Vol. 25 No. 4 (2010)

Original Articles

• Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) among young adult in Italy

  Maria Cristina Salfa, Vincenza Regine, Laura Camoni, Mariangela Raimondo, Massimo Giuliani, Barbara Suligoi, Rete Nazionale Centri clinici, Laboratori per le Infezioni Sessualmente Trasmesse

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2394

  Published: 31 December 2010

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• Evaluation of a new Syphilis assay on Vitros® 5600 Integrated System

  Giusy Longo, Cosimo Bitella, Margherita La Motta, Ruggero Lucini, Fabio Rota, Antonio Godani Serra, Emanuele Vigo

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2395

  Published: 31 December 2010

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• The biofilm produced by Burkholderia cepacia complex: molecular aspects and relationship with exopolysaccharides

  Lucia Corich, Linda Furlanis, Lucilla Dolzani, Enrico Angelo Tonin, Cristina Lagatolla

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2396

  Published: 31 December 2010

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• Isolation of microrganisms involved in endodontic infection

  Marcello Gatti, Maria Sofia Rini, Pasqua Schiavone, Tatiana Giulia Rizzati, Francesca Scandurra, Giovanna Costa

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2397

  Published: 31 December 2010

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• Variation of perimplant biofilm induced by non surgical periodontal therapy and the use of probiotics

  Marcello Gatti, Giovanna Costa, Tatiana Giulia Rizzati, Francesca Scandurra, Maria Sofia Rini, Pasqua Schiavone

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2398

  Published: 31 December 2010

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• Evaluation of a rapid immunochromatographic assay for the detection and identification of Legionella spp. strains isolated from cultures

  Maria Chiucini, Marisa Meacci, Monica Losi, Mariagrazia Apice, Lorena Pozzi, Antonella Grottola, Monica Pecorari, Giuliana Fabio, Sara Tagliazucchi, Fabio Rumpianesi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2399

  Published: 31 December 2010

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• Incidence of Acinetobacter baumannii and other pathogens isolated from Intensive Care Unit of the Hospital San Carlo, Genoa - Voltri

  Silvana Delfino, Alessandro Smeraldi, Orietta Illiberi, Matteo Piazzai, Elisabetta Schellino, Alida Galleano, Susanna Oddera, Antonio Lapolla, Luigi Carlo Bottaro

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2400

  Published: 31 December 2010

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• Susceptibility of anaerobic bacteria: implementation of cumulative antibiogram at hospital level

  Milva Ballardini, Francesco Cortese, Marina Cattivelli, Maria Letizia Schiavone, Luciano Spagnesi, Silvana Maiorano, Annunziata Tamburro, Marcello Meledandri

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2401

  Published: 31 December 2010

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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

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

  Published: 31 December 2010

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• Polyoma BK virus infection in renal transplant recipients

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

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2403

  Published: 31 December 2010

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• Leptotrichia amnionii: certain pathogen in pyosalpinx

  Sandro Pierdomenico, Andreina Baj, Giuseppe Massari, Alberto Colombo, Sergio Gallazzi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2404

  Published: 31 December 2010

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• Identification of Fusarium verticillioides using gene sequencing in a patient after orthotopic liver transplantation

  Antonella Grottola, Claudia Venturelli, William Gennari, Mauro Codeluppi, Francesca Cavrini, Fabio Rumpianesi, Giovanni Guaraldi, Stefania Cocchi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2405

  Published: 31 December 2010

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• Klebsiella pneumoniae: resistance to carbapenems carbapenemase-mediated in the area of Piacenza

  Massimo Confalonieri, Enrica Cavatorta, Camilla Reboli, Maria Milanda Bertelli, Rossana Chiarabini, Daniela Padrini, Francesca Riggio, Corrado Confalonieri, Enrica Poggi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2406

  Published: 31 December 2010

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• Comparison of three assays currently used for diagnosis of legionellosis

  Maria Chiucini, Anna Fabio, Marisa Meacci, Barbara Meccugni, Valentina Gilioli, Valeria Petocchi, Giuliana Fabio, Anna Maria Teresa Sabbatini, Sara Tagliazucchi, Sandra Mattioli, Fabio Rumpianesi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2407

  Published: 31 December 2010

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• Evaluation of 292 ocular swabs, vitreous and aqueous cultures in pathologies with severe prognosis during a 24-month observation period

  Franco Giardini, Giuseppe Grandi, Romolo Protti, Cristina Pollino, Renata Murisciano, Fabio Leone

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2408

  Published: 31 December 2010

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• Prevalence and microbial resistance to Mycoplasmas

  Gabriella Candelieri, Cristina Rescaldani, Giovanna Miseferi, Marina Pessina, Alfonsina Truocchio

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2409

  Published: 31 December 2010

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• Evaluation of the “CLARI-RES ASSAY” by real-time for the detection of clarithromycin -resistant Helicobacter pylori in the upper gastrointestinal biopsies

  Giorgio Mucignat, Anna Maria Baragiotta, Giorgio Benedetti, Anna Lagatta, Marina Crovatto

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2410

  Published: 31 December 2010

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• Acute Hepatitis HCV genotype 3h: virological baseline characterization and monitoring “On Therapy”

  Giuseppe Sodano, Erasmo Falco, Adriana Raddi, Maria Grimaldi, Francesco Labonia, Marcello Raffone, Mariano Bernardo, Emanuele Durante Mangoni

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2411

  Published: 31 December 2010

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• HIV 1-2 Ag/Ab selective and combined detection by a new rapid point-of-care test

  Marta Monari, Serenella Valaperta, Eleonora Baldassarre, Roberto Assandri, Alessandro Montanelli

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2412

  Published: 31 December 2010

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• Evaluation of NOCOSYSTEM® efficacy in disinfecting surfaces by air

  Angelo Sala, Cristina Pianetta, Silvia Bracco, Francesco Luzzaro

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

  Published: 31 December 2010

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• Meningitis caused by Streptococcus suis: a case report

  Gabriella Parisi, Teresa Spanu, Bruno Mariani, Alessia Rianda, Mirella Tronci

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2414

  Published: 31 December 2010

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• Capnocytophaga canimorsus sepsis: two clinical cases at the Bolzano Regional Hospital

  Patrizia Innocenti, Richard Aschbacher, Brigitte Ladinser, Renate Meyer, Ludwig Moroder, Elisabetta Pagani, Ulrich Josef Baumgartl, Bernadette Moser, Clara Larcher

  https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2415

  Published: 31 December 2010

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