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G.B. Costa
Researcher at University of Messina
Publications - 20
Citations - 444
G.B. Costa is an academic researcher from University of Messina. The author has contributed to research in topics: Acinetobacter baumannii & Contact tracing. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 20 publications receiving 384 citations.
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Serum TNFα in mouse typhoid and enhancement of a salmonella infection by anti-TNFα antibodies
TL;DR: The results indicate that TNFα is important in mediating the plateau phase in a salmonella infection, and its effect may be local.
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Attitudes and Perception of Healthcare Workers Concerning Influenza Vaccination during the 2019/2020 Season: A Survey of Sicilian University Hospitals
Claudio Costantino,Caterina Ledda,Raffaele Squeri,Vincenzo Restivo,Alessandra Casuccio,Venerando Rapisarda,Giorgio Graziano,Davide Alba,Livia Cimino,Arianna Conforto,G.B. Costa,Smeralda D'Amato,Francesco Mazzitelli,Francesco Vitale,C Genovese +14 more
TL;DR: Higher self-perceived risk of contracting influenza and a positive attitude to recommending vaccination to patients were significantly associated with influenza vaccination adherence during the last five seasons via multivariable analysis.
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Immunobiological activities of mould products: functional impairment of human monocytes exposed to aflatoxin B1.
V. Cusumano,Fabio Rossano,Rosaria Alba Merendino,Adriana Arena,G.B. Costa,Giuseppe Mancuso,Adone Baroni,E. Losi +7 more
TL;DR: The potential danger to human health of exposure to mycotoxins demonstrates the necessity for careful microbiological control of food and is confirmed from animals fed with mycotoxin-contaminated foods.
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Chryseobacterium indologenes bacteraemia in a diabetic child.
Antonio Cascio,Giovanna Stassi,G.B. Costa,Giuseppe Crisafulli,Immacolata Rulli,C. Ruggeri,Chiara Iaria +6 more
TL;DR: This case indicates that C. indologenes infection can occur in diabetic children without ventilator or central venous catheter and might be treated with a single agent after in vitro susceptibility tests have been performed.
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Enterococcal meningitis caused by Enterococcus casseliflavus . First case report
TL;DR: E. casseliflavus can be inserted among the etiologic agents of meningitis and awareness of infection of central nervous system with Enterococcus species that possess an intrinsic vancomycin resistance should be increased.