Streptococcus suis serotype 9 in Italy: genomic insights into high-risk clones with emerging resistance to penicillin.

Background: Streptococcus suis is an important pig pathogen and an emerging zoonotic agent. In a previous study, we described a high proportion of penicillin-resistant serotype 9 S. suis (SS9) isolates on pig farms in Italy.

Occurrence and temporal distribution of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing in clams from the Central Adriatic, Italy.

The spread of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing is a major public health issue. Bivalves are filter-feeder animals capable of bioaccumulating the microorganisms present in water. This physiological characteristic makes them both good indicators of environmental contamination and possible carriers of pathogenic bacteria, including those resistant to antimicrobials.

Characterization of a prophage and a defective integrative conjugative element carrying the optrA gene in linezolid-resistant Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis isolates from pigs, Italy.

Objectives: To investigate the optrA-carrying genetic elements and their transferability in two linezolid-resistant Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (SDSE) strains of swine origin.

Methods: SDSE strains (V220 and V1524) were phenotypically and genotypically characterized.

Assessing the Load, Virulence and Antibiotic-Resistant Traits of ESBL/Ampc from Broilers Raised on Conventional, Antibiotic-Free, and Organic Farms.

Poultry is the most likely source of livestock-associated Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) and plasmid-mediated AmpC (pAmpC)-producing E. coli (EC) for humans. We tested the hypothesis that farming methods have an impact on the load of ESBL/pAmpC-EC in the gut of broilers at slaughter.

Transport to the Slaughterhouse Affects the Shedding and Modifies the Fecal Microbiota of Finishing Pigs.

Contaminated pork is a significant source of foodborne Salmonellosis. Pork is contaminated at the slaughterhouse and the intestinal content is the predominant source of for carcass contamination. The prevalence of -positive pigs increases significantly when the time of transport to the slaughterhouse is longer than two hours.

Barium Enema Revisited in the Workup for the Diagnosis of Hirschsprung's Disease.

Objective: To analyse the diagnostic capacity of barium enema (BE) in the diagnostic investigation for Hirschsprung's disease (HD) was analyzed for transition zone (TZ) identification and rectosigmoid index (RSI) ≤1.0 determination.

Patients And Methods: BE images were analyzed retrospectively by 2 examiners and the results were compared with the histopathology of rectal biopsies.

Characterization of Pasteurella multocida involved in rabbit infections.

In rabbit, P. multocida is considered a predominant pathogenic agent; despite this, few data on the molecular epidemiology are available so far. The aim of this work was to characterize P.

Molecular characterization and antimicrobial susceptibility of Pasteurella multocida strains isolated from hosts affected by various diseases in Italy.

Pasteurella multocida is a widespread pathogen associated with major animal diseases of economic significance. Despite this, little is known about the capsular types, virulence gene pattern, and antimicrobial susceptibility of isolates from hosts affected by different diseases, and no data are available in Italy. One hundred eighty six isolates of P.

Association between pigs with high caecal Salmonella loads and carcass contamination.

Contaminated pork is a significant source of foodborne Salmonella infections. Pork is contaminated at the slaughterhouse; however, the mechanisms driving Salmonella contamination of carcasses are still poorly understood. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the amount of Salmonella carried by slaughtered pigs in their guts has an influence on carcass contamination.

Salmonella Typhimurium exploits inflammation to its own advantage in piglets.

Salmonella Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) is responsible for foodborne zoonotic infections that, in humans, induce self-limiting gastroenteritis. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the wild-type strain S.

Characterisation of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis isolated from animals with yersiniosis during 1996-2013 indicates the presence of pathogenic and Far Eastern strains in Italy.

Yersinia pseudotuberculosis is a pathogen that infects both animals and humans worldwide. The epidemiology of infection caused by Y. pseudotuberculosis is poorly understood; however, its outbreaks have been traced back to a probable source in wildlife.

Prevalence and risk factors associated with Clostridium difficile shedding in veal calves in Italy.

The aim of this study is to describe the prevalence and risk factors of Clostridium difficile shedding in six farms belonging to two companies in Northern Italy. Four hundred and twenty veal calves, randomly selected and individually identified, were sampled three times: at 0-16, 90-120, and 150 days after introduction. C.

Atypical Yersinia pseudotuberculosis serotype O:3 isolated from hunted wild boars in Italy.

Atypical Yersinia pseudotuberculosis serotype O:3 was isolated from rectal contents of two wild boars hunted in Italy within a regional wildlife management program. No outbreak of yersiniosis was reported in this area in the same period and no lesions were found by the veterinarian at post-mortem inspection. Nevertheless, after histological examination, granulomatous lesions were detected in submandibular lymph nodes of one of the two wild boars.

ROSES: role of self-monitoring of blood glucose and intensive education in patients with Type 2 diabetes not receiving insulin. A pilot randomized clinical trial.

Aims: To estimate the efficacy of a self-monitoring-based disease management strategy in patients with Type 2 diabetes treated with oral agent monotherapy.

Methods: This was an open-label, randomized, pilot study, primarily led by diabetes nurses. Patients were randomly allocated to either a self-monitoring-based disease management strategy or usual care (ratio 3:1) and followed up for 6 months.

Contamination of Salmonella spp. in a pig finishing herd, from the arrival of the animals to the slaughterhouse.

The aim of the present study was to investigate the contamination sources and the transmission of Salmonella within a pig finishing herd in Italy. Nine sets of samples were collected during the fattening period from cleaned and disinfected pens, animals at different ages (4 days after arrival, 90, 150, 170 and 240 days of age) and at slaughter. Salmonella was isolated from cleaned pens, individual faecal samples, the truck used to transport the pigs to the abattoir and after slaughter (cecal contents, mesenteric lymph nodes and carcasses).