Vol. 39 No. 2 (2024)

Published: 25-10-2024

Original Articles

Same-day identification and genotypic antibiotic resistance testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and non-tuberculous mycobacteria from positive blood culture bottles – a proof of principle assessment

Anna Camaggi, Rosalba Minisini, Stelvio Tonello, Monia Mantovani, Maria Simona Caroppo, Anna Merlo, Miriam Cordovana, Markus Kostrzewa, Hagen Frickmann, Stefano Andreoni

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.12755

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Respiratory viruses and SARS-CoV-2 virus circulation in the provinces of Lucca and Massa Carrara during the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 flu seasons

Veronica Cunsolo, Paola Alessandra Petrocelli, Chiara Bianchimani, Lorenzo Sardone, Veronica Brucculeri, Deborah Baglini , Silvia Del Priore, Valentina Lattaro, Giulia Rossi, Maria Nardone, Stefano Rapi

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.12644

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Epidemiology and diagnostics of intestinal parasitic infections in Italy: a multicentric survey

Libera Clemente, Raffaele Gargiulo, Daniele Crotti, Stefania Varani, Nicola Menegotto, Francesco Bernieri, Ester Oliva, Valeria Besutti, Maria Grazia Coppola, Luciana Petrullo, Francesco Fontana, Annibale Raglio, Luca Masucci

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.12585

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Case Reports

A rare case of loiasis clinically manifested 9 years after the last epidemiological exposure

Giorgia Bizzotto, Stefania De Toni, Monica Trambaioli, Paola Cornoldi, Roberto Ghirardo, Alberto Ruggeri, Gianfranco Biasio, Anna Maria Leo

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.12698

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Poster

Evaluation of ceftazidime-avibactam resistance in clinical isolates of Enterobacterales from a large tertiary-care hospital, Italy, 2019-2023

L. Calabrese, E. Willison, G. Codda, E. Costa, V. Di Pilato, A. Marchese

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.13227

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Bioinspired antibacterial nanostructured surfaces based on oriented calcium phosphate nanocrystals arrays against carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa and methicillin-resistant S. aureus

D. Squitieri, L. Degli Esposti, C. Fusacchia, M. Cacaci, R. Torelli, M. Sanguinetti, M. Iafisco, F. Bugli

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.13233

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Exploring the nasopharyngeal tract phageome dynamics and its correlation with disease severity and patient age across three COVID-19 waves

V. Folliero, C. Ferravante, B. S. Arslan-Gatz, F. Dell'Annunziata, D. Palumbo, J. Lamberti, E. Alexandrova, D. Di Rosa, O. Strianese, A. Giordano, L. Palo, G. Giurato, F. A. Salzano, M. Galdiero, A. Weisz, G. Franci, F. Rizzo

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.13247

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Evaluation of a multiplex real-time PCR panel for the diagnosis of intestinal helminths

N. F. J. Schillaci, M. Cuntrò, E. Oliva, L. Clemente, S. Varani, N. Menegotto, V. Besutti, A. Bruno, L. Petrullo, D. Oggioni, A. Carducci, C. Ghia, P. Mirri, C. Farina, A. Raglio, Gdl CoSP-AMCLI

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.13392

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Performance, evaluation and integration of tNGS in diagnostic workflow for tuberculosis

F. Stasi, A. Nava, S. De Giorgi, E. Nicolini, A. Coviello, E. Mancinelli, S. Torri, C. Vismara, D. Fanti

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.13210

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Immune responses to Covid-19 vaccination in cancer patients

R. Campagna, F. Dominelli, M. A. Zingaropoli, F. Ciurluini, G. Grilli, A. Amoroso, A. De Domenico, D. Amatore, M. S. Lia, C. M. Mastroianni, M. R. Ciardi, R. De Santis, G. Antonelli, O. Turriziani

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.13218

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Vancomycin variable enterococci (VVE) responsible for two cases of severe bloodstream infections in immunocompromised patients colonized with vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE)

A. Giardina, M. Meschiari, C. Venturelli, S. A. Fortuna, P. Conti, I. Venturelli, M. Del Monte, A. Dessilani, C. Mussini, F. Campanile, M. Sarti

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.13224

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Exploring the antifungal potential of the antidepressant vortioxetine

S. Rizzo, M. Cacaci, D. Talamonti, S. Di Bella, L. Principe, U. Albert, B. Posteraro, M. Sanguinetti, F. Bugli, R. Torelli

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.13230

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Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia infections in HIV-uninfected patients hospitalized for COVID-19

S. Trimarco, V. Schisano, G. Viceconte, F. Frallicciardi, L. Del Sorbo, A. Spagnuolo, A. Romano, D. D'Orio, M. Vitiello, R. Colicchio, I. Gentile, P. Salvatore

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.13236

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Evaluation of the CMV RNA elite MGB kit for monitoring CMV infections in pediatric solid organ transplant

M. Arosio, I. Passera, E. Nicastro, D. Guarneri, M. Fazioli, G. Napolitano, L. D'Antiga, C. Farina

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.13389

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Essential oils: possible resources for the treatment of anaerobic bacterial infections

