A new epidemic wave of Bordetella pertussis in paediatric population: impact and role of co-infections in pertussis disease

Authors: Rossana Scutari, Giulia Linardos, Stefania Ranno, Mara Pisani, Anna Chiara Vittucci, Luana Coltella, Luna Colagrossi, Velia Chiara Di Maio, Annamaria Sisto, Livia Mancinelli, Simona Landi, Sebastian Cristaldi, Massimiliano Raponi, Paola Bernaschi, Alberto Villani, Cristina Russo, Carlo Federico Perno

Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics, Vol 51, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2025)

Subject Terms: Bordetella pertussis, Whooping cough, Co-infections, Infants, Epidemiology, Pertussis disease, Pediatrics, RJ1-570

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1824-7288

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A case of Ustilago spp. infection identified by whole genome sequencing in a pediatric patient undergoing open-chest extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Authors: Valeria Fox, Gianluca Vrenna, Gianluca Foglietta, Luna Colagrossi, Barbara Lucignano, Manuela Onori, Venere Cortazzo, Marilena Agosta, Martina Rossitto, Maria del Carmen Pereyra Boza, Vanessa Fini, Annarita Granaglia, Maria Giovanna Paglietti, Elisabetta Verrillo, Renato Cutrera, Paola Bernaschi, Carlo Federico Perno

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 151, Iss , Pp 107320- (2025)

Subject Terms: Rare pathogen, MALDI TOF, WGS, Ustilago, ECMO, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971224003898; https://doaj.org/toc/1201-9712

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An Evaluation of a Syndromic Molecular Panel in Optimising the Microbiological Diagnosis and Antimicrobial Therapy of Suspected Osteoarticular Infections in Paediatric Patients

Authors: Marilena Agosta, Venere Cortazzo, Manuela Onori, Barbara Lucignano, Gianluca Vrenna, Martina Rossitto, Maria del Carmen Pereyra Boza, Valeria Fox, Marco Roversi, Antonio Musolino, Andrzej Krzysztofiak, Laura Lancella, Marco Giordano, Francesco Falciglia, Ottavia Porzio, Alberto Villani, Carlo Federico Perno, Paola Bernaschi

Source: Diagnostics, Vol 15, Iss 5, p 566 (2025)

Subject Terms: paediatric osteoarticular infections, septic arthritis, rapid diagnostic, molecular syndromic approach, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/15/5/566; https://doaj.org/toc/2075-4418

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The First Case of the Identification of a Microorganism Directly from Whole Blood Using MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry in an Onco-Hematological Pediatric Patient with Bloodstream Infection

Authors: Venere Cortazzo, Maria del Carmen Pereyra Boza, Vanessa Tuccio Guarna Assanti, Gianluca Foglietta, Gianluca Vrenna, Marilena Agosta, Elena Chaiter, Martina Rossitto, Barbara Lucignano, Manuela Onori, Valeria Fox, Marco Becilli, Pietro Merli, Filippo Frioni, Carlo Federico Perno, Paola Bernaschi

Source: Antibiotics, Vol 14, Iss 2, p 149 (2025)

Subject Terms: whole blood, MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, pediatric patient, direct pathogen identification, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/14/2/149; https://doaj.org/toc/2079-6382

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Molecular characterization of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron clade and clinical presentation in children

Authors: Rossana Scutari, Valeria Fox, Vanessa Fini, Annarita Granaglia, Anna Chiara Vittucci, Andrea Smarrazzo, Laura Lancella, Francesca Calo’ Carducci, Lorenza Romani, Laura Cursi, Paola Bernaschi, Cristina Russo, Andrea Campana, Stefania Bernardi, Alberto Villani, Carlo Federico Perno, Claudia Alteri

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024)

Subject Terms: SARS-CoV-2 genomic evolution, Omicron clade, Minority variants, COVID-19 in children, Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322

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Therapeutic Drug Monitoring-Guided Linezolid Therapy for the Treatment of Multiple Staphylococcal Brain Abscesses in a 3-Month-Old Infant

Authors: Anna Cascone, Maia De Luca, Raffaele Simeoli, Bianca Maria Goffredo, Laura Cursi, Costanza Tripiciano, Lorenza Romani, Stefania Mercadante, Martina Di Giuseppe, Francesca Ippolita Calo Carducci, Davide Luglietto, Paola Bernaschi, Laura Lancella

Source: Pathogens, Vol 14, Iss 1, p 4 (2024)

Subject Terms: brain abscess, methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA), therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM), linezolid, multidisciplinary approach, Medicine

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/14/1/4; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-0817

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Integrating Diagnostic Approaches in Infant Bacterial Meningitis Caused by a Non-K1 Escherichia coli: A Case Report

Authors: Gianluca Vrenna, Marilena Agosta, Valeria Fox, Martina Rossitto, Venere Cortazzo, Serena Raimondi, Barbara Lucignano, Manuela Onori, Livia Mancinelli, Maria del Carmen Pereyra Boza, Vanessa Fini, Annarita Granaglia, Laura Lancella, Francesca Ippolita Calo’ Carducci, Costanza Tripiciano, Alberto Villani, Paola Bernaschi, Carlo Federico Perno

