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Pubblicazioni tecnico/scientifiche Pubblicazioni 1. Contini C., Seraceni S., Cultrera R. Different PCR systems to detect T. gondii tachyzoites or bradyzoites in clinical specimens from patients with and without overt disease. J Euk Microbiol 1999; 46: (5) 77-78. 2. Contini C., Cultrera R., Fainardi E., Seraceni S., Castellazzi M., Monda V., Granieri E. Aspetti diagnostici biomolecolari ed immunologici della toxoplasmosi in pazienti AIDS. Giorn Ital Mal Infett 1999; 5: 245-251. 3. Contini C., Fainardi E., Cultrera R., Seraceni S., Castellazzi M., Peyron F., Granieri E. Evidence of cerebrospinal fluid free kappa light chains in AIDS patients with Toxoplasma gondii encephalitis. J. Neuroimmunol 2000; 108: 201-206. 4. Contini C., Seraceni S., Misurati E., Grilli A., Romani R., Cultrera R. A Multiplex PCR Assay for Molecular Recognition of T. gondii Stage-Specific Genes. J Euk Microbiol 2001; Suppl: 191S-192S. 5. Cultrera R., Seraceni S., Segala D., Contini C.. Expression of toxoplasmatic 65 kDa Cystic mRNA by RT-PCR in patients with Toxoplasma gondii relapses. J Euk Microbiol 2001; Suppl: 193S-194S. 6. Cultrera R., Seraceni S., Contini C. Efficacy of a novel reverse trascriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for detecting Toxoplasma gondii bradyzoite gene expression in human clinical specimens. Mol and Cell Probes 2002; 16: 31-39. 7. Contini C., Cultrera R., Seraceni S., Segala D., Romani R., Fainardi E., Cinque P., Lazzarin A., Delia S. The role of stage-specific oligonucleotide primers in providing effective laboratory support for the molecular diagnosis of reactivated Toxoplasma gondii encephalitis in patients with AIDS. J. Med. Microbiol. 2002; 51: 879-890. 8. Contini C., Fainardi E., Seraceni S., Granieri E., Castellazzi M., Cultrera R. Molecular identification and antibody testing of Chlamydophila pneumoniae in a subgroup of patients with HIV-associated dementia complex. Preliminary results. J. Neuroimmunol. 2003; 136: 172-177. 9. Contini C., Culrera R., Seraceni S., Castellazzi M., Granieri E., Fainardi E. Cerebrospinal fluid molecular demonstration of Chlamydia pneumoniae DNA is associated to clinical and brain MRI activity in a subset of patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis. 2004; 10: 360-369. 10. Cultrera R, Seraceni S., Giuliodori M, Grilli A., Germani R, Magni LA., Contini C.. The role of Ureaplasma urealyticum/U. parvum in preterm infants with respiratory di stress sindrome. Diagnostic and prognostic value of molecular techniques. Giornale Italiano di Malattie Infettive. 2004; 10: 129-134. 11. Contini C., Seraceni S., Cultrera R., Incorvaia C., Sebastiani A., Picot S. Evaluation of a Real-Time PCR-based assay using LightCycler system for detection of Toxoplasma gondii bradyzoite genes in blood specimens from patients with Toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis. International Journal for parasitology. 2005. Mar; 35(3):275-83. 12. Contini C, Giuliodori M, Cultrera R, Seraceni S. Detection of clinical-stage specific molecular Toxoplasma gondii gene patterns in patients with toxoplasmic lymphadenitis. J Med Microbiol. 2006 Jun; 55(Pt 6):771-4. 13. Cultrera R., Seraceni S. , Germani R., Contini C. Molecular evidence of Ureaplasma urealyticum and Ureaplasma parvum colonization in preterm infants during respiratory distress sindrome. BMC Infectious Diseases 2006; Nov 21;6:166. 14. Giuliodori M., Seraceni S., Cultrera R., Contini C. Isolamento colturale e molecolare di Chlamydophila pneumoniae da pazienti con artropatie. Prospettive patogenetiche e diagnostiche. Microbiologia medica 2007; 22 (2): 92-96. 15. Savelli A., Pecorai L., Marsella M., Borgna C., Cultrera R., Seraceni S., Contini C. The role of Chlamydia infection in reactive arthritis. A case report.. Acta pediatrica mediterranea, 2008; 24 (1): 53-55. 