5 articles in this issue
Davide Carcione, Jari Intra, Daniela Riggio, Simona Sabella, Lorenza Rondelli, Simone Barbieri, Valerio Leoni, Maria Luisa Biondi
Background and aims: Rapid and accurate diagnosis is essential to limit the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and for patient’s management. Currently, real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is the recommended laboratory test to detect SARS-... see more
Lisa Cariani, Arianna Biffi, Davide Guarneri, Antonio Teri, Daniela Girelli, Chiara Vignati, Patrizia Morelli, Silvia Campana, Daniela Dolce, Vita Dora Iula, Maria Rosaria Catania, Natalia Cirilli, Sara Rapagnani, Martina Rossitto, Ersilia Vita Fiscarelli
Background and aims. Scedosporium species and Lomentospora prolificans are the filamentous fungi isolated more frequently from the cystic fibrosis (CF) lower airways, after Aspergillus fumigatus. Previous studies showed that, in CF patients, Scedosporium ... see more
Vittoriano Torrelli, Valentina Cesarini, Elisa Di Giulio, Gianfranca Miconi, Francesco Gentile, Alessia Rosciano, Anna Rita Tomei, Pamela Renzetti, Maria Scatigna
In the European Union between 2008 and 2017 there was a statistically significant decrease in the confirmed cases of salmonellosis. Nevertheless, it represents the first cause of food-borne outbreaks and the secondly most frequently reported zoonosis. Con... see more
Francesco Merante, Silvio Canino, Maria Laura Baldoni
COVID 19 pandemic has led the world authorities, in particular health authorities, to totally reconsider the infectious problems in all public places and in particular in hospitals, that are also burdened by specific risks, due to the concentration of sub... see more
Neha Samal, Susmita Kumari Sahu, Sanghamitra Padhi
Arthrographis kalrae is a hyaline fungus. It is a saprophyte of the environment, mainly found in soil and compost. It is a rare isolate in clinical specimen. In recent years this pathogen has been attributed to various cases of opportunistic infections. O... see more