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Advances in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health

Volume 7

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Editors:
  1. Gianfranco Donelli

    1. Microbial Biofilm Laboratory, Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS, Rome, Italy

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  • t the clinical level
  • Provides state-of-the-art information about infectious diseases affecting humans and animals
  • Addresses the epidemiology and pathogenesis of emerging and re-emerging microbial infections
  • Discusses the role of vaccines in the prophylaxis of severe infectious diseases
  • Broadens the current understanding of multidrug-resistance and host immune response
  • Informs on the new strategies for treatment of acute and chronic microbial infections
  • Promotes prompt validation and transfer of the most promising experimental results a

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 973)

Part of the book sub series: Advances in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health (AMIDPH)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Selection of Lactic Acid Bacteria with Probiotic Potential Isolated from the Fermentation Process of “Cupuaçu” (Theobroma grandiflorum)

    • Roberta Maria Santos Ornellas, Tiza Teles Santos, Leonardo Borges Arcucio, Sávio Henrique Cicco Sandes, Mayara Messias Oliveira, Cristiano Villela Dias et al.
    Pages 1-16

  3. Effects of Fibronectin Coating on Bacterial and Osteoblast Progenitor Cells Adherence in a Co-culture Assay

    • Mathilde Hindié, Dongni Wu, Karine Anselme, Olivier Gallet, Patrick Di Martino
    Pages 17-30

  4. Improving the Bacterial Recovery by Using Dithiothreitol with Aerobic and Anaerobic Broth in Biofilm-Related Prosthetic and Joint Infections

    • Elena De Vecchi, Marta Bottagisio, Monica Bortolin, Marco Toscano, Arianna Barbara Lovati, Lorenzo Drago
    Pages 31-39

  5. High Prevalence of Human Herpesvirus 8 Infection in Diabetes Type 2 Patients and Detection of a New Virus Subtype

    • Enrica Piras, Maria A. Madeddu, Giuseppina Palmieri, Fabrizio Angius, Pierpaolo Contini, Raffaello Pompei et al.
    Pages 41-51

  6. Activity of Norspermidine on Bacterial Biofilms of Multidrug-Resistant Clinical Isolates Associated with Persistent Extremity Wound Infections

    • Anthony P. Cardile, Ronald L. Woodbury, Carlos J. Sanchez Jr, Sandra C. Becerra, Rebecca A. Garcia, Katrin Mende et al.
    Pages 53-70

  7. Factors Affecting Outcome of Tuberculosis in Children in Italy: An Ecological Study

    • Emanuele Nicastro, Riccardo Scotto, Diana Cerullo, Maria Cristina Fedele, Eugenia Bruzzese, Vania Giacomet et al.
    Pages 71-79

  8. Genotyping and Antifungal Susceptibility of Dipodascus capitatus Isolated in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a Sicilian Hospital

    • Teresa Fasciana, Mario Giuffrè, Cinzia Calà, Ingrid Anne Mandy Schierz, Giuseppe Aquilina, Giuseppa Pinello et al.
    Pages 81-88

  9. The Correlation Between Biofilm Production and Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections Sustained by Candida. A Case Control Study

    • Grazia Brunetti, Valeria Visconti, Maria Cristina Ghezzi, Alessandra Giordano, Giammarco Raponi
    Pages 89-98

  10. Inhibition of Urease Enzyme Production and some Other Virulence Factors Expression in Proteus mirabilis by N-Acetyl Cysteine and Dipropyl Disulphide

    • Rehab Mahmoud Abdel-Baky, Mohamed Abdullah Ali, Gamal El-Din Ali A. Abuo-Rahma, Neveen AbdelAziz
    Pages 99-113

  11. Immunization with Streptococcal Heme Binding Protein (Shp) Protects Mice Against Group A Streptococcus Infection

    • Xiaolan Zhang, Yingli Song, Yuanmeng Li, Minghui Cai, Yuan Meng, Hui Zhu
    Pages 115-124

  12. The Public Health Impact of the So-Called “Fluad Effect” on the 2014/2015 Influenza Vaccination Campaign in Italy: Ethical Implications for Health-Care Workers and Health Communication Practitioners

    • Roberto Rosselli, Mariano Martini, The Fluad Effect Working Group, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Abdulla Watad
    Pages 125-134

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 135-138
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About this book

This book series focuses on current progress in the broad field of medical microbiology, and covers both basic and applied topics related to the study of microbes, their interactions with human and animals, and emerging issues relevant for public health. Original research and review articles present and discuss multidisciplinary findings and developments on various aspects of microbiology, infectious diseases, and their diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Microbial Biofilm Laboratory, Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS, Rome, Italy

    Gianfranco Donelli

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Advances in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health

  • Book Subtitle: Volume 7

  • Editors: Gianfranco Donelli

  • Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60765-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-60764-1Published: 26 June 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86929-2Published: 04 August 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-60765-8Published: 12 June 2017

  • Series ISSN: 0065-2598

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 138

  • Number of Illustrations: 30 b/w illustrations, 20 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Medical Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology

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