Salivary distribution of Streptococcus mutans in schoolchildren from Rome (Italy).

abstract：:Plans are presented for conducting an epidemiological observational project which will pool the data from nine Italian field studies covering over 70,000 men and women aged 20 to 69 years, belonging to 52 population samples distributed in 13 different regions of the country. The main objective is to produce multivaria...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

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更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many epidemiological studies showed associations of low birth weight with cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and obesity. The associations seem to be consistent and stronger among subjects with a postnatal catch up growth. It has been suggested that developmental changes in response to adverse fetal exposures mig...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Bakker H,Jaddoe VW

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, data have been accumulated to examine excess mortality in the first half of 2020. Mortality in the preceding year or years is used to calculate the expected number of deaths, which is then compared with the actual number of deaths in 2020. We calculated weekly age- and sex...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Gianicolo EAL,Russo A,Büchler B,Taylor K,Stang A,Blettner M

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic health problems may be related to body mass index (BMI, kg/m(2)), but this has been best documented in overweight and obese adults. The primary objective of this study was to identify factors associated with different categories of BMI in elderly men and women from the general population, also including the lo...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Kvamme JM,Wilsgaard T,Florholmen J,Jacobsen BK

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case-control study comprised 130 cases affected by chronic lymphocytic leukemia and the same number of individually matched controls, with accidental injuries as a cause of hospitalization. Matching criteria were: sex, age, type of settlement, and area of residence. Both leukemias and all cancers were more frequent ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Radovanovic Z,Markovic-Denic L,Jankovic S

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental and atmospheric factors have been associated with meningitis epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa but not in the northern hemisphere. An epidemic of meningitis caused by different agents occurred in a health district in northern Italy during the first quarter of 2003: there were 50 cases compared to the expec...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Michele M,Alberto M,Liana S,Francesco D

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smoking patterns were examined in 2500 individuals, aged 14-70 years living in Castille and Leon (Spain) in the fall of 1992. Of these, 39.6% were regular smokers, 7.2% were occasional smokers, 14.8% were former smokers, and 30.4% were non-smokers. Sex differences were striking: there was a higher prevalence of regula...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： del Río MC,Alvarez FJ

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiology studies suggested that low birthweight was associated with a higher risk of hypertension in later life. However, little is known about the causality of such associations. In our study, we evaluated the causal association of low birthweight with adulthood hypertension following a standard analytic protocol...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Zheng Y,Huang T,Wang T,Mei Z,Sun Z,Zhang T,Ellervik C,Chai JF,Sim X,van Dam RM,Tai ES,Koh WP,Dorajoo R,Saw SM,Sabanayagam C,Wong TY,Gupta P,Rossing P,Ahluwalia TS,Vinding RK,Bisgaard H,Bønnelykke K,Wang Y,Gr

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Relatively few data are available to predict a complicated course of community-acquired complicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) in patients with diabetes type 2 (DM2). The aim of this study was to assess predictors for a complicated course of UTIs in DM2 patients in primary care. METHOD:We conducted a c...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Venmans LM,Sloof M,Hak E,Gorter KJ,Rutten GE

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunoglobulin G (IgG) response directed against Mycobacterium bovis BCG antigens 60 (A60) and 85A (P32), and purified protein derivative (PPD), was investigated in order to compare the serodiagnostic potentials of these antigens in tuberculosis (TB). The sera of 59 patients with active minimal or moderately advan...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Turneer M,Van Nerom E

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To characterize possible Trichophyton rubrum phenotypes, which circulate in two Brazilian localities, we tested 53 isolates of this dermatophyte for their ability to assimilate several carbon sources, for keratinase, proteinase, phospholipase, lipase and desoxiribonuclease (DNase) secretions, and for their susceptibil...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Dos Santos JI,Vicente EJ,Paula CR,Gambale W

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescent antibody, immunoperoxidase and gold-silver staining methods for the rapid and accurate diagnosis of systemic mycotic infections are currently performed in a few specialized laboratories. These methods have proved applicable to formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues, and are reliable for identifying ther...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Kaufman L

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We discuss the analytic and practical considerations in a large case-control study that had two control groups; the first control group consisting of partners of patients and the second obtained by random digit dialling (RDD). As an example of the evaluation of a general lifestyle factor, we present body mass index (B...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Pomp ER,Van Stralen KJ,Le Cessie S,Vandenbroucke JP,Rosendaal FR,Doggen CJ

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of Plesiomonas shigelloides among diarrhoeal patients attending the Dhaka Treatment Centre of the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR, B) from January through December 1987, has been reported. Using bile peptone broth (pH 8.8) as an enrichment medium and Salmonella-Shi...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Rahim Z,Ali A,Kay BA

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a material of 577 infants born of epileptic women treated with anticonvulsants in monotherapy during early pregnancy and collected from France, Italy, and Sweden. The incidence of major malformations is increased compared with the general population but no definite difference in risk can be demonstrated be...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Bertollini R,Källen B,Mastroiacovo P,Robert E

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 136 cases of men with urinary bladder cancer and 272 matched hospital controls were examined for potential exposure to diesel exhaust. A lifetime occupational history was obtained for all subjects in the study and assessment of exposure to diesel exhaust was based on the job titles of the subject and self-r...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Iyer V,Harris RE,Wynder EL

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although elevated serum uric acid has been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, its importance as a risk factor is still controversial. The authors examined the relationship between serum uric acid levels and death from all causes, including cardiovascular disease and stroke. The baseline data ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Sakata K,Hashimoto T,Ueshima H,Okayama A,NIPPON DATA 80 Research Group.

