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  1. A New Model of Chronic Mycobacterium abscessus Lung Infection in Immunocompetent Mice

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, September 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Enrico Tortoli, Paolo Miotto

  2. On the valid publication of names of mycobacteria

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, October 2019, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  3. Same meat, different gravy: ignore the new names of mycobacteria

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, July 2019, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Enrico Tortoli, Dirk Wagner

  4. Trend of rifampicin resistant, MDR and XDR tuberculosis in Italy, 2009–2016

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, May 2018, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Lanfranco Fattorini, Dr Enrico Tortoli

  5. Countrywide implementation of whole genome sequencing: an opportunity to improve tuberculosis management, surveillance and contact tracing in low incidence countries

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, April 2018, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Daniela maria Cirillo, Dr Enrico Tortoli

  6. Treatment outcome definitions for nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, March 2018, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Jakko van Ingen, Professor Rachel M Thomson, Dr Enrico Tortoli, Dirk Wagner

  7. The new phylogeny of the genus Mycobacterium : The old and the news

    Article • Infection Genetics and Evolution, December 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  8. The new bacterial species description: the genus Mycobacterium as an example*

    Article • Revista Pan-Amazônica de Saúde, November 2017, Instituto Evandro Chagas

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  9. Mycobacterium persicum sp. nov., a novel species closely related to Mycobacterium kansasii and Mycobacterium gastri

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, June 2017, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Enrico Tortoli, Mohammad Hashemzadeh

  10. Evolution of Phenotypic and Molecular Drug Susceptibility Testing

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Paolo Miotto, Dr Enrico Tortoli

  11. Molecular typing of Mycobacterium Abscessus isolated from cystic fibrosis patients

    Article • International Journal of Mycobacteriology, January 2017, Medknow

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  12. Use of WGS in Mycobacterium tuberculosis routine diagnosis

    Article • International Journal of Mycobacteriology, December 2016, Medknow

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  13. Transmissibility and clinical significance of Mycobacterium abscessus in patients with cystic fibrosis

    Article • Postdoc Journal, November 2016, Postdoc Journal

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  14. Two cases of sternal osteomyelitis due to Mycobacterium africanum: a casual or causal association

    Article • International Journal of Mycobacteriology, September 2016, Medknow

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  15. Mycobacterium alsense sp. nov., a scotochromogenic slow grower isolated from clinical respiratory specimens

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, January 2016, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  16. The new phylogenesis of the genus Mycobacterium

    Article • International Journal of Mycobacteriology, March 2015, Medknow

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  17. High prevalence of clustered tuberculosis cases in Peruvian migrants in Florence, Italy

    Article • Infectious Disease Reports, December 2014, PAGEPress Publications

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  18. Characterization of 17 strains belonging to the Mycobacterium simiae complex and description of Mycobacterium paraense sp. nov.

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, December 2014, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  19. Mycobacterium celeriflavum sp. nov., a rapidly growing scotochromogenic bacterium isolated from clinical specimens

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, November 2014, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Enrico Tortoli, Mohammad Hashemzadeh

  20. Whole-Genome Sequence of Mycobacterium kyorinense

    Article • Genome Announcements, October 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  21. Microbiological Features and Clinical Relevance of New Species of the Genus Mycobacterium

    Article • Clinical Microbiology Reviews, October 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  22. Mycobacterium abscessus Hand‐and‐Foot Disease in Children: Rare or Emerging Disease?

    Article • Pediatric Dermatology, April 2014, Wiley

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  23. Proposal of reclassification of Mycobacterium celatum type 2 as Mycobacterium kyorinense

    Article • Annals of Microbiology, March 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  24. Management of patients with multidrug-resistant/extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in Europe: a TBNET consensus statement

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, March 2014, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Valeriu Crudu, Dr Frank van Leth, Dr Enrico Tortoli, Dirk Wagner

  25. Challenges and perspectives in the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis

    Article • Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, March 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  26. Inventory study of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in the European Union

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, February 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  27. Clinical peculiarities of tuberculosis

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  28. Mycobacterium yongonensein Pulmonary Disease, Italy

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, November 2013, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  29. Mycobacterium iranicumInfection in HIV-infected Patient, Iran

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, October 2013, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Dr Enrico Tortoli, Mohammad Hashemzadeh

