2004 Issues

 


the new 

 

the newmicrobiologica
quarterly journal of basic and clinical microbiological sciences
Vol. 27, No.1, January 2004

 


Contents

RAVERA, G., FRANCESCHINI, M., ZANARDI, S., BOTTARO, L.C., COLOMBI, T., CARBONE, M., and PERCARIO G.F. Analysis of the distribution and genetic variability of viral isolates in a cohort of HCV-positive hepatopathic patients.

Soria, a., Gianotti, n., Cernuschi, M., and Lazzarin, A. Once-daily saquinavir and ritonavir in treatment-experienced HIV-1-infected individuals.

ZOTTI, C., CHARRIER,L., GIACOMUZZI, M., MOIRAGHI RUGGENINI,A., MOMBRO, M., FABRIS, C. and Collaborating Group. Use of IgG avidity test in case definitions of toxoplasmosis in pregnancy.

TATMAN-OTKUN, M., GÜRCAN, Ş., ÖZER, B., and SHOKRYLANBARAN, N. Annual trends in antibiotic resistance of nosocomial Acinetobacter Baumannii strains and the effect of synergistic antibiotic combinations.

Cellini, L., Robuffo, I., Spoto, G., Di Campli, E., Di Candia, M., and Donelli, G. Population dynamics in ageing Helicobacter pylori.

Battikhi, M.N.G. Bloody diarrhoea cases caused by Shigella and amoeba in Jordan

Ergin, A., and HasCelik, G. Non tuberculous mycobacteria in patients with underlying diseases: results obtained by using polymerase chain reaction-restriction enzyme analysis between 1997 and 2002.

D’Arcangelo, C., D’Ercole, S., Catamo, G.,. Prosperi G.D., Tripodi, D., Pasquantonio, G., Esposito, P., and Piccolomini, R. Microbiological study and scanning electron microscopic analysis of root canal wall dentin following pumped Diodiumä Nd:YAG laser irradiation.


Short communications

Dianzani, C., Calvieri, S., Pierangeli, A., and Degener, A.M. Identification of human papilloma viruses in male dysplastic genital lesions.

Di Stefano, M., Favia, A., Lisco, A., Caputi Iambrenghi O., Fiore J. R., and Pastore G. In vitro productive infection of non polarised cervical and rectal biopsies by syncytium-inducing and non syncytium inducing primary HIV-1 isolates.

Sechi, L.A, Mura, M., Tanda, F., Lissia,A., Fadda, G., and Zanetti, S. Mycobacterium avium sub. paratuberculosis in tissue samples of Crohn’s disease patients.

CAMERO, M., CAVALLI, A., BOZZO, G., DECARO, N., ALIBERTI, A., Martella, V., PRATELLI, A., and BUONAVOGLIA, C. A severe dual infection by feline panleukopenia virus and feline calicivirus in an adult cat.

FUJIWARA, M., HAYASHI, Y, and OHARA, N. Inhibitory effect of water–soluble chitosan on growth of Streptococcus mutans.


Review

Rizzo,M., Mansueto, P., Di Lorenzo, G., Morselli, S., Mansueto, S., and Rini, G.B. Rickettsial disease, classical and modern aspects.

the newmicrobiologica
quarterly journal of basic and clinical microbiological sciences
Vol. 27, No.2, April 2004

 


CONTENTS
 

A. DI NAPOLI, E. MALTESE, M. BUCCI, P. PAGNOTTI, J. SEIPELT, S. DUQUERROY, R. PEREZ BERCOFF. Molecular cloning, expression and purification of protein 2A of hepatitis A virus. 105

R. FANCI, R. DE SANTIS, K. ZAKRZEWSKA, C. PACI, A. AZZI. Presence of TT virus DNA in bone marrow cells from haematological patients. 113

A. DI PINTO, M.C. CONVERSANO, V.T. FORTE, G. LA SALANDRA, C. MONTERVINO, G.M. TANTILLO. A comparison of RT-PCR-based assays for the detection of HAV from shellfish. 119

L. RINDI, D. BONANNI, N. LARI, C. GARZELLI. Requirement of gene fadD33 for the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a hepatocyte cell line. 125

R. SANTANGELO, S. D’ERCOLE, R. GRAFFEO, S. MARCHETTI, G. DELI, A. NACCI, R. PICCOLOMINI, P. CATTANI, G. FADDA. Bacterial and viral DNA in periodontal disease: a study using multiplex PCR. 133

N. MEHMET, M. REFIK, M. HARPUTLUOGLU, Y. ERSOY, E. AYDIN. Serum and gastric fluid levels of cytokines and nitrates in gastric diseases infected with Helicobacter pylori. 139

