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  The San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital experience: improving blood and urine culture preanalytical quality by shared protocols

  Angela Samiolo, Elena Ardizzi, Angela Ardizzola, Ornella Bianco, Anna Rita De Luigi, Paola Lovera, Stefania Pelassa, Paola Silvaplana, Giuseppina Viberti, Giuseppe De Renzi

  07-07-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2017.6602

  1966

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• Extended incubation in blood cultures: necessity or nuance?

  Prakriti Negi, Salman Khan, Kuhu Chatterjee, Munesh Kumar Gupta, Deepak Kumar, Pradyot Prakash

  12-12-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2025.14134

  627

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  Case series of Salmonella spp. infections confirmed by culture test at the hospital clinical laboratory in L’Aquila (Italy), years 2011-2018

  Vittoriano Torrelli, Valentina Cesarini, Elisa Di Giulio, Gianfranca Miconi, Francesco Gentile, Alessia Rosciano, Anna Rita Tomei, Pamela Renzetti, Maria Scatigna

  06-05-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2021.9354

  1791

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• Colistin, the last resort antibiotic: challenges in the implementation of its routine susceptibility testing

  Nisha Goyal, Seema Gangar, Krishna Sarkar, Narendra Pal Singh, Shukla Das, Aditya Nath Dwivedi

  28-05-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.12388

  1652

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  The global Mycobacterium chimaera outbreak

  Enrico Tortoli

  22-05-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2019.8037

  1316

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• Prevalence and risk factors of intestinal parasitoses among residents of Ekemkpon and Idim Ita of Cross River State, Nigeria

  Francisca Ugboaja, Etefia Etefia, Samuel S. Akpan, Ben Asuquo

  17-06-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.11288

  1260

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  Oligella ureolytica conjunctivitis in a female patient

  Giuseppe Ivan Potente, Francesca Fabiola Bianco, Raffaella Aiello

  30-06-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2016.5797

  1679

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  Superficial and subcutaneous mycoses

  Gianluigi Lombardi, Giuliana Lo Cascio, Stefano Andreoni, Elisabetta Blasi, Marco Conte, Claudio Farina, Paolo Fazii, Silvana Sanna, Laura Trovato

  22-07-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2020.9156

  3863

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• Detection of free-living amoeba in a tertiary care hospital

  Nairita Choudhuri, Bhaskar Narayan Chaudhuri, Partha Guchhait, Arup Kumar Dawn, Satadal Das

  21-05-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.12287

  1140

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  Emergency management in bacterial meningitis and sepsis: application of real time-polymerase chain reaction and FilmArray technology performed directly on cerebrospinal fluid and blood samples

  Loria Bianchi, Zaleida Napoli, Swan Donati, Patrizia Lencioni, Fabiano Santoni, Riccardo Lari

  18-12-2015

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2015.5084

  5494

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  Microbiological evaluation of open and sealed tattoo inks

  Lucia Bonadonna, Rossella Briancesco, Anna Maria Coccia, Aurelia Fonda, Giuseppina La Rosa, Pierluigi Meloni, Rosa Paradiso, Stefania Paduano, Maurizio Semproni

  11-12-2014

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2014.4807

  2925

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  Detectives in the laboratory: investigation of a seemingly unexplained error

  Massimo De Paschale, Sergio Finazzi, Gianpietro Re, Milvia Lotzniker, Pierangelo Clerici

  07-07-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2017.6572

  1667

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  No-touch automated disinfection: test results using 254nm UV-C light

  Francesco Merante, Silvio Canino, Maria Laura Baldoni

  11-05-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2021.9577

  1838

  Downloads: 558

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  Antimicrobial resistance global emergence: healthcare facilities or environmental microbiota as the most important reservoir of antibiotic resistant microorganisms?