Source: Antibiotics, Vol 13, Iss 12, p 1144 (2024)

Subject Terms: infant meningitis, non-K1 Escherichia coli, whole-genome sequencing, FilmArray, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/13/12/1144; https://doaj.org/toc/2079-6382

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The Challenging Life of Mutators: How Pseudomonas aeruginosa Survives between Persistence and Evolution in Cystic Fibrosis Lung

Authors: Martina Rossitto, Valeria Fox, Gianluca Vrenna, Vanessa Tuccio Guarna Assanti, Nour Essa, Maria Stefania Lepanto, Serena Raimondi, Marilena Agosta, Venere Cortazzo, Vanessa Fini, Annarita Granaglia, Enza Montemitro, Renato Cutrera, Carlo Federico Perno, Paola Bernaschi

Source: Microorganisms, Vol 12, Iss 10, p 2051 (2024)

Subject Terms: Pseudomonas aeruginosa, cystic fibrosis, hypermutability, whole-genome sequencing, evolution, multi-drug resistance, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/10/2051; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2607

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Occult Serious Bacterial Infections in Neonates and Infants Up to Three Months of Age with Bronchiolitis: Are Invasive Cultures Required?

Authors: Domenico Umberto De Rose, Venere Cortazzo, Marilena Agosta, Paola Bernaschi, Maria Paola Ronchetti, Velia Chiara Di Maio, Alessandra Di Pede, Jole Rechichi, Annabella Braguglia, Carlo Federico Perno, Andrea Dotta

Source: Antibiotics, Vol 13, Iss 8, p 702 (2024)

Subject Terms: sepsis, newborns, RSV, rhinovirus, viruses, influenza, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/13/8/702; https://doaj.org/toc/2079-6382

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Editorial: Clinical impact of fast platforms and laboratory automation for the rapid diagnosis of infectious diseases and detection of antimicrobial resistance determinants

Authors: Fabio Arena, Paola Bernaschi, Antonella Mencacci

Source: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, Vol 13 (2023)

Subject Terms: clinical outcome, innovation, next-generation sequencing, artificial intelligence, new diagnostics, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2023.1321663/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2235-2988

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Whooping Cough Cases Increase in Central Italy after COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors: Giulia Linardos, Luana Coltella, Stefania Ranno, Velia Chiara Di Maio, Luna Colagrossi, Elisabetta Pandolfi, Maria Beatrice Chiarini Testa, Leonardo Genuini, Francesca Stoppa, Matteo Di Nardo, Annalisa Grandin, Renato Cutrera, Corrado Cecchetti, Alberto Villani, Massimiliano Raponi, Paola Bernaschi, Cristina Russo, Carlo Federico Perno, Rossana Scutari

Source: Antibiotics, Vol 13, Iss 5, p 464 (2024)

Subject Terms: Bordetella pertussis, whooping cough, infants, epidemiology, vaccine, pregnancy, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/13/5/464; https://doaj.org/toc/2079-6382

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Presence and Significance of Multiple Respiratory Viral Infections in Children Admitted to a Tertiary Pediatric Hospital in Italy

Authors: Velia Chiara Di Maio, Rossana Scutari, Lorena Forqué, Luna Colagrossi, Luana Coltella, Stefania Ranno, Giulia Linardos, Leonarda Gentile, Eugenia Galeno, Anna Chiara Vittucci, Mara Pisani, Sebastian Cristaldi, Alberto Villani, Massimiliano Raponi, Paola Bernaschi, Cristina Russo, Carlo Federico Perno

Source: Viruses, Vol 16, Iss 5, p 750 (2024)

Subject Terms: respiratory viruses, co-infection, multiplex PCR, children, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/16/5/750; https://doaj.org/toc/1999-4915

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Evidence of pediatric sepsis caused by a drug resistant Lactococcus garvieae contaminated platelet concentrate

Authors: Luna Colagrossi, Valentino Costabile, Rossana Scutari, Marilena Agosta, Manuela Onori, Livia Mancinelli, Barbara Lucignano, Andrea Onetti Muda, Giada Del Baldo, Angela Mastronuzzi, Franco Locatelli, Guglielmo Trua, Mauro Montanari, Claudia Alteri, Paola Bernaschi, Carlo Federico Perno

Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1325-1334 (2022)

Subject Terms: Sepsis, pediatric sepsis, onco-hematology, blood transfusion, Lactococcus garvieae, pathogen transmission, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2222-1751

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A proof-of-concept study on the genomic evolution of Sars-Cov-2 in molnupiravir-treated, paxlovid-treated and drug-naïve patients

Authors: Claudia Alteri, Valeria Fox, Rossana Scutari, Giulia Jole Burastero, Sara Volpi, Matteo Faltoni, Vanessa Fini, Annarita Granaglia, Sara Esperti, Altea Gallerani, Valentino Costabile, Beatrice Fontana, Erica Franceschini, Marianna Meschiari, Andrea Campana, Stefania Bernardi, Alberto Villani, Paola Bernaschi, Cristina Russo, Giovanni Guaraldi, Cristina Mussini, Carlo Federico Perno

