Publications by authors named "A Del Fabbro"

Objective: The authors hypothesized that ventilation and hyperoxia may harm the cochlea vasculature in an experimental model of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) performed in rabbits.

Methods: New Zealand rabbits underwent CDH creation at 25 days of gestation (term = 30 days). CDH was created in fetuses (n = 15) and compared with Controls (n = 15).

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Aim: The aim of the present study was to investigate and correlate the prevalence of in saliva and in root canals with different pulpal and periapical conditions.

Methodology: Sixty-seven patients were divided into five groups based on pulpal and periapical tissue status: healthy vital teeth (HVT, n=7), healthy treated teeth without lesion (HTT, n=9), irreversible pulpitis (IP, n=13), necrosis (N, n=18), and post-treatment apical periodontitis (PTAP, n=20). Saliva, rubber dam, sterility control and pre-treatment root canal samples were collected and microbiologically processed by culture method.

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Background: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a severe embryological defect that causes pulmonary hypoplasia and hypertension. The prevalence and mortality rate of CDH varies around the world and little information is available about CDH in Latin America. Our aim was to estimate the general prevalence, mortality rate, prevalence of associated anomalies and features related to the outcomes of CDH in newborns from São Paulo state, Brazil.

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Health visitors (HVs) and environmental health officers (EHOs) are the healthcare workers (HCWs) who, in the Italian National Health Service, mainly operate in the prevention departments of local health authorities, guaranteeing the territorial activities specifically declared with the respective professional profiles. During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, it was necessary to reallocate all HCWs supporting Hygiene and Public Health Services involved on the front lines of the emergency, in order to perform preventive activities and to take immediate action to fight the spread of the virus. By means of an IT survey consisting of three sections, this study investigated how 960 HVs and EHOs dealt with this reallocation, with the shifting in service assignment, and with the perceived level of fatigue and pressure, through the application of skills acquired from university training.

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Article Synopsis
  • This study assessed the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, through a household survey conducted in two phases with a total of 1,355 participants.
  • During the first phase, RT-PCR tests showed a 0.14% positivity rate, while serological tests revealed 1.27%, increasing to 2.79% in the second phase, with higher infection rates found in larger households.
  • The cumulative infection rate by mid-June 2020 was estimated at 2.37%, equivalent to around 16,670 people, with an infection fatality rate of 0.41%, indicating that a significant portion of cases went unreported.
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