Area of research
Infectious Diseases · Epidemiology
Research interest
Research interests include Antifungal resistance and susceptibility, Fungal Infections and Studies, Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing, and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus.
Improving the diagnosis of central nervous system infections: experience with the off-label use of FA-BCID2.
End-to-End Timeliness of Blood Culture Diagnostics: A One-Month Observational Study of 5121 Bottles.
Profiling the gut microbiota to assess infection risk in <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>-colonized patients.
A Laboratory-Developed Assay for the Simultaneous Detection of <i>Aspergillus fumigatus</i> and <i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> Pulmonary Pathogens.
Compelling Increase in Parvovirus B19 Infections: Analysis of Molecular Diagnostic Trends (2019-2024).
Improving time-to-result: head-to-head comparison of three rapid AST systems for Gram-negative bacteremia, including the newly developed VITEK REVEAL.
Advancing Dermatomycosis Diagnosis: Evaluating a Microarray-Based Platform for Rapid and Accurate Fungal Detection-A Pilot Study.
Detection of ARGs from Gram-Negative Bacteria in Positive Blood Cultures Using a Microarray-Based System: Towards a Molecular Antibiotic Susceptibility Assay.
Crossing the Barrier: <i>Eikenella corrodens</i> Bacteremia Following CNS Infection in a Patient Treated with Nivolumab-A Case Report and Literature Review.
Resolving a diagnostic challenge: first PCR-based detection of <i>Legionella longbeachae</i> in Italy.
In-depth characterization of multidrug-resistant NDM-1 and KPC-3 co-producing <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> bloodstream isolates from Italian hospital patients.
Verification of the Vitek Reveal System for Direct Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing in Gram-Negative Positive Blood Cultures.
Lung microbiota composition, respiratory mechanics, and outcomes in COVID-19-related ARDS.
Identification of two anti-<i>Candida</i> antibodies associated with the survival of patients with candidemia.
Screening clinical<i>Candida albicans</i>isolates for invasiveness by mimicking the human environment
Efficient Recovery of <i>Candida auris</i> and Five Other Medically Important <i>Candida</i> Species from Blood Cultures Containing Clinically Relevant Concentrations of Antifungal Agents.
Old and New Insights into <i>Sporothrix schenckii</i> Complex Biology and Identification.
Multiplex PCR Detection of Respiratory Tract Infections in SARS-CoV-2-Negative Patients Admitted to the Emergency Department: an International Multicenter Study during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Rapid Detection of the Omicron (B.1.1.529) SARS-CoV-2 Variant Using a COVID-19 Diagnostic PCR Assay.
The Relationship Between Maternal and Neonatal Microbiota in Spontaneous Preterm Birth: A Pilot Study.
Two-Period Study Results from a Large Italian Hospital Laboratory Attesting SARS-CoV-2 Variant PCR Assay Evolution.
SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test Results to Infer Active or Non-Active Virus Replication Status in COVID-19 Patients.
Comparative Fecal Microbiota Analysis of Infants With Acute Bronchiolitis Caused or Not Caused by Respiratory Syncytial Virus.
Setting-specific variability of false-positive result rates with rapid testing for SARS-CoV-2 antigen.
Performance of a novel diagnostic assay for rapid SARS-CoV-2 antigen detection in nasopharynx samples.
Staphylococcus aureus ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients with COVID-19: clinical features and potential inference with lung dysbiosis.
Comparing BioFire FilmArray BCID2 and BCID Panels for Direct Detection of Bacterial Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes from Positive Blood Cultures.
Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 RNA Test Results Among Patients Who Recovered From COVID-19 With Prior Negative Results.
Evaluation of three commercial assays for SARS-CoV-2 molecular detection in upper respiratory tract samples.
Seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies in children with household exposure to adults with COVID-19: Preliminary findings.