Massimo Ciccozzi

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1 Molecular epidemiology: HIV-1 and HCV sequences from Libyan outbreak. Nature 2006 2.61
2 Point-of-care screening, prevalence, and risk factors for hepatitis B infection among 3,728 mainly undocumented migrants from non-EU countries in northern Italy. J Travel Med 2014 1.54
3 Role of individual's T-cell immunome in controlling HIV-1 progression. Immunology 2014 1.39
4 High-resolution molecular epidemiology and evolutionary history of HIV-1 subtypes in Albania. PLoS One 2008 1.30
5 A novel methodology for large-scale phylogeny partition. Nat Commun 2011 1.29
6 High sequence conservation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase under drug pressure despite the continuous appearance of mutations. J Virol 2005 1.24
7 The presence of anti-Tat antibodies is predictive of long-term nonprogression to AIDS or severe immunodeficiency: findings in a cohort of HIV-1 seroconverters. J Infect Dis 2005 1.23
8 The novel KI, WU, MC polyomaviruses: possible human pathogens? New Microbiol 2011 1.16
9 Population dynamics of HIV-1 subtype B in a cohort of men-having-sex-with-men in Rome, Italy. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2010 1.12
10 Excretion of the novel polyomaviruses KI and WU in the stool of patients with hematological disorders. J Med Virol 2009 1.11
11 Detection of Toscana virus central nervous system infections in Sardinia Island, Italy. J Clin Virol 2007 1.10
12 The HIV type 1 epidemic in Bulgaria involves multiple subtypes and is sustained by continuous viral inflow from West and East European countries. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2008 1.07
13 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus sequence characteristics and evolutionary rate estimate from maximum likelihood analysis. J Virol 2004 1.07
14 Epidemiological network analysis in HIV-1 B infected patients diagnosed in Italy between 2000 and 2008. Infect Genet Evol 2011 1.04
15 Origin, evolution, and phylogeography of recent epidemic CHIKV strains. Infect Genet Evol 2012 1.02
16 Long-term protection against SHIV89.6P replication in HIV-1 Tat vaccinated cynomolgus monkeys. Vaccine 2004 1.01
17 Chikungunya and dengue viruses in travelers. Emerg Infect Dis 2008 1.00
18 Phylogeography and epidemiological history of West Nile virus genotype 1a in Europe and the Mediterranean basin. Infect Genet Evol 2011 1.00
19 Characterization of drug-resistance mutations in HIV type 1 isolates from drug-naive and ARV-treated patients in Bulgaria. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2008 0.98
20 An outbreak of Q fever in Bulgaria. Ann Ist Super Sanita 2009 0.98
21 Identification of Merkel cell polyomavirus in the lower respiratory tract of Italian patients. J Med Virol 2010 0.98
22 Protective efficacy of a multicomponent vector vaccine in cynomolgus monkeys after intrarectal simian immunodeficiency virus challenge. J Gen Virol 2004 0.96
23 Genetic variability of the M genome segment of clinical and environmental Toscana virus strains. J Gen Virol 2007 0.96
24 Human immunodeficiency virus integrase inhibitors efficiently suppress feline immunodeficiency virus replication in vitro and provide a rationale to redesign antiretroviral treatment for feline AIDS. Retrovirology 2007 0.95
25 Transmitted HIV Type 1 drug resistance and Non-B subtypes prevalence among seroconverters and newly diagnosed patients from 1992 to 2005 in Italy. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2010 0.95
26 Sequence conservation and antibody cross-recognition of clade B human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 Tat protein in HIV-1-infected Italians, Ugandans, and South Africans. J Infect Dis 2003 0.95
27 Performance evaluation of the COBAS/TaqMan HIV-1 v2.0 in HIV-1 positive patients with low viral load: a comparative study. J Virol Methods 2011 0.94
28 The epidemiological contribution to the preparation of field trials for HIV and STI vaccines: objectives and methods of feasibility studies. Vaccine 2005 0.94
29 Spatial and temporal dynamics of hepatitis B virus D genotype in Europe and the Mediterranean Basin. PLoS One 2012 0.93
30 Characterization of the patterns of drug-resistance mutations in newly diagnosed HIV-1 infected patients naïve to the antiretroviral drugs. BMC Infect Dis 2009 0.92
