Publications by authors named "G Lacca"
Although 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.
Objectives: Frailty is a relevant issue in older people, being associated with several negative outcomes. Increasing literature is reporting that pollution (particularly air pollution) can increase the risk of frailty, but the research is still limited. We aimed to investigate the potential association of pollution (air, noise) with frailty and prefrailty among participants 60 years and older of the UK Biobank study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSARS-CoV-2 Infection in Healthcare Professionals and General Population During "First Wave" of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study Conducted in Sicily, Italy.
Front Public Health
June 2021
On December 31, 2019, an outbreak of lower respiratory infections was documented in Wuhan caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Since the beginning, SARS-CoV-2 has caused many infections among healthcare workers (HCWs) worldwide. Aims of this study were: a.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The responsibility of the Department for Prevention and Safety at the workplace of the Palermo Health Authority (ASP) is to monitor and coordinate the activity of occupational physicians operating in Palermo and its province. One of its obligations is to examine appeals "against the judgment of occupational physicians", "..
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