Mauro Pistello

TL;DR: It is concluded that in many respects FIV is an ideal model for AIDS studies because its susceptibility to antiviral agents is similar to that of HIV, thus providing a valuable system for in vivo preclinical evaluation of therapies.

TL;DR: This review illustrates the strategies used to generate some of the most used viral vectors, and their advantages, limitations and principal applications.

TL;DR: TT virus is a covalently closed single-stranded DNA genome with a number of characteristics typical of animal circoviruses, especially the chicken anemia virus, which has led investigators to group isolates into numerous genotypes and subtypes and has limited the sensitivity of many PCR assays used for virus detection.

TL;DR: Examination of nasal swab specimens from 90 infants with acute respiratory tract infections in Pisa, Italy, over a period of three respiratory virus seasons indicates that hMPV is seen as commonly as other respiratory viruses, may be associated with severe respiratory disease in infants, can establish mixed infections with other respiratory virus, and has a seasonal occurrence.

TL;DR: Although there is no compelling evidence that TTV was the direct cause of ARD in some of the children studied, the average loads of TTV were considerably higher in patients with bronchopneumonia than in those with milder ARD, raising interesting questions about the pathophysiological significance of TVs at this site.