Roultella ornithinolytica infection in infancy: a case of febrile urinary tract infection.

Raoultella ornithinolytica is a Gram-negative, non-motile, encapsulated, aerobic bacillus belonging to the Enterobacteriaceae family. R. ornithinolytica is a not very common, but emergent causal agent of human infection, and its expression of beta-lactamase provides resistance to commonly used antibiotics.

[Prenatal screening and the prevalence of hepatitis B infection in pregnant women in the Marche Region (Central Italy): differences between ethnic groups].

Objectives: to evaluate the epidemiology of hepatitis B infection in pregnant women living in the Marche Region (Central Italy), according to the Country of origin.

Design: cross sectional observational study conducted from May 2011 to April 2012, which involved 13 of the 15 birthing centres in the Marche region.

Setting And Participants: serological data of hepatitis B infection were obtained during the execution of mandatory prenatal screening.

[Congenital and perinatal infections in the Marche region (Italy): an epidemiological study and differences between ethnic groups].

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the epidemiological data regarding congenital and perinatal infections in the Marche region to verify the existence of differences in relation to maternal country of origin. This prospective study was conducted from May 2001 to April 2012, and it involved all the maternity units of the Marche region. A total of 10232 pregnant women were included, 25.