M. Mariotti, R. Graffeo, S. Rizzo, M. Di Mercurio, T. D'Inzeo, G. Menchinelli, M. Sanguinetti, F. Bugli, M. Di Vito

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.13216

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Optimization of a three-step algorithm for the diagnosis of Clostridioides difficile infection The experience of ASST Brianza

D. Oggioni, M. Oggioni, V. Marano, A. Romeo, P. Congedo

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.13222

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Antifungal susceptibility of a collection of Aspergillus fumigatus strains isolated from patients with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and Covid-19 associated aspergillosis

A. Liberatore, C. Foschi, D. Lombardo, G. Lombardi, S. Ambretti

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.13228

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In vivo emergence of cefiderocol resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa following prolonged treatment at San Martino Policlinico Hospital (HSM), Genoa, Italy

E. Costa, L. Calabrese, A. Marchese, V. Di Pilato

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.13234

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Does drug consumption has an influence on plasmids diffusion in CZA-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates?

Federica Sacco, Luisa Torrini, Fabiana Diaco, Agnese Viscido, Guido Antonelli, Gianmarco Raponi

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.13386

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Performance evaluation of a new RT-PCR assay for the screening of carbapenemase-producing enterobacterales (CPE) and Acinetobacter spp.

G. Tocci, V. Lepera, G. Palladini, A. Zappavigna, C. Cordini, C. Gorrini, L. La Vergata, R. Schiavo, G. Lo Cascio

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.13449

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Diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis: comparison of methods

V. Lepera, G. Tocci, G. Palladini, A. Zappavigna, C. Gorrini, L. La Vergata, C. Cordini, R. Schiavo, A. Mancini, G. Lo Cascio

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.13211

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Stillbirth: the role of viral infections

F. Baiesi Pillastrini, M. Pavoni, L. Sinagra, F. D'Adamo, D. Carrante, M. Franceschiello, G. Piccirilli, E. Petrisli, L. Gabrielli, T. Lazzarotto

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.13219

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Decrease of cefiderocol in vitro activity against carbapenemases-producing Gram-negative bacteria

S. Bracco, A. Mercato, M. Lacavalla, A. Cerro, S. Campanini, A. Genovesi, C. Farina

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.13226

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa resistant to carbapenems: evaluation of the prevalence of resistance determinants and levels of sensivity to latest generation drugs

I. Finguerra, J. Landi, A. Balboni, S. Ambretti

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.13231

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Epidemiology of viral respiratory infections in pre- and during Covid-19 pandemic in “R. Dulbecco” University Hospital of Southern Italy

M. Manno, G. Pavia, G. G. M. Scarlata, C. Cicino, M. G. Stillitano, G. S. Barreca, C. Peronace, A. G. Lamberti, A. Giancotti, L. Gallo, R. Sinopoli, E. Colosimo, N. Marascio, A. Quirino, G. Matera

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.13237

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Change in the epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes following the change in vaccination policy

A. Leone, A. Bondi, F. Zullo, A. Curtoni, A. M. Barbui, R. Casale, C. Costa

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.13390

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Validation of a Duplex real-time PCR assay for the microbiological diagnosis of Rickettsia spp. infection in the metropolitan area of Bologna

E. C. Borgatti, G. Virgili, G. Roncarati, I. Bon, L. Attard, P. Viale, A. Marangoni, T. Lazzarotto, S. Galli

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.13217

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Clinical validation of a point-of-care test for the screening of schistosomiasis in the migrant population

M. Ortalli, B. Granozzi, M. Bacchiega, C. Di Lillo, G. Roncarati, B. Nuti, E. Vanino, S. S. Longoni, Z. Bisoffi, S. Varani

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.13223

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Evolution of intestinal microbiota and role of fecal microbiota transplant for Clostridioides difficile recurrent infection management: a one-year experience in a Tertiary regional hospital

P. Bottino, F. Gotta, D. Vay, V. Pizzo, L. Ferrara, C. Gota, M. L. Novi, A. Rocchetti

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.13229

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Impact of real-time PCR on Whipple’s disease diagnosis: the experience of Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo

I. Mileto, C. Merla, D. De Vitis, M. Ardizzone, M. Corbella, F. Biagi, P. Cambieri

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.13235

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Epidemiology of sepsis in AUSL Romagna and time to positivity

Anna Marzucco, Michela Fantini, Maria Sofia Montanari, Giulia Gatti, Martina Manera, Maria Vittoria Tamburini, Manuela Morotti, Agnese Denicolò, Francesco Congestrì, Valentina Arfilli, Pasqua Schiavone, Alessandra Scagliarini, Vittorio Sambri, Monica Cricca

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.13388

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Imported malaria in Milan: a six-years retrospective analysis

F. Salari, A. Poloni, S. Grosso, A. Giacomelli, S. Antinori, A. Rizzo, M. R. Gismondo

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.13212

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The burden of Candida parapsilosis bloodstream infections: from azole resistance to biofilm production

N. Ferraro, E. N. R. Iskandar, G. Ferrari, A. M. G. Pitrolo, A. Prigitano, M. C. Esposto, F. Baldanti, C. Cavanna

https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.13220

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Vol. 39 No. 2 (2024)

Original Articles

Case Reports

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Optimization of a three-step algorithm for the diagnosis of Clostridioides difficile infection The experience of ASST Brianza

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