  Roberta Migliavacca, Vittorio Sambri

  30-06-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2016.6045

  1876

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  Report of a rare case of sepsis caused by Bacillus pumilus in an immunocompetent child with the involvement of soft tissues cellulitis

  Libera Clemente, Dana Dragovic, Cristina Milocco, Francesco Fontana

  22-12-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2016.6289

  1865

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• Evaluation of induced and spontaneous contamination of ocular medications after first opening

  Anna Marchese, Simone Cagnacci, Eugenio A. Debbia

  31-12-2008

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2008.2556

  1427

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• Microbial air monitoring in the operating theatres of Salam Center for Cardiac Surgery in Khartoum (Sudan)

  Margherita Scapaticci

  30-06-2012

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2012.2310

  1118

  Downloads: 1395

• Optimizing urinary tract infection diagnosis: time and resource efficiency with the Sysmex UF-4000i

  Babacar Ndiaye, Moustapha Faye, Abdou Diop, Mareme Thiam, Rena Derwiche, Samba Diao, Thierno Abdoulaye Diallo, Chantal Mahou, Abdoulaye Seck

  22-04-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2025.13299

  822

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  Integration of microbiological, epidemiological and next generation sequencing technologies data for the managing of nosocomial infections

  Matteo Brilli, Francesco Comandatore, Aurora Piazza, Gian Vincenzo Zuccotti, Claudio Bandi

  27-02-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2017.7359

  1843

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• Molecular epidemiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in intensive care units

  Demet Timur, Mustafa Ömür Parkan, Esma Gündüz Kaya

  30-07-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2025.13617

  437

  Downloads: 218

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• Evaluation of urinary tract infection agents in intensive care unit patients and monitoring of antimicrobial profile in Gram-negative bacteria

  Nazife Akman, Pelin Özmen

  07-07-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2025.13410

  388

  Downloads: 249

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• Il controllo di qualità nell’impiego della PCR applicata alla determinazione qualitativa dell’HCV-RNA

  Giuseppe Giuliani, Lorenzo Drago, Paola Musardo, Maria Rita Gismondo

  30-03-2004

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2004.3023

  1043

  Downloads: 999

• Evaluation of NOCOSYSTEM® efficacy in disinfecting surfaces by air

  Angelo Sala, Cristina Pianetta, Silvia Bracco, Francesco Luzzaro

  31-12-2010

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2413

  1973

  Downloads: 1463
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  Distribution and virulence properties of extra-intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli in Turkey

  Elif Bozcal

  22-12-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2016.6324

  2539

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  Prevalence and type distribution of human papillomavirus infection among women with different degrees of cervical cytological abnormalities in Sicily (Italy)

  Concetta Franchina, Carmela M. Costanzo, Raffaela Russo, Concetta I. Palermo, Guido Scalia

  30-06-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2016.5018

  1413

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• Central Venous Catheter (CVC) related infections: a local retrospective study

  Manuela Fresu, Agostina Ronca, Carla Pruzzo, Simona Roveta

  30-06-2008

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2008.2581

  2145

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  Passengers screening for SARS-CoV-2 infection at Rome Fiumicino Airport: a strategy aimed at limiting the spreading of the infection through COVID-free air flights revealed the airport role as a formidable sentinel center for monitoring pandemic trends and viral variants circulation

  Alessandra Amendola, Claudia Minosse, Fabrizio Carletti, Elena Specchiarello, Eleonora Lalle, Licia Bordi, Concetta Castilletti, Federica Forbici, Maria Pisciotta, Fabrizio Rossi, Tiziano Scarparo, Anna Rosa Garbuglia, Francesco Vaia

  30-08-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2022.10682

  1085

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• New method for rapid Susceptibility Testing on blood culture with HB&L system: preliminary data

  Vincenzo Rondinelli, Stefania Giglio, Rosanna Masciari

  31-12-2010

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2402

  1334

  Downloads: 1484
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  An unexpected case report of Ascaris lumbricoides in pregnant woman

  Valentino Granero, Daniela Dompè, Elvio Peyronel, Cristina Crocillà, Maria Rita Cavallo

