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Prevalence and mortality of ceftazidime/avibactam-resistant KPC-producing Klebs...
Boattini, Matteo; Bianco, Gabriele; Bastos, Paulo; Comini, Sara; Corcione, Silvia; Almeida, André; Costa, Cristina; De Rosa, Francesco GiuseppeFunding Information: Open access funding provided by Università degli Studi di Torino within the CRUI-CARE Agreement. This research was supported by EU funding within the MUR PNRR Extended Partnership initiative on Emerging Infectious Diseases (Project no. PE00000007, INF-ACT). Publisher Copyright: © 2023, The Author(s).; Introduction: Ceftazidime/avibactam-resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-prod...
Enterobacterales carrying chromosomal AmpC β-lactamases in Europe (EuESCPM)
Boattini, Matteo; Bianco, Gabriele; Llorente, Laura Iglesias; Acero, Laura Alonso; Nunes, Daniel; Seruca, Miguel; Mendes, Vasco Santos; Almeida, AndréPublisher Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s); Introduction: The ESCPM group (Enterobacter species including Klebsiella aerogenes - formerly Enterobacter aerogenes, Serratia species, Citrobacter freundii complex, Providencia species and Morganella morganii) has not yet been incorporated into systematic surveillance programs. Methods: We conducted a multicentre retrospective observational study analysing all ESCPM s...
Multicentre Surveillance of Candida Species from Blood Cultures during the SARS...
Boattini, Matteo; Pinto, Margarida Feijó; Christaki, Eirini; Fasciana, Teresa; Falces-Romero, Iker; Tofarides, Andreas; Bianco, GabrieleIntroduction: Surveillance of Candida species isolates from blood cultures (BCs) in Europe is considered fragmented, unable to allow the definition of targets of antifungal stewardship recommendations especially during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Methods: We performed a multicentric retrospective study including all consecutive BC Candida isolates from six Southern European tertiary hospitals (1st January 2020 to ...
Burden of primary influenza and respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia in hospit...
Boattini, Matteo; Charrier, Lorena; Almeida, André; Christaki, Eirini; Moreira Marques, Torcato; Tosatto, Valentina; Bianco, Gabriele; Iannaccone, MarcoPublisher Copyright: © 2021 The Authors. Internal Medicine Journal published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Royal Australasian College of Physicians.; Background: Viral community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a potentially serious illness, particularly in adult patients with underlying chronic conditions. In addition to the most recent SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)...
Severity of RSV infection in Southern European elderly patients during two cons...
Boattini, Matteo; Almeida, André; Christaki, Eirini; Marques, Torcato Moreira; Tosatto, Valentina; Bianco, Gabriele; Iannaccone, MarcoIn Europe, the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) surveillance system is very heterogeneous and there is growing evidence of the importance of RSV infections resulting in hospitalization of elderly patients. The aim of this study was to assess the severity of RSV infection in the elderly living in the aged Southern European countries. We conducted a retrospective study of elderly patients (≥65-year old) admitted...
Fast-track identification of CTX-M-extended-spectrum-β-lactamase- and carbapene...
Boattini, Matteo; Bianco, Gabriele; Iannaccone, Marco; Ghibaudo, Davide; Almeida, André; Cavallo, Rossana; Costa, CristinaThis study aims at presenting a reliable fast-track diagnostics for the detection of CTX-M ESBL- (CTX-M-p) and carbapenemase-producers (CA-p) directly from blood cultures (BCs) of patients with Enterobacterales (EB) bloodstream infections (BSIs) admitted in emergency and internal medicine departments and its contribution in estimation of in vitro antibiotic susceptibility. A fast-track workflow including MALDI-...
Acute liver failure due to radiographically occult infiltration of urothelial c...
Tosatto, Valentina; Pimentel, João Cabral; Cruz, Cristiano; Almeida, André; Boattini, MatteoIntroduction: Acute liver failure (ALF) due to diffuse infiltrating solid malignancy without any focal lesions on radiographic imaging is rare. Case report: A 70-year-old man was admitted due to mental confusion, abdominal pain, and ALF. Three years before, he had undergone a left nephrectomy for urothelial carcinoma followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. The abdominal computed tomography (CT) showed hepatomegaly a...