Publications by authors named "Bianca Osnaghi"
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- Non-Typhoidal Salmonellas (NTSs) are widely prevalent in Italy, with over 3,500 cases reported annually, but there is limited data on salmonellosis.
- A study involving 252 patients revealed that extreme ages were significantly associated with bacteremic infections, with invasive infections exhibiting a much higher mortality rate.
- The study also noted a rising trend in antibiotic resistance, particularly to common antibiotics, and highlighted diarrhea and fever as the most frequent symptoms, emphasizing the serious impact of NTS infections on vulnerable populations.
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- A study in Italy evaluated serum samples from pregnant women to determine the presence of antibodies and viral DNA, revealing that 69.5% had IgG antibodies indicating past infection, while only 1.1% were IgM positive, suggesting recent infection.
- The data showed a significant difference in antibody presence between Italian (71.1% IgG positive) and non-Italian women (64.8% IgG positive), but the overall risk of harm to mothers and newborns was low, with no obvious signs of congenital infection in affected
Background: The compatibility of immunoassay tests in different sample matrices is extremely important during the assay validation process. In this study, we investigated the interchangeability of some Access (and therefore all the UniCel Family platforms) assays between serum and plasma.
Methods: We tested approximately 200 samples in parallel between serum and lithium heparin plasma for seven analytes: alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), carcino-embryonic antigen (CEA), total prostate specific antigen (tPSA), free prostate specific antigen (fPSA), digoxin, progesterone and unconjugated estriol (uE3).