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Maria Chironna

Permanent Staff @ Bari

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Fields of Interest and Expertise
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Curriculum Vitae
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Publications

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Position: Permanent Staff

Email: maria.chironna@uniba.it

Phone: +39 080 5592328

Location: Bari

Fields of Interest and Expertise

Epidemiology, molecular epidemiology, infectious diseases, emerging infectious diseases, public health, virology, microbiology, molecular diagnostics, vaccines, vaccination, health communication

Teaching

Degree courses of the School of Medicine and Surgery-University of Bari

Curriculum Vitae

Full Professor of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine since 2021 at the School of Medicine of the University of Bari-Aldo Moro, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine. PH.D. in \"Infectious Diseases\". He has worked on several projects funded by MIUR and the Ministry of Health. Head of the Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology-UOC Hygiene, Policlinico Hospital of Bari. Coordinator of the Degree Courses of the Health Professions (SNT04). Member of the Ph.D. teaching board: \"PUBLIC HEALTH, CLINICAL MEDICINE AND ONCOLOGY\" and previously \"ANIMAL HEALTH AND ZOONOSES\". Main research areas: epidemiology, public health, vaccination, surveillance and molecular epidemiology of infectious diseases, health emergencies. Teaching activity in three-year degree courses of the Health Professions of the School of Medicine and the Degree Course in Dentistry, Bachelor’s degree of the Department of Pharmacy-Medicine Sciences and Schools of Specialization in Hygiene and Preventive Medicine of the University of Bari and Community Medicine and Primary Care. Member of the scientific group \"Data and Surveillance\" at Istituto Superiore di Sanità. Member of the Working Group \"Feasibility of HIV/AIDS national platform\". Member of the National Working Group for Viral Hepatitis at Ministry of Health. \"Regional Commission for HIV and AIDS interventions\" component. She is involved in several epidemiological and molecular surveillance activities at the Osservatorio Epidemiologico Regionale (OER Puglia). The h-index in November 2021 is 29.

Awards

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Bari

Publications

Prevalence of Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infections After the COVID-19 Pandemic in Southern Italy, 2023–2025

- Centrone F. - Accogli M. - Melilli R. - Marziani A. - Orlando V.A. - Casulli D. - Scolamacchia V. - Netti N. - Sacco D. - Sallustio A. - Maria Chironna
Infectious Diseases and Therapy

Clinical and Socioeconomic Burden of RSV Infections Among Older Adults in Primary Care: An International Prospective Cohort Study

- Hak S. - Wildenbeest J. - Bracaloni S. - Scarpaci M. - Cosci T. - Esposito E. - Maria Chironna - Panatto D. - Icardi G. - Torrisi M. - Bonaldo L. - Mammolenti E. - te Bogt E. - Vlaskamp-Smit J. - Bont L. - Rizzo C. - Venekamp R.
Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses

Genetic variability of respiratory syncytial virus and its impact on monoclonal antibody binding sites: a national cross-sectional study during the 2023–2024 season

- Piralla A. - Romano G. - Acciarri C. - Menzo S. - Renteria S.U. - Callegaro A. - Galli C. - Pellegrinelli L. - Pierangeli A. - Fracella M. - Novazzi F. - Mancini N. - Russo C. - Ranno S. - Vian E. - Damian D. - Pagani E. - Masi E. - Pomari E. - Castilletti C. - Allice T.G. - Cerutti F. - Mancon A. - Micheli V. - Lalle E. - Maggi F. - Sallustio A. - Maria Chironna - Tiberio C. - Esposito M. - Ferrari G. - Antonelli G. - Baldanti F. - Pariani E.
International Immunopharmacology

Anti-MDA5+ dermatomyositis following SARS-COV-2 infections: a systematic review

- Lattarulo S. - Centrone F. - Maria Chironna
Frontiers in Immunology

The role of Frailty Index Laboratory in predicting clinical outcomes in patients with Clostridioides difficile infections: a 2020-24 single-centre retrospective study