16. Fainardi E., Castellazzi M., Seraceni S., Granieri E., Contini C. Under the microscope: focusing on Chlamydia pneumoniae infection and Multiple Sclerosis. Current Neurovascolar Research; 2008; 5: 50-60. 17. Contini C., Seraceni S., Castellazzi M., Granieri E., Fainardi E. Molecular detection Parachlamydialike organisms in cerebrospinal fluid of specimen with multiple sclerosis. MSJ.07.0136. Multiple Sclerosis, 2008; 4: 564-566. 18. Contini C., Seraceni S., Castellazzi M., Granieri E., Fainardi E. Chlamydophila pneumoniae DNA and mRNA transcript levels in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and cerebrospinal fluid of patients with multiple sclerosis. Neurosci Res. 2008 Sep;62(1):58-61 ABSTRACTS 1. Contini C., Cultrera R., Seraceni S., Monda V., Romani R., Santoro M.C., Angelici E. High rate of T. gondii DNA in body fluids from AIDS patients without overt disease. The European Respiratory Society Annual Congress, Madrid, Spain, 9-13 October 1999. Eur Resp J 1999,188s-189s (P-1317). 2. Cultrera R., Lemercier B., Seraceni S., Rawadi G., Contini C. Human monocyte cytokine mRNA expression and production after stimulation with membrane lipopeptides of different Mycoplasma species. The 9th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Berlin, Germany, March 21-24, 1999. Clin Microbiol Infect 1999, 5 (suppl 3): 247 (P-606). 3. Contini C., Fainardi E., Cultrera R., Seraceni S., Monda V., Castellazzi M., Granieri E. Cerebrospinal fluid free light chains in patients with Toxoplasmatic Encephalitis. The 9th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Berlin, Germany, March 21-24, 1999. Clin Microbiol Infect 1999, 5 (suppl 3): 161 (P-289). 4. Cultrera R., Seraceni S., Grilli A., Iaccheri I., Contini C. Diagnosis of Toxoplasmic Encephalitis (TE) in AIDS patients by PCR and RT-PCR. Markers of TE reactivation and polymorphism - sequencing of post-PCR amplified products. Atti XIII° Convegno Nazionale “AIDS e Sindromi Correlate”, Rome, November 26-29 1999; 135-138. 5. Cultrera R., Seraceni S., Nocita B., Casella A.M., Berteletti S., Iaccheri L., Contini C. Markers genetici di encefalite toxoplasmatica latente o riattivata in AIDS: polimorfismo e sequenziamento post-PCR dei prodotti SAG-4 e MAG-1 di Toxoplasma gondii. XIII National Convention “AIDS e sindromi correlate”, Rome, November 26-29, 1999. Published in Atti XIII Convegno Nazionale “AIDS e sindromi correlate”, 69. 6. Cultrera R., Seraceni S., Grilli A., Romani R., Rawadi G., Contini C. Produzione di citochine da parte di monociti umani stimolati con lipoproteine di membrana di Ureaplasma urealyticum. XXX Congresso Nazionale Malattie Infettive Parassitarie, Ferrara, Italy, October 69, 1999. Giorn Ital Mal Infett 1999; 5: S-358. 7. Contini C., Seraceni S., Cultrera R. Different PCR system to detect T. gondii tachizoites or bradyzoites in clinical specimens from patiens with and without overt disease. The 6th International Workshop on Opportunistic Protists (IWOP), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, May 26-29, 1999. 8. Cultrera R., Seraceni S., Monda V., Grilli A., Romani R., Rawadi G., Contini C. Utilizzo di una multiplex PCR nella diagnosi di encefalite toxoplasmatica in pazienti con AIDS. Analisi di geni stadio-specifici di T. gondii. Acta del XIV National Convention “AIDS e sindromi correlate”, Milano, November 26-28, 2000. pag. 69. 9. Contini C., Seraceni S., Fainardi E., Romani R., Cultrera R. Stage-specific oligonucleotide probes can be indicative of acute or reactivated Toxoplasma gondii encephalitis (TE) in AIDS patients. Third Annual Meeting Institute L. Pasteur; Paris, October 3-6, 2000. 10. Contini C., Cultrera R., Seraceni S., Pavoni G.L., Bergamini M., Romani R., Angelici E., Magno S.M. Recovery of Mycoplasma pirum DNA in blood specimens from immunocompetent patiens with respiratory diseases. The XI European Congress Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Istanbul, Turkey, April 1-4, 2001. Published in Clin Microbiol Infect 2001, 7 (suppl 1): 200. 