| [salmonellosis in messina during 1975-1977: epidemiological considerations and prophylactic recommendations (author's transl)]. | the aa. report the results of the bacteriological researches carried during the years 1975-1977 on 8226 cultures. they remark the high percentage of positivity registered for salmonella, with superiority of s. wien (87.74%), and the onset of serotypes of group e1. at the conclusion of their study point out the nature endemic taken by the salmonellosis in messina, and suggest the practice of prophylaxis for the control of the epidemiology. | 1979 | 485591 |
| [detection of salmonella in the sea-water of messina]. | the aa. mede a research of salmonellae in the sea water of the city of messina (italy), choosing 14 points near the sewage discharges. they used qualitative methods (moore type buffers, inoculation of 50 ml of water in tetrationate 2 times concentrated) and quantitative methods (fractions of 100 ml of water in 10 parts and further inoculation in 10 tubes containing 20 ml of normal tetrationate each). the research conducted in june-july and november-december 1978 gave 50% positivity in the summer ... | 1979 | 550728 |
| [preliminary results of checking of reflow waters in ragusa province for epidemiological surveillance of enteric infections (author's transl)]. | | 1978 | 736645 |
| [clinico-epidemiological observations on 473 cases of salmonella enteritis]. | | 1976 | 826869 |
| [resistance to antibiotics and resistance factors in salmonella wien strains isolated in sicily]. | the majority of the strains of s. wien isolated in sicily were resistant to six different antibiotics, showing the same resistance pattern (askctsu) observed in strains isolated in other provinces of italy. after conjugation with e. coli k12, the transfer of the whole pattern or of various groups of resistances was observed, which suggests the presence of several co-existent r plasmids. the results obtained suggest that the various outbreaks occurred in italy have the same origin. they can be co ... | 1976 | 1016572 |
| [a new type of salmonella: s. maregrosso, =66:z35:-, subgenus i, atypical]. | | 1976 | 1028641 |
| [a new diphasic serotype of s. egusi:=41:d: [1,5]-sub genus i]. | description of a new serotype of salmonella: s.egusi, var. diphasic=41:d:[1,5], belonging to subgenus i, from the lizard lacerta sicula sicula, raf., captured in messina, sicily, italy. | 1975 | 1241958 |
| epidemiological evaluation by rrna-dna hybridization of strains of salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar abortusovis isolated in southern italy in the years 1981-1989. | salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar abortusovis is a major agent of abortion of the sheep and is firmly established, although at low prevalence, in sicily. this paper describes the application rdna gene restriction pattern fingerprinting to investigate relatedness among 7 serovar abortusovis strains isolated at the "istituto zooprofilattico sperimentale" of sicily and 29 isolates identified at the southern italy centre of enterobacteriaceae between 1981 and 1989. although abortusovis ser ... | 1991 | 1727022 |
| rdna fingerprinting as a tool in epidemiological analysis of salmonella typhi infections. | characterization of 169 strains of salmonella typhi of phage types c1, c4, d1 and d9 isolated in 1975-88 was carried out by rdna gene restriction pattern analysis. twenty-four isolates had been recovered during four large waterbone outbreaks in the last 20 years in sicily; 145 strains, isolated from apparently sporadic cases of infection in southern italy in the same period of time, were also examined. application of rrna-dna hybridization technique after digestion of chromosomal dna with cla i ... | 1991 | 1752306 |
| characterization of strains of salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar wien isolated in italy: an epidemiological evaluation. | in the years 1987-1988, 110 strains of wien serovar were isolated from a gastroenteritis outbreak in a neonatal unit in palermo (sicily). these strains showed different drug resistance patterns and plasmid profiles. analysis of endonuclease restriction fragments of chromosomal dna by hybridization with e. coli rrna has demonstrated that a single bacterial clone or its derivatives were responsible for the outbreak. furthermore, the study of 139 strains, isolated since 1970 from different geograph ... | 1990 | 1982334 |
| salmonella serovars identified at the centre for enterobacteriaceae of palermo over the 5-year period 1983-87. | salmonellosis is become an increasing public health problem in many countries. serotyping and assessment of antibiotic resistance are useful tools, which assist in understanding the epidemiology of salmonella infections. in this respect, the centre of enterobacteriaceae of southern italy provides helpful information on the changing pattern of salmonella serovars in this geographic area. this paper reports the distribution of serovars and their antibiotic susceptibility in the years 1983-1987. in ... | 1990 | 2361545 |
