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Azithromycin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains recently isolated in Italy by Starnino, S., Stefanelli, P.

“…Objectives The aim of this study was to characterize 22 azithromycin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates, collected in Italy from January 2007 through…”
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Genetic diversity and its impact on disease severity in respiratory syncytial virus subtype-A and -B bronchiolitis before and after pandemic restrictions in Rome by Pierangeli, A., Nenna, R., Fracella, M., Scagnolari, C., Oliveto, G., Sorrentino, L., Frasca, F., Conti, M.G., Petrarca, L., Papoff, P., Turriziani, O., Antonelli, G., Stefanelli, P., Palamara, A.T., Midulla, F.

“…To scrutinize whether the high circulation of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) observed in 2021–2022 and 2022–2023 was due to viral diversity, we…”
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An outbreak of severe invasive meningococcal disease due to a capsular switched Neisseria meningitidis hypervirulent strain B:cc11 by Stefanelli, P., Fazio, C., Vacca, P., Palmieri, A., Ambrosio, L., Neri, A., Piana, A., Castiglia, P., Argiolas, F., Santus, S., Masala, L., Steri, G., Riccardo, F., Iannazzo, S., Maraglino, F.P., D'Amario, C., Rezza, G.

“…The aim was to investigate an outbreak of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in Southern Sardinia. Epidemiological and microbiological investigations were…”
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Infants hospitalized for Bordetella pertussis infection commonly have respiratory viral coinfections by Frassanito, A, Nenna, R, Nicolai, A, Pierangeli, A, Tozzi, A E, Stefanelli, P, Carsetti, R, Concato, C, Schiavoni, I, Midulla, F

“…Whether viral coinfections cause more severe disease than Bordetella pertussis (B. pertussis) alone remains unclear. We compared clinical disease severity and…”
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Increased incidence of invasive meningococcal disease of serogroup C / clonal complex 11, Tuscany, Italy, 2015 to 2016 by Stefanelli, Paola, Miglietta, Alessandro, Pezzotti, Patrizio, Fazio, Cecilia, Neri, Arianna, Vacca, Paola, Voller, Fabio, D'Ancona, Fortunato P, Guerra, Raniero, Iannazzo, Stefania, Pompa, Maria Grazia, Rezza, Giovanni

“…We report an increase of serogroup C Neisseria meningitidis invasive meningococcal disease in Tuscany. From January 2015 to end February 2016, 43 cases were…”
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Genome-based study of a spatio-temporal cluster of invasive meningococcal disease due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C, clonal complex 11 by Stefanelli, P, Fazio, C, Neri, A, Ciammaruconi, A, Balocchini, E, Anselmo, A, Azzari, C, Rossolini, G.M, Vacca, P, Fortunato, A, Palozzi, A, Fillo, S, Lista, F, Moriondo, M, Nieddu, F, Rezza, G

“…Summary Objectives To describe a spatio-temporal cluster of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) due to serogroup C meningococci, occurred in a restricted area…”
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Changing epidemiology of Infant Meningococcal Disease after the introduction of meningococcal serogroup C vaccine in Italy, 2006–2014 by Stefanelli, P, Fazio, C, Neri, A, Boros, S, Renna, G, Pompa, M.G

“…Abstract Background In Italy, the incidence of Invasive Meningococcal Disease (IMD) was around 0.28 per 100,000 over the last years. Since the risk IMD is…”
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Multidisciplinary Study of Subsidence and Sinkhole Occurrences in the Acque Albule Basin (Roma, Italy) by De Ritis, R., Nardi, A., Materni, V., Venuti, A., Stefanelli, P., Rotella, G., Sapia, V., Carpentieri, E., Tolomei, C., Civico, R., Coltorti, M., Nanni, T., Argentieri, A., Del Gaudio, P., Chiappini, M.

“…We present the results of a combined analysis of remote sensing and geophysical‐geotechnical data carried out in the Acque Albule Basin, a sinkhole prone area…”
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Climate, demographic factors and geographical variations in the incidence of invasive meningococcal disease in Italy by VESCIO, F., BUSANI, L., MUGHINI GRAS, L., FAZIO, C., NERI, A., AVELLIS, L., REZZA, G., STEFANELLI, P.

