Francesco Tancredi

TL;DR: The results suggested a multifactorial origin of CH in which genetic and environmental factors play a role in the development of the disease.

TL;DR: HBV vaccination of children born to HBsAg-positive mothers is effective and confers long-term immunity, and there is no evidence that the emergence of HBV escape mutants secondary to the immune pressure against wild-type HBV is of concern.

TL;DR: An economic evaluation was performed to assess five varicella vaccination scenarios targeted to 11-year-old Italian adolescents, and "both tests" and "anamnestic screening" were the most appealing options.

TL;DR: In this article , a multicentre collaboration among 112 centres in 14 countries collected data on all patients presenting with a hip fracture between 1st March-31st May 2020, and the authors aimed to assess: 1) the prevalence of preoperative and postoperative COVID-19 among patients with hip fracture, 2) the effect on 30-day mortality, and 3) clinical factors associated with the infection and with mortality in COVID19-positive patients.

TL;DR: This paper reports the results of a survey on vaccination coverage among children born in January 1995 and residing at the beginning of the study (March 1998) in the city of Naples, Italy, and finds a significant association between socioeconomic status and coverage level.