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  1. Article ; Online: Skin and soft tissue infections due to rapidly growing mycobacteria.

    Sepulcri, Chiara / Vena, Antonio / Bassetti, Matteo

    Current opinion in infectious diseases

    2023  Volume 36, Issue 2, Page(s) 74–80

    Abstract: Purpose of review: The aim of this article is to review skin and soft tissue infections due to rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM), with a particular focus on recently published literature (2021-2022).: Recent findings: RGM are increasingly reported ... ...

    Abstract Purpose of review: The aim of this article is to review skin and soft tissue infections due to rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM), with a particular focus on recently published literature (2021-2022).
    Recent findings: RGM are increasingly reported as a cause of skin and soft tissue infections, both in the community setting and as a cause of nosocomial outbreaks. Recent advances in molecular methods have expanded the number of species of RGM and resulted in increased diagnosis. New treatment options are under evaluation particularly for Mycobacterium abscessus , the most difficult-to-treat among RGM.
    Summary: RGM are an uncommon cause of skin and soft tissue infections and a high clinical suspicion together with advanced laboratory facilities are required for diagnosis. Species identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing are essential to drive appropriate treatment, which combines surgical debridement with prolonged antimycobacterial combination therapy.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Soft Tissue Infections/diagnosis ; Soft Tissue Infections/drug therapy ; Mycobacterium ; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/diagnosis ; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/drug therapy ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use ; Skin/microbiology ; Microbial Sensitivity Tests
    Chemical Substances Anti-Bacterial Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-30
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Review ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 645085-4
    ISSN 1473-6527 ; 1535-3877 ; 0951-7375 ; 1355-834X
    ISSN (online) 1473-6527 ; 1535-3877
    ISSN 0951-7375 ; 1355-834X
    DOI 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000905
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  2. Article ; Online: Re: A Prospective Head-to-Head Comparison of 18F-Fluciclovine With 68Ga-PSMA-11 in Biochemical Recurrence of Prostate Cancer in PET/CT.

    Evangelista, Laura / Sepulcri, Matteo

    Clinical nuclear medicine

    2020  Volume 45, Issue 4, Page(s) e219–e220

    MeSH term(s) Edetic Acid ; Humans ; Male ; Membrane Glycoproteins ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local ; Organometallic Compounds ; Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography ; Prospective Studies ; Prostatic Neoplasms
    Chemical Substances Membrane Glycoproteins ; Organometallic Compounds ; gallium 68 PSMA-11 ; Edetic Acid (9G34HU7RV0)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-01-20
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Letter ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 197628-x
    ISSN 1536-0229 ; 0363-9762
    ISSN (online) 1536-0229
    ISSN 0363-9762
    DOI 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002907
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  3. Article ; Online: Triple antiviral treatment for COVID-19 in an immunocompromised patient.

    Dentone, Chiara / Mikulska, Malgorzata / Sepulcri, Chiara / Balletto, Elisa / De Pace, Vanessa / Beltramini, Sabrina / Bassetti, Matteo

    The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

    2023  Volume 78, Issue 8, Page(s) 2097–2099

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use ; COVID-19 ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Treatment Outcome ; Immunocompromised Host
    Chemical Substances Antiviral Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-25
    Publishing country England
    Document type Letter
    ZDB-ID 191709-2
    ISSN 1460-2091 ; 0305-7453
    ISSN (online) 1460-2091
    ISSN 0305-7453
    DOI 10.1093/jac/dkad159
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  4. Article: Additional Value of PET and CT Image-Based Features in the Detection of Occult Lymph Node Metastases in Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review of the Literature.

    Guglielmo, Priscilla / Marturano, Francesca / Bettinelli, Andrea / Sepulcri, Matteo / Pasello, Giulia / Gregianin, Michele / Paiusco, Marta / Evangelista, Laura

    Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)

    2023  Volume 13, Issue 13

    Abstract: Lung cancer represents the second most common malignancy worldwide and lymph node (LN) involvement serves as a crucial prognostic factor for tailoring treatment approaches. Invasive methods, such as mediastinoscopy and endobronchial ultrasound-guided ... ...