11. Cultrera R., Angelici E., Grilli A., Seraceni S., Monda V., Magno S.M., Contini C. Sequencing of 16s rRNA gene of Mycoplasma spp. detected by PCR in patients with low respiratory tract infections. The XI European Congress Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Istanbul, Turkey, April 1-4, 2001. Published in Clin Microbiol Infect 2001, 7 (suppl 1): 199-200. 12. Contini C., Cultrera R., Fainardi E., Seraceni S., Segala D., Misurati E., Castellazzi M., Granieri E. High rate of Chlamydia pneumoniae DNA detection in patients with multiple sclerosis. The 1st Dubrovnik International Conference on Multiple Sclerosis, Dubrovnik, Croatia, May 9-12, 2001. Neurologia Croatica 2001, 50 (suppl 1): 35. 13. Contini C., Cultrera R., Seraceni S., Romani R., Magno S.M., Pavoni G., Benedetti L., Valentini S., Angelici E. Unusual mycoplasmas detected in subjects with respiratory disorders associated or not to severe clinical underlying conditions. The European Respiratory Society Annual Congress, Berlin, Germany, September, 2001. Published in Eur Resp J 2001. 14. Contini C., Fainardi E., Cultrera R., Castellazzi M., Seraceni S., Granieri E. A further evidence of pathogenic role of Chlamydia pneumoniae in multiple sclerosis. Edimburg, Scotland, 7-11 September 2001. 15. Cultrera R., Segala D., Seraceni S., Magno S.M., Contini C. Possibile implicazione di micoplasmi inusuali nelle infezioni respiratorie: applicazione di metodiche biomolecolari. The Meeting on HIV, Brescia, Italy, 2001. 16. Fainardi E., Contini C., Castellazzi M., Vaghi L., Cultrera R., Seraceni S., Russo M., Silvori M., Tola MR., Paolino E., Granieri E. Chlamydia pneumoniae- specific antibodies and DNA detection in cerebrospinal fluid and serum of multiple sclerosis patients. The XXXII Congress of the Italian Neurological Society, Rimini, September 29-3 October, 2001. Published in Neurol Sci 22: S25. 17. Contini C., Cultrera R., Seraceni S., Fainardi E. Chlamydia pneumoniae and HIV associated dementia: a casual finding? The Xth International Congress on Infectious Diseases Singapore, March 11 to 14, 2002. 18. Contini C., Cultrera R., Buonfante D., Seraceni S., Segala D., Pignata D., Quattrucci P., Angelici E. Does C. pneumoniae and P. carinii infections have a different role in patients with cystic fibrosis and lung transplantation ? European Respiratory Society (ERS) September 14-18 2002: P3277. 19. Fenoglio D., Murdaca G., Puppo F., Seraceni S., Cultrera C., Contini C. Analysis of Th1/Th2 cytokine profiles in Human Cd4 T Repertoire Specific for Pneumocystis. The 8th International Workshop on Opportunistic Protists (IWOP) 2003; Hilo, Hawaii, USA, July 25-29, 2003; abstr 131. 20. Contini C., Seraceni S., Grilli A., Cultrera R., Sebastiani A. Detectable T. gondii DNA and RNA in blood Specimens of Immunocompetent Patients with Reactivated Toxoplasmic Rethinochoroidal Lesions. The 43th ICAAC, Chicago, USA, September 14-17 2003; abstr 1821. 21. Misurati E., Cultrera R., Fainardi E., Castellazzi M., Seraceni S., Contini C. Riscontro molecolare di Chlamydia pneumoniae in soggetti con AIDS dementia. Un cofattore di danno neuronale? II National Congress of Infectious and Tropical diseases, Bologna, Italy, september 24-27 2003; IJID; 9 (suppl. 1):P137. 22. Cultrera R., Seraceni S., Grilli A., Germani R., Contini C. Micoplasmi e sindrome da distress respiratorio (RDS) nel neonato prematuro. II National Congress of Infectious and Tropical diseases, Bologna, Italy, september 24-27 2003; IJID; 9 (suppl. 1) P173. 23. Cultrera R., Seraceni S., Contini C. Identificazione di DNA di Mycoplasma hominis in pazienti con affaticamento cronico idiopatico. Possibile ruolo patogenetico. II National Congress of Infectious and Tropical diseases, Bologna, Italy, september 24-27 2003; IJID ; 9 (suppl. 