Publications by authors named "G Calamusa"
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- Asbestos is a significant occupational carcinogen, and despite its ban in Italy since 1992, the country continues to face high rates of asbestos-related diseases (ARDs), particularly in the Province of Palermo from 2010 to 2021.
- The study identified 245 ARD cases among asbestos-exposed workers, revealing a range of conditions including asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma, with tobacco use notably increasing lung cancer risk.
- The findings highlight the ongoing public health challenge posed by ARDs, stressing the need for improved data collection and early diagnosis methods to better manage these diseases in affected populations.
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has further highlighted the continuing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to global health and economic development. In the last two decades, AMR has raised increasing concern, with an estimated 4.95 million deaths globally due to bacterial AMR in 2019 alone.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlthough the anti-COVID-19 vaccination has proved to be an effective preventive tool, "breakthrough infections" have been documented in patients with complete primary vaccination courses. Most of the SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies produced after SARS-CoV-2 infection target the spike protein receptor-binding domain which has an important role in facilitating viral entry and the infection of the host cells. SARS-CoV-2 has demonstrated the ability to evolve by accumulating mutations in the spike protein to escape the humoral response of a host.
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- The study investigated the increasing health concerns related to allergies caused by consuming undercooked or raw seafood containing parasites, specifically focusing on a group of 53 allergic outpatients in Western Sicily from April 2021 to March 2022.
- Utilizing various testing methods like Skin Prick Test, IgE-specific dosage, and Basophil Activation Test (BAT), researchers identified different allergy diagnoses, reporting a high rate of diagnosed cases and notable differences in risk levels between allergic patients and those with chronic urticaria.
- The results highlighted the BAT's superior accuracy and specificity in diagnosing allergies, suggesting that these findings could help in refining clinical guidelines for allergy diagnosis in the future.
infection (CDI) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, mostly in frail patients. Notification is not mandatory in Italy, and data on incidence, risk of death, and recurrence are lacking. The purpose of this study was to determine CDI incidence and risk factors for mortality and recurrence.
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