148:
Nakanaga K.,
Hoshino Y., Wakabayashi M., Fujimoto N.,
Tortoli E. , Makino M.,
Tanaka T., Ishii N.
Mycobacterium shigaense sp.
nov., a novel slowly growing scotochromogenic mycobacterium that
produced nodules in an erythroderma patient with severe cellular
immunodeficiency and a history of Hodgkin's disease.
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147:
Tortoli E. ,
Mannino R., Carvalho A.C., Matteelli A.
Delayed diagnosis of disseminated
Mycobacterium genavense infection in a Human
Immunodeficiency Virus-negative young woman.
Infect Dis Clin Pract 2011, Jul;19(4):286-7.
146:
Leao S.C., Tortoli E. ,
Euzéby J.P., Garcia M.J.
Proposal that
Mycobacterium massiliense and Mycobacterium bolletii be
united and reclassified as Mycobacterium abscessus subsp.
bolletii comb. nov., designation of Mycobacterium abscessus
subsp. abscessus subsp. nov. and emended description of
Mycobacterium abscessus.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011, Sep;61(9):2311-3.
145:
Tortoli E. ,
Böttger E.C., Fabio A., Falsen E., Gitti Z., Grottola A., Klenk H.P.,
Mannino R., Mariottini A., Messinò M., Pecorari M., Rumpianesi F.
Mycobacterium
europaeum sp. nov., a scotochromogenic species related to the
Mycobacterium simiae complex .
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011, Jul;61(7):1606-11.
144:
Tortoli E.
Phylogeny of the genus Mycobacterium : Many doubts, few
certainties.
Infect Genet Evol 2012, 12:827-31.
143:
van Ingen J., Tortoli E. , Selvarangan R., Coyle M.B., Crump J.A.,
Morrissey A.B., Dekhuijzen P.N.R., Boeree M.J., van Soolingen D.
Mycobacterium
sherrisii sp. nov., a slow-growing non-chromogenic species.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011, Jun;61(6):1293-8.
142:
Abadia E., Zhang
J., Ritacco V., Kremer K., Ruimy R., Rigouts L., Gomes H.M., Ribeiro
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Garcia de Viedma D., Herranz M., Al-Hajoj S., Rastogi N., Garzelli C.,
Tortoli E. , Suffys P.N.,
van Soolingen D., Refrégier G., Sola C.
The use of
microbead-based spoligotyping for Mycobacterium tuberculosis
complex to evaluate the quality of the conventional method: Providing
guidelines for Quality Assurance when working on membranes.
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141:
Maschmann
R.d.A., Verza M., Silva M.S.N., Sperhacke R.D., Ribeiro M.O., Suffys
P.N., Gomes H.M., Tortoli E. ,
Marcelli F., Zaha A., Rossetti M.L.R.
Detection of rifampin-resistant genotypes in Mycobacterium
tuberculosis by reverse
hybridization assay.
Mem Inst Oswald o
Cruz 2011, Mar; 106(2):139-45.
140:
Lari N., Bimbi N., Rindi L.,
Tortoli E. , Garzelli C.
Genetic diversity of human isolates of Mycobacterium bovis
assessed by spolygotyping and Variable Number Tandem Repeat genotyping.
Infect Genet Evol 2011,
Jan;
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139:
Piseddu E.,
Trotta M., Tortoli E. ,
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Detection and
molecular characterization of Mycobacterium celatum as a cause of
splenitis in a domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo ) .
J Comp Pathol 2011,
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138:
Sester M., Giehl
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European Network for global
cooperation in the field of AIDS and TB (EUCO-Net) .
Challenges and
perspectives for improved management of HIV/Mycobacterium
tuberculosis co-infection.
Eur Respir J 2010,
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137:
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Standard operating procedure for optimal identification of mycobacteria
using 16S rRNA gene sequences .
Stand ards
Genom Sci 2010, Sep;
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136:
Garzelli C., Lari N., Cuccu B.,
Tortoli E. ,
Rindi L.
Impact of
immigration on tuberculosis in a low-incidence area of Italy: a
molecular epidemiological approach.
Clin Microbiol Infect 2010, Nov;
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135:
Tortoli E. ,
Rogasi P.G. , Fantoni E., Beltrami C. , De Francisci A., Mariottini A.
Infection due to a novel mycobacterium, mimicking
multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis .
Clin Microbiol Infect 2010, Aug;
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134:
Marazzi M.G., Chapgier A., Defilippi A.C.,
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Disseminated Mycobacterium scrofulaceum
infection in a child with interferon-gamma receptor 1 deficiency.
Int J Infect Dis 2010, Feb;
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133:
Tortoli E. , Pecorari M.,
Fabio G., Messinò M., Fabio A.
Commercial DNA-probes for mycobacteria incorrectly identify a number of
less frequently encountered species.
JClin Microbiol
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132:
Tortoli E.
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Clin.Infect.Dis.
2009, Oct, 15(10):906-10.
131:
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Osório Ribeiro M., Rosso F., Suffys P.N.,
Tortoli E. , Marcelli F., Zaha A.
Rossetti M.L.R.
In house colorimetric reverse hybridization assay for detection of the
mutation most frequently associated with resistance to isoniazid in Mycobacterium
tuberculosis .
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz
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130:
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Tortoli E. , Dekhuijzen R.P., Boeree M.J., van Soolingen D.
Mycobacterium mantenii sp.
nov., a pathogenic, slowly growing, scotochromogenic
mycobacterium.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol
2009, Nov, 59(11):2782-87.
