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Zammarchi L, Colao MG, Mantella A, Capobianco T, Mazzarelli G, Ciccone N, Tekle Kiros S, Mantengoli E, Rossolini GM, Bartoloni A. Evaluation of a new rapid fluorescence immunoassay for the diagnosis of dengue and Zika virus infection. J Clin Virol 2019; 112:34-39. [PMID: 30738366 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2019.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2018] [Revised: 01/26/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Dengue (DENV) and Zika virus (ZIKV) are important mosquito-transmitted viruses. OBJECTIVES To investigate the performance of Standard F, Fluorescence Immunoassay (FIA, SD Biosensor Inc., Suwon, South Korea) providing results in 15 min to detect DENV IgG, IgM and NS1Ag, and ZIKV IgG, IgM, and Ag. STUDY DESIGN A well-characterized panel of patient samples (11 acute DENV, 11 acute ZIKV, 10 past DENV, 10 past ZIKV infection, 36 with other conditions) were tested with the FIA test. RESULTS In acute DENV infection, the combination of FIA-NS1Ag and/or IgM positivity showed a sensitivity of 100%. In past DENV, FIA-IgG test showed a sensitivity of 70%. Specificity of FIA-DENV NS1Ag, IgG, and IgM was 87.5%, 83.5%, and 91.7%, respectively. The sensitivity of FIA-ZIKV IgM and FIA-ZIKV Ag, in confirmed acute infection, was 72.7% and 9.1%, respectively. FIA-ZIKV Ag did not improve the sensitivity in detecting acute ZIKV infection, being positive only in one IgM positive sample. In past ZIKV infection (32-183 days after symptom onset), FIA-ZIKV IgG and IgM showed a sensitivity of 40% and 80% respectively, generating an overall 90% sensitivity. Specificity of FIA-ZIKV Ag, IgM, and IgG was 92.6%, 100%, and 97%, respectively. CONCLUSION FIA test, a rapid and easy to perform assay, showed high sensitivity to detect acute DENV infection, but lower in acute ZIKV infection. In past ZIKV infections, the best performance of FIA test is obtained by combining detection of IgG and IgM.
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- Lorenzo Zammarchi
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Careggi University and Hospital, Florence, Italy; Referral Center for Tropical Diseases of Tuscany, Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Clinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, Careggi University and Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Referral Center for Tropical Diseases of Tuscany, Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Clinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, Careggi University and Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Clinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, Careggi University and Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Clinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, Careggi University and Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Clinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, Careggi University and Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Careggi University and Hospital, Florence, Italy; Referral Center for Tropical Diseases of Tuscany, Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
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Toccafondi G, Balboni F, Gallo M, Colao MG, Mazzarelli G, Tanzini M, Dagliana G, Tartaglia R, Lippi G. Interruptions, work environment and work load perceptions in laboratory medicine: patient safety is a "moving target". Diagnosis (Berl) 2018; 5:167-169. [PMID: 29949509 DOI: 10.1515/dx-2018-0032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2018] [Accepted: 05/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Giulio Toccafondi
- GRC - Center for Patient Safety and Risk Management, Florence, Italy
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- Laboratorio Analisi, Istituto Fiorentino di Cura e Assistenza IFCA, Via del Pergolino 4/6, 50139 Florence, Italy, Phone: +390554296368
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- Nefrologia e Dialisi Istituto Fiorentino di Cura e Assistenza IFCA, Florence, Italy
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- SOD Microbiologia e Virologia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- SOD Microbiologia e Virologia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- GRC - Center for Patient Safety and Risk Management, Florence, Italy
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- GRC - Center for Patient Safety and Risk Management, Florence, Italy
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- Section of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Reischl U, Melzl H, Kroppenstedt RM, Miethke T, Naumann L, Mariottini A, Mazzarelli G, Tortoli E. Mycobacterium monacense sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 56:2575-2578. [PMID: 17082393 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.64527-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Four bacterial strains were isolated from independent clinical specimens in different countries and their genotypic and phenotypic characters support their classification in a novel species within the genus Mycobacterium. One strain was clearly responsible for a severe, post-traumatic wound infection in a healthy boy. The novel species, for which the name Mycobacterium monacense sp. nov. is proposed, is yellow-pigmented, non-photochromogenic and grows in less than a week on solid medium. Based on phenotypic investigations alone, distinction of these four strains from known scotochromogenic rapidly growing strains is problematic. However, the novel strains differ from any other mycobacterium in each of the molecular species markers investigated: the 16S rRNA gene, the 16S-23S rRNA gene internal transcribed spacer and the hsp65 gene. Of the strains investigated, two different sequevars were detected for the hsp65 region. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that these four strains were most closely related to Mycobacterium doricum. The type strain of Mycobacterium monacense sp. nov. is B9-21-178T (=DSM 44395T=CIP 109237T).
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged, 80 and over
- Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology
- Bacterial Proteins/genetics
- Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid/microbiology
- Chaperonin 60
- Chaperonins/genetics
- Child
- DNA, Bacterial/chemistry
- DNA, Bacterial/genetics
- DNA, Ribosomal/chemistry
- DNA, Ribosomal/genetics
- DNA, Ribosomal Spacer/chemistry
- DNA, Ribosomal Spacer/genetics
- Female
- Genes, rRNA
- Germany
- Humans
- Italy
- Male
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/microbiology
- Mycolic Acids/analysis
- Nontuberculous Mycobacteria/classification
- Nontuberculous Mycobacteria/isolation & purification
- Nontuberculous Mycobacteria/physiology
- Phylogeny
- Pigments, Biological
- RNA, Bacterial/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
- Sputum/microbiology
- Wound Infection/microbiology
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- Udo Reischl
- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- DSMZ - Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit (LGL), Oberschleißheim, Germany
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- Cytogenetics and Genetics Unit, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
- Mycobacteriology Reference Center, Microbiology Laboratory, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Microbiological and Virological Serum-Immunology Laboratory, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
- Mycobacteriology Reference Center, Microbiology Laboratory, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Mycobacteriology Reference Center, Microbiology Laboratory, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
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Tortoli E, Mariottini A, Mazzarelli G. Mycobacterium sherrisii isolation from a patient with pulmonary disease. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2007; 57:221-3. [PMID: 16930919 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2006] [Revised: 06/09/2006] [Accepted: 06/27/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The characterization of 2 clinical isolates of Mycobacterium sherrisii provides further phenotypic and genotypic information beyond that reported in the article that originally described this species. One of our strains was responsible for pulmonary disease in a middle-aged non-HIV patient; thus, confirming the potential pathogenicity of this species previously reported only in an HIV-positive patient.
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- Enrico Tortoli
- Regional Reference Center for Mycobacteria, Careggi Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy.
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Colao M, Capobianco T, Mazzarelli G, Parri F. VALUTAZIONE QUANTITATIVA DI HIV RNA CON IL SISTEMA NUCLISENS EASYQ HIV-1 E CORRELAZIONE CON VERSANT HIV -1 (bDNA). Microbiol Med 2006. [DOI: 10.4081/mm.2006.3211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Tortoli E, Mantella A, Mariottini A, Mazzarelli G, Pecile P, Rogasi PG, Sterrantino G, Fantoni E, Leoncini F. Successfully treated spondylodiscitis due to a previously unreported mycobacterium. J Med Microbiol 2006; 55:119-121. [PMID: 16388040 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46256-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A non-tuberculous mycobacterium was isolated, following a vertebral needle aspiration, from the blood of a patient with severe spondylodiscitis. The strain turned out to be different from any known mycobacterial species and was quite drug-susceptible in vitro. The patient improved markedly following treatment with meropenem, clarithromycin and amikacin.