  30. A Case of Mild Pulmonary Disease Due to Mycobacterium shimoidei with a Favorable Outcome

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  31. The geographic diversity of nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from pulmonary samples: an NTM-NET collaborative study

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, April 2013, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Professor Rachel M Thomson, Dr Mateja Jankovic Makek, Dirk Wagner, Dr Enrico Tortoli

  32. Disseminated Mycobacterium genavense infection after immunosuppressive therapy shows underlying new composite heterozygous mutations of β1 subunit of IL-12 receptor gene

    Article • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, February 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  33. Mycobacterium fragae sp. nov., a non-chromogenic species isolated from human respiratory specimens

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, December 2012, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  34. Isolation of a Novel Strain of Mycobacterium iranicum from a Woman in the United States

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2012, ASM Journals

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  35. Epidemiology of cervico-facial pediatric lymphadenitis as a result of nontuberculous mycobacteria

    Article • International Journal of Mycobacteriology, December 2012, Medknow

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  36. Isolation and identification of mycobacteria from captive reptiles

    Article • Research in Veterinary Science, December 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  37. Rapid molecular TB diagnosis: evidence, policy making and global implementation of Xpert MTB/RIF

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, November 2012, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Enrico Tortoli, Dr Dennis Falzon

  38. Drug-resistant tuberculosis among foreign-born persons in Italy: Table 1–

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, July 2012, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  39. Mycobacterium iranicum sp. nov., a rapidly growing scotochromogenic species isolated from clinical specimens on three different continents

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, July 2012, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Enrico Tortoli, PhD, Microbiology Edward R.B. Moore

  40. Characterization of a novel variant of Mycobacterium chimaera

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, June 2012, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  41. Is Real-Time PCR Better than Conventional PCR for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Detection in Clinical Samples?

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2012, ASM Journals

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  42. Phylogeny of the genus Mycobacterium: Many doubts, few certainties

    Article • Infection Genetics and Evolution, June 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  43. Proficiency testing of first- and second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs in Italy: Figure 1–

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, April 2012, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  44. Survey of 150 strains belonging to the Mycobacterium terrae complex and description of Mycobacterium engbaekii sp. nov., Mycobacterium heraklionense sp. nov. and Mycobacterium longobardum sp. nov.

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, March 2012, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  45. GenoType MTBDRslperformance on clinical samples with diverse genetic background

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, January 2012, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Paolo Miotto, Dr Enrico Tortoli

  46. Clinical validation of Xpert MTB/RIF for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, January 2012, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  47. 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

    Article • The Journal of Dermatology, September 2011, Wiley

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  48. Research Priorities for HIV/M. tuberculosis Co-Infection

    Article • The Open Infectious Diseases Journal, July 2011, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Maria Alejandra Alvarez, Dr Enrico Tortoli

  49. Delayed Diagnosis of Disseminated Mycobacterium genavense Infection in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Negative Young Woman

    Article • Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, July 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  50. 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

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, April 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  51. Research Priorities for HIV/M. tuberculosis Co-Infection

    Article • The Open Infectious Diseases Journal, March 2011, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  52. Detection of rifampin-resistant genotypes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis by reverse hybridization assay

    Article • Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, March 2011, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  53. Detection and Molecular Characterization of Mycobacterium celatum as a Cause of Splenitis in a Domestic Ferret (Mustela putorius furo)

    Article • Journal of Comparative Pathology, February 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  54. Genetic diversity of human isolates of Mycobacterium bovis assessed by spoligotyping and Variable Number Tandem Repeat genotyping

    Article • Infection Genetics and Evolution, January 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  55. Challenges and perspectives for improved management of HIV/Mycobacterium tuberculosis co-infection

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, November 2010, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  56. Impact of immigration on tuberculosis in a low-incidence area of Italy: a molecular epidemiological approach

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, November 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  57. 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 Mycobact...