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycological, cultural and/or serological studies were performed on 98 patients hospitalized in the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Catholic University in Rome with diagnoses of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or AIDS-related complex (ARC) diseases. The incidence of mycoses was evaluated by retrospe...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Morace G,Tamburrini E,Manzara S,Antinori A,Maiuro G,Dettori G

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although a regular moderate physical activity is commonly accepted as an important heath promoting factor, the role of professional sport training is still under debate. The presented mortality analysis, concerning the period of 1946-2000, was performed for three groups of people completely healthy in youth, but exhib...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Gajewski AK,Poznańska A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suicide mortality was examined between 1970 and 1998 in a cohort of 19,801 persons categorized as indigenous Sami in Arctic Norway. Standardized mortality ratios (SMR) were calculated using the suicide rates of the rural population of Arctic Norway as reference. There was a significant moderate increased risk for suic...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Silviken A,Haldorsen T,Kvernmo S

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus cereus is a ubiquitous sporeforming Gram-positive rod that is associated with foodborne outbreaks as well as several opportunistic infections. Inspite of the prevalence of B. cereus associated foodborne outbreaks, subtyping of the species using molecular typing assays was not attempted. In this study we have ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Matar GM,Slieman TA,Nabbut NH

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GB virus C subtype (GBV-C) seems to share the same routes of transmission as other parenteral transmitted viruses. We have evaluated the prevalence of GBV-C in 247 patients with potential risk for GBV-C infection and in 91 healthy blood donors. The presence of GBV-C RNA was examined by polymerase chain reaction in ser...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Quirós E,Piédrola G,Maroto MC

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While irregular menstruations have been associated with lower cumulative exposure to the ovarian steroids, shorter regular cycles have been postulated to increase the cumulative exposure. Epidemiological correlates with menstrual patterns were analyzed among 4900 premenopausal women aged 45 or younger from the New Yor...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Kato I,Toniolo P,Koenig KL,Shore RE,Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A,Akhmedkhanov A,Riboli E

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:To investigate the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection, as well as possible risk factors affecting its acquisition among young Greek adults. METHODOLOGY:Sera were collected from 153 male young Hellenic Navy recruits (mean age 23.6 y.o.; range, 20-30 y.o.) at induction into the Hellenic...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Kyriazanos LD,Ilias L,Gizaris V,Hountis P,Georgaklis V,Dafnopoulou A,Datsakis K

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of nucleic acid extracted from stool samples of diarrhoeic children revealed in 3 out of 690 (0.43%) specimens two electrophoretic bands with a migration pattern characteristic of picobirnavirus ds-RNA. In none of the 92 control children were similar bands detected. No other potentia...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Cascio A,Bosco M,Vizzi E,Giammanco A,Ferraro D,Arista S

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sample surveys are used to investigate occurrence and determinants of diseases in populations. Their reliability is influenced by quality of sampling frame and response rate. We investigated relationship between sampling frame type and response rates and assessed their impact on non-response bias, using data from the ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Wolf HK,Kuulasmaa K,Tolonen H,Sans S,Molarius A,Eastwood BJ,WHO MONICA Project.

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection was one of the most common opportunistic infections in AIDS patients, leading to blindness or life-threatening disease in about 40% of patients in the later stages of AIDS before highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). In a retrospective multicenter study we investigated the incid...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Varani S,Spezzacatena P,Manfredi R,Chiodo F,Mastroianni A,Ballarini P,Boschini A,Lazzarotto T,Landini MP

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of Crohn's disease (CD) has been shown to be lower in Southern than in Northern Europe. Data on the frequency of the NOD2/CARD15 mutations for Mediterranean area are very scant. AIM:To determine the incidence of CD from 1979 to 2002 in a township in Sicily together with the allele frequency of...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Cottone M,Renda MC,Mattaliano A,Oliva L,Fries W,Criscuoli V,Modesto I,Scimeca D,Maggio A,Casà A,Maisano S,Mocciaro F,Sferrazza A,Orlando A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship of socioeconomic indicators (education, occupation and residence) to short-term all cause mortality and coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality was evaluated in an Italian population sample. Socioeconomic indicators (education, occupational level and residence) and major CHD risk factors were measured ...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Tenconi MT,Devoti G,Comelli M

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on the first case-control study to investigate the role of wider environmental and socioeconomic factors upon human cryptosporidiosis. Using GIS the detailed locations of 3368 laboratory-confirmed cases were compared to the locations of an equal number of controls. All cases were genotyped enabling Cryptospo...

journal_title：European journal of epidemiology

authors： Lake IR,Harrison FC,Chalmers RM,Bentham G,Nichols G,Hunter PR,Kovats RS,Grundy C

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00