July 2008

New Microbiologica vol. 31, no. 3

EDITORIAL

303 - V. SAMBRI, F. CAVRINI, G. ROSSINI, A. PIERRO, M.P. LANDINI

The 2007 epidemic outbreak of Chikungunya virus infection in the Romagna region of Italy: a new perspective for the possible diffusion of tropical diseases in temperate areas?
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REVIEW

305 - G. ANTONELLI

Biological basis for a proper clinical application of alpha interferons
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FULL PAPERS

319 - E. PERCIVALLE, F. ROVIDA, A. PIRALLA, V. ROGNONI, M. ZAVATTONI, F. BALDANTI, A. MARCHI, G. GERNA

Rapid typing, subtyping and RNA quantification of influenza virus type A strains in respiratory secretions
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329 - A. CARRATURO, V. CATALANI, L. TEGA

Microbiological and epidemiological aspects of Rotavirus and enteric Adenovirus infections in hospitalized children in Italy
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337 - M. DIVIZIA, B. CENCIONI, L. PALOMBI, A. PANÀ

Sewage workers: risk of acquiring enteric virus infections including Hepatitis A
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343 - M. AROSIO, F. NOZZA, M. RIZZI, M. RUGGERI, P. CASELLA, G. BERETTA, A. RAGLIO, A. GOGLIO

Evalutation of the MICROSEQ 500 16S rDNA-based gene sequencing for the diagnosis of culture-negative bacterial meningitis
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351 - L. IŞERI, M.R. BAYRAKTAR

Changes in the rates of antimicrobial resistance among clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa between 2002 and 2004 in a tertiary-care teaching hospital in Turkey
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357 - L. IŞERI ABUT, T. APAN, B. OTLU, A. ÇALIS ˛KAN, RIZA DURMAZ

The characteristics of nasopharyngeal Streptococcus pneumoniae in children attending a daycare unit
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363 - A. MALM, I. KORONA-GŁOWNIAK, A. BIERNASIUK, A. KALASIEWICZ, M. JUDA

Bacteriostatic or bactericidal effect of linezolid against multiresistant Streptococcus pneumoniae
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371 - V. EBANI, D. CERRI, F. FRATINI, M. AMPOLA, E. ANDREANI

Seroprevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in domestic and wild animals from central Italy
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377 - W. XU, P. GAO, X. ZHANG, L. SONG

Evaluation of Ceftazidime contents in antibiotic discs by capillary electrophoresis
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383 - S. D’ERCOLE, G. CATAMO, D. TRIPODI, R. PICCOLOMINI

Comparison of culture methods and multiplex PCR for the detection of periodontopathogenic bacteria in bio film associated with severe forms of periodontitis
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393 - O. KURT, M. DEMIREL, I. OSTAN, N.R. SEVIL, A. MANDIRACIOGLU, M. TANYUKSEL, M. AK, H. DAGCI

Investigation of the prevalence of amoebiasis in Izmir province and determination of Entamoeba spp. using PCR and enzyme immunoassay
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401 - C. KUZUCU, R. DURMAZ, B. OTLU, E. AKTAS, H. GULCAN, Z. CIZMECI

Species distribution, antifungal susceptibility and clonal relatedness of Candida isolates from patients in neonatal and pediatric intensive care units at a medical center in Turkey
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409 - R. TEANPAISAN, M. NIYOMBANDITH, P. PRIPATNANANT, W. SATTAYASANSKUL

Biotypes, genotypes and ketoconazole susceptibility of Candida albicans isolates from a groupo of Thai AIDS patients
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SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

417 - M. PORTOLANI, F. BERETTI, A.M. BARTOLETTI, P. PIETROSEMOLI, S. SALVIOLI, C. FRANCESCHI, P. SENA, A. DE POL

Propagation of a transmissible cytotoxic activity on cultures of human peripheral blood lymphocytes
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423 - P. MOLICOTTI, A. BUA, S. ORTU, M.C. LADU, G. DELOGU, A. MURA, L.A. SECHI, G. FADDA, S. ZANETTI

Heparin binding haemagglutin as potential diagnostic marker of Mycobacterium bovis
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429 - V. MARCONE, E. CALZOLARI, M. BERTINI

Effectiveness of vaginal administration of Lactobacillus rhamnosus following conventional metronidazole therapy: how to lower the rate of bacterial vaginosis recurrences
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435 - N. GIANOTTI, M. MAILLARD, G. GAIERA, A. BESTETTI, M. CERNUSCHI, A. DE BONA, A. LAZZARIN, P. CINQUE, S. BOSSOLASCO

Leishmania infection can hamper immune recovery in virologically suppressed HIV-infected patients
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