G. VITALE, C. LA RUSSA, A. GALIOTO, N. CHIFARI, C. MOCCIARO, R. CARUSO, A. MICALIZZI, P. MANSUETO, S. DI ROSA, S. MANSUETO. Evaluation of an IgM-ELISA test for the diagnosis of human Leptospirosis. 149

M. CORRENTE, C. DESARIO, G. GRECO, D. BUONAVOGLIA, A. PRATELLI, A. MADIO, D. SCALTRITO, B. CONSENTI, C. BUONAVOGLIA. Development of a western blotting assay to discriminate Brucella spp. and Yersinia enterocolitica O:9 infections in sheep. 155

A. CALDERARO, G. PICCOLO, C. ZUELLI, L. GALATI, L. RICCI, F. PERANDIN, M.L. DELL’ANNA, M.C. ARCANGELETTI, M.C. MEDICI, N. MANCA, G. DETTORI, C. CHEZZI. Evaluation of a new plate hybridization assay for the laboratory diagnosis of imported malaria in Italy. 163

S. DEMIREZEN, M.S. BEKSAÇ. Relationship between the morphology of candida cells and vaginal discharge. 173

N. DECARO, M. CAMERO, G. GRECO, N. ZIZZO, A. TINELLI, M. CAMPOLO, A. PRATELLI, C. BUONAVOGLIA. Canine distemper and related diseases: report of a severe outbreak in a kennel. 177

 

Short communications

M.C. RE, L. GIANNI, M. SASSI, P. MONARI, M. IMOLA, M. LA PLACA, D. GIBELLINI. An imported case of adult T cell leukemia in a HTLV-I-infected patient, in Italy. 183

E. MENDRINOU, A. KOUZELIS, P. GEORGAKOPOULOS, V. DODOU, A. REGLI. Immunity to tetanus of a rural population in a Greek county. 187

G. FABIO, C. CERMELLI, H. NANNI, P. QUAGLIO. Comparison of culture and immunoassay for detection of Escherichia coli O157 in raw minced meat and hamburger. 191

G. LIGUORI, A. MARINELLI, E. GALDIERO, A. ARNESE, V. DI ONOFRIO, A. LUCARUELLO, P. MARINELLI. Candida spp. Morphotype differentation on Sabouraud-Triphenyltetrazolium agar (STTZ-Agar) under three different experimental conditions. 193

A. DI FRANCESCO, S. PIVA, R. BALDELLI. Prevalence of Chlamydophila felis by PCR among healthy pet cats in Italy. 199

S.K.P. LAU, P.C.Y. WOO, K.Y. YEN. Toxic scarlet fever complicating cellulitis: early clinical diagnosis is crucial to prevent fatal outcome 203

 

the newmicrobiologica
quarterly journal of basic and clinical microbiological sciences
Vol. 27, No. 3, July 2004

 

CONTENTS  

M. CLEMENTI. Can modulation of viral fitness represent a target for anti-HIV-1 strategies? 207

M.N.G. BATTIKHI, E.G. BATTIKHI. The seroepidemiology of hepatitis A virus in Amman, Jordan. 215

D.M. CIRILLO, F. PIANA, L. FRISICALE, M. QUARANTA, A. RICCABONE, V. PENATI, P. VACCARINO, G. MARCHIARO. Direct rapid diagnosis of rifampicin-resistant M. Tuberculosis infection in clinical samples by line probe assays (INNO LiPA RiF-TB). 221

C. TURKOGLU, E. SONMEZ, A. AYDINLI. Relationship between dyslipidemia, c-reactive protein and serological evidence of Chlamydia pneumoniae in turkish patients with coronary artery diseases. 29

E.F. VIGANÒ, E. VASCONI, C. AGRAPPI, P. CLERICI, P. MELLONI. Use of simulated blood cultures for antibiotic effect on time to detection of the two blood culture systems bact/alert and bactectm 9240. 239

D. SAVERINO, F. MILINTENDA-FLORIANI, A.A. MEDEIROS. Effect of Cefoxitin and Clindamycin on selection of derepressed mutants in enterobacter cloacae. 241

S. BONARDI, E. FONI, F. BRINDANI, C. BACCI, C. CHIAPPONI, P. CAVALLINI. Detection and characterization of verocytotoxin - producing Escherichia Coli (VTEC) O157 and non-O157 in cattle at slaughter. 255

G. DI BONAVENTURA, C. PICCIANI, I. SPEDICATO, R. PICCOLOMINI. E-test method for detecting antibiotic synergy against Pseudomonas Aeruginosa from neutropenic patients: a cost-effective approach. 263

Ö. KÖSEĞLU, B. ŞENER, D. GÜLMEZ, B. ALTUN, D. GÜR. Stenotrophomonas maltophilia as a nosocomial pathogen. 273

 

