Publications by authors named "Debora Sorbara"

Introduction: Customer Satisfaction is a tool for assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of the service offered and related corrective measures to improve the quality of services provided by hospitals Collection and analysis of data regarding customer satisfaction during the vaccination campaign was estremely important.

Method: A specific analisys on extremely vulnerable people during the vaccination campaign. An observational study was conducted through a survey on a List of extremely vulnerable people provided by specialists to the Medical Management.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Hepatitis A is the most common form of acute viral hepatitis in the world. Major geographical differences in endemicity of hepatitis A are closely related to hygienic and sanitary conditions and other indicators of the level of socioeconomic development. The anti-hepatitis A virus (HAV) seroprevalence rate is presently decreasing in many parts of the world, but in less developed regions and in several developing countries, HAV infection is still very common in the first years of life and seroprevalence rates approach 100%.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

The significant reduction of the cases of tetanus in the years led to an increased perception of risk associated with vaccination, which, like any medical procedure, entails the possibility of adverse reactions. Although the reviews of the literature show that the tetanus vaccine is implicated as responsible for serious adverse events, the neurological complications associated with it are extremely rare, as confirmed also by the small number of cases reported in the literature. It's necessary that all events temporally associated with vaccination are properly investigated and brought to the attention of healthcare workers and citizens, in order to establish an early treatment, which in most cases leads to complete recovery.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Viral hepatitis A and B are serious public health problems all over the world. Effective prophylactic measures and improvement in the hygienic and sanitary conditions have considerably modified the diseases trend, characterized by high prevalence levels in developing countries. In this paper the epidemiology of hepatitis A and B is reviewed, focused on endemic areas, on the basis of data collected from local and international studies in order to evaluate prevention strategies for both local population and travelers.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Human papilloma virus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections. The vaccine has the maximum benefit when given before starting sexual activity and its efficacy is proved also in sexually active women in which the incidence of the infection is higher. In 2010 a questionnaire on HPV was administered to 299 female students of University of Rome Tor Vergata.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF