Comparative analysis of Clostridium difficile clinical isolates belonging to different genetic lineages and time periodsSPIGAGLIA, Patrizia; MASTRANTONIO, Paola.Journal of medical microbiology. 2004, Vol 53, Num 11, pp 1129-1136, issn 0022-2615, 8 p.Article

Molecular analysis of the pathogenicity locus and polymorphism in the putative negative regulator of toxin production (TcdC) among Clostridium difficile clinical isolatesSPIGAGLIA, Patrizia; MASTRANTONIO, Paola.Journal of clinical microbiology (Print). 2002, Vol 40, Num 9, pp 3470-3475, issn 0095-1137, 6 p.Article

Aetiology of bacterial meningitis and resistance to antibiotics of causative pathogens in Europe and in the Mediterranean regionTZANAKAKI, Georgina; MASTRANTONIO, Paola.International journal of antimicrobial agents. 2007, Vol 29, Num 6, pp 621-629, issn 0924-8579, 9 p.Article

Evaluation of repetitive element sequence-based PCR as a molecular typing method for Clostridium difficileSPIGAGLIA, Patrizia; MASTRANTONIO, Paola.Journal of clinical microbiology (Print). 2003, Vol 41, Num 6, pp 2454-2457, issn 0095-1137, 4 p.Article

First characterization of heterogeneous resistance to imipenem in invasive nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae isolatesCERQUETTI, Marina; GIUFRE, Maria; CARDINES, Rita et al.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2007, Vol 51, Num 9, pp 3155-3161, issn 0066-4804, 7 p.Article

Multidrug resistance in European Clostridium difficile clinical isolatesSPIGAGLIA, Patrizia; BARBANTI, Fabrizio; MASTRANTONIO, Paola et al.Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (Print). 2011, Vol 66, Num 10, pp 2227-2234, issn 0305-7453, 8 p.Article

Tetracycline Resistance Gene tet(W) in the Pathogenic Bacterium Clostridium diflcileSPIGAGLIA, Patrizia; BARBANTI, Fabrizio; MASTRANTONIO, Paola et al.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2008, Vol 52, Num 2, pp 770-773, issn 0066-4804, 4 p.Article

Detection of resistance to rifampicin and decreased susceptibility to penicillin in Neisseria meningitidis by real-time multiplex polymerase chain reaction assaySTEFANELLI, Paola; NERI, Arianna; CARATTOLI, Alessandra et al.Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease. 2007, Vol 58, Num 2, pp 241-244, issn 0732-8893, 4 p.Article

Binding of Clostridium difficile to Caco-2 epithelial cell line and to extracellular matrix proteinsCERQUETTI, Marina; SERAFINO, Annalucia; SEBASTIANELLI, Annalisa et al.FEMS immunology and medical microbiology. 2002, Vol 32, Num 3, pp 211-218, issn 0928-8244Article

New variants of the tet(M) gene in Clostridium difficile clinical isolates harbouring Tn916-like elementsSPIGAGLIA, Patrizia; BARBANTI, Fabrizio; MASTRANTONIO, Paola et al.Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (Print). 2006, Vol 57, Num 6, pp 1205-1209, issn 0305-7453, 5 p.Article

Clostridium difficile erm(B)-containing elements and the burden on the in vitro fitness : Clostridium difficileWASELS, François; SPIGAGLIA, Patrizia; BARBANTI, Fabrizio et al.Journal of medical microbiology. 2013, Vol 62, Num 9, pp 1461-1467, issn 0022-2615, 7 p.Conference Paper

Ermb determinants and Tn916-like elements in clinical isolates of Clostridium difficileSPIGAGLIA, Patrizia; CARUCCI, Valentina; BARBANTI, Fabrizio et al.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2005, Vol 49, Num 6, pp 2550-2553, issn 0066-4804, 4 p.Article

Horizontal transfer of erythromycin resistance from Clostridium difficile to Butyrivibrio fibrisolvensSPIGAGLIA, Patrizia; BARBANTI, Fabrizio; MASTRANTONIO, Paola et al.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2005, Vol 49, Num 12, pp 5142-5145, issn 0066-4804, 4 p.Article

Role of immune sera in the in-vitro phagocytosis of Bordetella pertussis strainsSTEFANELLI, Paola; IPPOLITI, Rodolfo; FAZIO, Cecilia et al.Microbial pathogenesis. 2002, Vol 32, Num 3, pp 135-141, issn 0882-4010Article

Clostridium difficile Isolates Resistant to Fluoroquinolones in Italy: Emergence of PCR Ribotype 018SPIGAGLIA, Patrizia; BARBANTI, Fabrizio; DIONISI, Anna Maria et al.Journal of clinical microbiology (Print). 2010, Vol 48, Num 8, pp 2892-2896, issn 0095-1137, 5 p.Article

Molecular Analysis of the gyrA and gyrB Quinolone Resistance-Determining Regions of Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Clostridium difficile Mutants Selected In VitroSPIGAGLIA, Patrizia; BARBANTI, Fabrizio; LOUIE, Thomas et al.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2009, Vol 53, Num 6, pp 2463-2468, issn 0066-4804, 6 p.Article

Prediction of decreased susceptibility to penicillin of Neisseria meningitidis strains by real-time PCRSTEFANELLI, Paola; CARATTOLI, Alessandra; NERI, Arianna et al.Journal of clinical microbiology (Print). 2003, Vol 41, Num 10, pp 4666-4670, issn 0095-1137, 5 p.Article

Molecular characterization of Neisseria meningitidis B:NT:P1.14/162 clonal complex responsible of invasive meningococcal disease in the north of ItalyNERI, Arianna; FAZIO, Cecilia; CARANNANTE, Anna et al.Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease. 2012, Vol 72, Num 4, pp 370-372, issn 0732-8893, 3 p.Article

Antimicrobial susceptibility of Haemophilus influenzae strains isolated from invasive disease in ItalyCERQUETTI, Marina; CARDINES, Rita; GIUFRE, Maria et al.Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (Print). 2004, Vol 54, Num 6, pp 1139-1143, issn 0305-7453, 5 p.Article

Emergence in Italy of a Neisseria meningitidis clone with decreased susceptibility to penicillinSTEFANELLI, Paola; FAZIO, Cecilia; NERI, Arianna et al.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2004, Vol 48, Num 8, pp 3103-3106, issn 0066-4804, 4 p.Article

First report of capsule replacement among electrophoretic type 37 Neisseria meningitidis strains in ItalySTEFANELLI, Paola; FAZIO, Cecilia; NERI, Arianna et al.Journal of clinical microbiology (Print). 2003, Vol 41, Num 12, pp 5783-5786, issn 0095-1137, 4 p.Article

Conservation and diversity of HMW1 and HMW2 adhesin binding domains among invasive nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae isolatesGIUFRE, Maria; MUSCILLO, Michele; SPIGAGLIA, Patrizia et al.Infection and immunity. 2006, Vol 74, Num 2, pp 1161-1170, issn 0019-9567, 10 p.Article

Antibiotic susceptibility and serotype distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae causing meningitis in Italy, 1997-1999PANTOSTI, Annalisa; D'AMBROSIO, Fabio; TARASI, Agapito et al.Clinical infectious diseases. 2000, Vol 31, Num 6, pp 1373-1379, issn 1058-4838Article

The LMW surface-layer proteins of Clostridium difficile PCR ribotypes 027 and 001 share common immunogenic propertiesSPIGAGLIA, Patrizia; GALEOTTI, Cesira L; BARBANTI, Fabrizio et al.Journal of medical microbiology. 2011, Vol 60, Num 8, pp 1168-1173, issn 0022-2615, 6 p.Conference Paper

Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae meningitis in children : Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of isolatesCARDINES, Rita; GIUFRE, Maria; MASTRANTONIO, Paola et al.The Pediatric infectious disease journal. 2007, Vol 26, Num 7, pp 577-582, issn 0891-3668, 6 p.Article