Clinical validation of Xpert MTB/RIF for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis

…, C Russo, C Piersimoni, E Mazzola… - European …, 2012 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) accounts for more than 20% of tuberculosis (TB) cases.
Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) is a fully automated amplification …

Change in major amputation rate in a center dedicated to diabetic foot care during the 1980s: prognostic determinants for major amputation

…, G Brambilla, A Rampoldi, E Mazzola… - Journal of Diabetes and …, 1998 - Elsevier
From 1990 to 1993, 115 diabetic patients were consecutively hospitalized in our diabetologic
unit for foot ulcer and 27 (23.5%) major amputations were carried out. The major …

[HTML][HTML] Large community-acquired Legionnaires' disease outbreak caused by Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1, Italy, July to August 2018

…, D Cereda, CF Perno, E Mazzola… - …, 2020 - eurosurveillance.org
In July 2018, a large outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease (LD) caused by Legionella pneumophila
serogroup 1 (Lp1) occurred in Bresso, Italy. Fifty-two cases were diagnosed, including …

[HTML][HTML] Tuberculosis outbreak in a primary school, Milan, Italy

…, V Vighi, M Ferrarese, G Gesu, E Mazzola… - Emerging Infectious …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Investigation of an outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) in a primary school in Milan, Italy, found 15
schoolchildren had active TB disease and 173 had latent TB infection. TB was also identified …

[HTML][HTML] Towards tailored regimens in the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis: a retrospective study in two Italian reference Centres

…, L Saderi, M Ferrarese, P Castellotti, E Mazzola… - BMC infectious …, 2019 - Springer
Background The increased incidence of drug-resistant TB is a major challenge for effective
TB control. Limited therapeutic options and poor treatment outcomes of DR-TB may increase …

Tuberculosis among asylum seekers in Milan, Italy: epidemiological analysis and evaluation of interventions

…, S Senatore, A Lamberti, E Mazzola… - European …, 2019 - Eur Respiratory Soc
In countries of the European Union, tuberculosis (TB) mainly affects marginalised people,
including asylum seekers. Migratory flows from high-incidence countries to Italy have …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid detection and quantification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in paraffinized samples by droplet digital PCR: a preliminary study

…, E Bonoldi, A Bandera, A Gori, E Mazzola… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Rapid and reliable diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) represents a diagnostic
challenge in compartmentalized extrapulmonary TB infection because of the small number of …

[HTML][HTML] Real-life evaluation of clinical outcomes in patients undergoing treatment for non-tuberculous mycobacteria lung disease: a ten-year cohort study

…, L Pancini, A Pasat, N Vanoni, M Spotti, E Mazzola… - Respiratory …, 2020 - Elsevier
Outcome recognition is a crucial step in the management of non-tuberculous mycobacteria
lung disease (NTM-LD). In order to explore NTM-LD outcomes in a real-life setting, an …

[PDF][PDF] Performance of real-time PCR Xpert® MTB/RIF in diagnosing extrapulmonary tuberculosis

E Mazzola, M Arosio, A Nava, D Fanti, G Gesu… - Infez Med, 2016 - infezmed.it
ture-negative: tuberculosis was clinically confirmed in 71 of them and was excluded for one
sample. The sensitivity of the test on urine, pus and CSF samples was 88.2%, 95.6% and 100…

[HTML][HTML] Multicenter evaluation of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra tests reporting detection of “Trace” of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA

E Mazzola, P Dal Monte, C Piersimoni… - The International …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
… Tortoli E, Russo C, Piersimoni C, Mazzola E, Dal Monte P, Pascarella M, et al Clinical validation
of xpert MTB/RIF for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis Eur Respir J. 2012;40:442–7 …