1)P216. 24. Seraceni S., Eudes N., Peyron F., Giuliodori M., Marchetti D., Cultrera R., Contini C. Quantificazione mediante Real-time PCR di geni di Toxoplasma gondii in pazienti AIDS con encefalite toxoplasmica (ET) riattivata (Oral Comunication at XXXIII National Congress Italian Clinic Mycrobiology Society (AMCLI) Padova, 8-11 june 2004; 11 june C08.2. 25. Contini C., Seraceni S., Cultrera R., Castellazzi M., Fainardi E., Marchetti D., Granieri E. Unexplained cases of CNS disorders with evidence of Chlamydia pneumoniae DNA. The al 7th International Congress of Neuroimmunology Society, Venice, Italy, September 28- October 2 2004; abstr 355. 26. Giuliodori M., Grilli A., Cultrera R., Seraceni S., Contini C. Linfoadenite toxoplasmatica: approccio diagnostico biomolecolare nell’immunocompetente. Third National Congress of Infectious and Tropical diseases (SIMIT), Florence, Italy, October 11-14 2004; P 160. 27. Contini C., Seraceni S., Giuliodori M., Segala D., Cultrera R., Govoni M., Trotta F. Investigation of Chlamydia pneumoniae and Mycoplasma Spp in Clinical specimens from patients with Arthritis. 15th European congress of Clinical Microbiology and infectious diseases. Copenhagen, Denmark,2-5 April, 2005. Clin Micr Infect ; 11: (suppl 2), 179-180. 28. Capitani S., Corallini F., Previati M., Carini C., Seraceni S., Contini C. Ruolo di trail nella patogenesi del danno neuronale indotto dalla proteina Tart di HIV-1.V Programma di ricerca sull'AIDS. Progress Report Meeting 2-6 maggio Roma 2005 29. Contini C., Seraceni S., Giuliodori M., Segala D., Cultrera R., Granirei E. Infezione del sistema nervoso centrale da Chlamydia pneumoniae. Possibile ruolo etiopatogenetico nella sclerosi multipla. XXXIV National Congress Italian Clinic Mycrobiology society (AMCLI) Roma, 11-14 Ottobre, 2005. Microbiologia Medica; 20 (3):141, CO8.1. 30. Cultrera R Giuliodori M., Granchi D., Seraceni S., Contini C. Identificazione e quantificazione molecolare di Ureaplasma spp. su secrezioni respiratorie di neonati prematuri con RDS. Risultati preliminari. XXXIV National Congress Italian Clinic Mycrobiology society (AMCLI) Roma, 11-14 Ottobre, 2005. Microbiologia Medica; 20 (3):164, 038. 31. Contini C., Seraceni S., Giuliodori M., Cultrera R., Biondin V., Trotta F, Dautry A. Varsat. Succesful isolation of Chlamydia pneumoniae from synovial fluid and blood cultures of a patient with indifferentiated spondyloarthopathy. Int J. Infect. Dis 2006; S170. 32. Contini C. Seraceni S. Molecular markers to evaluate stage conversion of Toxoplasma gondii in recrudescence of Toxoplasmosis in immunocompetent host. The 9th International Workshop on Opportunistic Protists (IWOP), Lisbon, Portugal , 20-24 June, 2006. 33. Contini C., Seraceni S., Giuliodori M., Castellazzi M., Fainardi E., Granieri E.. A new developed culture method efficiently supports the growth of Chamydia pneumoniae in PBMC and CSF samples from patients with Multiple Sclerosis. The 8th International Congress of Neuroimmunology (ISNI) NAGOYA, Japan 15th-19th October, 2006. Journal of Neuroimmunology - ID: A00581 34. Giuliodori M, Seraceni S, Contini C. Chlamydie ed artropatie. Un possibile ruolo? Convegno scientifico: Le infezioni da Chlamydia attualità e prospettive; Ferrara 2 Dicembre 2006. Atti del convegno: 24-28. 35. Contini C., Seraceni S., Cultrera R., Grilli A., Trotta F., Dautry-Varsat A. Cultural and highly sensitive molecular techniques for detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae in synovial fluid and blood specimens from patients with chronic synovitis. 27th European workshop for Rheumatology Research, Florence, Italy 22-24 Febraury 2007. Ann Rheum Dis; 66 (suppl. 1): A67- A68: 199.Oral comunication. 