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Clostridium difficile Toxins A and B: Insights into Pathogenic Properties and Extraintestinal Effects by Di Bella, Stefano, Ascenzi, Paolo, Siarakas, Steven, Petrosillo, Nicola, di Masi, Alessandra

“…Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has significant clinical impact especially on the elderly and/or immunocompromised patients. The pathogenicity of…”
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Fosfomycin in continuous or prolonged infusion for systemic bacterial infections: a systematic review of its dosing regimen proposal from in vitro, in vivo and clinical studies by Antonello, Roberta Maria, Di Bella, Stefano, Maraolo, Alberto Enrico, Luzzati, Roberto

“…Fosfomycin (FOS) administered intravenously has been recently rediscovered for the treatment of systemic infections due to multidrug-resistant bacteria. Its…”
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Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) for Clostridium difficile infection: Focus on immunocompromised patients by Di Bella, Stefano, Gouliouris, Theodore, Petrosillo, Nicola

“…Abstract Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is an emerging problem worldwide associated with significant morbidity, mortality, recurrence rates and…”
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Zidovudine in synergistic combination with fosfomycin: an in vitro and in vivo evaluation against multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales by Antonello, Roberta Maria, Di Bella, Stefano, Betts, Jonathan, La Ragione, Roberto, Bressan, Raffaela, Principe, Luigi, Morabito, Stefano, Gigliucci, Federica, Tozzoli, Rosangela, Busetti, Marina, Knezevich, Anna, Furlanis, Linda, Fontana, Francesco, Luzzaro, Francesco, Luzzati, Roberto, Lagatolla, Cristina

“…•Fosfomycin (FOF) is an antibiotic option against multidrug-resistant (MDR) Enterobacterales.•Zidovudine (ZDV) has unexploited antibacterial properties.•Study…”
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High fecal calprotectin levels are associated with SARS-CoV-2 intestinal shedding in COVID-19 patients: A proof-of-concept study by Zerbato, Verena, Di Bella, Stefano, Giuffrè, Mauro, Jaracz, Anna Wladyslawa, Gobbo, Ylenia, Luppino, Diego, Macor, Paolo, Segat, Ludovica, Koncan, Raffaella, D'Agaro, Pierlanfranco, Valentini, Michael, Crocé, Lory Saveria, Ruscio, Maurizio, Luzzati, Roberto

“…One third of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients have gastrointestinal symptoms. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA has…”
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Microbiological, Clinical, and PK/PD Features of the New Anti-Gram-Negative Antibiotics: β-Lactam/β-Lactamase Inhibitors in Combination and Cefiderocol-An All-Inclusive Guide for Clinicians by Principe, Luigi, Lupia, Tommaso, Andriani, Lilia, Campanile, Floriana, Carcione, Davide, Corcione, Silvia, Rosa, Francesco Giuseppe De, Luzzati, Roberto, Stroffolini, Giacomo, Steyde, Marina, Decorti, Giuliana, Bella, Stefano Di

“…Bacterial resistance mechanisms are continuously and rapidly evolving. This is particularly true for Gram-negative bacteria. Over the last decade, the strategy…”
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Dracunculiasis over the centuries: the history of a parasite unfamiliar to the West by Simonetti, Omar, Zerbato, Verena, Di Bella, Stefano, Luzzati, Roberto, Cavalli, Fabio

“…Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Disease) is a terrible disease limited, even historically, to the arid and poor areas of our planet and which in the West has…”
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Antibiotics Usage in Special Clinical Situations by Di Bella, Stefano

“…Medicine and the treatment of infectious diseases are increasingly focused on patient-tailored diagnostics and therapy [...]…”
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Infections during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: epidemiology, risk factors, pathogenesis and prevention by Biffi, Stefano, Di Bella, Stefano, Scaravilli, Vittorio, Peri, Anna Maria, Grasselli, Giacomo, Alagna, Laura, Pesenti, Antonio, Gori, Andrea

“…Highlights • ECMO patients have a higher infectious risk than other critically ill patients. • Infections during the ECMO run significantly affect mortality…”
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The Impact of Serum Albumin Levels on COVID-19 Mortality by Zerbato, Verena, Sanson, Gianfranco, De Luca, Marina, Di Bella, Stefano, di Masi, Alessandra, Caironi, Pietro, Marini, Bruna, Ippodrino, Rudy, Luzzati, Roberto

“…Low serum albumin (SA) correlates with mortality in critically ill patients, including those with COVID-19. We aimed to identify SA thresholds to predict the…”
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Determination of pentraxin 3 levels in cerebrospinal fluid during central nervous system infections by Zatta, Marta, Di Bella, Stefano, Bottazzi, Barbara, Rossi, Francesca, D’Agaro, Pierlanfranco, Segat, Ludovica, Fabbiani, Massimiliano, Mantovani, Alberto, Luzzati, Roberto

