Publications by authors named "F Barbanti"
Background infection (CDI) is a severe infection that needs to be monitored. This infection predominantly occurs in hospitalised patients after antimicrobial treatment, with high mortality in elderly patients.AimWe aimed at estimating the incidence of CDI in Italian hospitals over 4 months in 2022.
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- The study evaluated the effectiveness of mandibular advancement devices (MADs) in reducing the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) in patients with positional obstructive sleep apnea (POSA) compared to a control group of nonpositional OSA (NPOSA) patients.
- It analyzed records from 39 adult POSA patients and 47 NPOSA patients, looking at various factors such as demographics, sleep test results, and dental evaluations before and after treatment with MADs.
- Results showed that MADs significantly reduced AHI in both groups, with the most notable improvements in patients with positional apnea, and a significant decrease in the snore index for NPOSA patients.
The rapid evolution of antibiotic resistance in Clostridioides difficile and the consequent effects on prevention and treatment of C. difficile infections (CDIs) are a matter of concern for public health. Antibiotic resistance plays an important role in driving C.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIt has been observed that novel strains of can rapidly emerge and move between animal and human hosts. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of in pigs and dairy cattle in northern Italy and to characterize and compare animal strains with those from patients from the same geographical area. The strains were isolated from animals from farms and slaughterhouses (cross-sectional studies) and from neonatal animals with enteric disorders in routine diagnostic investigations (passive surveillance).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComparison of microbiological profile of enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis (ETBF) isolates from subjects with colorectal cancer (CRC) or intestinal pre-cancerous lesions versus healthy individuals and evaluation of environmental factors involved in intestinal dysbiosis.
Anaerobe
August 2023
Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis (ETBF) isolates from colorectal biopsies of subjects with a histological analysis positive for colorectal cancer (CRC), pre-cancerous lesions (pre-CRC) or with a healthy intestinal tissue and to evaluate the environmental factors that may not only concur to CRC development but may also affect gut microbiota composition.
Methods: ETBF isolates were typed using the ERIC-PCR method, while PCR assays were performed to investigate the bft alleles, the B. fragilis pathogenicity island (BFPAI) region and the cepA, cfiA and cfxA genes.