129:
van Ingen J., Boeree M.J., Kösters K., Wieland A.,
Tortoli E. , Dekhuijzen
P.N., van Soolingen D.
Proposal to
elevate Mycobacterium avium complex ITS sequevar MAC-Q to
Mycobacterium vulneris sp. nov.
Int J
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128:
Leao S.C.,
Tortoli E. , Viana-Niero
C., Ueki S.Y., Lima K.V., Lopes M.L., Yubero J., Menendez M.C., Garcia
M.J.
Characterization
of mycobacteria from a major Brazilian outbreak suggests that revision
of the taxonomic status of members of the Mycobacterium chelonae-M.
abscessus group is needed.
J Clin Microbiol 2009, Sep; 47(9):2691-8.
127:
Tortoli E. ,
Baruzzo S.,
Heijdra Y., Klenk H.P., Lauria
S., Mariottini A., van Ingen J.
M ycobacterium
insubricum sp. nov.
Int J
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126:
van Ingen J., Al-Hajoj S.A., Boeree M., Al-Rabiah F., Enaimi M., de
Zwaan R., Tortoli E. ,
Dekhuijzen R., van Soolingen D.
M ycobacterium
riyadhense sp. nov., a non-tuberculous species identified as
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex by a commercial line-probe assay.
Int J
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125: Tortoli E. ,
Adriani B., Baruzzo S.,
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Pulmonary
disease due to Mycobacterium arosiense , an easily misidentified
pathogenic novel mycobacterium.
J Clin Microbiol 2009, Jun; 47(6):1947-9.
124: Lari N.,
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Tortoli E. , Garzelli C.
Association of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates of
BOVIS and Central Asian (CAS) genotypic lineages with extrapulmonary
disease.
Clin Microbiol Infect 2009, Jun;
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123: Mattei
R., Savarino A., Fabbri M., Moneta S.,
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Use
of the BacT/Alert MB mycobacterial blood culture system for detection of
mycobacteria in sterile body fluids other than blood.
J Clin Microbiol 2009, Mar;
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122: Bartalesi
F., Vicidomini F., Goletti D., Fiorelli C., Melchiorre D.,
Tortoli E. , Mantella A.,
Benucci M., Girardi E. Cerinic M.M., Bartoloni A.
QuantiFERON-TB
Gold and the TST are both useful for latent tuberculosis infection
screening in autoimmune diseases.
Eur Respir J 2009,Mar;
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121: Bang
D., Herlin T., Stegger M., Andersen A.E., Torkko P.,
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Mycobacterium arosiense sp. nov., a slowly growing, scotochromogenic
species causing osteomyelitis in an immunocompromised child.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008, Oct;
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120: Tortoli E. ,
Gabini R., Galanti I., Mariottini A.
Lethal Mycobacterium massiliense sepsis, Italy. Emerg
Infect Dis 2008, Jun; 14(6):984-5.
119: Tortoli E. , Baruzzo S., Lauria S., Mariottini A.
Use of commercial cards for freeing DNA from mycobacterial strains. New
Microbiol 2008, Jan; 31(1):151-3.
118: Richter
E., Tortoli E. , Fischer
A., Hendricks O., Engel R., Hillemann D., Schubert S., Kristiansen J.E.
Mycobacterium alsiense , a novel, slowly growing species isolated
from two patients with pulmonary disease. J
Clin Microbiol 2007, Nov; 45(11):3837-9.
117: Rindi
L., Peroni I., Lari N., Bonanni D.,
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Variation of the expression of Mycobacterium tuberculosis ppe44
gene among clinical isolates. FEMS
Immunol Med Microbiol 2007, Nov;
51(2):381-7.
116: Tortoli
E. , Galli L., Andebirhan T., Baruzzo S.,
Chiappini E., de Martino M., Brown-Elliott B.A.
The first case of Mycobacterium sherrisii disseminated infection
in a child with AIDS. AIDS 2007, Jul;
21(11):1496-8.
115: Lari
N. , Rindi L., Bonanni D., Rastogi N., Sola C.,
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Three-year longitudinal study of genotypes of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis isolated in Tuscany, Italy. J
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114: Tortoli
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113: Tortoli,E. , Mariottini A., Mazzarelli G.
Mycobacterium
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2007,
Feb; 57(2):221-3.
112:
Tortoli E. ,
Marcelli F.
Use
of the INNO LiPA Rif.TB for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
DNA directly in clinical specimens and for simultaneous determination of
rifampin susceptibility. Eur J
Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007, Jan; 26(1):51-5.
111: Reischl
U., Melzl H., Kroppenstedt R.M., Miethke T., Naumann L.,
Mariottini A. ,
Mazzarelli G. ,
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Mycobacterium monacense sp. nov.Int J
Syst Evol Microbiol 2006, Nov; 56(11):2575-8.
110: Lari
N. , Rindi L., Bonanni D.,
Tortoli E. , Garzelli C.
Molecular analysis of clinical isolates of Mycobacterium bovis
recovered from humans in Italy. J
Clin Microbiol 2006, Nov; 44(11):4218-21.
109: Cavasoglu
C., Tortoli E.
[Characterization of two new pigmented mycobacteria isolates]. Mikrobiyol
Bul. 2006 Jul;40(3):185-94.
Turkish
108: Tortoli E.
The new mycobacteria: an update. FEMS
Immunol Med Microbiol 2006, Nov; 48(2):159-78.
Review
107: Murcia
M.I, Tortoli E. , Menendez
M.C., Palenque E., Garcia M.J.
Mycobacterium colombiense sp. nov., a novel member of the
Mycobacterium avium complex and description of MAC-X as a new ITS
genetic variant. Int J
Syst Evol Microbiol 2006, Sept; 56(9):2049-54.