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Mazzarelli G, Parri F. VALUTAZIONE PRELIMINARE DEL SISTEMA CHORUS PER L’ANALISI DELL’AVIDITÀ DELLE IgG ANTI TOXOPLASMA GONDII. Microbiol Med 2005. [DOI: 10.4081/mm.2005.3560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Mazzarelli G, Parri F. VALUTAZIONE PRELIMINARE DEL SISTEMA CHORUS PER L’ANALISI DELLE IgG ed IgM ANTI-ROSOLIA. Microbiol Med 2005. [DOI: 10.4081/mm.2005.3613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Tortoli E, Chianura L, Fabbro L, Mariottini A, Martín-Casabona N, Mazzarelli G, Russo C, Spinelli M. Infections due to the newly described species Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum. J Clin Microbiol 2005; 43:4286-7. [PMID: 16082003 PMCID: PMC1233953 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.43.8.4286-4287.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We report on four cases of infection by the recently described species Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum. In two cases the mycobacterium was isolated from AIDS patients, while in the others it was responsible for pulmonary disease in elderly men. Our findings suggest that M. parascrofulaceum is an opportunistic pathogen, like many other nontuberculous mycobacterial species.
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- Enrico Tortoli
- Regional Reference Center for Mycobacteria, Microbiology and Virology Laboratory, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy.
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Ferdinand S, Legrand E, Goh KS, Berchel M, Mazzarelli G, Sola C, Tortoli E, Rastogi N. Taxonomic and phylogenetic status of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in a Caribbean setting. Mol Cell Probes 2005; 18:399-408. [PMID: 15488380 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2004.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2004] [Accepted: 06/21/2004] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This report describes detailed taxonomic and phylogenetic analysis of 15 non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTMs) isolated from human pathological specimens in a Caribbean setting (12 slow-growers and three rapid-growers) that were not identified by cultural and biochemical tests and drug-susceptibility results. These isolates were further studied using PCR restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis (PRA) of a 441bp hsp65 fragment, as well as the sequencing of 16S rDNA and hsp65 DNA, and HPLC of the mycolic acids. Our results showed that taxonomic position of well-defined NTMs was resolved by PRA and sequencing of hsp65, nonetheless, it was not suitable to investigate rarely observed or new strains that required 16S rDNA sequencing and HPLC for a definite response. Unrooted neighbor-joining phylogenetic trees were drawn based upon the 16S rDNA and hsp65 sequences of the 15 NTMs compared with those from described species (73 for 16S rDNA and 45 for hsp65). For most of the NTMs not showing an exactly matching sequence with either hsp65 or 16S rDNA in the GenBank, the phylogenetic tree was able to provide with useful indications about their relatedness to known species. In such a case, a concording HPLC pattern with the sequence data and the place of the strain within the tree could lead to a potential identification. We also identified three identical isolates that define a new mycobacterial species within the group of M. simiae-related mycobacteria. The isolation and characterization of mycobacteria from new settings may lead to identify potential pathogens that may propogate in future because of increased human migration, travels, and climatic and ecological changes of the modern world.