| italian experience in salmonella spp. isolations from 1973 to 1986. | a total of 150,072 strains of salmonella were isolated in italy over a 14-year period. the strains from humans, food, animals and from environmental samples reached the national centre for enterobacteria in rome and the interregional centres for enterobacteria in milan, palermo and pisa to be characterized according to their serotype. s. typhimurium was the most frequently isolated serotype from both humans and food in nearly all the years considered. pork was the source most frequently found to ... | 1989 | 2654574 |
| multiple typing of salmonella typhimurium isolates: an epidemiological study. | an epidemiological study was carried out on sixty-four salmonella typhimurium strains isolated in palermo during the period january-july 1987 and identified at the southern italy center of enterobacteriaceae. these included 5 isolates from a small food-poisoning outbreak, which resulted antibiotic susceptible, not colicinogenic and untypable by the phage-type scheme of anderson. plasmid profile analysis was not a reliable method to differentiate them from non epidemic strains. the 5 epidemic iso ... | 1988 | 3050373 |
| distribution of salmonella typhi and salmonella paratyphi b phage types in italy from 1974 through 1985. | the temporal changes in occurrence and distribution in salmonella typhi and paratyphi b phage types in italy during a twelve year period are considered. from 1974 to 1985, 2.075 isolates of salmonella typhi and 830 isolates of salmonella paratyphi b were phage typed at the national centre for enterobacteria in rome and the three regional centres for enterobacteria in milan, palermo and pisa. the most prevalent types of salmonella typhi were a, c1, d1, vi degraded strains e1, i+iv and c4. types a ... | 1988 | 3127661 |
| antibiotic resistance and r plasmids in endemic strains of salmonella typhimurium isolated in sicily. | the characteristics of r plasmids in strains of salmonella typhimurium isolated in sicily during 1983 from apparently isolated cases of human infection have been determined. a plasmid of the inc group 10-b-0, characterized by apsm resistance markers and with a molecular weight of 70 md, was found in strains belonging to different phage types (2, 3, 117, 135, nt). the data obtained suggest that strains of the same phage type harboring such plasmids come from the same bacterial clone which has con ... | 1987 | 3295488 |
| molecular relationship among salmonella dublin isolates identified at the center for enterobacteriaceae of palermo during the years 1971-85. | a molecular epidemiological study was carried out on 60 salmonella dublin isolates identified at the southern italy enterobacteriaceae center between 1971 and 1985. these included 23 isolates from children with diarrhoea in palermo obtained during 1984. all isolates from the outbreak of gastroenteritis in children were resistant to chloramphenicol and streptomycin and harboured two plasmids of 50 mda and 3 mda molecular weight, whereas the majority of the isolates identified before 1984 were sus ... | 1987 | 3678393 |
| [an outbreak of salmonella enteritidis toxinfection in the area of paterno (catania)]. | | 1974 | 4619299 |
| [salmonella strains in southern italy and in sicily during 1962-1965]. | | 1966 | 4865133 |
| [biochemical characterization of lysotypes of s. typhi isolated in southern italy and in sicily]. | | 1967 | 4882807 |
| [the epidemiological-epizootic role of lizards in the distribution of salmonella]. | | 1969 | 4912054 |
| [studies on the epidemic-epizootologic role of lacertilia in the diffusion of salmonella. ii. isolation of s. elomrane, s. elomrane, var. 01, s. minnesota, s. siegburg, s. siegburg, var. sandinia, s. uphill and s. rhône from chalcides ocellatus tiligugu, gmelin (syn. gongyllus ocellatus, bedriaga) of the family scincidae]. | | 1971 | 5155940 |
| [salmonella epidemio-epizootology: initial findings on salmonella messina, isolated from reptiles, in human pathology]. | | 1982 | 7187020 |
| [the spread and decline of "salmonella wien" in catania (author's transl)]. | | 1981 | 7340704 |
| molecular characterization of trimethoprim resistance in salmonellas isolated in sicily, 1985-1988. | the occurrence of trimethoprim (tp) resistance in salmonellas isolated from humans and water samples in sicily between 1985 and 1988 has been investigated and the tp resistance mechanisms have been further characterized on the basis of hybridization with probes for the dihydrofolate reductase (dhfr) genes types i, ii, iv and v. of 765 strains examined, high level (> 1000 mg/l) resistance to tp was identified in 23 strains (3%). in 22 of these strains, such resistance was associated with resistan ... | 1995 | 7489771 |