Source: Communications Biology, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2022)

Subject Terms: Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2399-3642

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Stop in Time: How to Reduce Unnecessary Antibiotics in Newborns with Late-Onset Sepsis in Neonatal Intensive Care

Authors: Domenico Umberto De Rose, Maria Paola Ronchetti, Alessandra Santisi, Paola Bernaschi, Ludovica Martini, Ottavia Porzio, Andrea Dotta, Cinzia Auriti

Source: Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Vol 9, Iss 3, p 63 (2024)

Subject Terms: infection, biomarkers, sepsis definition, clinical score, blood culture, time to positivity, Medicine

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/9/3/63; https://doaj.org/toc/2414-6366

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Epidemiological characterization of SARS-CoV-2 variants in children over the four COVID-19 waves and correlation with clinical presentation

Authors: Claudia Alteri, Rossana Scutari, Valentino Costabile, Luna Colagrossi, Katia Yu La Rosa, Emanuele Agolini, Valentina Lanari, Sara Chiurchiù, Lorenza Romani, Anna Hermine Markowich, Paola Bernaschi, Cristina Russo, Antonio Novelli, Stefania Bernardi, Andrea Campana, Alberto Villani, Carlo Federico Perno

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2022)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322

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'CORE' a new assay for rapid identification of Klebsiella pneumoniae COlistin REsistant strains by MALDI-TOF MS in positive-ion mode

Authors: Gianluca Foglietta, Elena De Carolis, Giordana Mattana, Manuela Onori, Marilena Agosta, Claudia Niccolai, Vincenzo Di Pilato, Gian Maria Rossolini, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Carlo Federico Perno, Paola Bernaschi

Source: Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol 14 (2023)

Subject Terms: colistin resistance detection, Klebsiella pneumoniae, positive-ion mode, MALDI-TOF MS, rapid assay, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1045289/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-302X

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Presumptive bacteriological diagnosis of spondylodiscitis in infants less than 4 years by detecting K. kingae DNA in their oropharynx: Data from a preliminar two centers study

Authors: Moez Chargui, Andrzej Krzysztofiak, Paola Bernaschi, Giacomo De Marco, Benoit Coulin, Christina Steiger, Romain Dayer, Dimitri Ceroni

Source: Frontiers in Pediatrics, Vol 10 (2022)

Subject Terms: spondylodiscitis, kingella kingae, oropharyngeal, swab, presumptive, diagnosis, Pediatrics, RJ1-570

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.1046254/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-2360

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Italian consensus on the therapeutic management of uncomplicated acute hematogenous osteomyelitis in children

Authors: Andrzej Krzysztofiak, Elena Chiappini, Elisabetta Venturini, Livia Gargiullo, Marco Roversi, Carlotta Montagnani, Elena Bozzola, Sara Chiurchiu, Davide Vecchio, Elio Castagnola, Paolo Tomà, Gian Maria Rossolini, Renato Maria Toniolo, Susanna Esposito, Marco Cirillo, Fabio Cardinale, Andrea Novelli, Giovanni Beltrami, Claudia Tagliabue, Silvio Boero, Daniele Deriu, Sonia Bianchini, Annalisa Grandin, Samantha Bosis, Martina Ciarcià, Daniele Ciofi, Chiara Tersigni, Barbara Bortone, Giulia Trippella, Giangiacomo Nicolini, Andrea Lo Vecchio, Antonietta Giannattasio, Paola Musso, Elena Serrano, Paola Marchisio, Daniele Donà, Silvia Garazzino, Luca Pierantoni, Teresa Mazzone, Paola Bernaschi, Alessandra Ferrari, Guido Castelli Gattinara, Luisa Galli, Alberto Villani

Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics, Vol 47, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)

Subject Terms: Paediatric infectious diseases, Paediatric osteomyelitis, Bone infections, Antibiotic therapy, Children, Paediatrics, Pediatrics, RJ1-570

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1824-7288

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Impact of Continuous Kidney Replacement Therapy and Hemoadsorption with CytoSorb on Antimicrobial Drug Removal in Critically Ill Children with Septic Shock: A Single-Center Prospective Study on a Pediatric Cohort

Authors: Gabriella Bottari, Bianca Maria Goffredo, Marco Marano, Cristina Maccarrone, Raffaele Simeoli, Giuseppe Bianco, Leonardo Vallesi, Joseph Charles Charlie Beetham, Anna Teresa Mazzeo, Andrea Cappoli, Sara Cairoli, Raffaella Labbadia, Corrado Cecchetti, Paola Bernaschi, Tiziana Corsetti, Santo Morabito, Fabio Silvio Taccone, Isabella Guzzo

Source: Antibiotics, Vol 12, Iss 9, p 1395 (2023)

Subject Terms: therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM), extracorporeal therapies, CKRT, hemoadsorption, CytoSorb, antimicrobials, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/12/9/1395; https://doaj.org/toc/2079-6382

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