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, October 2010, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  58. Standard operating procedure for optimal identification of mycobacteria using 16S rRNA gene sequences

    Article • Standards in Genomic Sciences, September 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  59. Mycobacterium europaeum sp. nov., a scotochromogenic species related to the Mycobacterium simiae complex

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, August 2010, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  60. Infection due to a novel mycobacterium, mimicking multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, August 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  61. Mycobacterium sherrisii sp. nov., a slow-growing non-chromogenic species

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, July 2010, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  62. Disseminated Mycobacterium scrofulaceum infection in a child with interferon-γ receptor 1 deficiency

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, February 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  63. UnusualMethylobacterium fujisawaenseInfection in a Patient withAcute LeukaemiaUndergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: First Case Report

    Article • Case Reports in Medicine, January 2010, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  64. Impact of immigration on tuberculosis in a low-incidence area of Italy: a molecular epidemiology approach

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, December 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  65. Commercial DNA Probes for Mycobacteria Incorrectly Identify a Number of Less Frequently Encountered Species

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2009, ASM Journals

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  66. Clinical manifestations of nontuberculous mycobacteria infections

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, October 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  67. In house colorimetric reverse hybridisation assay for detection of the mutation most frequently associated with resistance to isoniazid in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Article • Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, August 2009, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  68. Mycobacterium mantenii sp. nov., a pathogenic, slowly growing, scotochromogenic species

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, July 2009, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  69. Proposal to elevate Mycobacterium avium complex ITS sequevar MAC-Q to Mycobacterium vulneris sp. nov.

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, July 2009, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  70. 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

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2009, ASM Journals

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  71. Association of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates of BOVIS and Central Asian (CAS) genotypic lineages with extrapulmonary disease

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, June 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  72. Mycobacterium insubricum sp. nov.

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, June 2009, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  73. Mycobacterium riyadhense sp. nov., a non-tuberculous species identified as Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex by a commercial line-probe assay

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, April 2009, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  74. Pulmonary Disease Due to Mycobacterium arosiense, an Easily Misidentified Pathogenic Novel Mycobacterium

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2009, ASM Journals

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  75. Use of the BacT/Alert MB Mycobacterial Blood Culture System for Detection of Mycobacteria in Sterile Body Fluids Other than Blood

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2008, ASM Journals

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  76. QuantiFERON-TB Gold and the TST are both useful for latent tuberculosis infection screening in autoimmune diseases

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, December 2008, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  77. Mycobacterium arosiense sp. nov., a slowly growing, scotochromogenic species causing osteomyelitis in an immunocompromised child

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, October 2008, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  78. LethalMycobacterium massilienseSepsis, Italy

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, June 2008, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  79. Variation of the expression ofMycobacterium tuberculosis ppe44gene among clinical isolates

    Article • FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology, November 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  80. Mycobacterium alsiense, a Novel, Slowly Growing Species Isolated from Two Patients with Pulmonary Disease

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2007, ASM Journals

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  81. The first case of Mycobacterium sherrisii disseminated infection in a child with AIDS

    Article • AIDS, July 2007, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  82. Three-Year Longitudinal Study of Genotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates in Tuscany, Italy

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2007, ASM Journals

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  83. Mycobacterium sherrisii isolation from a patient with pulmonary disease

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, February 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  84. Use of the INNO LiPA Rif.TB for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA directly in clinical specimens and for simultaneous determination of rifampin susceptibility

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, December 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  85. The new mycobacteria: an update

    Article • FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology, November 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  86. Mycobacterium monacense sp. nov.

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, November 2006, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  87. Molecular Analysis of Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium bovis Recovered from Humans in Italy

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2006, ASM Journals

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  88. Mycobacterium colombiense sp. nov., a novel member of the Mycobacterium avium complex and description of MAC-X as a new ITS genetic variant

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, September 2006, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  89. Mycobacterium lentiflavum, an emerging pathogen?

    Article • Journal of Infection, June 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  90. Mutations in mutT genes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates of Beijing genotype

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, May 2006, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  91. Ulcera del Buruli: la "nuova lebbra" Africana. Isolamento e identificazione di M. ulcerans in prelievi bioptici provenienti da pazienti del Benin

    Article • Microbiologia Medica, March 2006, PAGEPress Publications

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  92. Evaluation of the New GenoType Mycobacterium Assay for Identification of Mycobacterial Species

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2006, ASM Journals

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  93. Successfully treated spondylodiscitis due to a previously unreported mycobacterium

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, January 2006, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  94. Article • BMC Microbiology, January 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Carlos Martin, Dr Enrico Tortoli

  95. Infections Due to the Newly Described Species Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2005, ASM Journals

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  96. Mycobacterium florentinum sp. nov., isolated from humans

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, May 2005, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  97. Genetic Diversity, Determined on the Basis of katG463 and gyrA95 Polymorphisms, Spoligotyping, and IS6110 Typing, of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Isolates from Italy

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2005, ASM Journals

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  98. A Case-Control Study for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Risk Factors in Four European Countries