31 Molecular epidemiology of HIV type 1 CRF02_AG in Cameroon and African patients living in Italy. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2011 0.90
32 Screening of HIV-1 isolates by reverse heteroduplex mobility assay and identification of non-B subtypes in Italy. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2004 0.89
33 Identification of the novel KI and WU polyomaviruses in human tonsils. J Clin Virol 2009 0.88
34 Identification of the novel KI Polyomavirus in paranasal and lung tissues. J Med Virol 2009 0.87
35 Update on epidemiology of HCV in Italy: focus on the Calabria Region. BMC Infect Dis 2014 0.86
36 Reconstruction of the evolutionary dynamics of the A(H1N1)pdm09 influenza virus in Italy during the pandemic and post-pandemic phases. PLoS One 2012 0.86
37 A computational approach to identify point mutations associated with occult hepatitis B: significant mutations affect coding regions but not regulative elements of HBV. Virol J 2011 0.86
38 Reconstruction of the epidemic history of hepatitis B virus genotype D in Albania. Infect Genet Evol 2011 0.86
39 Ultra-deep sequencing reveals hidden HIV-1 minority lineages and shifts of viral population between the main cellular reservoirs of the infection after therapy interruption. J Med Virol 2012 0.85
40 Molecular epidemiology and genetic diversity of human rhinovirus affecting hospitalized children in Rome. Med Microbiol Immunol 2013 0.85
41 Co-circulation of Dengue and Chikungunya Viruses, Al Hudaydah, Yemen, 2012. Emerg Infect Dis 2014 0.84
42 KI and WU polyomaviruses and CD4+ cell counts in HIV-1-infected patients, Italy. Emerg Infect Dis 2010 0.84
43 HIV replication leads to skewed maturation of CD8-positive T-cell responses in infected children. New Microbiol 2010 0.83
44 A computational approach identifies two regions of Hepatitis C Virus E1 protein as interacting domains involved in viral fusion process. BMC Struct Biol 2009 0.83
45 HIV-1 subtype C transmission network: the phylogenetic reconstruction strongly supports the epidemiological data. J Clin Virol 2010 0.83
46 Intratype variations of HPV 31 and 58 in Italian women with abnormal cervical cytology. J Med Virol 2011 0.83
47 Bayesian phylogeography of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in Europe. PLoS One 2013 0.83
48 Within-host dynamics of the hepatitis C virus quasispecies population in HIV-1/HCV coinfected patients. PLoS One 2011 0.83
49 H5N1 influenza virus evolution: a comparison of different epidemics in birds and humans (1997-2004). J Gen Virol 2006 0.83
50 Rational use of immunodiagnostic tools for tuberculosis infection: guidelines and cost effectiveness studies. New Microbiol 2010 0.82
51 T-cell-mediated protective efficacy of a systemic vaccine approach in cynomolgus monkeys after SIV mucosal challenge. J Med Primatol 2004 0.82
52 Human polyomaviruses identification by logic mining techniques. Virol J 2012 0.82
53 Spatial and temporal reconstruction of bovine viral diarrhea virus genotype 1 dispersion in Italy. Infect Genet Evol 2011 0.81
54 KI and WU polyomaviruses in patients infected with HIV-1, Italy. Emerg Infect Dis 2009 0.81
55 Phylogenetic analysis provides evidence of interactions between Italian heterosexual and South American homosexual males as the main source of national HIV-1 subtype C epidemics. J Med Virol 2014 0.81
56 Socio-demographic and climatic factors as correlates of Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) in northern Sardinia. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2008 0.80
57 Compliance with herpes zoster vaccination in young and adult individuals in two regions of Italy. BMC Public Health 2010 0.80
58 Human papillomaviruses 53 and 66: clinical aspects and genetic analysis. Virus Res 2011 0.80
59 Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis B virus genotypes circulating in acute hepatitis B patients in the Campania region. J Med Virol 2014 0.80
60 Response of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) to tipranavir may provide new clues for development of broad-based inhibitors of retroviral proteases acting on drug-resistant HIV-1. Curr HIV Res 2008 0.80
61 The novel swine-origin H1N1 influenza A virus riddle: is it a domestic bird H1N1-derived virus? New Microbiol 2010 0.80
62 Analysis of the ORFK1 hypervariable regions reveal distinct HHV-8 clustering in Kaposi's sarcoma and non-Kaposi's cases. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2015 0.79
