Publications by authors named "M Centra"
Increased SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in healthy blood donors after the second pandemic wave in South-Eastern Italy: evidence for asymptomatic young donors as potential virus spreaders.
Infect Dis (Lond)
April 2022
Background: Italy experienced SARS-CoV-2 spread during the second wave and the southern regions were severely affected. In this prospective study, we assessed the changes in SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence rates in non-vaccinated blood donors to evaluate the spread of SARS-CoV-2 among healthy individuals in our geographical area.
Methods: 8,183 healthy blood donors visiting the Transfusion Centre at the University Hospital "Riuniti" of Foggia (Italy) to donate blood from May 2020 to March 2021 were tested twice for anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies by Ortho Clinical Diagnostics VITROS 3600 through anti-SARS-CoV-2 Total and IgG reagent kit.
Article Synopsis
- A new strain of coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, causing pneumonia first emerged in China and has since spread globally, primarily through respiratory droplets.
- A study was conducted in South-Eastern Italy to check for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among blood donors, totaling 1,797 participants.
- Results showed that only 1.0% of donors tested positive for antibodies, and none had detectable viral RNA, indicating a low risk of transmission from asymptomatic blood donors.
Article Synopsis
- * Of the nine individuals who tested positive for antibodies, none showed evidence of active infection as they were negative for viral RNA in nasopharyngeal swabs.
- * These findings indicate that the region is far from achieving herd immunity, emphasizing the necessity of continued containment measures to curb the pandemic's spread.
Objective: Capacitive and resistive electric transfer therapy (CARE) reduces pain and improves quality of life for many orthopaedic degenerative and inflammatory disorders. The research aim was to determine the effects of CARE on painful shoulder. The outcomes were pain reduction and recovery of shoulder function.
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