“…We investigated the effect of climatic, demographic factors and intra-country geographical variations on the incidence of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD)…”
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Cluster of invasive Neisseria meningitidis infections on a cruise ship, Italy, October 2012 by Stefanelli, P, Fazio, C, Neri, A, Isola, P, Sani, S, Marelli, P, Martinelli, C, Mastrantonio, P, Pompa, M G

“…We describe a cluster of four cases of invasive meningococcal disease that occurred on a cruise ship sailing along the Italian coast in October 2012. All four…”
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Cefixime and ceftriaxone susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Italy from 2006 to 2010 by Carannante, A., Prignano, G., Cusini, M., Matteelli, A., Dal Conte, I., Ghisetti, V., D'Antuono, A., Cavrini, F., Antonetti, R., Stefanelli, P.

“…Neisseria gonorrhoeae resistance to cephalosporins, the currently recommended treatment, and treatment failures with cefixime have been reported worldwide. The…”
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Sustained Efficacy During the First 6 Years of Life of 3-Component Acellular Pertussis Vaccines Administered in Infancy: The Italian Experience by Salmaso, Stefania, Mastrantonio, Paola, Tozzi, Alberto E, Stefanelli, Paola, Anemona, Alessandra, Atti, Marta L. Ciofi degli, Giammanco, Anna, Stage III Working Group

“…In 1992-1993, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of two 3-component acellular pertussis vaccines was started in 4 of Italy's 20…”
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Characterisation of Neisseria meningitidis C strains causing two clusters in the north of Italy in 2007 and 2008 by Fazio, C, Neri, A, Tonino, S, Carannante, A, Caporali, M G, Salmaso, S, Mastrantonio, P, Stefanelli, P

“…Two clusters of invasive meningococcal disease in the north of Italy both due to serogroup C/ST-11 clonal complex are here described. The objective of the…”
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A Controlled Trial of Two Acellular Vaccines and One Whole-Cell Vaccine against Pertussis by Greco, Donato, Salmaso, Stefania, Mastrantonio, Paola, Giuliano, Marina, Tozzi, Alberto E, Anemona, Alessandra, Ciofi degli Atti, Marta L, Giammanco, Anna, Panei, Pietro, Blackwelder, William C, Klein, David L, Wassilak, Steven G.F

“…In pediatrics the routine use of whole-cell vaccines against Bordetella pertussis has been a matter of continuous debate. 1 – 4 Acellular vaccines, consisting…”
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Draft Genome Sequence of a Bordetella pertussis Strain with the Virulence-Associated Allelic Variant ptxP3, Isolated in Italy by Anselmo, A, Buttinelli, G, Ciammaruconi, A, Midulla, F, Nicolai, A, Fortunato, A, Palozzi, A, Fillo, S, Lista, F, Stefanelli, P

“…Despite a universal immunization program, pertussis has persisted and resurged, and is of particular concern for infants in terms of morbidity and mortality…”
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Draft Genome Sequence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Sequence Type 1407, a Multidrug-Resistant Clinical Isolate by Anselmo, A, Ciammaruconi, A, Carannante, A, Neri, A, Fazio, C, Fortunato, A, Palozzi, A M, Vacca, P, Fillo, S, Lista, F, Stefanelli, P

“…Gonorrhea may become untreatable due to the spread of resistant or multidrug-resistant strains. Cefixime-resistant gonococci belonging to sequence type 1407…”
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Marine Archaeogeophysical Prospection of Roman Salapia Settlement (Puglia, Italy): Detecting Ancient Harbour Remains by Cocchi, L., Stefanelli, P., Carmisciano, C., Caratori Tontini, F., Taramaschi, L., Cipriani, S.

“…ABSTRACT The Gulf of Manfredonia and the Tavoliere Plain have experienced intense human colonization since the neolithic times. There is past evidence in the…”
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Diversity of Neisseria meningitidis invasive isolates in Italy in the period 2008-2010 by Neri, A, Fazio, C, Carannante, A, Mastrantonio, P, Stefanelli, P

“…In the period 2008-2010, 309 Neisseria meningitidis, isolated in Italy within the National Surveillance of the Invasive Meningococcal Diseases, have been…”
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Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in parts of Italy: detection of a multiresistant cluster circulating in a heterosexual network by Dal Conte, I., Fianchino, B, Delmonte, S, Robbiano, F, D'Antuono, A., Mirone, E, Matteelli, A, De Francesco, M.A., Cusini, M, Scioccati, L, Di Carlo, A., Prignano, G., Salfa, M.C., Starnino, S, Suligoi, B, Regine, V, Bilek, N, Stefanelli, P

“…Data concerning Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections in Italy are scarce, and there is little information on the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of the…”
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Characterisation of invasive meningococcal isolates from Italian children and adolescents by Mastrantonio, P., Sofia, T., Neri, A., Fazio, C., Stefanelli, P.

“…Meningococcal invasive disease is a life-threatening infection that affects mostly children and adolescents. The present study was performed during 2003–2005…”
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