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- Séverine Ferdinand
- Unité de la Tuberculose et des Mycobactéries, Institut Pasteur de Guadeloupe, Morne Jolivière, BP 484, F-97165 Pointe-à-Pitre Cedex, Guadeloupe France
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Tortoli E, Rindi L, Goh KS, Katila ML, Mariottini A, Mattei R, Mazzarelli G, Suomalainen S, Torkko P, Rastogi N. Mycobacterium florentinum sp. nov., isolated from humans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1101-1106. [PMID: 15879240 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.63485-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Eight mycobacterial strains isolated during an 11 year period from the sputum of independent patients with various pulmonary disorders and, in one case, from a lymph node of a young girl, were found to present identical features. Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics revealed that the most closely related species to these test isolates were Mycobacterium triplex and Mycobacterium lentiflavum. However, the lipids of the cell wall of the test isolates differed from those of the latter species by TLC and presented unique profiles by both GC and HPLC. Genotypic analysis showed that they had unique 16S rRNA gene and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences, and could be differentiated from all other mycobacterial strains by PCR restriction analysis of hsp65. The strains presented high resistance to antimycobacterial drugs. The name Mycobacterium florentinum sp. nov. is proposed for this taxon, with strain FI-93171T (=DSM 44852T=CIP 108409T) as the type strain.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology
- Bacterial Proteins/genetics
- Cell Wall/chemistry
- Chaperonin 60
- Chaperonins/genetics
- Child
- Chromatography, Gas
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
- Chromatography, Thin Layer
- DNA, Bacterial/chemistry
- DNA, Bacterial/genetics
- DNA, Ribosomal/chemistry
- DNA, Ribosomal/genetics
- DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
- Drug Resistance, Bacterial
- Feces/microbiology
- Female
- Genes, rRNA
- Humans
- Lipids/analysis
- Lipids/isolation & purification
- Lymph Nodes/microbiology
- Male
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mycobacterium/classification
- Mycobacterium/cytology
- Mycobacterium/isolation & purification
- Mycobacterium/physiology
- Phylogeny
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- RNA, Bacterial/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Sputum/microbiology
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- Enrico Tortoli
- Regional Reference Center for Mycobacteria, Microbiology and Virology Laboratory, Careggi Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Pathology, Medical Biotechnologies, Infectivology and Epidemiology, University of Pisa, 56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Unité de la Tuberculose et des Mycobactéries, Institut Pasteur de Guadeloupe, 97165 Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Kuopio University Hospital, 70211 Kuopio, Finland
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- Genetics and Cytogenetics Unit, Careggi Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy
- Regional Reference Center for Mycobacteria, Microbiology and Virology Laboratory, Careggi Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Clinical Laboratory, Campo di Marte Hospital, 55100 Lucca, Italy
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- Microbiological and Virological Serum-immunology Laboratory, Careggi Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy
- Regional Reference Center for Mycobacteria, Microbiology and Virology Laboratory, Careggi Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology, National Public Health Institute, 70211 Kuopio, Finland
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Kuopio University Hospital, 70211 Kuopio, Finland
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- Unité de la Tuberculose et des Mycobactéries, Institut Pasteur de Guadeloupe, 97165 Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France
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Mycobacterium triplex, a recently described, potentially pathogenic species, caused disease primarily in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of pulmonary infection due to this mycobacterium in an immunocompetent patient and review the characteristics of two other cases. In our experience, Mycobacterium triplex pulmonary infection is unresponsive to antimycobacterial chemotherapy.
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- Claudio Piersimoni
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, United Hospitals, I-60020 Ancona, Italy.
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Piersimoni C, Goteri G, Nista D, Mariottini A, Mazzarelli G, Bornigia S. Mycobacterium lentiflavum as an emerging causative agent of cervical lymphadenitis. J Clin Microbiol 2004; 42:3894-7. [PMID: 15297560 PMCID: PMC497572 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.42.8.3894-3897.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A lymph node excision was performed on a 45-year-old woman with left cervical swelling. The disorder which developed after the patient had undergone oral surgery for a severe periodontal disease failed to respond to antimicrobial chemotherapy. A mycobacterial strain subsequently identified by high-performance liquid chromatography analysis of cell wall mycolic acids as Mycobacterium lentiflavum grew from the excised specimen. This case and previously published reports highlight the relevance of M. lentiflavum as an emerging causative agent of mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis.
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- Claudio Piersimoni
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, United Hospitals, Via Conca 71, I-60020, Ancona, Italy.