| [isolation of s. mbdakada from a child seen at the university of messina pediatric clinic]. | the authors made some diagnostic investigation into a serious case of diarrhoea observed in an infant in the pediatric ward of the university hospital of messina (sicily). they brought into evidence some of the causes of the world wide spread of salmonella infection, in particular the spread of new serum-types, such as s. mbandaka, which was involved in this case. | 1992 | 7498611 |
| plasmid content in different serovars of salmonella isolated in sicily: an ecology study. | this study determined plasmid relative abundance and distribution among a representative collection of sicilian strains of salmonella, with the purpose of gaining more insight into bacterial and plasmid ecology. 161 salmonella strains of different serovars, isolated in sicily from human and environmental sources between 1981 and 1985 were characterized by plasmid profile typing. two main sets of salmonella serovars were identified, one composed by plasmid-free serovars, rarely associated with cl ... | 1995 | 7760755 |
| [environmental pollution and infectious diseases. i. isolation of a new serovar of the salmonella genus, s.v 13.22:r: from a periplaneta americana cockroach]. | the aa have isolated a new serovar of genus salmonella s.v 13.22:r:-, from a cockroach periplaneta americana, captured near the municipal slaughterhouse of messina and near the faculty of veterinary science. this fifth original report fift in the vast subject of the environmental pollution, where the cockroaches, as widely documented, unwind a primary importance part as spreader of salmonella, too. | 1994 | 8706968 |
| use of hybridization assay and direct immuno assay for detection of salmonella spp. in surface waters and a comparison with conventional culture procedure. | hybridization assay and direct immunoassay for detecting salmonella in contaminated surface waters have been compared with the conventional culture procedure. the 67 samples examined were taken from different rivers in the provinces of catania and ragusa. by culture method, salmonella was isolated in 23 samples (34%), while direct immunoassay revealed the presence of salmonella in 58 samples (87%) and the hybridization method identified salmonella in 20 samples (30%). on the basis of the results ... | 1997 | 9258948 |
| endemic presence of salmonella bongori 48:z35:- causing enteritis in children in sicily. | | 1998 | 9766242 |
| microbiological pollution of the ibleian rivers: correlation between salmonella and fecal indicators. | | 1997 | 9842074 |
| [microbiological quality of the catania coastal sea water]. | this study was carried out from 1997 to 1998 along a selected coastal area near catania to ascertain bacteriological and virological quality of marine waters. 44 seawater samples, collected from 4 stations, were assayed for the presence of total and fecal coliforms, fecal streptococci, coliphages, salmonellae and enteric viruses. two stations localized at canal outfalls showed high levels of fecal pollution. the other stations were of good microbiological quality and showed a limited number of s ... | 2000 | 11235510 |
| [epidemiology of salmonellosis in caltagirone area (sicily)]. | the authors report the results of an epidemiological-clinical study concerning episodes of salmonellosis observed in caltagirone (ct) from 1999 to 2002 and reported to the national centre for control of pathogen enterobacteria (enter-net italy). overall, two hundred and forty strains of salmonella were isolated, typed and in vitro tested for susceptibility to eleven different antibiotics. cases were evaluated according to patients' age, risk factors and clinical findings. salmonella enteritidis ... | 2004 | 15329530 |
| [campylobacter enteritis in western sicily. remarks on 35 cases]. | campylobacter spp is the main cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in the developed countries, resulting mainly from the contamination of poultry and animal products. pathogenesis remains unclear. various clinical features ranging from watery diarrhoea in apyrexia to dysentery in hyperpyrexia may be the result of differences between strains in the expression of different pathogenetic factors. there are many difficulties in isolating the bacteria in question. | 2004 | 15729013 |