36. Cultrera R., Crapanzano Minichello VM., Seraceni S., Coen M., Mascoli F., Contini C. Identification of Chlamydophila pneumoniae heat shock protein 60 on atherosclerotic carotid plaque by RT-PCR. 17th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) & 25th International Congress of Chemotherapy (ICC), Munich ,Germany, 31/3-3/4 2007; section (tuesday 3): Pathogenesis of intracellular bacterial infections: Clin. Micro. Inf.; 13 (Suppl 1): P1737. 37. Coen M, Cultrera R., Agnati M., Crapanzano Minichello VM., Seraceni S., Contini C., Mascoli F. Symptomatic carotid atherosclerotic plaques in surgical patients: evalutation of a possibile link with Chlamydia pneumoniae. International Conference on Chlamidia and Mycoplasma Human Infections, Ferrara, Italy 19-20 April 2007: 36. Oral comunication. 38. Fainardi E., Castellazzi M., Seraceni S., Granieri E., Contini C. Chlamydia pneumoniaspecific CFS-restricted oligoclonal IgG bands are associated to a subset of patients with prosessive forms of multiple sclerosis. International Conference on Chlamidia and Mycoplasma Human Infections, Ferrara, Italy 19-20 April 2007: 49-50.Oral comunication. 39. Contini C., Seraceni S., Cultrera R., Granieri E., Fainardi E. Detection of Parachlamydialike organisms in patients with multiple sclerosis. International Conference on Chlamidia and Mycoplasma Human Infections, Ferrara, Italy 19-20 April 2007: 37. 40. Coen M., Cultrera R., Agnati M., Crapanzano Minichello V.M., Seraceni S., Contini C., Mascoli F. Identification of metabolically active chlamydia pneumoniae in symptomatic carotid atherosclerotic plaques. ESCVS 56th International Congress, Venice , Italy 17-21 May 2007: Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery .Vol.6 (suppl. 1):V2-4. Oral comunication. 41. Crapanzano Minichello V.M., Badia L.,. Grilli A, Segala D.,. Seraceni S, Scivales S., Cultrera R., Contini C. Indagine retrospettiva delle linfoadenopatie infettive. Ruolo dei tests molecolari. 6 Congresso Nazionale Società Italiana di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali (SIMIT). Napoli, Italia 20-23 Novembre 2007: Vol. Atti elettronico: Poster. 42. Cultrera R., Zuliani G,. Segala D,. Seraceni S, Fellin R., Contini C. (2007). Endocardite da Bartonella henselae? Riscontro di anticorpi anti-fosfolipidi, anti-beta2-glicoproteina e anticardiolipina. 6 Congresso Nazionale Società Italiana di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali (SIMIT) Napoli, Italia 20-23 Novembre 2007: Vol. Atti elettronico: Poster. 43. Contini C., Seraceni S, Lanza F., Carradori S., Sebastiani A., Perri P. Molecular evidence of Chlamydia trachomatis in a female patient with ocular lymphoma and chronic hepatitis b.. 18th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). Barcelona, Spain 18-22 April 2008; Clinical Microbiology and Infection.Vol.; P2158. 44. Seraceni S., Macchia C., Cultrera R., Rubini R.., Contini C Search of Toxoplasma gondii DNA in Shellfish from Adriatic Sea, Italy. Toxoplasma Centennial Congress: From discovery to Pubblic Health management. Buzios, Rio de Janeiro State, Brasil, 20-24 September 2008. Poster n. P148, 24th September 45. Contini C., Seraceni S. A PANEL OF MOLECULAR MARKERS TO EVALUATE TOXOPLASMA GONDII IN IMMUNOCOMPETENT PATIENTS WITH ACUTE OR QUIESCENT DISEASE. Toxoplasma Centennial Congress: From discovery to Pubblic Health management. Buzios, Rio de Janeiro State, Brasil, 20-24 September 2008. Poster n. P167, 22th September 46. Contini C., Scivales S., Grilli A., Cultrera R., Seraceni S. Identificazione di Micoplasmi e Clamide in pazienti con febbre indeterminata. XXXVII Congresso AMCLI, Stresa 5-8 Ottobre 2008: Poster n. 79bis. 47. Cultrera R., Scivales S., Grilli A., Seraceni S., Badia L., Crapanzano Minichello VM., Contini C. Osteomieliti da Gram-negativi difficili: problematiche di antibioticoterapia in tre casi clinici. 7 Congresso Nazionale SIMIT, Bergamo 19-22 Novembre 2008.