    Abstract Lung cancer represents the second most common malignancy worldwide and lymph node (LN) involvement serves as a crucial prognostic factor for tailoring treatment approaches. Invasive methods, such as mediastinoscopy and endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA), are employed for preoperative LN staging. Among the preoperative non-invasive diagnostic methods, computed tomography (CT) and, recently, positron emission tomography (PET)/CT with fluorine-18-fludeoxyglucose ([
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-23
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2662336-5
    ISSN 2075-4418
    ISSN 2075-4418
    DOI 10.3390/diagnostics13132153
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  5. Article ; Online: Gas Chromatography Combustion Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry to Detect Differences in Four Compartments of Simmental Cows Fed on C3 and C4 Diets.

    Pianezze, Silvia / Corazzin, Mirco / Bontempo, Luana / Sepulcri, Angela / Saccà, Elena / Perini, Matteo / Piasentier, Edi

    Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

    2022  Volume 27, Issue 7

    Abstract: Fatty acids (FAs) metabolism in animals represents an important field of study since they influence the quality and the properties of the meat. The aim of this study is to assess the possibility to discriminate the diets of cows in different animal ... ...

    Abstract Fatty acids (FAs) metabolism in animals represents an important field of study since they influence the quality and the properties of the meat. The aim of this study is to assess the possibility to discriminate the diets of cows in different animal compartments and to study the fate of dietary FAs in the bovine organism, using carbon isotopic ratios. Five FAs, both essential (linoleic and linolenic) and non-essential (palmitic, stearic, and oleic) in four compartments (feed, rumen, liver, meat) of animals fed two different diets (based on either C3 or C4 plants) were considered. For all compartments, the carbon isotopic ratio (δ
    MeSH term(s) Animal Feed/analysis ; Animals ; Carbon Isotopes/metabolism ; Cattle ; Diet/veterinary ; Fatty Acids/metabolism ; Female ; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/methods ; Rumen/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Carbon Isotopes ; Fatty Acids
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-02
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1413402-0
    ISSN 1420-3049 ; 1431-5165 ; 1420-3049
    ISSN (online) 1420-3049
    ISSN 1431-5165 ; 1420-3049
    DOI 10.3390/molecules27072310
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  6. Article ; Online: Role of radiomic analysis of [

    Marturano, Francesca / Guglielmo, Priscilla / Bettinelli, Andrea / Zattoni, Fabio / Novara, Giacomo / Zorz, Alessandra / Sepulcri, Matteo / Gregianin, Michele / Paiusco, Marta / Evangelista, Laura

    European radiology

    2023  Volume 33, Issue 10, Page(s) 7199–7208

    Abstract: Aim: To study the feasibility of radiomic analysis of baseline [: Material and methods: Seventy-four patients were prospectively collected. We analyzed three prostate gland (PG) segmentations (i.e., PG: Results: The median baseline prostate- ... ...