| pheno-genotyping of salmonella enterica serotype enteritidis isolates identified in sicily during a reemergence period. | after an upward trend paralleling that occurring in most european countries, including italy, since october 2002 salmonella enterica serotype enteritidis (s. enteritidis) has again gained the first position among outbreak and sporadic human isolates of salmonella in sicily. because phage typing of s. enteritidis has many technical and epidemiological limitations and molecular methods have proved to be poorly discriminative for this organism, multiple typing, using phage typing together with puls ... | 2004 | 15992280 |
| [clinical and microbiological features of salmonella gastroenteritis in children]. | the aim of our study was to evaluate the role of salmonella spp in children hospitalised for acute gastroenteritis, and to study clinical and microbiological features of paediatric salmonellosis in our geographical area. in all, 540 patients admitted from march to september 2003 with symptoms of acute enteritis to the infectious diseases department of the "g. di cristina" hospital in palermo were enrolled. stool samples were collected within 48 hours of admission and tested for intestinal pathog ... | 2007 | 17515672 |
| subsurface constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment and reuse in agriculture: five years of experiences in sicily, italy. | the paper reports the results of an investigation on a h-ssf constructed wetland for tertiary treatment in a small community located in eastern sicily, italy. the system is designed to reuse wastewater for the irrigation of olive orchards covering about 150 hectares. from march 2001 to september 2005, wastewater samples were collected and the following chemical-physical parameters were determined according to standard methods: temperature, ph, ec, do, tss (105degrees c), bod5, cod, tn, tp. the f ... | 2007 | 17802854 |
| hygienic-sanitary quality of ready-to-eat salad vegetables on sale in the city of palermo (sicily). | in recent years there has been an increase in the consumption of bagged prepared salad vegetables. the aim of this study was to evaluate the microbiological quality of such vegetables in the city of palermo (italy). forty samples of different salad vegetables were examined for the presence of mesophilic germs, e. coli, salmonella, listeria, e. coli o157, s. aureus, giardia, cryptosporidium. variables considered included the presence of carrots, the atmospheric temperature of the day of purchase ... | 2007 | 18216881 |
| autochthonous clams monitoring of ganzirri lake (sicily). | two autochthonous clams, venerupis aurea laeta and cerastoderma edule/glaucum, collected for a period of 1 year, from may 2007 to january 2008, were studied in the cape peloro lagoon. on the samples, it was evaluated the presence of pathogenic microorganisms and proteins, lipids and yield edible part were determined. it was evaluated the concentration of mineral elements (cd, cu, mn, se, pb, zn) and organic contaminants (∑ddt and pcbs). salmonella is never present in any sample. total and faecal ... | 2010 | 20033279 |
| molecular epidemiology of ampicillin resistance in salmonella spp. and escherichia coli from wastewater and clinical specimens. | molecular epidemiology at local scale in sicily (italy) of ampicillin resistance in salmonella spp. isolates from municipal wastewater (n = 64) and clinical specimens (n = 274) is described in comparison with previously examined escherichia coli isolates (n = 273) from wastewater. high prevalence of antibiotic resistance (28.9%) with highest resistance rates against ampicillin (22.7%) was observed in e. coli isolates. different resistance rates were observed in salmonella according to the serova ... | 2010 | 20367333 |
| bacteriological investigation on "mauro" sold in catania. | seaweeds known as "mauro" are traditionally used fresh or to prepare omelettes in sicily (italy). twenty samples sold in catania between may 2005 and september 2007 were analyzed for escherichia coli, total enterobacteria, aeromonas spp., pseudomonas spp., vibrio spp., and salmonella spp. thirty vibrio strains were examined for the presence of the virulence genes, toxr, toxrs, tl, tdh, and trh in the genomes of the isolates. total enterobacteria ranged between 2.23 and 6.85 log cfu/g, and in six ... | 2010 | 20467809 |
| pathogenic microorganisms carried by migratory birds passing through the territory of the island of ustica, sicily (italy). | several studies have shown that migratory birds play an important role in the ecology, circulation and dissemination of pathogenic organisms. in october 2006, a health status evaluation was performed on a large population of migratory birds passing through the territory of ustica (italy), an island located on the migration route of many species of birds to africa, and various laboratory tests were conducted. in total, 218 faecal swabs and the internal organs of 21 subjects found dead in nets wer ... | 2011 | 21812720 |