Vincenzo Puro MD, is a Senior Researcher in Occupational Infectious Diseases Epidemiology and Head of Occupational Protective and Preventive Service for occupational safety and health (Directive 89/391/CEE) at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases L. Spallanzani in Rome, Italian Reference Centre for Emerging and Re-emerging Infections.
Research activities:
- Epidemiology of HIV infection
- Epidemiology and control of occupational and healthcare associated infections including exposures to bloodborne pathogens
- HIV post exposure management and antiretroviral prophylaxis
- High risk infections, infections naturally emerging or intentionally released
Coordinator of:
- European Network for Infectious Diseases physicians (2005-2007)
- Workpackage WP 10: Hospital and laboratory infection control European Project within the EC project. Prevention of future SARS epidemics through control of animal and human infection (EPISARS)
- Standardisation of management of occupational exposure to HIV/blood-borne infections and evaluation of post-exposure prophylaxis in Europe (2000-2002)
- European Project, Standardization of management of occupational exposure to HIV/blood-borne infections and evaluation of post-exposure prophylaxis in Europe. European Commission, Directorate-General Health Care and Consumer Protection. Project number 2000/SID/107 (2000-2002)
- Italian Study Group on the Occupational risk of HIV, HCV and other blood-borne pathogens in health care settings
- Italian Registry of HIV antiretroviral Post Exposure Prophylaxis
Publications: 107 citations in PUBMED