106: Lari
N .,
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isolates of Beijing genotype. J
Med Microbiol 2006, Maj; 55(5):599-603.
105: Brudey
K., Driscoll J.R., Rigouts L., Prodinger W.M., Gori A., Al-Hajoj S.A.M.,
Allix C., Aristimuño L., Arora J., Baumanis V., Binder L., Cafrune P.,
Cataldi A., Cheong S., Diel R., Ellermeier C., Evans J.T., Fauville M.,
Ferdinand S., Garcia de Viedma D., Garzelli C., Gazzola L., Gomes HM.,
Guttierez M.C., Hawkey P.M., van Helden P.D., Kadival G.V., Kreiswirth
B.N., Kremer K., Kubin M., Kulkarni S.P., Liens B., Lillebaek T., Ly
H.M., Martin C., Martin C., Mokrousov I., Narvskaïa O., Ngeow Y.F.,
Naumann L., Niemann S., Parwati I., Rahim Z., Rasolofo-Razanamparany V.,
Rasolonavalona T., Rossetti M.L., Rüsch-Gerdes S., Sajduda A., Samper
S., Shemyakin I., Singh U.B., Somoskovi A., Skuce R., van Soolingen D.,
Streicher E.M., Suffys P.N.,
Tortoli
E. ,
Tracevska T., Vincent V., Victor T.C., Warren R., Yap S.F., Zaman K.,
Portaels F., Rastogi R., Sola C.
Mycobacterium
tuberculosis complex genetic diversity: mining the fourth
international spoligotyping database (SpolDB4) for classification,
population genetics and epidemiology.BMC
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104: Russo
C.,
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Evaluation of the new GenoType Mycobacterium assay for identification of
mycobacterial species. J
Clin Microbiol 2006, Feb; 44(2):334-9.
103:
Tortoli E. ,
Mantella A., Mariottini A., Mazzarelli G.,
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Successfully
treated spondylodiscitis due to a previously unreported mycobacterium. J
Med Microbiol 2006, Jan; 55(1):119-21.
102:
Tortoli E. ,
Mattei R., Russo C.,
Scarparo C.
Mycobacterium
lentiflavum , an emerging pathogen?J
Infect 2006, Jun; 52(6):185-187.
101:
Tortoli E. ,
Chianura L., Fabbro L., Mariottini A.,
Martin-Casabona N., Mazzarelli G.,
Russo C., Spinelli M.
Infections due to the newly described species Mycobacterium
parascrofulaceum . J
Clin Microbiol 2005, Aug; 43(8):4286-7.
100:
Tortoli E. , Rindi L., Goh
K.S., Katila M.L., Mariottini A.,
Mattei R., Mazzarelli G.,
Suomalainen S., Torkko P., Rastogi N.
Mycobacterium florentinum sp. nov., isolated from humans. Int J
Syst Evol Microbiol 2005 May; 55(3):1101-6.
99:
Lari N., Rindi L., Sola C., Bonanni D., Rastogi N.,
Tortoli E. ,
Garzelli C.
Genetic diversity, determined on the basis of katG463 and gyrA95
polymorphisms, spoligotyping, and IS6110 typing, of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates.
J Clin
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98:
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A case-control study for
multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: risk factors in four European
countries.
Microb Drug Resist 2005 Spring;
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97:
Rindi L., Bianchi L.,
Tortoli E. ,
Lari N., Bonanni D., Garzelli C.B .
Mutations responsible for
Mycobacterium tuberculosis isoniazid resistance in Italy.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis, 2005 Jan;
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96:
Molteni C., Gazzola L., Cesari M., Lombardi A.,
Salerno F.,
Tortoli E. ,
Codecasa L., Penati V., Franzetti F., Gori A .
Mycobacterium lentiflavum infection in immunocompetent patient.
Emerg Infect
Dis 2005 Jan; 11(1):119-22.
95:
Piersimoni C., Mandler F., Marchetti D., Molinari
G.L., Riva R.,
Tortoli E. ,
Tronci M., Scarparo C.
Mycobacterial testing in hospital laboratories: results from a
questionnaire survey in Italy.
Clin
Microbiol Infect 2004 Nov; 10(11):1014-7.
94:
Martin-Casabona N., Bahrmand A.R., Bennedsen J., Thomsen V.O., Curcio
M., Fauville-Dufaux M., Feldman K., Havelkova M., Katila
M .L., Koksalam
K., Pereira M.F., Rodrigues, F., Pfyffer G.E., Portaels F., Urgell J.R.,
Rusch-Gerdes S.,
Tortoli E. ,
Vincent V., Watt B.S.L.
Non-tuberculous
mycobacteria: patterns of isolation. A multi-country retrospective
survey.
Int J
Tuberc Lung Dis, 2004 Oct; 8(10):1186-93.
93 :
Ferdinand S., Legrand E., Goh K.S., Berchela M.,
Mazzarelli G.,
Sola C.,
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Rastogi N.
Taxonomic and phylogenetic status of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in a
Caribbean setting.
Mol
Cell Probes ,
2004 Dec; 18(12):399-408.
92:
Tortoli E. ,
Rindi L., Bartoloni A., Garzelli C., Manfrin V., Mantella A., Piccoli
P., Scarparo C.
Isolation of a novel sequevar of Mycobacterium flavescens from
the synovial fluid of an AIDS patient. Clin
Microbiol Infect, 2004 Nov; 10(11):1017-9.
91:
Tortoli E. ,
Dionisio D., Fabbri C.
