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Hepatitis B Immunization Among Healthcare Students: A Narrative Review of Occupational Risk, Seroprotection, and Immunization Management

Lorenzo Ippoliti, Viola Giovinazzo, Luca Coppeta, Giuseppe Bizzarro et autres

Background/Objectives: Healthcare students face an occupational risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) exposure during clinical training, often many years after receiving their primary vaccination series in infancy or childhood. Progressive waning of anti-hepatitis B surface (anti-HBs) antibody titres, heterogeneous vaccination histories in …

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Hepatitis B Immunization among Healthcare Students: A Narrative Review of Occupational Risk, Long-Term Immunity, and Challenges in Multicultural Academic Settings

Lorenzo Ippoliti, Viola Giovinazzo, Luca Coppeta, Giuseppe Bizzarro et autres

Background/Objectives: Healthcare students face occupational risk of hepatitis B vi-rus (HBV) exposure during clinical training, often many years after receiving their primary vaccination series in infancy or childhood. Progressive waning of an-ti-hepatitis B surface (anti-HBs) antibody titres, heterogeneous vaccination histories in international …

Long-Term Pulmonary Function in Healthcare Workers: A Spirometric Evaluation Three Years Post-COVID-19 Pandemic

Lorenzo Ippoliti, Luca Coppeta, Giuseppe Bizzarro, Cristiana Ferrari et autres

Background: The long-term impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on pulmonary function remains insufficiently characterised, particularly among individuals who have experienced mild or asymptomatic disease. This study aimed to assess spirometric changes over a three-year period and evaluate potential associations with demographic and clinical …

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Evaluation of Anti-HB Levels in a Multi-Ethnic Cohort of Health Profession Students

Lorenzo Ippoliti, Agostino Paolino, Luca Coppeta, Giuseppe Bizzarro et autres

BACKGROUND: Despite the widespread implementation of childhood vaccination programmes, hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains an ongoing occupational risk for healthcare students. In multi-ethnic and international university settings, differences in vaccination programmes and immune responses must be considered. This retrospective study aimed …

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Urinary Metabolomics of Plastic Manufacturing Workers: A Pilot Study

Michele De Rosa, Ottavia Giampaoli, A. Patriarca, Federico Marini et autres

The plastic manufacturing industry has a crucial role in the global economy with a significant impact in a wide range of fields. The chemical risk to which workers are potentially exposed is difficult to characterize and strictly related to both the products …

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A Survey of the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of a Sample of Albanian Medical Students in Relation to Occupational Exposure to Biological Agents

Lorenzo Ippoliti, Luca Coppeta, Ersilia Buonomo, Giuseppina Somma et autres

(1) Background: Exposure to blood carries the risk of transmission of many infectious diseases. Healthcare workers (HCWs), including hospital-based medical students, face high and often under-reported rates of exposure to needlestick and sharps injuries. Previous studies have shown that students' knowledge of …

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Pulmonary function assessment after COVID-19 in vaccinated healthcare workers

Lorenzo Ippoliti, Luca Coppeta, Giuseppina Somma, Giuseppe Bizzarro et autres

COVID-19 typically presents with flu-like symptoms due to the viral infection itself. The most severe cases are characterised by lung damage, an important factor in fatal outcome due to alveolar damage. In some cases, patients develop a long COVID with persistent symptoms …

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Pulmonary function assessment after COVID-19 in vaccinated healthcare workers

Lorenzo Ippoliti, Luca Coppeta, Giuseppina Somma, Giuseppe Bizzarro et autres

Abstract Long COVID refers to persistent symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection for at least 2 months with no other clear cause. Symptoms can occur after initial infection or during recovery and include chest pain, fatigue, breathlessness and cough. The exact causes are being …

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Effect of the New Italian Legislative Measures on the Eye Lens Protection of Radioexposed Workers

Cristiana Ferrari, Agostino Paolino, Alessia Spina, Andrea Magrini et autres

Introduction: Legislative Decree no. 101, published on 31 July 2020 in the Italian Official Gazette, the official journal of the Italian Government, sets out the provisions of Directive 2013/59/Euratom, which establishes the basic safety rules for protection against the risks arising from …

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Effects of Ultramicronized Palmitoylethanolamide (um-PEA) in COVID-19 Early Stages: A Case–Control Study

Maria Albanese, Giulia Marrone, Agostino Paolino, Manuela Di Lauro et autres

Ultramicronized palmitoylethanolamide (um-PEA), a compound with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties, appears to be a potential adjuvant treatment for early stages of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In our study, we enrolled 90 patients with confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 that were randomized into …

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Ultramicronized Palmitoylethanolamide (um-PEA): A New Possible Adjuvant Treatment in COVID-19 patients

Annalisa Noce, Maria Albanese, Giulia Marrone, Manuela Di Lauro et autres

The Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused more than 100,000,000 cases of coronavirus infection in the world in just a year, of which there were 2 million deaths. Its clinical picture is characterized by pulmonary involvement that culminates, in the most severe …

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