Publications by authors named "Piergiorgio Catalanotti"
We report a case of recurrent post-traumatic ulcer infection due to Myroides odoratimimus in an immunocompromised male. We have also reviewed the medical literature on isolated M. odoratimimus infections.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMethicillin-resistant staphylococci (MRS) were isolated from nasal swabs of 56 of 159 (35.2%; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 27.9-43.
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- An increase in eye infections linked to soft contact lens use has been seen, with Staphylococcus spp. being the primary bacteria responsible, particularly strains that create a harmful slime.* -
- The study examined 97 patients with bacterial conjunctivitis who wore soft contact lenses, finding that many strains of S. epidermidis and S. aureus produced slime and carried genes (icaA and icaD) associated with slime production.* -
- Results indicated that slime-producing strains were more hydrophobic, but there was low correlation between slime production, hydrophobicity, and resistance to antibiotics, along with shared PFGE patterns among certain strains.*
Chlamydophila pneumoniae is an important human intracellular pathogen; however, the pathogenesis of C. pneumoniae infection is poorly understood and the immune control mechanism versus host cells is not completely known. The role of the nitric oxide (NO) synthase pathway in inhibiting the ability of C.
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