Clinical evaluation of moxifloxacin activity in
vitro against Mycobacterium tuberculosis , including resistant and
multidrug-resistant strains. J
Chemother, 2004 Aug; 16(4):334-6.
90:
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Clinical features
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Microbiol Newsl, 2004 Jun; 26(12):89-95.
Review
89:
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Clinical features
of infections caused by new nontuberculous mycobacteria, Part II. Clin
Microbiol Newsl, 2004 Jul; 26(13):96-100.
Review
88:
Tortoli E. ,
Rindi L., Garcia J., Chiaradonna P., Dei R., Garzelli C., Kroppenstedt
R.M., Lari N., Mattei R.,
Mariottini A.,
Mazzarelli G.,
Murcia M.I., Nanetti A., Piccoli P., Scarparo C.
Proposal to elevate the genetic variant MAC-A, included in the
Mycobacterium avium complex, to species rank as Mycobacterium
chimaera sp. nov.
Int J
Syst Evol Microbiol, 2004 Jul; 54(4):1 277-85.
87:
Fanti F.,
Tortoli E. ,
Hall L., Roberts G.D., Kroppenstedt R.M., Dodi I., Conti S.,
Polonelli L., Chezzi C.
Mycobacterium parmense sp. nov.Int
J Syst Evol Microbiol, 2004 Jul; 54(4):1125-7.
86:
Lari N., Rindi L., Bonanni D.,
Tortoli E. ,
Garzelli C.
Beijing/W
Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Italy.
Emerg
Infect Dis, 2004 May; 10(5):958-9.
85:
Galassi L., Donato R.,
Tortoli E. ,
Burrini D., Santianni D., Dei R.
Nontuberculous
mycobacteria in hospital water systems: application of HPLC for
identification of environmental mycobacteria.
J.Water Health (2003),
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84:
Martinelli C., Farese A., Carocci A., Giorgini S.,
Tortoli E. ,
Leoncini F.
First case of Mycobacterium
haemophilum infection in an AIDS patient in Italy.
J Eur
Acad Dermatol Venereol, 2004 Jan; 18(1):83-5.
83:
Tortoli E.
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Springer, Milan, 2003,
287-304.
82:
Tortoli E.
Mycobacterium kansasii , species or complex? Biomolecular and
epidemiological insights.
Kekkaku, 2003 Nov; 78(11):705-9.
81:
Tortoli E.
Latin grammar headaches.
J Clin
Microbiol, 2003 Dec; 41(12):5838.
80:
Rindi L., Bianchi L., Tortoli E. ,
Lari N., Bonanni D., Garzelli C.
A real-time
PCR assay for detection of isoniazid resistance in Mycobacterium
tuberculosis clinical isolates.
J
Microbiol Methods, 2003; Dec; 55(3):797-800.
79:
Tortoli E. ,
Mariottini A.,
Evaluation of
INNO-LiPA MYCOBACTERIA v2: improved reverse hybridization multiple DNA
probe assay for mycobacterial identification.
J Clin
Microbiol, 2003 Sep; 41(9):4418-20.
78:
Bartoloni A., Strohmeyer M., Bartalesi F., Messeri D.,
Tortoli E. ,
Farese A., Leoncini F., Nutini S., Righi R., Gabbuti A., Mazzotta
F., Paradisi F.
Evaluation of a rapid immunochromatographic test for the serologic
diagnosis of tuberculosis in Italy.
Clin
Microbiol Infect, 2003; Jul; 7(9):632-9.
77:
Tortoli E. , Rindi L., Bartoloni A., Garzelli C., Mantella A., Mazzarelli G., Piccoli
P., Scarparo C.
Mycobacterium elephantis : not an exceptional finding in clinical
specimens.
Eur J
Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 2003 Jul; 22(7):427-30.
76:
Tortoli E.
Impact of
genotypic studies on mycobacterial taxonomy: the new mycobacteria of the
1990s. Clin
Microbiol Rev, 2003 Apr; 41(2):319-54.
Review
75:
Mazzarelli G., Rindi L.,
Piccoli P.,
Scarparo C., Garzelli C.,
Tortoli E.
Evaluation of the BDProbeTec ET Systen
for the direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in
pulmonary and extrapulmonary samples: a multicenter study. J Clin
Microbiol, 2003 Apr; 41(4):1779-82.
74: Torkko
P., Suomalainen S., Iivanainen E.,
Tortoli E. , Suutari M., Seppanen J., Paulin L., Katila M.L.
Mycobacterium palustre sp. nov.,
a potentially pathogenic, slowly growing mycobacterium isolated from
clinical and veterinary specimens and from Finnish stream waters.
Int J
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73:
Tortoli E .
Identification of mycobacteria by using INNO LiPA.
J Clin
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72:
Rossetti R., Lencioni P., Innocenti F.,
Tortoli E.
Pseudoepidemic from Mycobacterium gordonae due to a contaminated
automatic bronchoscope washing machine.
Am J
Infect Control, 2002 Jun; 30(3):196-197.
71:
Tortoli E. , Benedetti M., Fontanelli A., Simonetti T.
Evaluation of automated BACTEC MGIT 960 System for testing
susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to four major
antituberculous drugs: comparison with the radiometric BACTEC 460TB
method and the agar plate method of proportion.
J Clin
Microbiol, 2002 Feb; 40(2):607-10.
70 :
Tortoli E. , Bartoloni A.,
Erba M.L., Levrè E., Lombardi N., Mantella A., Mecocci L.
Human infections due to Mycobacterium lentiflavum .
J Clin
Microbiol, 2002 Feb; 40(2):728-9.