    Article • Microbial Drug Resistance, March 2005, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  99. Mycobacterium lentiflavumInfection in Immunocompetent Patient

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, January 2005, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  100. Taxonomic and phylogenetic status of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in a Caribbean setting

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Probes, December 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  101. Mycobacterial testing in hospital laboratories: results from a questionnaire survey in Italy

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, November 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  102. Isolation of a novel sequevar of Mycobacterium flavescens from the synovial fluid of an AIDS patient

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, November 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  103. Evaluation of Moxifloxacin ActivityIn VitroAgainstMycobacterium tuberculosis, Including Resistant and Multidrug-Resistant Strains

    Article • Journal of Chemotherapy, August 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  104. Clinical features of infections caused by new nontuberculous mycobacteria, Part II

    Article • Clinical Microbiology Newsletter, July 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  105. Proposal to elevate the genetic variant MAC-A, included in the Mycobacterium avium complex, to species rank as Mycobacterium chimaera sp. nov.

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, July 2004, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  106. Mycobacterium parmense sp. nov.

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, July 2004, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  107. LINEE GUIDA E REQUISITI MINIMI PER I LABORATORI DI RIFERIMENTO A LIVELLO REGIONALE E NAZIONALE

    Article • Microbiologia Medica, June 2004, PAGEPress Publications

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  108. SENSIBILITÀ AI FARMACI DEL MICOBATTERIO TUBERCOLARE: APPROCCIO GENOTIPICO CON L’IMPIEGO DI MICROCHIP

    Article • Microbiologia Medica, June 2004, PAGEPress Publications

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  109. Clinical features of infections caused by new nontuberculous mycobacteria, part I

    Article • Clinical Microbiology Newsletter, June 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  110. Beijing/WMycobacterium tuberculosisin Italy

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, May 2004, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  111. First case of Mycobacterium haemophilum infection in an AIDS patient in Italy**

    Article • Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, December 2003, Wiley

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  112. A real-time PCR assay for detection of isoniazid resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates

    Article • Journal of Microbiological Methods, December 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  113. Latin Grammar Headaches

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2003, ASM Journals

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  114. Evaluation of INNO-LiPA MYCOBACTERIA v2: Improved Reverse Hybridization Multiple DNA Probe Assay for Mycobacterial Identification

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2003, ASM Journals

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  115. Evaluation of a rapid immunochromatographic test for the serologic diagnosis of tuberculosis in Italy

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, July 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  116. Mycobacterium elephantis : Not an Exceptional Finding in Clinical Specimens

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, July 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  117. Evaluation of the BDProbeTec ET System for Direct Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Samples: a Multicenter Study

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2003, ASM Journals

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  118. Impact of Genotypic Studies on Mycobacterial Taxonomy: the New Mycobacteria of the 1990s

    Article • Clinical Microbiology Reviews, April 2003, ASM Journals

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  119. Mycobacteria

    Article • January 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  120. Monitoring the quality of laboratories and the prevalence of resistance to antituberculosis drugs: Italy, 1998–2000

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, January 2003, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Enrico Tortoli, Dr Giovanni Ferrara

  121. Mycobacterium palustre sp. nov., a potentially pathogenic, slowly growing mycobacterium isolated from clinical and veterinary specimens and from Finnish stream waters.

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, September 2002, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  122. Mycobacterium palustre sp. nov., a potentially pathogenic, slowly growing mycobacterium isolated from clinical and veterinary specimens and from Finnish stream waters

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, September 2002, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  123. Identification of Mycobacteria by Using INNO LiPA

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2002, ASM Journals

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  124. Pseudoepidemic from Mycobacterium gordonae due to a contaminated automatic bronchoscope washing machine

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, May 2002, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  125. Human Infections Due to Mycobacterium lentiflavum

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2002, ASM Journals

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  126. 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

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2002, ASM Journals

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  127. Mycobacterium doricum sp. nov

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, November 2001, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  128. Burden of Unidentifiable Mycobacteria in a Reference Laboratory

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2001, ASM Journals

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  129. Identification of 54 Mycobacterial Species by PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis of the hsp65 Gene

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2001, ASM Journals

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  130. Performance Assessment of New Multiplex Probe Assay for Identification of Mycobacteria

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2001, ASM Journals

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  131. Detection of embB codon 306 mutations in ethambutol resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis directly from sputum samples: a low-cost, rapid approach

