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Luisa Barzon

Luisa Barzon

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Microbiology

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13451
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77

Overview

Luisa Barzon is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on infectious diseases, public health, and related subfields.

Their research covers a range of topics that include:

  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Viral infections and vectors
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research
  • COVID-19 clinical research studies
  • Long-term effects of COVID-19
  • Malaria research and control
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing

Within subfields of study, Barzon's work is prominent in:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Neurology
  • Immunology
  • Molecular Biology

Their publication record includes recent notable papers such as:

  • "Suppression of a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in the Italian municipality of Vo'" (2020, Nature)
  • "Suppression of COVID-19 outbreak in the municipality of Vo', Italy" (2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory))
  • "Antibody Response to the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine in Subjects with Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection" (2021, Viruses)
  • "First autochthonous dengue outbreak in Italy, August 2020" (2020, Eurosurveillance)
  • "Tuberculosis-Associated MicroRNAs: From Pathogenesis to Disease Biomarkers" (2020, Cells)

Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Viruses
  • Eurosurveillance
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations are:

  • Alessandro Sinigaglia
  • Silvia Riccetti
  • Monia Pacenti
  • Federico Gobbi
  • Marta Trevisan

Barzon's work spans clinical and molecular aspects of infectious diseases, particularly with a strong focus on viral epidemics such as COVID-19 and mosquito-borne viral diseases. Their publications demonstrate engagement with both outbreak suppression and immunological responses, reflecting multidisciplinary approaches within medical research.

Best Publications

  • Suppression of a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in the Italian municipality of Vo'.

    Enrico Lavezzo;Elisa Franchin;Constanze Ciavarella;Gina Cuomo-Dannenburg

  • Prevalence and natural history of adrenal incidentalomas.

    Luisa Barzon;Nicoletta Sonino;Francesco Fallo;Giorgio Palu

  • Risk factors and long-term follow-up of adrenal incidentalomas.

    Luisa Barzon;Carla Scaroni;Nicoletta Sonino;Francesco Fallo

  • Suppression of COVID-19 outbreak in the municipality of Vo, Italy

    Enrico Lavezzo;Elisa Franchin;Constanze Ciavarella;Gina Cuomo-Dannenburg

  • Applications of Next-Generation Sequencing Technologies to Diagnostic Virology

    Luisa Barzon;Enrico Lavezzo;Valentina Militello;Stefano Toppo

  • Incidentally discovered adrenal tumors : Endocrine and scintigraphic correlates

    Luisa Barzon;Carla Scaroni;Nicoletta Sonino;Francesco Fallo

  • Isolation of infectious Zika virus from saliva and prolonged viral RNA shedding in a traveller returning from the Dominican Republic to Italy, January 2016

    Luisa Barzon;Monia Pacenti;Alessandro Berto;Alessandro Sinigaglia

  • The challenge of West Nile virus in Europe: knowledge gaps and research priorities

    A. Rizzoli;M.A. Jiménez-Clavero;L. Barzon;Paolo Cordioli

  • Development of overt Cushing's syndrome in patients with adrenal incidentaloma.

    Luisa Barzon;Francesco Fallo;Nicoletta Sonino;Marco Boscaro

  • Anticoagulant prophylaxis markedly reduces thromboembolic complications in Cushing's syndrome.

    Marco Boscaro;Nicoletta Sonino;Alessandro Scarda;Luisa Barzon

  • Diagnosis and management of adrenal incidentalomas.

    Luisa Barzon;Marco Boscaro

  • Infection dynamics in a traveller with persistent shedding of Zika virus RNA in semen for six months after returning from Haiti to Italy, January 2016.

    Luisa Barzon;Monia Pacenti;Elisa Franchin;Enrico Lavezzo

  • Antibody-based assay discriminates Zika virus infection from other flaviviruses

    Angel Balmaseda;Karin Stettler;Raquel Medialdea-Carrera;Damaris Collado

  • Mechanism of human papillomavirus binding to human spermatozoa and fertilizing ability of infected spermatozoa.

    Carlo Foresta;Cristina Patassini;Alessandro Bertoldo;Massimo Menegazzo

  • Excretion of West Nile Virus in Urine During Acute Infection

    Luisa Barzon;Monia Pacenti;Elisa Franchin;Silvana Pagni

  • Sperm viral infection and male infertility: focus on HBV, HCV, HIV, HPV, HSV, HCMV, and AAV.

    Andrea Garolla;Damiano Pizzol;Alessandro Bertoldo;Massimo Menegazzo

  • Human papillomavirus found in sperm head of young adult males affects the progressive motility

    Carlo Foresta;Andrea Garolla;Daniela Zuccarello;Damiano Pizzol

  • Combined HSV-TK/IL-2 gene therapy in patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme: biological and clinical results.

    Federico Colombo;Luisa Barzon;Elisa Franchin;Monia Pacenti

  • Antibody Response to the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine in Subjects with Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

    Federico Gobbi;Dora Buonfrate;Lucia Moro;Paola Rodari

  • Next-generation sequencing technologies in diagnostic virology.

    Luisa Barzon;Enrico Lavezzo;Giulia Costanzi;Elisa Franchin

  • Virus and Antibody Dynamics in Travelers with Acute Zika Virus Infection

    Luisa Barzon;Elena Percivalle;Monia Pacenti;Francesca Rovida

  • Clinical and prognostic significance of human papillomavirus DNA in the sperm or exfoliated cells of infertile patients and subjects with risk factors

    Carlo Foresta;Damiano Pizzol;Afra Moretti;Luisa Barzon

  • Evaluation of Cytomegalovirus (CMV)-Specific T Cell Immune Reconstitution Revealed That Baseline Antiviral Immunity, Prophylaxis, or Preemptive Therapy but not Antithymocyte Globulin Treatment Contribute to CMV-Specific T Cell Reconstitution in Kidney Transplant Recipients

    Davide Abate;Alda Saldan;Marta Fiscon;Simona Cofano

  • Ongoing and emerging arbovirus threats in Europe.

    Luisa Barzon

  • Neuropeptide neurotensin stimulates intestinal wound healing following chronic intestinal inflammation

    Paola Brun;Cristina Mastrotto;Elisa Beggiao;Annalisa Stefani

  • Incidentally Discovered Adrenal Tumors: Endocrine and Scintographic Correlates

    Luisa Barzon;Carla Scaroni;Nicoletta Sonino;Francesco Fallo

Frequent Co-Authors

Giorgio Palù
Giorgio Palù University of Padua
Marco Boscaro
Marco Boscaro University of Padua
Ignazio Castagliuolo
Ignazio Castagliuolo University of Padua
Riccardo Manganelli
Riccardo Manganelli University of Padua
Fabio Farinati
Fabio Farinati University of Padua
Norbert Nowotny
Norbert Nowotny University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Carlo Foresta
Carlo Foresta University of Padua
Fausto Baldanti
Fausto Baldanti University of Pavia
Michael S. Diamond
Michael S. Diamond Washington University in St. Louis
Gioia Capelli
Gioia Capelli Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie

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