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The Opportunistic Pathogen Staphylococcus warneri : Virulence and Antibiotic Resistance, Clinical Features, Association with Orthopedic Implants and Other Medical Devices, and a Glance at Industrial Applications by Ravaioli, Stefano, De Donno, Andrea, Bottau, Giulia, Campoccia, Davide, Maso, Alessandra, Dolzani, Paolo, Balaji, Paulraj, Pegreffi, Francesco, Daglia, Maria, Arciola, Carla Renata

“…In recent decades, the risk of developing opportunistic infections has increased in parallel with the ever-increasing number of people suffering from chronic…”
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Commercial Bone Grafts Claimed as an Alternative to Autografts: Current Trends for Clinical Applications in Orthopaedics by Govoni, Marco, Vivarelli, Leonardo, Mazzotta, Alessandro, Stagni, Cesare, Maso, Alessandra, Dallari, Dante

“…In the last twenty years, due to an increasing medical and market demand for orthopaedic implants, several grafting options have been developed. However, when…”
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Panton-Valentine leukocidin gene detected in Staphylococcus aureus strain isolated from a knee arthroprosthesis infection by Montanaro, Lucio, Baldassarri, Lucilla, Corazzari, Tolmino, Creti, Roberta, Ravaioli, Stefano, Cangini, Ilaria, Pirini, Valter, Maso, Alessandra, Donati, M Elena, Pegreffi, Francesco, Visai, Livia, Campoccia, Davide, Speziale, Pietro, Arciola, Carla Renata

“…This report focuses on the molecular characterization of a Staphylococcus aureus strain isolated from a knee arthroprosthesis infection and recognized…”
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Combining Multiple Spectroscopic Techniques to Reveal the Effects of Staphylococcus aureus Infection on Human Bone Tissues by Alunni Cardinali, Martina, Govoni, Marco, Stefani, Sara, Maso, Alessandra, Storni, Elisa, Valenti, Francesca, Maglio, Melania, Morresi, Assunta, Fioretto, Daniele, Dallari, Dante, Sassi, Paola

“…Osteomyelitis (OM) and periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) are major public health concerns in Western countries due to increased life expectancy…”
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Is Treatment With Dithiothreitol More Effective Than Sonication for the Diagnosis of Prosthetic Joint Infection? by Sambri, Andrea, Cadossi, Matteo, Giannini, Sandro, Pignatti, Giovanni, Marcacci, Maurilio, Neri, Maria Pia, Maso, Alessandra, Storni, Elisa, Gamberini, Simonetta, Naldi, Susanna, Torri, Arianna, Zannoli, Silvia, Tassinari, Martina, Fantini, Michela, Bianchi, Giuseppe, Donati, Davide, Sambri, Vittorio

“…Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is among the most-severe complications of a total joint arthroplasty. Identification of the causal organism is of paramount…”
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Orthopedic implant infections: Incompetence of Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus lugdunensis, and Enterococcus faecalis to invade osteoblasts by Campoccia, Davide, Testoni, Francesca, Ravaioli, Stefano, Cangini, Ilaria, Maso, Alessandra, Speziale, Pietro, Montanaro, Lucio, Visai, Livia, Arciola, Carla Renata

“…Septic failure is still the major complication of prosthetic implants. Entering host cells, bacteria hide from host immune defenses, shelter from extracellular…”
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Various biofilm matrices of the emerging pathogen Staphylococcus lugdunensis: exopolysaccharides, proteins, eDNA and their correlation with biofilm mass by Ravaioli, Stefano, Campoccia, Davide, Speziale, Pietro, Pietrocola, Giampiero, Zatorska, Beata, Maso, Alessandra, Presterl, Elisabeth, Montanaro, Lucio, Arciola, Carla Renata

“…Staphylococcus lugdunensis is an emerging high-virulent pathogen causative of hospital-acquired infections. Biofilm formation is a complex pathogenic process…”
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Is sonication of antibiotic-loaded cement spacers useful in two-stage revision of prosthetic joint infection? by Sambri, Andrea, Maso, Alessandra, Storni, Elisa, Donati, Maria Elena, Pederzoli, Annalisa, Dallari, Dante, Bianchi, Giuseppe, Donati, Davide Maria

“…In a two-stage exchange protocol for prosthetic joint infection (PJI), bacteria surviving over the antibiotic-loaded cement spacers may cause the persistence…”
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Demineralized bone matrix paste formulated with biomimetic PLGA microcarriers for the vancomycin hydrochloride controlled delivery: Release profile, citotoxicity and efficacy against S. aureus by Govoni, Marco, Lamparelli, Erwin P., Ciardulli, Maria C., Santoro, Antonietta, Oliviero, Antonio, Palazzo, Ida, Reverchon, Ernesto, Vivarelli, Leonardo, Maso, Alessandra, Storni, Elisa, Donati, Maria E., Ruspaggiari, Gianluca, Maffulli, Nicola, Fini, Milena, Della Porta, Giovanna, Dallari, Dante