69:
Tortoli E. , Piersimoni C.,
Kroppenstedt R.M., Montoya-Burgos J.I., Reischl U., Giacometti A., Emler
S.
Mycobacterium doricum sp. nov.Int J
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68: Tortoli
E. , Bartoloni A., Böttger E.C., Emler S., Garzelli C., Magliano
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Burden of unidentifiable mycobacteria in a reference laboratory.
J Clin
Microbiol. 2001 Nov;39(11):4058-65.
67:
Brunello F., Ligozzi M., Cristelli E., Bonora S.,
Tortoli E. , Fontana R.
Identification of 54 mycobacterial species by PCR-restriction fragment
length polymorphism analysis of the hsp65 gene.
J Clin
Microbiol. 2001 Aug;39(8):2799-806.
Tortoli E. , Nanetti A.,
Piersimoni C., Cichero P., Farina C., Mucignat G., Scarparo C,
Bartolini L. , Valentini R.,
Nista D., Gesu G., Tosi C.P., Crovatto M., Brusarosco G.
Performance assessment of
new multiplex probe assay for identification of mycobacteria.
J Clin
Microbiol. 2001 Mar;39(3):1079-84.
Rinder H., Mieskes K.T., Tortoli E. ,
Richter E., Casal M., Vaquero M., Cambau E., Feldmann K., Loscher T.
Detection of embB codon 306 mutations in ethambutol resistant
Mycobacterium tuberculosis directly from sputum samples: a
low-cost, rapid approach.
Mol
Cell Probes. 2001 Feb;15(1): 37-42.
Torkko P., Suomalainen S., Iivanainen E., Suutari M., Paulin L.,
Rudback E., Tortoli E. , Vincent
V., Mattila R., Katila M.L.
Characterization of
Mycobacterium bohemicum isolated from human, veterinary, and
environmental sources.
J Clin
Microbiol. 2001 Jan;39(1):207-11.
Mieskes K.T., Rusch-Gerdes S., Truffot-Pernot C., Feldmann K.,
Tortoli E. , Casal M., Loscher T.,
Rinder H.
Rapid, simple, and
culture-independent detection of rpsL codon 43 mutations that are
highly predictive of streptomycin resistance in Mycobacterium
tuberculosis .
Am J
Trop Med Hyg. 2000 Jul-Aug;63(1-2):56-60.
Tortoli E. , Bartoloni A., Garzelli C., Lari N.,
Lavinia F. , Mantella A., Emler S .
Unusual high-performance
liquid chromatography profile of a strain of Mycobacterium avium .
Clin
Microbiol Infect. 2000 Oct;6(10):568-9.
Tortoli E. , Mattei R.,
Savarino A.,
Bartolini L. , Beer
J.
Comparison of Mycobacterium tuberculosis susceptibility testing
performed with BACTEC 460TB (Becton Dickinson) and MB/BacT (Organon
Teknika) systems.
Diagn
Microbiol Infect Dis. 2000 Oct;38(2):83-6.
Torkko P., Suomalainen S., Iivanainen E., Suutari M.,
Tortoli E. , Paulin L., Katila
M.L.
Mycobacterium xenopi
and related organisms isolated from stream waters in Finland and
description of Mycobacterium botniense sp. nov.Int J
Syst Evol Microbiol. 2000 Jan;50 Pt 1:283-9.
Carbonara S., Tortoli E. ,
Costa D., Monno L., Fiorentino G., Grimaldi A., Boscia D., Rollo M.A.,
Pastore G., Angarano G.
Disseminated
Mycobacterium terrae infection in a patient with advanced human
immunodeficiency virus disease.
Clin
Infect Dis. 2000 May;30(5):831-5.
Review
Tortoli E. , Bartoloni A.,
Manfrin V., Mantella A., Scarparo C., Bottger E.
Cervical lymphadenitis due to Mycobacterium bohemicum .
Clin
Infect Dis. 2000 Jan;30(1):210-1.
Fattorini L., Iona E., Ricci M.L., Thoresen O.F., Orru G., Oggioni
M.R., Tortoli E. , Piersimoni C.,
Chiaradonna P., Tronci M., Pozzi G., Orefici G.
Activity of 16 antimicrobial agents
against drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis .
Microb
Drug Resist. 1999 Winter;5(4):265-70.
Tortoli E. , Kroppenstedt R.M.,
Bartoloni A., Caroli G., Jan I., Pawlowski J., Emler S.
Mycobacterium tusciae sp. nov.Int J
Syst Bacteriol. 1999 Oct;49 Pt 4:1839-44.
Tortoli E , Cichero P.,
Piersimoni C.,
Simonetti M.T. ,
Gesu G., Nista D.
Use of BACTEC MGIT 960 for recovery of mycobacteria from clinical
specimens: multicenter study.
J Clin
Microbiol. 1999 Nov;37(11):3578-82.
Rinder H., Feldmann K., Tortoli E. ,
Grosset J., Casal M., Richter E., Rifai M., Jarlier V., Vaquero M.,
Rusch-Gerdes S., Cambau E., Gutierrez J., Loscher T.
Culture-independent prediction of isoniazid resistance in
Mycobacterium tuberculosis by katG gene analysis directly
from sputum samples.
Mol
Diagn. 1999 Jun;4(2):145-52.
Rossi R., Urbano F., Tortoli E. ,
Trotta M., Zuccati G., Cappugi P.
Primary tuberculosis of the penis.
J Eur
Acad Dermatol Venereol. 1999 Mar;12(2):174-6.
Dei R., Tortoli E. , Bartoloni
A.,
Simonetti M.T. , Lillini E.