  22-05-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2019.7585

  1645

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• Determinazione quantitativa di HCV-RNA: valutazione comparativa dei saggi Abbott Real-Time e Versant bDNA v.3

  Aldo Manzin, Katia Marinelli, Manuela Vecchi, Paola Sestilli, F. Renato Pulvirenti

  30-06-2007

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2007.2619

  1293

  Downloads: 999

• Detection of bacterial species involved in perimplantitis concerned with cultural and RT-PCR

  Marcello Gatti, Giovanna Costa, Tatiana Giulia Rizzati, Francesca Scandurra

  30-06-2010

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2442

  1112

  Downloads: 1481
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  Microbial biofilm: a “sticky” problem

  Arianna Pompilio, Giovanni Di Bonaventura

  19-12-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2018.7851

  1547

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• Nocardiosi: a proposito di tre casi

  Pietro Casella, Romualdo Grande, Maria Cristina Straface, Massimo Pederzoli, Francesco Pitingolo, Claudio Farina

  31-12-2006

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2006.2919

  1598

  Downloads: 1730

• 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

  20-11-2024

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

  1452

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  An unusual case of Rhodotorula mucilaginosa fungaemia in a cancer patient

  Valentino Granero, Elvio Peyronel, Nicoletta Mensa, Nicola Liuzzi, Cristina Costa, Maria Rita Cavallo

  10-10-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2017.6827

  1471

  Downloads: 724

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• Etiology and Incidence of positive Microbiological tests in the Department of Pneumology

  Carmela Mazzone, Maria Rizzi, Lucio Tauro

  30-06-2010

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2448

  1054

  Downloads: 965
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  Dermatophytic infection and in vitro activities of antifungal drugs against dermatophytes in rural India

  Dharmendra Prasad Singh, Ankita Sharma, Rajesh Kumar Verma, Sweta S. Kumar, Satender Saraswat

  27-12-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2021.9917

  703

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  Rapid acquisition and modulation of colistin-resistance by an extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: case report and review of current literature

  Jari Intra, Roberta M. Sala, Eduardo Beck, Paolo Brambilla

  18-10-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2016.5869

  1322

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  Globalization effects on the reports of non-endemic parasitosis in Italy

  Giorgia Bracaglia, Livia Mancinelli, Stefania Ranno, Federica Del Chierico, Hyppolite K. Tchidjou, Ottavia Porzio, Andrea Onetti Muda, Lorenza Putignani

  19-12-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2018.7932

  1254

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• To compare the detection of S. aureus carriage in Healthcare Workers of Pediatric Intensive Care Units using Robertson’s Cooked Meat medium with and without 10% NaCl

  Ravita Sharma, Gopal Agrawal, Hina Rahangdale, Sunanda Shrikhande

  24-06-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2024.12589

  535

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  Introduction of Gram negative microrganisms rapid identification and direct susceptibility testing to reduce turnaround time in blood cultures

  Maria Vittoria Mauro, Saveria Dodaro, Daniela Perugini, Francesca Greco, Cristina Giraldi

  30-12-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2017.6963

  1921

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• Blood culture: improvement project through training and feedback of results and quality criteria

  Annamaria Calvo, Enrica Martini, Claudia Cutrini, Sandra Savini, Andrei Zhdan, Manso Esther

  31-03-2010

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2481

  1264

  Downloads: 1163
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  A rare case report of post-Covid Mucormycosis-Aspergillosis co-infection

  Dr. Dharmendra Prasad Singh, Dr. Rajesh Kumar Verma, Dr. Jitendra Chauhan, Dr. Ankita Sharma, Dr. Satender Saraswat, Dr. Sandeep Kumar

  27-12-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2021.9918

  602

  Downloads: 350

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• Entamoeba histolytica in urine: a case report

  Suhaib H. Kakamad, Shevan M. Mustafa, Fahmi H. Kakamad, Mohieddin Barzegar, Lava T. Mahmud

