Search Results - "Francesca Cavrini"
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Mosquito, bird and human surveillance of West Nile and Usutu viruses in Emilia-Romagna Region (Italy) in 2010
Published in PloS one (30-05-2012)“…In 2008, after the first West Nile virus (WNV) detection in the Emilia-Romagna region, a surveillance system, including mosquito- and bird-based surveillance,…”
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Comparative genomic and phylogenetic analysis of the first Usutu virus isolate from a human patient presenting with neurological symptoms
Published in PloS one (31-05-2013)“…Usutu virus (USUV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus, belonging to the Japanese encephalitis antigenic complex, that circulates among mosquitoes and birds. We…”
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Inflammatory cytokine expression is associated with chikungunya virus resolution and symptom severity
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-08-2011)“…The Chikungunya virus infection zones have now quickly spread from Africa to parts of Asia, North America and Europe. Originally thought to trigger a disease…”
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Pneumococcal carriage in young children one year after introduction of the 13-valent conjugate vaccine in Italy
Published in PloS one (04-10-2013)“…In mid 2010, the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) was replaced by the 13-valent conjugate vaccine (PCV13) for childhood immunization in Italy…”
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False-Positive Transcription-Mediated Amplification Assay Detection of West Nile Virus in Blood from a Patient with Viremia Caused by an Usutu Virus Infection
Published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology (01-09-2010)“…Detection of West Nile virus (WNV) by nucleic acid amplification technology (NAAT) is used widely to screen blood and organ donations in areas where WNV is…”
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Multiple Nucleotide Substitutions in the Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C ctrA Gene Cause False-Negative Detection by Real-Time PCR
Published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology (01-08-2010)“…Article Usage Stats Services JCM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Chikungunya: an emerging and spreading arthropod-borne viral disease
Published in Journal of infection in developing countries (15-12-2009)“…The virus causing Chikungunya disease was identified over 50 years ago; however, because the disease appeared only in developing countries, little research on…”
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Impact of Chikungunya virus on Aedes albopictus females and possibility of vertical transmission using the actors of the 2007 outbreak in Italy
Published in PloS one (27-02-2012)“…We investigated the impact of CHIKV strains on some Aedes albopictus (Skuse) reproductive parameters and the possibility of vertical transmission. Two strains…”
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Diagnosis of west nile virus human infections: overview and proposal of diagnostic protocols considering the results of external quality assessment studies
Published in Viruses (25-09-2013)“…West Nile virus, genus Flavivirus, is transmitted between birds and occasionally other animals by ornithophilic mosquitoes. This virus also infects humans…”
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Phylogenetic analysis of West Nile virus isolates, Italy, 2008-2009
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-05-2011)“…To determine the lineage of West Nile virus that caused outbreaks in Italy in 2008 and 2009, several West Nile virus strains were isolated from human specimens…”
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Molecular detection of Treponema denticola and Porphyromonas gingivalis in carotid and aortic atheromatous plaques by FISH: report of two cases
Published in Journal of medical microbiology (01-01-2005)“…1 Section of Microbiology, DMCSS, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy 2 Institut für Mikrobiologie und Hygiene, Charitè Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany…”
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Production of reactive oxygen species and expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in rat isolated Kupffer cells stimulated by Leptospira interrogans and Borrelia burgdorferi
Published in World journal of gastroenterology : WJG (21-05-2006)“…AIM: To evaluate the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in rat isolated Kupffer cells…”
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Evaluation of LIAISON Treponema Screen, a novel recombinant antigen-based chemiluminescence immunoassay for laboratory diagnosis of syphilis
Published in Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology (01-10-2005)“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of LIAISON Treponema Screen (DiaSorin, Saluggia, Italy), a new automated chemiluminescence…”
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Chlamydia pneumoniae replicates in Kupffer cells in mouse model of liver infection
Published in World journal of gastroenterology : WJG (28-10-2006)“…AIM: To develop an animal model of liver infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae (C. pneumoniae) in intraperitoneally infected mice for studying the presence of…”
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Immunological Evaluation and Cellular Location Analysis of the TprI Antigen of Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum
Published in Infection and Immunity (01-06-2005)“…The TprI antigen of Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum is a putative virulence factor predicted to be located in the outer membrane of the syphilis spirochete…”
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Activity of Cathelicidin Peptides against Chlamydia spp
Published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (01-03-2005)“…Classifications Services AAC Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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A Decrease in the Immunoglobulin G Antibody Response against the VlsE Protein of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Correlates with the Resolution of Clinical Signs in Antibiotic-Treated Patients with Early Lyme Disease
Published in Clinical and Vaccine Immunology (01-04-2006)“…Classifications Services CVI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Need for procedural details in detection of periodontopathic bacterial DNA in the atheromatous plaque by PCR
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A rapid and specific real-time RT-PCR assay to identify Usutu virus in human plasma, serum, and cerebrospinal fluid
Published in Journal of clinical virology (01-03-2011)“…Abstract Background Usutu virus (USUV), a flavivirus that belongs to the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) family, has recently emerged as a human pathogen,…”
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Detection of Usutu-virus-specific IgG in blood donors from northern Italy
Published in Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) (01-05-2012)“…We developed a novel enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to detect the specific IgG response to Usutu virus (USUV) in humans, by evaluating 359 blood donors who…”
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