HPLC
does not differentiate Mycobacterium paratuberculosis from
Mycobacterium avium .
Vet
Microbiol. 1999 Mar 12;65(3):209-13.
Tortoli E. , Tronci M., Tosi
C.P., Galli C.,
Lavinia F. ,
Natili S., Goglio A.
Multicenter evaluation of two commercial amplification kits (Amplicor,
Roche and LCx, Abbott) for direct detection of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis in pulmonary and extrapulmonary specimens.
Diagn
Microbiol Infect Dis. 1999 Mar;33(3):173-9.
Buiatti E., Acciai S., Ragni P.,
Tortoli E. , Barbieri A., Cravedi B., Santini M.G.
[The
quantification of tuberculous disease in an Italian area and the
estimation of underreporting by means of record linkage].
Quantificazione della malattia tubercolare in un'area italiana e stima
della sottonotifica tramite record-linkage.
Epidemiol Prev.
1998 Oct-Dec;22(4):237-41.
Italian
Tortoli E. ,
Lavinia F.,
Simonetti M.T .
Early detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in BACTEC cultures
by ligase chain reaction.
J Clin
Microbiol. 1998 Sep;36(9):2791-2.
Tortoli E. , Brunello F.,
Cagni A.E., Colombrita D., Dionisio D., Grisendi L., Manfrin V., Moroni
M., Passerini Tosi C., Pinsi G., Scarparo C.,
Simonetti M.T .
Mycobacterium genavense in AIDS patients, report of 24 cases in
Italy and review of the literature.Eur J
Epidemiol. 1998 Apr;14(3):219-24.
Review
Nutini S., Tortoli E. ,
Corrado A.
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in the Florence province from 1992 to
1995.
Int J
Tuberc Lung Dis. 1998 Jun;2(6):484-9.
Tortoli E. , Besozzi G.,
Lacchini C., Penati V.,
Simonetti M.T. ,
Emler S.
Pulmonary infection due to Mycobacterium szulgai , case report and
review of the literature.
Eur
Respir J. 1998 Apr;11(4):975-7.
Review
Tortoli E. , Cichero P.,
Chirillo M.G., Gismondo M.R., Bono L., Gesu G.,
Simonetti M.T. , Volpe G., Nardi
G., Marone P.
Multicenter comparison of ESP Culture System II with BACTEC 460TB and
with Lowenstein-Jensen medium for recovery of mycobacteria from
different clinical specimens, including blood.
J Clin
Microbiol. 1998 May;36(5):1378-81.
Tortoli E. , Reischl U.,
Besozzi G., Emler S.
Characterization of an isolate belonging to the newly described species
Mycobacterium hassiacum .
Diagn
Microbiol Infect Dis. 1998 Mar;30(3):193-6.
Tortoli E. , Mandler F.,
Tronci M., Penati V., Sbaraglia G., Costa D., Montini G., Predominato
M., Riva R., Passerini Tosi C.,
Piersimoni C., Urbano P.
Multicenter evaluation of mycobacteria growth indicator tube (MGIT)
compared with the BACTEC radiometric method, BBL biphasic growth medium
and Löwenstein-Jensen medium
Clin Microbiol Infect. 1997 Aug;3(4):468-473.
Sander P., Alcaide F., Richter I., Frischkorn K.,
Tortoli E. , Springer B., Telenti
A., Bottger E.C.
Inteins in mycobacterial GyrA are a taxonomic character.
Microbiology. 1998 Feb;144 ( Pt 2):589-91.
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Tortoli E. , Piersimoni C.
Molecular mechanisms of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Alpe Adria Microbiology
Journal. (1998), 7:275-283
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Angarano G., Carbonara S., Costa D.,
Gori A., the Italian Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Study Group
Drug-resistant tuberculosis in human
immunodeficiency virus infected persons in Italy .
Int.J.Tuberc.Lung Dis.
(1998), 2(4):303-311
Tortoli E. ,
Lavinia F. ,
Simonetti M.T .
Evaluation of a commercial ligase chain reaction kit (Abbott LCx) for
direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pulmonary and
extrapulmonary specimens.
J Clin
Microbiol. 1997 Sep;35(9):2424-6.
Alcaide F., Richter I., Bernasconi C., Springer B., Hagenau C.,
Schulze-Robbecke R., Tortoli E. ,
Martin R., Bottger E.C., Telenti A.
Heterogeneity and clonality among isolates of Mycobacterium kansasii :
implications for epidemiological and pathogenicity studies.
J Clin
Microbiol. 1997 Aug;35(8):1959-64.
Tortoli E. , Piersimoni C.,
Bartoloni A., Burrini C., Callegaro A.P., Caroli G., Colombrita D.,
Goglio A., Mantella A., Tosi C.P.,
Simonetti M.T .
Mycobacterium malmoense in Italy: the modern Norman invasion?Eur J
Epidemiol. 1997 Apr;13(3):341-6.
Tortoli E. , Kirschner P.,
Springer B., Bartoloni A., Burrini C., Mantella A., Scagnelli M.,
Scarparo C.,
Simonetti M.T ,
Bottger E.C.
Cervical lymphadenitis due to an unusual mycobacterium.
Eur J
Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 1997 Apr;16(4):308-11.
Tortoli E. , Piersimoni C.,
Kirschner P., Bartoloni A., Burrini C., Lacchini C., Mantella A., Muzzi
G., Tosi C.P., Penati V., Scarparo C.,
Simonetti M.T , Bottger E.C.
Characterization of mycobacterial isolates phylogenetically related to,
but different from Mycobacterium simiae .