  12-12-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2025.13899

  680

  Downloads: 261

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• Bacteriological profile in patients having chronic dacryocystitis presenting for cataract surgery in a tertiary care centre

  Mrunal Dhiran, Hina Rahangdale, Rajesh Joshi, Sunanda Shrikhande Zodpey

  22-05-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2025.12741

  743

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  Exploration of the antibacterial and chemical potential of some Beninese pharmacopoiea traditional plants

  Boris Lègba, Victorien Dougnon, Angèle Ahoyo, Jerrold Agbankpè, Gildas Hounmanou, Alidah Aniambossou, Edna Hounsa, Kafayath Fabiyi, Affousssath Amadou, Phénix Assogba, Honoré Bankolé, Jacques Dougnon, Lamine Baba-Moussa

  27-02-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2017.6998

  1984

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• Micobatteriological control of diagnostic instrumentation

  Valeria Olivo, Giulia Santoro, Gabriella Corsi,, Francesco Russo, Elena Mosca, Riccardo Smeraglia

  31-03-2010

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2489

  1214

  Downloads: 913
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  Assessment of potential factors that support the endemicity of cholera in Nigeria from food handlers, health workers and the environment Potential factors that support the endemicity of cholera in Nigeria

  Olufemi Samuel Amoo, Oluwatoyin Awoderu, Jacob Yisau, David Oladele, Aghata Nkiru David, Toyosi Raheem, Mabel Uwandu, Moses Bamidele , Toun Wuraola Fesobi, Adeshina AbdusSalam, Samuel Nduaga, Chinedum Taahie Oparaugo, Morakinyo Ajayi, Francisca Ogbonna, Adesola Zainab Musa, Abimbola Adedeji, Fehintola Ige, Okechukwu Ihemanma, Bile Nuhu, Uzoma Okebugwu, Imam Wada Bello, Tochukwu Ifeanyi Onuigbo, Amaka Stephanie Ikemefuna, Joy Isioma Oraegbu, Hammed Agboola, Jide Idris, Abraham Ajayi, Babatunde Lawal Salako, Stella Ifeanyi Smith

  27-12-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2021.10058

  910

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• Dientamoeba fragilis detection in suid populations: an emerging zoonosis hypothesized in Central Italy

  Daniele Crotti, Silvia Crotti, Marco Sensi, Sonia Salamida, Elisabetta Manuali, Simone M. Cacciò, Edoardo Pozio

  30-09-2012

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2012.2302

  1840

  Downloads: 936
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  Prospective nucleotide sequence analysis of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Sokoto state

  Shuaibu Suleiman Adeiza, Josiah Ademola Onaolapo, Busayo Olalekan Olayinka

  11-06-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2020.8496

  1146

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  Impact of two different commercial DNA extraction methods on BK virus viral load

  Massimiliano Bergallo, Ilaria Galliano, Elisa Loiacono, Francesca Ferro, Paola Montanari, Paolo Ravanini

  31-03-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2016.4825

  2087

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• Faucial diphtheria infection caused due to Corynebacterium striatum in a paediatric patient – A rare case report from central India

  Pooja Shendre, Sagnik Poddar, Sonal Chavan, Ravita Sharma, Gopal Agrawal, Sunanda Shrikhande

  05-06-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2025.13264

  571

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  The eminence status of bacterial pigments under different aspects

  Parisa Sabbagh, Amirmorteza Ebrahimzadeh Namvar

  30-12-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2017.7247

  2700

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  New methods in meningitis diagnosis

  Francesco d'Aleo, Roberta Bonanno, Martina Bonofiglio

  30-12-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2021.10235

  1070

  Downloads: 522

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• Strongyloides stercoralis: an example of unusual finding of larvae in urinary sediment

  Siriana Berti, Daniela Carpi, Maria Rita Cavallo, Elvio Peyronel, Enrica Richetta, Giuseppina Scaliero

  31-12-2009

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2009.2508

  1222

  Downloads: 860