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Ospedale degli Infermi

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D A Verani

Ospedale degli Infermi

M A Isoardi

Juan Manuel Castelli

Ministerio de Salud

G Garbaccio

Luigi Sacco Hospital

Alvimar José da Costa

Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

Giorgio Vescovo

Ospedale Sant Antonio

Ana Cristina Pereiro

Fundación Pro Salud y Medio Ambiente

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Favaloro Foundation

C Converso

Ido Iori

Ospedale Santa Maria

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Favaloro Foundation

Luigi Sacco Hospital

Fondazione FADOI

Fundación Pro Salud y Medio Ambiente

University of Naples Federico II

Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

University of Buenos Aires

Centro Científico Tecnológico - Tucumán

Società Italiana di Cardiologia

Italian Association for Cancer Research

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Time trends in three triennial surveys of cardiovascular risk factors and their treatment among patients discharged from divisions of internal medicine

European Journal of Internal Medicine (2004)

Ido Iori Salvatore De Rosa S Fontana Giorgio Vescovo Mariapaola Lanti

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

10.1016/j.ejim.2004.03.013

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Public private strategy for elimination of congenital transmission of infectious diseases - Argentina

European Journal of Public Health (2020)

Juan Manuel Castelli Alvimar José da Costa T Wolovich S Fontana María Mercedes Ávila

Abstract Problem Mother-to-child transmission of HIV, Syphilis, Chagas and Hepatitis B constitutes a significant public health issue in Latin America, mostly because of the great morbidity and mortality of these diseases, the social impact of their consequences and the opportunity to eliminate the transmission with timely diagnosis and treatment. Useful strategies to face this mayor problem may be beneficial for the region. Description of the Problem The number of newborns with congenital syphilis has been growing all over the region. Moreover, Argentina is the country with the largest affected population with Chagas Disease and, although treatment is very effective during infancy, less than 1% of the infected population accesses the drug. The recurring economic crisis raised the percentage of poverty from 4.6 % in 1974 up to 35.4 % in 2019, thus worsening health determinants and adding new challenges to the healthcare sector. The Framework for Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV, Syphilis, Hepatitis B and Chagas (EMTCT Plus) proposed by the Pan American Health Organization in 2017 was approved by Argentina and is of low complexity. Under this context, the non-governmental organization Mundo Sano Foundation together with the Municipality of Almirante Brown elaborated an intervention model to implement EMTCT Plus in a municipality of Buenos Aires Province. Results After two years, 3561 pregnant women were evaluated as well as their babies: 317 were positive for syphilis, 27 were positive for HIV, 25 for Chagas and 3 for Hepatitis B. At the moment, all the newborns were free of the four diseases. The social profitability evaluation was very high. Lessons Public-private associations could be an innovative way to deal with some major public health issues. EMTCT Plus is a useful framework for Latin American countries. The social profitability of investments in the elimination of mother to child transmission is very high. Key messages Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV, Syphilis, Chagas and Hepatitis B is a useful framework for Latin American countries. The social profitability evaluation was very high. Public-private associations could be an innovative way to deal with some major public health issues.

Congenital syphilis

Hepatitis B

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Chagas Disease

10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.871

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[HBV infection in hospital health workers: study conducted in a Piedmontese hospital].

PubMed (1989)

D A Verani Moreno Curti C Converso G Garbaccio S Fontana

The screening for hepatitis B virus infection markers of 976 hospital employees pointed out that: the prevalence of subjects who are positive to at least one marker is relatively low (17.52%); the areas with higher rates of prevalence are: the infections diseases division and the radiological area; there is a statistically significant difference as for the positivity of one of the hepatitis B markers among the disaggregated non-medical staff for every single functional area. The data here collected are compared with those collected in other hospitals.

Hepatitis B

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[Prevention of venous thromboembolism: controversies on the table].

PubMed (2001)

S Fontana Giovanni Davı̀

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[Acute hepatitis B and non-A, non-B hepatitis. A year's case series: epidemiological and clinical aspects].