J Clin
Microbiol. 1997 Mar;35(3):697-702.
Piersimoni C., Tortoli E. , de
Lalla F., Nista D., Donato D., Bornigia S., De Sio G.
Isolation of Mycobacterium celatum from patients infected with
human immunodeficiency virus.
Clin
Infect Dis. 1997 Feb;24(2):144-7.
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Tortoli E. , Bartoloni A.
High-performance liquid chromatography and identification of
mycobacteria .
Rev. Med. Microbiol.
(1996), 7:207-219
Tortoli E. ,
Simonetti M.T. ,
Lavinia F .
Evaluation of reformulated chemiluminescent DNA probe (AccuProbe) for
culture identification of Mycobacterium kansasii .
J Clin
Microbiol. 1996 Nov;34(11):2838-40.
Tortoli E. , Kirschner P.,
Bartoloni A., Burrini C., Manfrin V., Mantella A., Scagnelli M.,
Scarparo C.,
Simonetti M.T. ,
Bottger E.C.
Isolation of an unusual mycobacterium from an AIDS patient.
J Clin
Microbiol. 1996 Sep;34(9):2316-9.
Tortoli E. , Bartoloni A.,
Burrini C., Colombrita D., Mantella A., Pinsi G.,
Simonetti M.T. , Swierczynski G.,
Bottger E.C.
Characterization of an isolate of the newly described species
Mycobacterium interjectum .
Zentralbl Bakteriol. 1996 Mar;283(3):286-94.
Fattorini L., Vincent V., Li B., Xiao Y., Varnerot A.,
Tortoli E. , Piersimoni C.,
Mandler F., Mascellino M.T., Iona E., Orefici G.
Type
frequency and antimicrobial susceptibility of Mycobacterium
avium-intracellulare complex strains isolated in Italy from AIDS and
non-AIDS patients.
J
Chemother. 1996 Feb;8(1):37-42.
Tortoli E. , Bartoloni A.,
Bozzetta E., Burrini C., Lacchini C., Mantella A., Penati V.,
Simonetti M.T. , Ghittino C.
Identification of the newly described Mycobacterium poriferae
from tuberculous lesions of snakehead fish (Channa striatus ).
Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis. 1996 Jan;19(1):25-9.
Springer B., Tortoli E. ,
Richter I., Grunewald R., Rusch-Gerdes S., Uschmann K., Suter F.,
Collins M.D., Kroppenstedt R.M., Bottger E.C.
Mycobacterium conspicuum sp. nov., a new species isolated from
patients with disseminated infections.J Clin
Microbiol. 1995 Nov;33(11):2805-11.
Piersimoni C.,
Tortoli E. , Mascellino M.T.,
Passerini Tosi C., Sbaraglia G., Mandler F., Bistoni F., Bornigia S., De
Sio G., Goglio A., Iona E., Pasticci M.B., Simonetti M.T .
Activity of seven antimicrobial agents, alone and in combination,
against AIDS-associated isolates of Mycobacterium avium complex.
J
Antimicrob Chemother. 1995 Sep;36(3):497-502.
Tortoli E. ,
Simonetti M.T .
Radiometric susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium xenopi .
J
Chemother. 1995 Apr;7(2): 114-7.
Fattorini L., Li B., Piersimoni C.,
Tortoli E. , Xiao Y., Santoro C., Ricci M.L., Orefici G.
In vitro and ex vivo activities of antimicrobial agents used in
combination with clarithromycin, with or without amikacin, against
Mycobacterium avium .
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1995 Mar;39(3):680-5.
Tortoli E. , Bartoloni A.,
Burrini C., Mantella A.,
Simonetti M.T .
Utility of high-performance liquid chromatography for identification of
mycobacterial species rarely encountered in clinical laboratories.
Eur J
Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 1995 Mar;14(3):240-3.
Pechere M., Opravil M., Wald A., Chave J.P., Bessesen M., Sievers A.,
Hein R., von Overbeck J., Clark R.A.,
Tortoli E. , Emler S., Kirschner P., Gabriel V., Böttger E.C.,
Hirschel B., and the Swiss HIV Cohort Study .
Clinical and epidemiologic features of infection with Mycobacterium
genavense .
Arch
Intern Med. 1995 Feb 27;155(4):400-4.
Tortoli E. , Piersimoni C.,
Bacosi D., Bartoloni A., Betti F., Bono L., Burrini C., De Sio G.,
Lacchini C., Mantella A.,
Orsi P.G., Penati V., Simonetti
M.T., Böttger E.C.
Isolation of the newly described species Mycobacterium celatum
from AIDS patients.
J Clin
Microbiol. 1995 Jan;33(1): 137-40.
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Angarano G., Carbonara D., Costa D.,
the Italian
Tuberculosis Drug Resistance Study Group
Drug resistance of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis strains isolated from HIV-infected Italian patients:
preliminary report from a multicentric study .
Microbiologica.
(1995), 18:69-72
19:
Tortoli E. ,
Simonetti M.T. ,
Dionisio
D., Meli M., Sterrantino G.
Mycobacterium genavense and Mycobacterium avium mixed
infection in an AIDS patient.
Clin Microbiol Newsl.
(1995), 17:175-176
18:
Tortoli E. , Simonetti M.T.,
Bartoloni A., Burrini C., Dell'Anno F., Giuliani B., Mantella A.
Characterization of Mycobacterium
pulveris , an environmental mycobacterium isolated from a clinical
sample .
Med Microbiol
Lett. (1995), 4:247-254
Dionisio D., Tortoli E. ,
Simonetti M.T. , di Lollo S.,
Meli M., Farese A., Fontana R., Sterrantino G., Leoncini F.