    Abstract Aim: To study the feasibility of radiomic analysis of baseline [
    Material and methods: Seventy-four patients were prospectively collected. We analyzed three prostate gland (PG) segmentations (i.e., PG
    Results: The median baseline prostate-specific antigen was 11 ng/mL, the Gleason score was > 7 for 54% of patients, and the clinical stage was T1/T2 for 89% and T3 for 9% of patients. The baseline clinical model achieved an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) of 0.73. Performances improved when clinical data were combined with radiomic features, in particular for PG
    Conclusion: Radiomics reinforces clinical parameters in predicting BCR in intermediate and high-risk PCa patients. These first data strongly encourage further investigations on the use of radiomic analysis to identify patients at risk of BCR.
    Clinical relevance statement: The application of AI combined with radiomic analysis of [
    Key points: • Stratification of patients with intermediate and high-risk prostate cancer at risk of biochemical recurrence before initial treatment would help determine the optimal curative strategy. • Artificial intelligence combined with radiomic analysis of [
    MeSH term(s) Male ; Humans ; Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography/methods ; Prostate-Specific Antigen ; Artificial Intelligence ; Prostatic Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging ; Prostatic Neoplasms/therapy ; Retrospective Studies
    Chemical Substances fluoromethylcholine ; Prostate-Specific Antigen (EC 3.4.21.77) ; fluorocholine (6029HGL0QP)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-20
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1085366-2
    ISSN 1432-1084 ; 0938-7994 ; 1613-3749
    ISSN (online) 1432-1084
    ISSN 0938-7994 ; 1613-3749
    DOI 10.1007/s00330-023-09642-9
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  7. Article ; Online: Loiasis from where you don't expect it: an illustrative case of misled diagnosis.

    Nicolini, Ambra Laura / Tamarozzi, Francesca / Pomari, Elena / Mistretta, Manuela / Camera, Marco / Sepulcri, Chiara / Bassetti, Matteo / Gobbi, Federico G

    Journal of travel medicine

    2022  Volume 29, Issue 7

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Animals ; Loiasis/diagnosis ; Loiasis/drug therapy ; Loa
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-09
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1212504-0
    ISSN 1708-8305 ; 1195-1982
    ISSN (online) 1708-8305
    ISSN 1195-1982
    DOI 10.1093/jtm/taac060
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  8. Article ; Online: Lower (1,3)-beta-d-glucan sensitivity and in vitro levels in Candida auris and Candida parapsilosis strains.

    Mikulska, Malgorzata / Ullah, Nadir / Magnasco, Laura / Codda, Giulia / Bartalucci, Claudia / Miletich, Franca / Sepulcri, Chiara / Willison, Edward / Vena, Antonio / Giacobbe, Daniele R / di Pilato, Vincenzo / Robba, Chiara / Ball, Lorenzo / Marchese, Anna / Bassetti, Matteo

    Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

    2024  

    Abstract: Objectives: The serum (1,3)-beta-d-glucan (BDG) assay gives quicker results and has higher sensitivity than blood cultures, therefore it is advised for early diagnosis of invasive candidemia and/or discontinuation of empirical therapy. Its sensitivity ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: The serum (1,3)-beta-d-glucan (BDG) assay gives quicker results and has higher sensitivity than blood cultures, therefore it is advised for early diagnosis of invasive candidemia and/or discontinuation of empirical therapy. Its sensitivity may depend on different factors. The aim of our study was to analyse the in vitro and in vivo BDG levels in clinical isolates of three species of Candida responsible for candidemia.
    Methods: C. albicans, C. parapsilosis, and C. auris strains were collected from blood cultures of patients who had a concurrent (-1 to +3 days) serum BDG test (Fungitell assay). Supernatants of all strains were tested in quadruplicate for BDG levels.
    Results: Twenty-two C. auris, 14 C. albicans, and ten C. parapsilosis strains were included. The median BDG levels in supernatants were 463 pg/mL (interquartile range [IQR] 379-648) for C. auris, 1080 pg/mL (IQR 830-1276) for C. albicans, and 755 pg/mL (IQR 511-930) for C. parapsilosis, with the significant difference among the species (p < 0.0001). Median serum BDG levels (IQR) were significantly lower in case C. auris and C. parapsilosis vs. C. albicans (p < 0.0001), respectively, 50 pg/mL (IQR 15-161) and 57 pg/mL (IQR 18-332), vs. 372 pg/mL (IQR 102-520). Sensitivity of serum BDG was 39% (95% confidence interval [CI], 18-64) in case of C. auris, 30% (95% CI, 8-65) C. parapsilosis and 78% (95% CI, 49-94) C. albicans candidemia.
    Discussion: In our centre C. auris and C. parapsilosis strains have lower BDG content as compared with C. albicans, with a potential impact on serum BDG performance for the diagnosis of candidemia.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-29
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1328418-6
    ISSN 1469-0691 ; 1470-9465 ; 1198-743X
    ISSN (online) 1469-0691
    ISSN 1470-9465 ; 1198-743X
    DOI 10.1016/j.cmi.2024.02.012
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  9. Article ; Online: Artificial Intelligence-suggested Predictive Model of Survival in Patients Treated With Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Early Lung Cancer.

