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Antonio Piralla is affiliated with the Policlinico San Matteo Fondazione in Italy. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a strong focus on Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. Subfields of particular interest include Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Public Health, Environmental, and Occupational Health.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several research topics, including:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Viral Infections and Immunology Research
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

Antonio Piralla has published numerous papers, including recent works such as:

  • "Persistence of SARS-CoV-2-specific B and T cell responses in convalescent COVID-19 patients 6-8 months after the infection," 2021, published in Med
  • "Heterologous immunization with inactivated vaccine followed by mRNA-booster elicits strong immunity against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant," 2022, published in Nature Communications
  • "Clinical characteristics of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) early findings from a teaching hospital in Pavia, North Italy, 21 to 28 February 2020," 2020, published in Eurosurveillance
  • "Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA contamination of inanimate surfaces and virus viability in a health care emergency unit," 2020, published in Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • "Bispecific IgG neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 variants and prevents escape in mice," 2021, published in Nature

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Eurosurveillance
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • Viruses

Collaboration has been an important aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Fausto Baldanti
  • Federica Giardina
  • Irene Cassaniti
  • Guglielmo Ferrari
  • Francesca Rovida

Best Publications

  • Autoantibodies neutralizing type I IFNs are present in ~ 4% of uninfected individuals over 70 years old and account for ~ 20% of COVID-19 deaths.

    Paul Bastard;Adrian Gervais;Adrian Gervais;Tom Le Voyer;Tom Le Voyer;Jérémie Rosain;Jérémie Rosain

  • Cross-neutralization of four paramyxoviruses by a human monoclonal antibody

    Davide Corti;Siro Bianchi;Fabrizia Vanzetta;Andrea Minola

  • Recommendations for enterovirus diagnostics and characterisation within and beyond Europe

    Heli Harvala;Eeva Broberg;Kimberley Benschop;Natasa Berginc

  • Heterologous immunization with inactivated vaccine followed by mRNA-booster elicits strong immunity against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

    Unknown

  • Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 specific B- and T-cell responses in convalescent COVID-19 patients 6-8 months after the infection.

    Natalia Sherina;Antonio Piralla;Likun Du;Hui Wan

  • Clinical severity and molecular typing of human rhinovirus C strains during a fall outbreak affecting hospitalized patients.

    A. Piralla;F. Rovida;G. Campanini;V. Rognoni

  • Human serum from SARS-CoV-2-vaccinated and COVID-19 patients shows reduced binding to the RBD of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

    Unknown

  • Human respiratory coronavirus HKU1 versus other coronavirus infections in Italian hospitalised patients.

    Giuseppe Gerna;Elena Percivalle;Antonella Sarasini;Giulia Campanini

  • Characteristics and Their Clinical Relevance of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Types and Genotypes Circulating in Northern Italy in Five Consecutive Winter Seasons.

    Susanna Esposito;Antonio Piralla;Alberto Zampiero;Sonia Bianchini

  • Correlation of rhinovirus load in the respiratory tract and clinical symptoms in hospitalized immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients.

    G. Gerna;A. Piralla;F. Rovida;V. Rognoni

  • Clinical characteristics of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) early findings from a teaching hospital in Pavia, North Italy, 21 to 28 February 2020.

    Marta Colaneri;Paolo Sacchi;Valentina Zuccaro;Simona Biscarini

  • Circulation of non-polio enteroviruses in 24 EU and EEA countries between 2015 and 2017: a retrospective surveillance study

    Laura Bubba;Eeva K Broberg;Aftab Jasir;Peter Simmonds

  • Immunity to SARS-CoV-2 up to 15 months after infection

    Unknown

  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA contamination of inanimate surfaces and virus viability in a health care emergency unit.

    M. Colaneri;E. Seminari;S. Novati;E. Asperges

  • Bispecific IgG neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 variants and prevents escape in mice.

    Raoul De Gasparo;Mattia Pedotti;Luca Simonelli;Petr Nickl

  • Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 reveals multiple lineages and early spread of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Lombardy, Italy.

    Claudia Alteri;Valeria Cento;Antonio Piralla;Valentino Costabile

  • Human neutralizing antibodies to cold linear epitopes and subdomain 1 of the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein

    Unknown

  • Comparative evaluation of eight commercial human cytomegalovirus IgG avidity assays

    Maria Grazia Revello;Emilia Genini;Giovanna Gorini;Catherine Klersy

  • EBV DNA increase in COVID-19 patients with impaired lymphocyte subpopulation count.

    Stefania Paolucci;Irene Cassaniti;Federica Novazzi;Loretta Fiorina

  • Autoantibodies neutralizing type I IFNs underlie West Nile virus encephalitis in ∼40% of patients

    Unknown

  • FilmArray™ GI panel performance for the diagnosis of acute gastroenteritis or hemorragic diarrhea

    Antonio Piralla;Giovanna Lunghi;Gianluigi Ardissino;Alessia Girello

  • Naturally occurring mutations to HCV protease inhibitors in treatment-naïve patients

    Stefania Paolucci;Loretta Fiorina;Antonio Piralla;Roberto Gulminetti

  • Phylogenetic characterization of Central/Southern European lineage 2 West Nile virus: analysis of human outbreaks in Italy and Greece, 2013–2014

    L. Barzon;A. Papa;E. Lavezzo;E. Franchin

  • Rapid and sensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA using the Simplexa™ COVID-19 direct assay.

    Licia Bordi;Antonio Piralla;Eleonora Lalle;Federica Giardina

  • Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 specific B- and T-cell responses in convalescent COVID-19 patients 6-8 months after the infection

    Natalia Sherina;Antonio Piralla;Likun Du;Hui Wan

Frequent Co-Authors

Fausto Baldanti
Fausto Baldanti University of Pavia
Elena Percivalle
Elena Percivalle University of Pavia
Susanna Esposito
Susanna Esposito University of Parma
Antonella Sarasini
Antonella Sarasini University of Pavia
Nicola Principi
Nicola Principi University of Milan
Giuseppe Gerna
Giuseppe Gerna University of Pavia
Heli Harvala
Heli Harvala University College London
Alessandro Zanetti
Alessandro Zanetti University of Milan
Michel C. Nussenzweig
Michel C. Nussenzweig Rockefeller University
Paul D. Bieniasz
Paul D. Bieniasz Rockefeller University

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