April 2010

New Microbiologica vol. 33, no. 2

REVIEW

93 - M. AMICOSANTE, M. CICCOZZI, R. MARKOVA

Rational use of immunodiagnostic tools for tuberculosis infection: guidelines and cost effectiveness studies
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FULL PAPERS

109 - D. GIBELLINI, M. BORDERI, E. DE CRIGNIS, A. CLO, A. MISEROCCHI, P. VIALE, M.C. RE

Analysis of the effects of specific protease inhibitors on OPG/RANKL regulation in an osteoblast-like cell line
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117 - C. ANAR, C. BICMEN, S. YAPICIOGLU, I. UNSAL, H. HALILCOLAR, U. YiLMAZ

Evaluation of clinical data and antibody response following influenza vaccination in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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129 - M. JENNY, N.R. PEDERSEN, B.J. HIDAYAT, D. FUCHS

Bovine colostrum modulates immune activation cascades in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells in vitro
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137 - T. ZMANTAR, B. KOUIDHI, H. MILADI, K. MAHDOUANI, A. BAKHROUF

A Microtiter plate assay for Staphylococcus aureus biofilm quantification at various pH levels and hydrogen peroxide supplementation
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147 - A. ILKI, P. BEKDEMIR, N. ULGER, G. SOYLETIR

Rapid reporting of urine culture results: impact of the uro-quick screening system
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155 - S. MASALA, P. MOLICOTTI, A. BUA, A. ZUMBO, G. DELOGU, L.A. SECHI, S. ZANETTI

Molecular characterization of Sardinian Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates by IS6110 restriction fragment length polymorphism, MIRU-VNTR and rep-PCR
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SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

163 - A. DI FRANCESCO, M. DONATI, D. SALVATORE, R. CEVENINI, R. BALDELLI

Chlamydophila felis: plasmid detection in Italian isolates
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167 - S. STARNINO, R. LEUZZI, V. GHISETTI, M.A. DE FRANCESCO, M. CUSINI, G. IMPARA, E. GALLUPPI, M. P IZZA, P. STEFANELLI

Molecular analysis of two novel Neisseria gonorrhoeae virulent components: the macrophage infectivity potentiator and the outer membrane protein A
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CASE REPORTS

171 - F. RICCI, F. MISSIROLI, M. CIOTTI, C.F. PERNO, L. CERULLI

Persistent epithelial defect after penetrating keratoplasty caused by adenoviral infectious keratitis
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175 - A. RUSSO, S. ANGELETTI, G. LORINO, C. VENDITTI, M. FALCONE, G. DICUONZO, M. VENDITTI

A case of Lactobacillus casei bacteraemia associated with aortic dissection: is there a link?
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LETTERS TO EDITORS

179 - M. CICCOZZI, I. BON, M. CIOTTI

Do the HIV-1 subtypes circulating in Italy resemble the Red Queen running in Carroll’s novel?
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183 - G. DI GUARDO, G. MARRUCHELLA

Faecal CWD prion excretion and inflammation
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