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Tortoli E, Rindi L, Garcia MJ, Chiaradonna P, Dei R, Garzelli C, Kroppenstedt RM, Lari N, Mattei R, Mariottini A, Mazzarelli G, Murcia MI, Nanetti A, Piccoli P, Scarparo C. Proposal to elevate the genetic variant MAC-A, included in the Mycobacterium avium complex, to species rank as Mycobacterium chimaera sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1277-1285. [PMID: 15280303 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.02777-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The possibility that the strains included within the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), but not belonging either to M. avium or to Mycobacterium intracellulare, may be members of undescribed taxa, has already been questioned by several taxonomists. A very homogeneous cluster of 12 strains characterized by identical nucleotide sequences both in the 16S rDNA and in the 16S–23S internal transcribed spacer was investigated. Similar strains, previously reported in the literature, had been assigned either to the species M. intracellulare on the basis of the 16S rDNA similarity or to the group of MAC intermediates. However, several phenotypical and epidemiological characteristics seem to distinguish these strains from all other MAC organisms. The unique mycolic acid pattern obtained by HPLC is striking as it is characterized by two clusters of peaks, instead of the three presented by all other MAC organisms. All of the strains have been isolated from humans and all but one came from the respiratory tract of elderly people. The clinical significance of these strains, ascertained for seven patients, seems to suggest an unusually high virulence. The characteristics of all the strains reported in the literature, genotypically identical to the ones described here, seem to confirm our data, without reports of isolations from animals or the environment or, among humans, from AIDS patients. Therefore, an elevation of the MAC variant was proposed and characterized here, with the name Mycobacterium chimaera sp. nov.; this increases the number of species included in the M. avium complex. The type strain is FI-01069T (=CIP 107892T=DSM 44623T).
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- Enrico Tortoli
- Regional Reference Center for Mycobacteria, Microbiology and Virology Laboratory, Careggi Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Pathology, Medical Biotechnologies, Infectivology and Epidemiology, University of Pisa, 56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Autonoma University of Madrid, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Microbiology and Virology Laboratory, S. Camillo-Forlanini Hospitals, 00149 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Pathology, Medical Biotechnologies, Infectivology and Epidemiology, University of Pisa, 56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Pathology, Medical Biotechnologies, Infectivology and Epidemiology, University of Pisa, 56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Clinical Laboratory, Campo di Marte Hospital, 55100 Lucca, Italy
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- Genetics and Cytogenetics Unit, Careggi Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy
- Regional Reference Center for Mycobacteria, Microbiology and Virology Laboratory, Careggi Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Microbiological and Virological Serum-immunology Laboratory, Careggi Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy
- Regional Reference Center for Mycobacteria, Microbiology and Virology Laboratory, Careggi Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Autonoma University of Madrid, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Specialized and Experimental Clinical Medicine, Microbiology Division, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Regional Reference Center for Mycobacteria, S. Bortolo Hospital, 36100 Vicenza, Italy
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- Regional Reference Center for Mycobacteria, S. Bortolo Hospital, 36100 Vicenza, Italy
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Mazzarelli G, Parri F, Petreni S, Soldatini C, Tognini M. VALUTAZIONE PRELIMINARE DEL SISTEMA CHORUS PER L’ANALISI DELLE IgM ANTI-TOXOPLASMA GONDII. Microbiol Med 2004. [DOI: 10.4081/mm.2004.3878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Mazzarelli G, Parri F, Dal Maso G, Paoli C. CYTOMEGALOVIRUS IGG AVIDITY: VALIDITÀ DEL TEST PER LA DETERMINAZIONE DELLO STATO CLINICO DEL PAZIENTE. Microbiol Med 2004. [DOI: 10.4081/mm.2004.4012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Mazzarelli G, Parri F, Petreni S, Soldatini C, Buccato P, Tognini M. VALUTAZIONE PRELIMINARE DEL SISTEMA CHORUS PER L’ANALISI DELLE IgG ANTI -HELICOBACTER PYLORI. Microbiol Med 2004. [DOI: 10.4081/mm.2004.3875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Tortoli E, Mariottini A, Mazzarelli G. Evaluation of INNO-LiPA MYCOBACTERIA v2: improved reverse hybridization multiple DNA probe assay for mycobacterial identification. J Clin Microbiol 2003; 41:4418-20. [PMID: 12958281 PMCID: PMC193803 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.41.9.4418-4420.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2003] [Revised: 05/02/2003] [Accepted: 06/06/2003] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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INNO-LiPA MYCOBACTERIA (Innogenetics, Ghent, Belgium) is a reverse hybridization DNA probe assay that has been recently improved by increasing the number of identifiable mycobacterial species to 16. Our assessment, performed with 197 mycobacteria belonging to 81 taxa, revealed 100% specificity and sensitivity for 20 out of 23 probes. The probes specific for Mycobacterium fortuitum complex, for the Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare-scrofulaceum group, and for Mycobacterium intracellulare type 2 cross-reacted with several mycobacteria rarely isolated from clinical specimens. The overall sensitivity was 100%, and the overall specificity was 94.4%.