63 gp41 sequence variability in HIV type 1 non-B subtypes infected patients undergoing enfuvirtide pressure. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2007 0.79
64 Reconstruction of the evolutionary dynamics of hepatitis C virus subtypes in Montenegro and the Balkan region. Infect Genet Evol 2013 0.79
65 HIV-1 subtype F1 epidemiological networks among Italian heterosexual males are associated with introduction events from South America. PLoS One 2012 0.79
66 T cell receptor excision circles (TRECs) analysis during acute intrarectal infection of cynomolgus monkeys with pathogenic chimeric simian human immunodeficiency virus. Virus Res 2007 0.78
67 Full-genome characterization of a G8P[8] rotavirus that emerged among children with diarrhea in Croatia in 2006. J Clin Microbiol 2013 0.78
68 Amino acid mutations in Ebola virus glycoprotein of the 2014 epidemic. J Med Virol 2015 0.78
69 Characterization of alpha-defensins plasma levels in Macaca fascicularis and correlations with virological parameters during SHIV89.6Pcy11 experimental infection. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2007 0.78
70 Screening of respiratory pathogens by Respiratory Multi Well System (MWS) r-gene™ assay in hospitalized patients. New Microbiol 2014 0.78
71 Genetic diversity of human papillomavirus type 16 E6, E7, and L1 genes in Italian women with different grades of cervical lesions. J Med Virol 2009 0.77
72 Genetic diversity of Usutu virus. New Microbiol 2012 0.77
73 The deduced evolution history of Omsk hemorrhagic fever virus. J Med Virol 2013 0.77
74 Different evolutionary trends of swine H1N2 influenza viruses in Italy compared to European viruses. Vet Res 2013 0.77
75 Migration patterns of HIV-1 subtype B virus in Northern Italy. New Microbiol 2013 0.77
76 Improving HIV-2 detection by a combination of serological and nucleic acid amplification test assays. J Clin Microbiol 2010 0.77
77 May phylogenetic analysis support epidemiological investigation in identifying the source of HIV infection? AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2010 0.77
78 The human polyomaviruses KI and WU: virological background and clinical implications. APMIS 2013 0.76
79 Phylogenetic and evolutionary analysis of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio alginolyticus isolates based on toxR gene sequence. New Microbiol 2010 0.76
80 Human metapneumovirus-associated hospital admissions over five consecutive epidemic seasons: evidence for alternating circulation of different genotypes. J Med Virol 2012 0.76
81 Local and global spatio-temporal dynamics of HIV-1 subtype F1. J Med Virol 2013 0.76
82 Association of age with the level of response in the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube assay for children with active tuberculosis. New Microbiol 2011 0.76
83 Genetic variability and circulation pattern of human metapneumovirus isolated in Italy over five epidemic seasons. New Microbiol 2011 0.76
84 Identification of the novel KI polyomavirus in the respiratory tract of an Italian patient. J Med Virol 2008 0.75
85 Procalcitonin and Mr-Proadrenomedullin Combination with Sofa and Qsofa Scores for Sepsis Diagnosis and Prognosis: A Diagnostic Algorithm. Shock 2017 0.75
86 Genetic analyses of HIV-1 pol sequences from Zimbabwean patients. New Microbiol 2014 0.75
87 A Proposed Road Map for the Ethical Evaluation of Sham (Placebo) Surgery. Ann Surg 2017 0.75
88 An HIV type 2 case series in Italy: a phylogenetic analysis. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2013 0.75
89 Hepatitis B virus genotype and subgenotype prevalence and distribution in Montenegro. J Med Virol 2015 0.75
90 Phylogenetic analysis of the surface proteins of influenza A (H5N1) viruses isolated in Asian and African populations. New Microbiol 2009 0.75
91 HIV-1 diversity among inmates of Italian prisons. J Med Virol 2008 0.75
92 Tick-borne encephalitis in north-east Italy: a 14-year retrospective study, January 2000 to December 2013. Euro Surveill 2015 0.75
93 Human papillomavirus molecular testing in women with low grade cervical lesions: experience from an Italian hospital. Anticancer Res 2012 0.75
94 Phylogenetic and evolutionary analysis of influenza A H7N9 virus. New Microbiol 2014 0.75
95 Bayesian skyline plot inference of the Toscana virus epidemic: a decline in the effective number of infections over the last 30 years. Infect Genet Evol 2009 0.75