Prevalence of anti-legionella antibodies among Italian hospital workers P Borella, A Bargellini, I Marchesi, S Rovesti, G Stancanelli, S Scaltriti, ... Journal of Hospital Infection 69 (2), 148-155, 2008 | 77 | 2008 |
Legionella in water samples: how can you interpret the results obtained by quantitative PCR? S Ditommaso, E Ricciardi, M Giacomuzzi, SRA Rivera, CM Zotti Molecular and cellular probes 29 (1), 7-12, 2015 | 42 | 2015 |
Effective environmental sampling strategies for monitoring Legionella spp contamination in hot water systems S Ditommaso, M Giacomuzzi, M Gentile, AR Moiraghi, CM Zotti American journal of infection control 38 (5), 344-349, 2010 | 40 | 2010 |
Virulence of Legionella pneumophila strains isolated from hospital water system and healthcare-associated Legionnaires’ disease in Northern Italy between 2004 and 2009 S Ditommaso, M Giacomuzzi, SRA Rivera, R Raso, P Ferrero, CM Zotti BMC infectious diseases 14, 1-8, 2014 | 38 | 2014 |
Overestimation of the Legionella spp. load in environmental samples by quantitative real-time PCR: pretreatment with propidium monoazide as a tool for the assessment of an … S Ditommaso, E Ricciardi, M Giacomuzzi, SRA Rivera, A Ceccarelli, ... Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 80 (4), 260-266, 2014 | 33 | 2014 |
Recovery of Legionella species from water samples using an internal method based on ISO 11731: suggestions for revision and implementation S Ditommaso, M Gentile, M Giacomuzzi, CM Zotti Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 70 (2), 200-206, 2011 | 32 | 2011 |
Hepatitis B vaccination in psychiatric patients R Russo, M Ciminale, S Ditommaso, R Siliquini, C Zotti, AM Ruggenini The Lancet 343 (8893), 356, 1994 | 32 | 1994 |
Efficacy of a low dose of hydrogen peroxide (Peroxy Ag+) for continuous treatment of dental unit water lines: challenge test with legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 in a … S Ditommaso, M Giacomuzzi, E Ricciardi, CM Zotti International journal of environmental research and public health 13 (7), 745, 2016 | 31 | 2016 |
Colonization of a Water System by Legionella Organisms and Nosocomial Legionellosis: A 5-Year Report From a Large Italian Hospital S Ditommaso, C Biasin, M Giacomuzzi, CM Zotti, R Arione, E Guglielmi, ... Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 27 (5), 532-535, 2006 | 24 | 2006 |
Peracetic acid in the disinfection of a hospital water system contaminated with Legionella species S Ditommaso, C Biasin, M Giacomuzzi, CM Zotti, A Cavanna, AR Moiraghi Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 26 (5), 490-493, 2005 | 24 | 2005 |
Viability-qPCR for detecting Legionella: Comparison of two assays based on different amplicon lengths S Ditommaso, M Giacomuzzi, E Ricciardi, CM Zotti Molecular and cellular probes 29 (4), 237-243, 2015 | 23 | 2015 |
Cultural and Molecular Evidence of Legionella spp. Colonization in Dental Unit Waterlines: Which Is the Best Method for Risk Assessment? S Ditommaso, M Giacomuzzi, E Ricciardi, CM Zotti International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 13 (2), 211, 2016 | 22 | 2016 |
Antibody detection and cross-reactivity among species and serogroups of Legionella by indirect immunofluorescence test S Ditommaso, M Giacomuzzi, M Gentile, CM Zotti Journal of microbiological methods 75 (2), 350-353, 2008 | 19 | 2008 |
Evaluation of the usefulness of a new direct immunofluorescence assay (ScanVIT‐Legionella™) for monitoring hospital water systems contaminated with Legionella spp. S Ditommaso, M Giacomuzzi, M Gentile, CM Zotti Letters in applied microbiology 50 (4), 341-346, 2010 | 17 | 2010 |
Colonization by Pseudomonas aeruginosa of dental unit waterlines and its relationship with other bacteria: suggestions for microbiological monitoring S Ditommaso, M Giacomuzzi, E Ricciardi, G Memoli, CM Zotti Journal of Water and Health 17 (4), 532-539, 2019 | 10 | 2019 |
Colonization of Dental Unit Waterlines by Helicobacter pylori: Risk of Exposure in Dental Practices M Giacomuzzi, CM Zotti, S Ditommaso International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16 (16), 2981, 2019 | 9 | 2019 |
The role of chemical products at low doses in preventing the proliferation of bacteria in dental unit waterlines: the ICX® experience S Ditommaso, M Giacomuzzi, E Ricciardi, R Garbuio, CM Zotti Journal of Water and Health 16 (1), 150-158, 2018 | 9 | 2018 |
Comparison of BCYEα+AB agar and MWY agar for detection and enumeration of Legionella spp. in hospital water samples S Ditommaso, M Giacomuzzi, G Memoli, J Garlasco, CM Zotti BMC microbiology 21, 1-6, 2021 | 8 | 2021 |
Prevenzione della legionellosi: confronto tra linee guida europee ed extraeuropee S Ditommaso, C Biasin, M Giacomuzzi, CM Zotti, A Ruggenini Moiraghi GIIO GIORNALE ITALIANO DELLE INFEZIONI OSPEDALIERE 10, 7-24, 2003 | 8 | 2003 |
Failure to eradicate non-tuberculous mycobacteria upon disinfection of heater–cooler units: results of a microbiological investigation in northwestern Italy S Ditommaso, M Giacomuzzi, G Memoli, CM Zotti Journal of Hospital Infection 106 (3), 585-593, 2020 | 7 | 2020 |