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- Enrico Tortoli
- Regional Reference Center for Mycobacteria, Microbiology and Virology Laboratory, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy.
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Tortoli E, Rindi L, Bartoloni A, Garzelli C, Mantella A, Mazzarelli G, Piccoli P, Scarparo C. Mycobacterium elephantis: not an exceptional finding in clinical specimens. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2003; 22:427-30. [PMID: 12827531 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-003-0950-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Following the recent report of new 16S rDNA sequences of Mycobacterium elephantis, three clinical strains suspected to belong to such species were investigated using biochemical and cultural tests, high performance liquid chromatography of cell wall mycolic acids and genetic sequencing. Antimicrobial susceptibility was also determined. The findings confirmed recent data concerning human isolates of this new mycobacterium and identified a new 16S rDNA sequevar for this species.
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- E Tortoli
- Regional Reference Center for Mycobacteria, Microbiology and Virology Laboratory, Piastra dei Servizi, Careggi Hospital, viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy.
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Mazzarelli G, Rindi L, Piccoli P, Scarparo C, Garzelli C, Tortoli E. Evaluation of the BDProbeTec ET system for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pulmonary and extrapulmonary samples: a multicenter study. J Clin Microbiol 2003; 41:1779-82. [PMID: 12682186 PMCID: PMC153925 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.41.4.1779-1782.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We evaluated the BDProbeTec ET system (Becton Dickinson, Sparks, Md.), a strand displacement amplification-based technique, for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in 867 clinical samples. Of 294 extrapulmonary specimens, 52 had positive results by both BDProbeTec ET and culture and 209 had negative results by both methods; sensitivity and specificity were 76.5 and 95.9%, respectively. After resolution of discrepancies, the sensitivity rose to 77.8%.
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- Gianna Mazzarelli
- Microbiology and Virology Laboratory, Regional Reference Center for Mycobacteria, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
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Portincasa P, Grillo R, Pauri P, Colao MG, Valcavi PP, Speziale D, Mazzarelli G, De Majo E, Varaldo PE, Fadda G, Chezzi C, Dettori G. Multicenter evaluation of the new HIV DUO assay for simultaneous detection of HIV antibodies and p24 antigen. New Microbiol 2000; 23:357-65. [PMID: 11061624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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A multicenter survey was performed to evaluate a new semi-automated human immunodeficiency virus fourth generation antibodies and antigen simultaneous assay. This assay showed a sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 99.6% among sera obtained from hospitalized patients or blood donors. Sera obtained from commercially available as well as in-house seroconversions were tested showing that HIV DUO is able to reveal an infected state in 11 out of 14 cases earlier than conventional tests. This new assay improves old test performances in terms of sensitivity, maintaining specificity at very high levels.
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- P Portincasa
- Dipartimento di Patologia e Medicina di Laboratorio, Università degli Studi di Parma
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