Roberta Iatta

TL;DR: This study confirms the importance of the epidemiological surveillance on IFIs in the ICU setting for documenting species distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns to guide therapeutic choices.

TL;DR: The aim of this article is to review and discuss the literature available on the pathogenesis, detection, typing, and treatment of Malassezia infections in humans and animals.

TL;DR: Dormant infections can become reactivated years after having been acquired on another continent and need to be treated with antibiotics.

TL;DR: Concern about the effect of silver species on the surrounding cell system in implanted medical devices is concerned and silver ion release has been properly tuned in order to assure antibacterial activity while preserving osteoblasts’ response at the implant interface.

TL;DR: The results indicate that birds of prey and in particular, F. tinnunculus and B. buteo, may act as carriers and spreaders of C. neoformans and other zoonotic yeasts.