages. L'Igiene Moderna 109, 475-482, 1998.
- Divizia M., Gabrieli R, Degener AM, Renganathan E, Pillot J, Stefanoni ML, El Ghazzawi E, Kader OA, Gamil F, El Sawaf G, Saleh E, El Sherbini E, Panà A.: Evidence of hepatitis E virus replication on cell cultures. Microbiologica 22, 77-83, 1999.
- Divizia M, Palombi L, Buonomo E, Donia D, Ruscio V, Equestre M, Leno L, Panà A, Degener AM: Genomic characterization of human and environmental polioviruses isolated in Albania. Applied and Environmental microbiology 65,8, 3534-3539, 1999.
- Bonadonna L, Della Libera S, Veschetti E, Cutilli D, Ottaviani M, Divizia M, Donia D, Gabrieli R, Panà A, Martini C, Anastasi P. Reduction of microorganisms in sewage effluent using hypoclorite and peracetic acid as disinfectants. Central European Journal of Public Health 3 (7), 130-132,1999.
- Gabrieli R, Divizia M, , El Ghazzawi E, Kader OA, El Gahawary Z, Rengfanathan E, Panà A.: Serum antibodies to polioviruses in Alexandria, Egypt. European Journal of Epidemiology 15: 267-270, 1999.
- Divizia M, Gabrieli R, Stefanoni ML, Renganathan E, El Ghazzawi E, Kader OA, Gamil F, El Sawaf G, Saleh E, El Sherbini E, Degener AM, Noce A, Zaratti L, Panà A.: HAV and HEV infection in hospitalized hepatitis patients in Alexandria, Egypt. European Journal of Epidemiology 15: 603-609, 1999. -Divizia M, Panà A: Applicabilità della biologia molecolare nelle indagini virologiche ambientali. Nuovi Annali di Igiene 11: 461-466, 1999.
- Divizia M, Gabrieli R, Donia D, Ruscio V, Degener AM, Panà A: Concomitant poliovirus infection during an outbreak of hepatitis A. The Journal of Infection 39: 227-230, 1999.
- Croci L., De Medici D., Scalfaro C, Croci A., Divizia M., Donia D., Cosentino AM., Moretti P., Costantini G.: Determination of enteroviruses, hepatitis A virus, bacteriophages and Escherichia Coli in Adriatic sea mussels. Journal of Applied Microbiology 88: 293-298, 2000.
- Franco E., I vaccini contro l'epatite A - In Epatite A Collections 4, Rassegna della letteratura: Prevenzione negli adulti (Adis International Limited), pag. 29, 2001.