[Intestinal mycobacterial infections in AIDS. Clinical course and
treatment of infections caused by Mycobacterium avium ,
Mycobacterium kansasii , Mycobacterium genavense ].
Micobatteri
intestinali in AIDS. Clinica e terapia delle infezioni da
Mycobacterium avium , Mycobacterium kansasii , Mycobacterium
genavense.
Recenti Prog Med. 1994 Nov;85(11):526-36.
Italian
Tortoli E. ,
Simonetti M.T. , Bartoloni A.,
Burrini C., Mantella A.
Investigation on several phenotypic features in two strains of
Mycobacterium genavense .
Microbiologica 1994 Oct;17(4):313-8.
Piersimoni C.,
Tortoli E. , De Sio G.
Disseminated infection due to Mycobacterium celatum in patient
with AIDS.
Lancet. 1994 Jul 30;344(8918):332.
Donato R.,
Tortoli E. ,
Simonetti M.T. , Ademollo B.,
Signorini L.F.
[The
search for nontuberculous mycobacteria in bottled mineral waters found
in commerce].
Ricerca di
micobatteri non tubercolari in acque minerali imbottigliate reperibili
in commercio.
Ann
Ig. 1994 Jul-Dec;6(4-6):895-9.
Italian
Tortoli E. ,
Simonetti M.T. , Lacchini C.,
Penati V., Urbano P.
Tentative evidence of AIDS-associated biotype of Mycobacterium
kansasii .
J Clin
Microbiol. 1994 Jul;32(7):1779-82.
Tortoli E. ,
Simonetti M.T. , Lacchini C.,
Penati V., Piersimoni C., Morbiducci V.
Evaluation of a commercial DNA probe assay for the identification of
Mycobacterium kansasii .
Eur J
Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 1994 Mar;13(3):264-7.
Tortoli E. ,
Simonetti M.T. , Dionisio D.,
Meli M.
Cultural studies on two isolates of "Mycobacterium genavense "
from patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Diagn
Microbiol Infect Dis. 1994 Jan;18(1):7-12.
Tortoli E. ,
Simonetti M.T. , Dionisio D.
Nasal Mycobacterium kansasii infection in a patient with acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome.
Eur J
Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 1993 Jul;12(7):564-5.
Tortoli E. , Mandler F.,
Bartolucci M., Bertoli G., Costa D., Goglio A., Innocenti B., Lacchini
C., Marchesani F., Passerini Tosi C., Piersimoni C., Urbano P .
Multicentre evaluation of a biphasic culture system for recovery of
mycobacteria from clinical specimens.
Eur J
Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 1993 Jun;12(6):425-9.
8:
Tortoli E. ,
Boddi V., Penati V.
Development and evaluation of a program and probability matrix for the
computer-aided identification of non-tuberculous mycobacteria
Binary. (1992), 4:200-203
Tortoli E. ,
Simonetti M.T. , Labardi C.,
Lopes Pegna A., Meli E., Stanflin N., Susini S.
Mycobacterium xenopi isolation from clinical specimens in the
Florence area: review of 46 cases.Eur J
Epidemiol. 1991 Nov;7(6):677-81.
Tortoli E. ,
Simonetti M.T .
Isolation of Mycobacterium
shimoidei from a patient with cavitary pulmonary disease.
J Clin
Microbiol. 1991 Aug;29(8):1754-6.
Review
Dionisio D, Di Lollo S, Orsi A, Pecile P,
Tortoli E , Gabbrielli M,
Vivarelli A, Mecocci L, Caresia C.
[Intestinal microbial pathology in AIDS. A clinical case series].
Patologie microbiche in AIDS. Casistica clinica.
Recenti Prog Med. 1991 Mar;82(3):140-7.
Italian
Dionisio D., Di Lollo S., Milo D., Gabbrielli M., Asirelli G.,
Giannelli E., Mecocci L., Tortoli E .
[Pseudo-Whipple disease caused by atypical mycobacteriosis in AIDS: a
clinical and electron microscopic study of 2 cases].
Pseudo-malattia di Whipple da mycobatteriosi atipica in AIDS:
studio clinico ed elettromicroscopico di due casi.
Recenti Prog Med. 1990 Sep;81(9):571-5.
Italian
Tortoli E .
[Preliminary evaluations of the use of dodecyl
di-(beta-oxyethyl)-benzylammonium chloride as a routine decontaminant
for isolation of mycobacteria].
Prime
valutazioni sull'impiego del cloruro di
dodecil-di(beta-ossietil)-benzilammonio quale decontaminante di routine
per l'isolamento dei micobatteri .
Quad
Sclavo Diagn. 1981 Sep;17(3):277-82.
Italian
Carpi Torelli P. ,
Tortoli E .
[The
use of dodecyl-di(beta-oxyethyl) benzylammonium chloride (Bactofen) as a
decontaminant in the cultural examination for detection of the Koch
bacillus in sputum].
Impiego del
dodecil-di(beta-ossietil)-benzilammonio cloruro [Bactofen] come
decontaminante nell' esame colturale per la ricerca del bacillo di Koch
nell' escreato .
Quad
Sclavo Diagn. 1980 Jun;16(2):196-205.
Italian
Torelli
Carpi P . ,
Tortoli E .
[Results of different methods used for drug susceptibility of
mycobacteria].
Risultati
dell' impiego di diverse metodiche nell'esecuzione
dell'antimicobatteriogramma .
Quad
Sclavo Diagn. 1979 Jun;15 Suppl 1:580-5.
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