Publications by authors named "Antonino Castro"
Article Synopsis
- This study, INVIDIa-2, looked at how effective flu vaccination is for advanced-cancer patients on immune-checkpoint inhibitors in Italy, specifically during the early COVID-19 pandemic.
- From January to April 2020, out of 955 eligible cancer patients, only 9 confirmed cases of COVID-19 were found, leading to high hospitalization and mortality rates.
- The analysis indicated that although vaccinated patients had slightly lower overall COVID-19 prevalence than the unvaccinated, the difference was not statistically significant, highlighting the significant impact of COVID-19 on this vulnerable population.
Pantoea agglomerans, a gram negative bacillus in the Enterobacteriaceae family, has been isolated from feculent material, plants and soil. Soft tissue and bone-joint infections due to P. agglomerans following penetrating trauma by vegetation and bacteraemia in association with intravenous fluid, total parenteral nutrition, blood products and anaesthetic agent contamination have been reported.
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