“…[Display omitted] Infection and resulting bone defects caused by Staphylococcus aureus is one of the major issues in orthopaedic surgeries. Vancomycin…”
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Is an isolated positive sonication fluid culture in revision arthroplasties clinically relevant? by Rondaan, Christien, Maso, Alessandra, Birlutiu, Rares-Mircea, Fernandez Sampedro, Marta, Soriano, Alex, Diaz de Brito, Vicens, Gómez Junyent, Joan, Del Toro, Maria Dolores, Hofstaetter, Jochen Gerhard, Salles, Mauro José, Esteban, Jaime, Wouthuyzen-Bakker, Marjan

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical relevance of an isolated positive sonication fluid culture (SFC) in patients who underwent revision…”
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Operating theatre ventilation systems and microbial air contamination in total joint replacement surgery: results of the GISIO-ISChIA study by Agodi, A, Auxilia, F, Barchitta, M, Cristina, M.L, D'Alessandro, D, Mura, I, Nobile, M, Pasquarella, C

“…Summary Background Recent studies have shown a higher rate of surgical site infections in hip prosthesis implantation using unidirectional airflow ventilation…”
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Sonication Improves the Diagnosis of Megaprosthetic Infections by Sambri, Andrea, Maso, Alessandra, Storni, Elisa, Megaloikonomos, Panayiotis D, Igoumenou, Vasilios G, Errani, Costantino, Mavrogenis, Andreas F, Bianchi, Giuseppe

“…Limited data are available for the diagnosis of patients with tumors with infected endoprosthetic reconstructions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate…”
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An Observational Prospective Clinical Study for the Evaluation of a Collagen-Hydroxyapatite Composite Scaffold in Hip Revision Surgery by Cimatti, Pietro, Andreoli, Isabella, Busacca, Maurizio, Govoni, Marco, Vivarelli, Leonardo, Del Piccolo, Nicolandrea, Maso, Alessandra, Stagni, Cesare, Pignatti, Giovanni

“…One of the greatest challenges of hip revision surgery is the need to restore extensive bone loss by creating a stable reconstruction with long-term…”
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Nanodecoration of electrospun polymeric fibers with nanostructured silver coatings by ionized jet deposition for antibacterial tissues by Pagnotta, Giorgia, Graziani, Gabriela, Baldini, Nicola, Maso, Alessandra, Focarete, Maria Letizia, Berni, Matteo, Biscarini, Fabio, Bianchi, Michele, Gualandi, Chiara

“…Silver-based nanomaterials are used as antibacterial agents in a number of applications, including wound dressing, where electrospun materials can effectively…”
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Staphylococcus Lugdunensis, An Aggressive Coagulase-Negative Pathogen not to be Underestimated by Ravaioli, Stefano, Selan, Laura, Visai, Livia, Pirini, Valter, Campoccia, Davide, Maso, Alessandra, Speziale, Pietro, Montanaro, Lucio, Arciola, Carla Renata

“…The new emerging coagulase-negative pathogen Staphylococcus lugdunensis is responsible for severe cardiac and joint infections. Since the biochemical…”
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Risk of surgical site infections following hip and knee arthroplasty: results of the ISChIA-GISIO study by Agodi, A, Auxilia, F, Barchitta, M, Cristina, M L, D'Alessandro, D, Mura, I, Nobile, M, Pasquarella, C, Gisio-SItI, Gisio

“…Surgical Site Infection (SSI) is one of the major complications following insertion of hip or knee prosthesis. The aim of the present study was to describe…”
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Characterization of 26 Staphylococcus warneri isolates from orthopedic infections by Campoccia, Davide, Montanaro, Lucio, Visai, Livia, Corazzari, Tolmino, Poggio, Claudio, Pegreffi, Francesco, Maso, Alessandra, Pirini, Valter, Ravaioli, Stefano, Cangini, Ilaria, Speziale, Pietro, Arciola, Carla Renata

“…Staphylococcus warneri is a coagulase negative Staphylococcus (CNS) commonly present in the flora of human epithelia and mucosal membranes. Over the last two…”
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Use of Sodium Hypochlorite for Skin Antisepsis Before Inserting a Peripheral Venous Catheter: A Pilot Study by Forni, Cristiana, Sabattini, Tania, D’Alessandro, Fabio, Fiorani, Ambra, Gamberini, Simonetta, Maso, Alessandra, Curci, Rosa, Zanotti, Enrichetta, Chiari, Paolo

“…Although it can be prevented, catheter-related bacteremia is common and dangerous. The antiseptics most widely used during insertion of peripheral venous…”
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Biofilm extracellular-DNA in 55 Staphylococcus epidermidis clinical isolates from implant infections by RAVAIOLI, Stefano, CAMPOCCIA, Davide, ARCIOLA, Carla Renata, VISAI, Livia, PIRINI, Valter, CANGINI, Ilaria, CORAZZARI, Tolmino, MASO, Alessandra, POGGIO, Claudio, PEGREFFI, Francesco, MONTANARO, Lucio

“…Biofilm formation is broadly recognized as an important virulence factor in many bacterial species implicated in implant-related opportunistic infections. In…”
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Staphylococcus lugdunensis, an aggressive coagulase-negative pathogen not to be underestimated: Focus on IMPLANT INFECTIONS (VIII Edition) by RAVAIOLI, Stefano, SELAN, Laura, VISAI, Livia, PIRINI, Valter, CAMPOCCIA, Davide, MASO, Alessandra, SPEZIALE, Pietro, MONTANARO, Lucio, RENATA ARCIOLA, Carla

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