- Patti G. - Veronese N. - De Gennaro N. - De Vita E. - Papagni R. - Pellegrino C. - Amendolara A. - Guerra V. - Vigna A. - Spada V. - Cormio M. - Cassano D. - Metrangolo G. - Ronga L. - Maria Chironna - Stolfa S. - Di Gennaro F. - Saracino A.
Jac Antimicrobial Resistance

Non-mumps parotitis associated with influenza A/H3N2: A case series from Southern Italy during the 2024–2025 influenza season

- Centrone F. - Melilli R. - Marziani A. - Orlando V.A. - Peccarisi L. - Casulli D. - Sallustio A. - Maria Chironna
Journal of Infection and Public Health

Multicenter Cross-sectional Study on the Epidemiology of Human Metapneumovirus in Italy, 2022–2024, With a Focus on Adults Over 50 Years of Age

- Mancon A. - Pellegrinelli L. - Romano G. - Vian E. - Biscaro V. - Piccirilli G. - Lazzarotto T. - Renteria S.U. - Callegaro A. - Pagani E. - Masi E. - Ferrari G. - Galli C. - Centrone F. - Maria Chironna - Tiberio C. - Falco E. - Micheli V. - Novazzi F. - Mancini N. - Allice T.G. - Cerutti F. - Pomari E. - Castilletti C. - Lalle E. - Maggi F. - Fracella M. - Ravanini P. - Faolotto G. - Schiavo R. - Cascio G.L. - Acciarri C. - Menzo S. - Baldanti F. - Antonelli G. - Pierangeli A. - Pariani E. - Piralla A. - Sandri L. - Binda S. - Giardina F. - Pitrolo A.M.G. - Bono P. - Arcari G. - Lombardi A. - Palumbo A. - Curiale S. - Borgatti E.C. - Tontarelli F. - Carletti F. - Turriziani O. - Colacicco A.
Journal of Infectious Diseases

Burden of RSV infections among young children in primary care: a prospective cohort study in five European countries (2021–23)

- Hak S.F. - Sankatsing V.D.V. - Wildenbeest J.G. - Venekamp R.P. - Casini B. - Rizzo C. - Bangert M. - Brusselen D.V. - Button E. - Garcés-Sánchez M. - Vera C.G. - Kramer R. - Lusignan S.D. - Raes M. - Meijer A. - Paget J. - Summeren J.V. - Strens D. - Vanlede K. - Matthijs I. - Florence S. - Martyn O. - Casalegno J.S. - Portefaix A. - Ouziel A. - Dermont C. - Icardi G. - Panatto D. - Ogliastro M. - Lai P.L. - Minet C. - Garzillo G. - Roncan B. - Tardito S. - Crocetti M. - Loconsole D. - Maria Chironna - Centrone F. - Pariani E. - Pellegrinelli L. - Pandolfi E. - Croci I. - Pistello M. - Bracaloni S. - Esposito E. - Cosci T. - Scarpaci M. - Baglivo F. - Angelis L.D. - Chiovelli F. - Bont L. - Zoggel H.V. - Vlaskamp-Smit J. - Carballal-Mariño M. - Cubero-Santos A. - Verdejo R.M. - Lorente-Garcia-Mauriño A.M. - Aurrecoechea B.D. - Alfayate-Miguélez S. - Hoang U. - Sexton V. - Murray A. - Anand S. - Ferreira F. - Byford R. - Okusi C.
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

West Nile Virus Seroprevalence Among Outdoor Workers in Southern Italy: Unveiling Occupational Risks and Public Health Implications

- Stufano A. - Schino V. - Sacino G. - Ravallese R. - Ravallese R. - De Benedictis L. - Morea A. - Iatta R. - Giannecchini S. - Stincarelli M.A. - Maria Chironna - Trombetta C.M. - Lovreglio P.
Viruses

Outpatient Testing for HIV in Italy, 2018–2023—Preliminary Data

- Galli C. - Regine V. - Caraglia A. - Centrone F. - Maria Chironna - Cruschelli G. - Farinella M. - Orlando V.A. - Pasqualini C. - Puglia M. - Pugliese L. - Rancilio L. - Tavoschi L. - Voller F. - Suligoi B.
Microorganisms

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