[HTML][HTML] Human respiratory viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, circulating in the winter season 2019–2020 in Parma, Northern Italy

…, M Buttrini, G Piccolo, S Montecchini… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of respiratory virus infections,
including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), during the …

[HTML][HTML] Accurate identification of the six human Plasmodium spp. causing imported malaria, including Plasmodium ovale wallikeri and Plasmodium knowlesi

…, G Piccolo, C Gorrini, S Rossi, S Montecchini… - Malaria Journal, 2013 - Springer
Background Accurate identification of Plasmodium infections in non-endemic countries is of
critical importance with regard to the administration of a targeted therapy having a positive …

[HTML][HTML] Respiratory tract infections and laboratory diagnostic methods: a review with a focus on syndromic panel-based assays

A Calderaro, M Buttrini, B Farina, S Montecchini… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are the focus of developments in public health, given their
widespread distribution and the high morbidity and mortality rates reported worldwide. The …

Pleural tuberculosis: medical thoracoscopy greatly increases the diagnostic accuracy

…, L Gnetti, F Motta, S Larini, S Montecchini… - ERJ open …, 2018 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Our objective was to evaluate the efficacy of a standardised work-up in the diagnosis of
pleural tuberculosis (TB) that included fibreoptic bronchoscopy and medical thoracoscopy. A …

[HTML][HTML] A New Real-Time PCR for the Detection of Plasmodium ovale wallikeri

A Calderaro, G Piccolo, C Gorrini, S Montecchini… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
It has been proposed that ovale malaria in humans is caused by two closely related but
distinct species of malaria parasites: P. ovale curtisi and P. ovale wallikeri. We have extended …

[HTML][HTML] Malaria diagnosis in non-endemic settings: The European experience in the last 22 years

A Calderaro, S Montecchini, M Buttrini, G Piccolo… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Accurate, prompt, and reliable tools for the diagnosis of malaria are crucial for tracking the
successes or drawbacks of control and elimination efforts, and for future programs aimed at …

[HTML][HTML] Intestinal parasitoses in a tertiary-care hospital located in a non-endemic setting during 2006–2010

A Calderaro, S Montecchini, S Rossi, C Gorrini… - BMC Infectious …, 2014 - Springer
Background The aim of this study was to assess the epidemiology of intestinal parasitoses
during a 5-year period in patients attending a tertiary-care hospital in a non-endemic setting. …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of different respiratory viruses, after a cell culture step, by matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF …

…, I Rodighiero, M Buttrini, S Montecchini… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
In this study matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF
MS), a reliable identification method for the diagnosis of bacterial and fungal …

[HTML][HTML] MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry for the Detection and Differentiation of Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar

A Calderaro, M Piergianni, M Buttrini, S Montecchini… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Detection of Entamoeba histolytica and its differentiation from Entamoeba dispar is an
important goal of the clinical parasitology laboratory. The aim of this study was the identification …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of Dermatophyte Species after Implementation of the In-House MALDI-TOF MS Database

A Calderaro, F Motta, S Montecchini, C Gorrini… - International Journal of …, 2014 - mdpi.com
Despite that matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass
spectrometry (MS) has become a powerful tool in the clinical microbiology setting, few studies …