“…Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is an acute phase protein; its plasmatic levels significantly rise during severe infections. Data on PTX3 levels in cerebrospinal fluid…”
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Mycobacterium chimaera infections: An update by Riccardi, Niccolò, Monticelli, Jacopo, Antonello, Roberta Maria, Luzzati, Roberto, Gabrielli, Marco, Ferrarese, Maurizio, Codecasa, Luigi, Di Bella, Stefano, Giacobbe, Daniele Roberto

“…Mycobacterium chimaera is a non-tuberculous mycobacterium belonging to the Mycobacterium avium complex, described for the first time in 2004. It acts as an…”
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Management of abdominal aortic prosthetic graft and endograft infections. A multidisciplinary update by Antonello, Roberta Maria, D'Oria, Mario, Cavallaro, Marco, Dore, Franca, Cova, Maria Assunta, Ricciardi, Maria Chiara, Comar, Manola, Campisciano, Giuseppina, Lepidi, Sandro, De Martino, Randall R., Chiarandini, Stefano, Luzzati, Roberto, Di Bella, Stefano

“…Abdominal aortic graft infections (AGIs) occur in 1–5% of aortic prosthetic placements. It can result in limb amputation, pseudo-aneurysm formation, septic…”
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The Revival of Aztreonam in Combination with Avibactam against Metallo-β-Lactamase-Producing Gram-Negatives: A Systematic Review of In Vitro Studies and Clinical Cases by Mauri, Carola, Maraolo, Alberto Enrico, Di Bella, Stefano, Luzzaro, Francesco, Principe, Luigi

“…Infections caused by metallo-β-lactamase (MBL)-producing Enterobacterales and Pseudomonas are increasingly reported worldwide and are usually associated with…”
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Dengue: Status of current and under‐development vaccines by Redoni, Marianna, Yacoub, Sophie, Rivino, Laura, Giacobbe, Daniele Roberto, Luzzati, Roberto, Di Bella, Stefano

“…Summary Dengue is an emerging mosquito‐borne viral infection with increasing reports of outbreaks. The clinical picture ranges from a benign febrile illness…”
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Tigecycline Lock Therapy for Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Caused by KPC-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Two Pediatric Hematological Patients by Foresti, Sergio, Di Bella, Stefano, Rovelli, Attilio, Sala, Alessandra, Verna, Marta, Bisi, Luca, Nisii, Carla, Gori, Andrea

“…Catheter-related bacteremias carry high mortality rates in hematological patients. When a multidrug-resistant microorganism is involved, the catheter should…”
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Nosocomial Infections During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Incidence, Etiology, and Impact on Patients’ Outcome by Grasselli, Giacomo, Scaravilli, Vittorio, Di Bella, Stefano, Biffi, Stefano, Bombino, Michela, Patroniti, Nicolò, Bisi, Luca, Peri, Anna Maria, Pesenti, Antonio, Gori, Andrea, Alagna, Laura

“…OBJECTIVE:To study incidence, type, etiology, risk factors, and impact on outcome of nosocomial infections during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation…”
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Antimicrobial Stewardship: From Bedside to Theory. Thirteen Examples of Old and More Recent Strategies from Everyday Clinical Practice by Di Bella, Stefano, Beović, Bojana, Fabbiani, Massimiliano, Valentini, Michael, Luzzati, Roberto

“…“Antimicrobial stewardship” is a strategy that promotes the responsible use of antimicrobials. The objective of this paper is to focus on consolidated and more…”
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Editorial for the Special Issue: "Antibiotic Use in Clinical Infection: How to Reinvent Old Molecules and How to Squeeze out New Ones" by Di Bella, Stefano

“…The optimization of a number of strategies is required to overcome the problem of antibiotic resistance [...]…”
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Potential links between COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis and bronchiectasis as detected by high resolution computed tomography by Baratella, Elisa, Roman-Pognuz, Erik, Zerbato, Verena, Minelli, Pierluca, Cavallaro, Marco Francesco Maria, Cova, Maria Assunta, Luzzati, Roberto, Lucangelo, Umberto, Sanson, Gianfranco, Friso, Federica, Bussani, Rossana, Pinamonti, Maurizio, Busetti, Marina, Salton, Francesco, Confalonieri, Marco, Ruaro, Barbara, Di Bella, Stefano

“…The aim of this observational study was to highlight high resolution CT scan characteristics of COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA) with a focus…”
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