    Borghetti, Paolo / Costantino, Gianluca / Santoro, Valeria / Mataj, Eneida / Singh, Navdeep / Vitali, Paola / Greco, Diana / Volpi, Giulia / Sepulcri, Matteo / Guida, Cesare / Tomasi, Cesare / Buglione, Michela / Nardone, Valerio

    In vivo (Athens, Greece)

    2024  Volume 38, Issue 3, Page(s) 1359–1366

    Abstract: Background/aim: Overall survival (OS)-predictive models to clinically stratify patients with stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) undergoing stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) are still unavailable. The aim of this work was to build a ... ...

    Abstract Background/aim: Overall survival (OS)-predictive models to clinically stratify patients with stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) undergoing stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) are still unavailable. The aim of this work was to build a predictive model of OS in this setting.
    Patients and methods: Clinical variables of patients treated in three Institutions with SBRT for stage I NSCLC were retrospectively collected into a reference cohort A (107 patients) and 2 comparative cohorts B1 (32 patients) and B2 (38 patients). A predictive model was built using Cox regression (CR) and artificial neural networks (ANN) on reference cohort A and then tested on comparative cohorts.
    Results: Cohort B1 patients were older and with worse chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than cohort A. Cohort B2 patients were heavier smokers but had lower Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI). At CR analysis for cohort A, only ECOG Performance Status 0-1 and absence of previous neoplasms correlated with better OS. The model was enhanced combining ANN and CR findings. The reference cohort was divided into prognostic Group 1 (0-2 score) and Group 2 (3-9 score) to assess model's predictions on OS: grouping was close to statistical significance (p=0.081). One and 2-year OS resulted higher for Group 1, lower for Group 2. In comparative cohorts, the model successfully predicted two groups of patients with divergent OS trends: higher for Group 1 and lower for Group 2.
    Conclusion: The produced model is a relevant tool to clinically stratify SBRT candidates into prognostic groups, even when applied to different cohorts. ANN are a valuable resource, providing useful data to build a prognostic model that deserves to be validated prospectively.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Radiosurgery/methods ; Lung Neoplasms/mortality ; Lung Neoplasms/radiotherapy ; Lung Neoplasms/surgery ; Lung Neoplasms/pathology ; Male ; Female ; Aged ; Prognosis ; Middle Aged ; Artificial Intelligence ; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/mortality ; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/radiotherapy ; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/surgery ; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/pathology ; Neoplasm Staging ; Aged, 80 and over ; Retrospective Studies ; Neural Networks, Computer
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-30
    Publishing country Greece
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 807031-3
    ISSN 1791-7549 ; 0258-851X
    ISSN (online) 1791-7549
    ISSN 0258-851X
    DOI 10.21873/invivo.13576
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  10. Article ; Online: Frequency of Detection of

    Magnasco, Laura / Mikulska, Malgorzata / Sepulcri, Chiara / Ullah, Nadir / Giacobbe, Daniele Roberto / Vena, Antonio / Di Pilato, Vincenzo / Willison, Edward / Orsi, Andrea / Icardi, Giancarlo / Marchese, Anna / Bassetti, Matteo

    Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland)

    2023  Volume 10, Issue 1

    Abstract: ... Candida ... ...

    Abstract Candida auris
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-29
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2784229-0
    ISSN 2309-608X ; 2309-608X
    ISSN (online) 2309-608X
    ISSN 2309-608X
    DOI 10.3390/jof10010026
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