The impact of the Catholic Jubilee in 2000 on infectious diseases. A case-control study of giardiasis, Rome, Italy 2000-2001

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 649-658

  Faustini, A ^a   Marinacci, C ^b   Fabrizi, E ^c   Marangi, M ^d   Recchia, O ^e   Pica, R ^e   Giustini, F ^f   La Marca, A ^g   Nacci, A ^h   Panichi, G ^d   Perucci, C A ^a   Bonano, Carmen ⁱ   Carletti, Michela ^f   Cavarischia, Roberta ^j   Di Tullio, Alessandra ^k   Formosa, Germana ^l   Gilardi, Giulia ^m   Pacciani, Laila ⁿ   Culotta, Paolo ^o   D'Antonio, Francesca ^p   Macigno, Mirella ^q   Marino, Luca ^r   Napoli, Luisa ^r   Ranfi, Filippo ^s   Valorani, Giuditta ^g   Cortese, Luigia ^t   Di Luzio, Antonella ^u   La Greca, Giulio ^v   Romagnoli, Claudio ^w   more..

^a Local Health Authority RME   (Italy)

^b Epidemiology Unit   (Italy)

^c Agy for Pub Health of Lazio Region   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e SAN GIOVANNI ADDOLORATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g Microbiology Laboratory Bios   (Italy)

^h CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

ⁱ SANDRO PERTINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^j Villa Betania Hospital   (Italy)

^k Digestive Endoscopy Unit   (Italy)

^l SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^m Forlanini Hospital   (Italy)

ⁿ San Giacomo Hospital   (Italy)

^o CID Laboratory   (Italy)

^p Flaminio 9 Laboratory   (Italy)

^q Centro Ricerca Studio Laboratory   (Italy)

^r Marilab Laboratory   (Italy)

^s Mercury Laboratory   (Italy)

^t Ars Medica Private Hospital   (Italy)

^u Guarnieri Private Hospital   (Italy)

^v Rome American Hospital   (Italy)

^w Madonna della Fiducia Private Hospital   (Italy)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SURFACE WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWDING; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRANT WORKER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARASITE INCIDENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRAVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RELIGION; RISK FACTORS; ROME; TRAVEL;

EID: 33646164440     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268805005327     Document Type: Article

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