Rationale for pertussis booster vaccination throughout life in Europe

…, E Bernatowska, N Guiso, J Roord, AE Tozzi… - The Lancet infectious …, 2011 - thelancet.com
Although the introduction of universal pertussis immunisation in infants has greatly reduced
the number of reported cases in infants and young children, disease incidence has been …

Diagnosis and management of pertussis

AE Tozzi, LP Celentano, MLC degli Atti, S Salmaso - Cmaj, 2005 - Can Med Assoc
PERTUSSIS IS INCREASING IN FREQUENCY among children too young to be vaccinated
and among adolescents and adults. This increase is due mainly to waning immunity among …

A controlled trial of two acellular vaccines and one whole-cell vaccine against pertussis

…, P Mastrantonio, M Giuliano, AE Tozzi… - New England journal …, 1996 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Concern about both safety and efficacy has made the use of whole-cell pertussis
vaccines controversial. In some European countries, including Italy, the rate of vaccination …

Pertussis: current perspectives on epidemiology and prevention

…, C Azzari, P Bonanni, R Prato, AE Tozzi… - Human vaccines & …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Pertussis continues to be an important public-health issue. The high immunization coverage
rates achieved, mainly in industrialized countries, have certainly decreased the spread of …

[HTML][HTML] Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli infections associated with hemolytic uremic syndrome, Italy, 1988–2000

AE Tozzi, A Caprioli, F Minelli, A Gianviti… - Emerging Infectious …, 2003 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The mean annual incidence of hemolytic uremic syndrome in persons< 15 years of age in
Italy from 1988 to 2000 was 0.28 per 100,000 population. Laboratory investigations showed …

Hospital-based surveillance to estimate the burden of rotavirus gastroenteritis among European children younger than 5 years of age

…, N Parez, F Moraga, E Román, O Mory, AE Tozzi… - …, 2009 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES. Rotavirus is the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis requiring hospitalization
in young children. Data on the burden of rotavirus gastroenteritis are needed to guide …

Sustained efficacy during the first 6 years of life of 3-component acellular pertussis vaccines administered in infancy: the Italian experience

S Salmaso, P Mastrantonio, AE Tozzi, P Stefanelli… - …, 2001 - publications.aap.org
Background. In 1992–1993, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of
two 3-component acellular pertussis vaccines was started in 4 of Italy's 20 regions. During the …

An infectious disease model on empirical networks of human contact: bridging the gap between dynamic network data and contact matrices

A Machens, F Gesualdo, C Rizzo, AE Tozzi… - BMC infectious …, 2013 - Springer
Background The integration of empirical data in computational frameworks designed to model
the spread of infectious diseases poses a number of challenges that are becoming more …

Assessment of causality of individual adverse events following immunization (AEFI): a WHO tool for global use

AE Tozzi, EJ Asturias, MR Balakrishnan, NA Halsey… - Vaccine, 2013 - Elsevier
Serious illnesses or even deaths may rarely occur after childhood vaccinations. Public health
programs are faced with great challenges to establish if the events presenting after the …

Origin of cardiovascular risk in overweight preschool children: a cohort study of cardiometabolic risk factors at the onset of obesity

B Shashaj, G Bedogni, MP Graziani, AE Tozzi… - JAMA …, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance To date, the relationship among adiposity, insulin resistance, and cardiovascular
risk factors at the onset of overweight or obesity has been unexplored. Objectives To …