Short communications

R. MONNO, M. RENDINA, G. CECI, C. RIZZO, I. LUZZI, A. FRANCAVILLA, G. RIZZO, E. IERARDI. Campylobacter fetus bacteremia in an immunocompromised patient: case report and review of the literature. 281

F. MARSILIO, B. DI MARTINO, C. DI FRANCESCO. Use of a duplex-PCR assay to screen for feline herpesvirus-l and Chlamydophila spp. in mucosal swabs from cats. 287

G. ZANELLI, S. POLLINI, A. SANSONI, S. CRESTI, E. PILLI, G.M. ROSSOLINI, C. CELLESI. Molecular typing of staphylococcus aureus isolates from an intensive care unit. 293

A. SARACINO, G. SCOTTO, G. CIAVARELLA, C. NATALE, E. PALUMBO, D.C. CIBELLI, G. ANGARANO. Intrabiliary rupture of a hydatid liver cyst: a case report. 301

V. HOLA, F. RUZICKA, M. VOTAVA. Impact of surface coating on the adherence of slime producing and nonproducing Staphylococcus epidermidis. 305

M. CALDIERO, M.G. PISCIOTTA, G. PETRILLO, A. MARINELLI, E. GALDIERO. Lipoteichoic acid and muramic acid modulate the expression of CD8O/CD86 on THP-1 cells and CD28/CD152 on jurkat cells. 309

 

the newmicrobiologica
quarterly journal of basic and clinical microbiological sciences
Vol. 27, No. 4, October 2004

 

CONTENTS

Review

N. MANCINI, S. CARLETTI, M. PEROTTI, F. CANDUCCI, M. MAMMARELLA, M. SAMPAOLO, 
R. BURIONI. Phage display for the production of human monoclonal antibodies against human pathogens. 315 


Full papers


M. PORTOLANI, D. CARTELLI, F. BERETTI, M.G. TAMASSIA, W. GENNARI, M. PECORARI, 
C. CASOLARI. Search for viruses in the CSF of patients with acute neurological disorders: possible involvement of
β- and γ- Herpesviruses. 329
G. CIARROCCHI, F. DE BENEDETTO, V. FOGLIANI, E. MAGLIANO, R. DEL PRETE, G. MIRAGLIOTTA. Serological study on Chlamydophila pneumoniae in patients with community-acquired pneumonia. 335
N.A. NAGALINGAM, A.A. ADESIYUN, W.H. SWANSTON, M. BARTHOLOMEW. Prevalence of the Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae in pneumonia patients in four major hospitals in Trinidad. 345
B. CITTERIO, A. CASAROLI, L. PIERFELICI, M. BATTISTELLI, E. FALCIERI, W. BAFFONE. Morphological changes and outer membrane protein patterns in HELICOBACTER PYLORI during conversion from bacillary to coccoid form. 353
E.A. DEBBIA, M. DOLCINO, A. MARCHESE, A. PIAZZI, A. BERIO. Enhanced biofilm-production in pathogens isolated from patients with rare metabolic disorders. 361
D. DELFINO, V.V. CUSUMANO, F. TOMASELLO, V. CUSUMANO. Beneficial effect of antibacterial peptide PR 39 in neonatal murine model of endotoxic shock. 369
N. DECARO, C. DESARIO, M. CAMPOLO, A. CAVALLI, D. RICCI, V. MARTELLA, M. TEMPESTA, C. BUONAVOGLIA. Evaluation of lactogenic immunity to canine parvovirus in pups. 375
R.P. MALUPING, C.R. LAVILLA-PITOGO, A. DEPAOLA, J.M. JANDA, K. KROVACEK. Occurrence, 
characterization and detection of potential virulence determinants of aquatic bacteria from the Philippines and Thailand. 381
L. MONTEBUGNOLI, V. SAMBRI, F. CAVRINI, A. MARANGONI, L. TESTARELLI, G. DOLCI. 
Detection of DNA from periodontal pathogenetic bacteria in biofilm obtained from waterlines in dental units. 391

Short communications

O. KIM, D. KWAK. The enhancement of in situ hybridization to detect bovine herpesvirus 4 in paraffin sections. 399
A. SCAGLIARINI, L. GALLINA, F. DAL POZZO, M. BATTILANI, S. CIULLI, S. PROSPERI, S. PAMPIGLIONE. Diagnosis of orf virus infection by polymerase chain reaction. 403
G. SPECCHIA, D. PASTORE, M.T. MONTAGNA, P. CARLUCCIO, L. CIUFFREDA, R. RIZZI, A. LISO. 
Fungemia in acute leukemia patients: a single institution's experience. 407


Letter

M. FONTANAROSA, L. NOVELLO, C. CONVERSANO, M. MUSTI, M.G. TANTILLO. Detection of Bacillus species in selected meals from an Apulian catering service. 411