Advances in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health: Volume 1

Front Matter....Pages i-vi
 In Vitro Activity of Tigecycline Against Acinetobacter baumannii: Global Epidemiology and Resistance Mechanisms....Pages 1-14
 In Vitro and In Vivo Biofilm Wound Models and Their Application....Pages 15-32
The Lactobacillus plantarum Eno A1 Enolase Is Involved in Immunostimulation of Caco-2 Cells and in Biofilm Development....Pages 33-44
Partial Protection Induced by 2011–2012 Influenza Vaccine Against Serologically Evidenced A(H3N2) Influenza Virus Infections in Elderly Institutionalized People....Pages 45-53
Advances in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health: Fungal Occurrence in the Hair and Skin of Symptomatic Pets in Turin, Italy....Pages 55-62
Infectious Agents Associated with Head and Neck Carcinomas....Pages 63-80
Imported and Indigenous cases of Invasive Meningocococcal Disease W:P1.5,2:F1-1: ST-11 in migrants’ reception centers. Italy, June-November 2014....Pages 81-83
Role of Sonication in the Microbiological Diagnosis of Implant-Associated Infections: Beyond the Orthopedic Prosthesis....Pages 85-102
The Isolation, Identification and Analyses of Lactobacillus Genus Bacteria with Probiotic Potential....Pages 103-111
Increase in Peripheral CD3−CD56brightCD16− Natural Killer Cells in Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Associated with HHV-6 Infection....Pages 113-120
Back Matter....Pages 121-124