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Giuseppina Caggiano
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Open AccessConsumption of Energy Drinks among Italian University students: a cross-sectional multicenter study
The aim of the study was to evaluate the caffeinated Energy Drinks (EDs) consumption among a large sample of Italian undergraduates and its association with some of the major lifestyle risk factors.
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Open AccessMicrobiological and hydrogeological assessment of groundwater in southern Italy
This study represents the first investigation of microbiological groundwater pollution as a function of aquifer type and season for the Apulia region of southern Italy. Two hundred and seven wells were randoml...
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Open AccessSusceptibility to echinocandins of Candida spp. strains isolated in Italy assessed by European Committee for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute broth microdilution methods
The echinocandins are recommended as first-line therapy for Candida species infections, but drug resistance, especially among Candida glabrata, is becoming more frequent. We investigated the antifungal susceptibi...
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Open AccessMold contamination in a controlled hospital environment: a 3-year surveillance in southern Italy
Environmental monitoring of airborne filamentous fungi is necessary to reduce fungal concentrations in operating theaters and in controlled environments, and to prevent infections. The present study reports re...
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In vitro effectiveness of Anidulafungin against Candida sp. biofilms
This study furnishes deeper insights to previous works on anidulafungin, demonstrating the potent activity against Candida strains planktonic cells and biofilms. Candida sp., associated with many biomaterial-rela...
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Open AccessThe role of procalcitonin in neonatal intensive care unit patients with candidemia
Candidemia is a major infectious complication in neonatal patients. The isolation of yeasts from blood is still the “gold standard” for its diagnosis, but other laboratory markers (i.e., circulating antigens) ...
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Open AccessOral nystatin prophylaxis in surgical/trauma ICU patients: a randomised clinical trial
Candida prophylaxis in ICU is still a matter of debate. Oral chemoprophylaxis has been advocated to reduce the incidence of Candida colonisation and infection.
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Open AccessBody piercing and tattoos: a survey on young adults' knowledge of the risks and practices in body art
The practice of tattooing and piercing has expanded in western society. In order to verify young adults' knowledge of the risk and practices related to body art, an investigation was conducted among freshmen o...
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The Importance of a Proper Aetiological Diagnosis in the Management of Patients with Invasive Mycoses: A Case Report of a Brain Abscess by Scedosporium apiospermum
Scedosporium apiospermum is a saprobic fungus responsible for many different clinical manifestations. Although it affects mostly immunocompromised patients, pulmonary and disseminated scedosporiosis have also bee...
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The Role of the Laboratory in the Diagnosis of Invasive Candidiasis
A diagnosis of invasive candidiasis can be achieved using conventional approaches (microscopy, culture, serology), as well as new methods, including antigen detection and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays...
