| [presence and epidemiological significance of polioviruses in sewer waters in pisa]. | | 1971 | 4340985 |
| [coxsackie virus in the province of pisa in the past decade]. | | 1973 | 4776385 |
| detection of neurotropic viruses circulating in tuscany: the incisive role of toscana virus. | acute meningitis is perhaps the most frequent among central nervous system infections. we report a study considering 277 cases of meningitis hospitalized in the southern tuscany area (italy) during the period from 1995 to 1998 investigated by tissue culture and polymerase chain reaction (pcr) methods. the cytochemical analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid samples suggested the diagnosis of aseptic meningitis, recognized as viral meningitis in 104 cases by detection of viral dna or rna. the results ... | 2000 | 10568768 |
| one-year monthly monitoring of torque teno virus (ttv) in river water in italy. | torque teno virus (ttv) is prevalent worldwide in general populations but at present is not related with any specific pathology. its presence in faeces and its remarkable environmental stability suggest the possibility of using it as an indicator of faecal contamination in the environment. to evaluate the waterborne spread of ttv and its possible relationship with human pathogen enteric viruses, water samples were collected monthly for a year (may 2004-april 2005) from a river receiving the effl ... | 2006 | 17037152 |
| acute meningitis owing to phlebotomus fever toscana virus imported to france. | acute lymphocytic meningitis, seen in france in summer, is often due to enteroviruses. arboviruses as west nile and tick-borne encephalitis do exist in europe, but other viruses are rarely considered in patients unless they have had recent tropical travel. toscana virus infection, which is endemic, especially in italy,1-3 has been documented in some european travelers returning from italy,4-6 but surprisingly was not documented in france until recently.7 we report a case of meningitis caused by ... | 2005 | 16256057 |