Vol. 25 No. 3 (2010)

Original Articles

• Use of Maldi-Tof Mass spectrometry in direct microorganism identification in clinical laboratories

  Tamara Brunelli, Roberto Degl’Innocenti, Antonella Conti, Patrizia Casprini

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2416

  Published: 30 September 2010

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• Comparison of methods for laboratory diagnosis of respiratory syncytial virus

  Maria Cristina Arcangeletti, Silvia Preti, Maria del Pilar Esteban, Emanuel Merep Djouvoup, Valeria Albonetti, Giuseppe Dettori, Carlo Chezzi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2417

  Published: 30 September 2010

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• Diffuse meningo-encefalitys due to Nocardia farcinica in a young kidney transplant recipient: identification of the strain using sequencing of hsp65 gene

  Danila Costa, Paolo Maggi, Rosa Anna Cifarelli, Giuseppe Lauria, Rosa Bruno, Laura Spinelli, Fabio Signorile, Caterina Colonna, Giuseppe Pastore, Michele Quarto

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2418

  Published: 30 September 2010

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• Evaluation of antibiotic resistance and microorganisms “Alert” recorded in 2008 at the A.O.R.N.V. Monaldi (Naples)

  Susanna Cuccurullo, Mariano Bernardo, Marina Pedicelli, Alessia Sommella, Maria Rosaria Luongo, Riccardo Utili, Riccardo Smeraglia

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2419

  Published: 30 September 2010

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• Evaluation of two DNA amplification PCR tests for the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection

  Rita Caldarelli, Anna Archenti, Maria Cristina Ibba, Sandra Giannotta, Valeria Orioli, Cinzia Bovio, Vittorio Molina, Pasquale Ferrante

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2420

  Published: 30 September 2010

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• Analysis of some sepsis markers: C-reactive protein, Procalcitonin, Osteopontin and suPAR

  Ilaria Crespi, Vesselina Kroumova, Elena Grossini, Maria Giuseppina Pellò, Marzia Tozzini, Giacomo Fortina, Silvia Valsecchi, Rosanna Vaschetto, Francesco Della Corte, Annalisa Chiocchietti

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2421

  Published: 30 September 2010

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• Evaluation of a new quantitative test for HCV core Ag

  Anna Rodella, Luigina Terlenghi, Francesco Gargiulo, Claudio Galli, Nino Manca

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2422

  Published: 30 September 2010

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• Comparison between two diagnostic system such analyzer I and RAD 120 for the determination of IgG and IgM for HSV-1 and HSV-2

  Annelisa Borelli, Vincenzina Caruso, Maria Teresa Cerminara, Salvatore Nisticò, Vilma Villella, Pasquale Minchella, Rosa Anna Leone

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2423

  Published: 30 September 2010

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• The role of HIV-1 DNA levels in HIV-related lymphoma patients treated with autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT)

  Maria Teresa Bortolin, Stefania Zanussi, Rosamaria Tedeschi, Renato Talamini, Chiara Pratesi, Cecilia Simonelli, Giancarlo Basaglia, Paolo De Paoli

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2424

  Published: 30 September 2010

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• Evaluation of an automated method for urinocolture screening

  Claudia Ballabio, Natascia Venturi, Maria Roberta Sala, Paolo Mocarelli, Paolo Brambilla

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2425

  Published: 30 September 2010

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• Ethiology of urinary tract infections in male

  Franco Pirali, Francesco Pirali

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2426

  Published: 30 September 2010

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• Prevalence of Streptococcus spp. collected from vaginal samples and their antibiotic resistance

  Carmela Mazzone, Mario Laneve

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2427

  Published: 30 September 2010

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• Mycobacterium bovis BCG: the importance of an accurate identification in the diagnostic routine

  Antonella Grottola, Anna Fabio, Anna MT Sabbatini, Giuliana Fabio,, Mariagrazia Apice, Alessia Di Nauta, Giulia Forbicini, Annunziata La Regina, Sara Tagliazucchi, Monica Pecorari, Fabio Rumpianesi, Chiara Casolari

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2428

  Published: 30 September 2010

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• Detection of Gardnerella vaginalis, Candida spp. and Trichomonas vaginalis DNA in symptomatic women

  Vittorio Focarelli, Vincenzo Rondinelli, Maria Gabriella Lepore, Pasquale Minchella, Raffaele Saraceno, Stefania Giglio, Sandra Castagna, Paolo Opipari, Rosanna Masciari

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2429

  Published: 30 September 2010

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• Use of the T-spot.TB test for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection

  Andrea Amodeo, Francesco Caccamo, Emanuela Fichera, Patrizia Grassi, Elena Grasso, Giuliana Guardo, Silvana Mastrojeni, Ildebrando Patamia, Vanessa Scriffignano, Agata Sciacca, Giuseppe Nicoletti

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2430

  Published: 30 September 2010

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• Sepsis: a more faster report from blood culture

  Raffaella Ledonne, Paolina Cavalcanti, Maria Agnese Filia, Daniela Perugini, Carmela Gaccione, Paola Pingitore, Cristina Giraldi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2431

  Published: 30 September 2010

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• Evaluation of a new rapid test for detection of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 antigen in urine

  Gino Ciarrocchi, Marco D’anzeo, Elisabetta Farnocchia, Maria Enrica Cimarelli

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2432

  Published: 30 September 2010

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• Rapid diagnosis of bacteric meningitis

  Sara Giordana Rimoldi, Cristina Pagani, Loredana Tocalli, Alessandra Lombardi, Maria Rita Gismondo

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2433

  Published: 30 September 2010

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• Hystological confirmation of Opisthorchis felineus in two stray cats on ‘Isola Maggiore’ (Trasimeno Lake, Perugia, Italy): the epidemiological chain of human opisthorchiasis is almost complete in this middle Italy lake

  Daniele Crotti, Silvia Crotti, Andrea Gustinelli, Elisabetta Manuali

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2434

  Published: 30 September 2010

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• An atypical case of infection by Clostridium difficile

  Maria Cristina Neri, Nadia Antoniotti, Maria Benvenuto, Sergio Frugoni, Francesco Riboldi, Vito Noto

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2435

  Published: 30 September 2010

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• Occult HBV infection

  Mariangela Spinosa, Pasquale Spagnuolo

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2436

  Published: 30 September 2010

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• A case of dirofilaria in human eye localization

  Cristina Lugli, Carlotta Guidetti, Luigi Vecchia

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2437

  Published: 30 September 2010

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