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Probes, February 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  132. Characterization of Mycobacterium bohemicum Isolated from Human, Veterinary, and Environmental Sources

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2001, ASM Journals

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  133. Bactericidal activity of moxifloxacin against pneumococci

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, January 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  134. Comparison of Mycobacterium tuberculosis susceptibility testing performed with BACTEC 460TB (Becton Dickinson) and MB/BacT (Organon Teknika) systems

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, October 2000, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  135. Unusual high-performance liquid chromatography profile of a strain of Mycobacterium avium

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, October 2000, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  136. Disseminated Mycobacterium terrae Infection in a Patient with Advanced Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 2000, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  137. Cervical Lymphadenitis Due to Mycobacterium bohemicum

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, January 2000, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  138. Mycobacterium xenopi and related organisms isolated from stream waters in Finland and description of Mycobacterium botniense sp. nov

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, January 2000, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  139. Mycobacterium tusciae sp. nov.

    Article • International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, October 1999, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  140. Culture-independent prediction of isoniazid resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis by katG gene analysis directly from sputum samples2

    Article • Molecular Diagnosis, June 1999, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  141. Multicenter evaluation of two commercial amplification kits (Amplicor, Roche and LCx, Abbott) for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pulmonary and extrapulmonary specimens

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, March 1999, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  142. HPLC does not differentiate Mycobacterium paratuberculosis from Mycobacterium avium

    Article • Veterinary Microbiology, March 1999, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  143. Primary tuberculosis of the penis

    Article • Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, March 1999, Wiley

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  144. Primary tuberculosis of the penis

    Article • Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, March 1999, Wiley

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  145. Activity of 16 Antimicrobial Agents Against Drug-Resistant Strains ofMycobacterium tuberculosis

    Article • Microbial Drug Resistance, January 1999, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  146. Pulmonary infection due to <I>Mycobacterium szulgai</I>, case report and review of the literature

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, April 1998, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  147. Characterization of an Isolate Belonging to the Newly Described Species Mycobacterium hassiacum

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, March 1998, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  148. Inteins in mycobacterial GyrA are a taxonomic character

    Article • Microbiology, February 1998, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  149. EMPIRIC APPROACH USING CEPHALOSPORINS IN VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA (VAP)

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, January 1998, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  150. Article • European Journal of Epidemiology, January 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  151. Multicenter evaluation of mycobacteria growth indicator tube (MGIT) compared with the BACTEC radiometric method, BBL biphasic growth medium and Löwenstein—Jensen medium

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, August 1997, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  152. Cervical lymphadenitis due to an unusual mycobacterium

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, April 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  153. Isolation of Mycobacterium celatum from Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, February 1997, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  154. Article • European Journal of Epidemiology, January 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  155. High-performance liquid chromatography and identification of mycobacteria

    Article • Reviews in Medical Microbiology, October 1996, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  156. Characterization of an Isolate of the Newly Described Species Mycobacterium interiectum

    Article • Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, March 1996, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  157. Identification of the newly described Mycobacterium poriferae from tuberculous lesions of snakehead fish (Channa striatus)

    Article • Comparative Immunology Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, January 1996, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  158. Type Frequency and Antimicrobial Susceptibility ofMycobacterium avium-intracellulareComplex Strains Isolated in Italy from AIDS and Non-AIDS Patients

    Article • Journal of Chemotherapy, January 1996, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  159. Mycobacterium genavense and Mycobacterium avium mixed infection in an AIDS patient

    Article • Clinical Microbiology Newsletter, November 1995, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  160. 438-PA11 Multidrug resistant tuberculosis in the province of Florence (Italy)

    Article • Tubercle and Lung Disease, October 1995, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  161. In vitro and ex vivo activities of antimicrobial agents used in combination with clarithromycin, with or without amikacin, against Mycobacterium avium

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, March 1995, ASM Journals

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  162. Utility of high-performance liquid chromatography for identification of mycobacterial species rarely encountered in clinical laboratories

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, March 1995, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  163. Clinical and epidemiologic features of infection with Mycobacterium genavense. Swiss HIV Cohort Study

    Article • Archives of Internal Medicine, February 1995, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  164. Radiometric Susceptibility Testing ofMycobacterium xenopi

    Article • Journal of Chemotherapy, January 1995, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  165. Ciprofloxacin Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Italian Patients

    Article • Drugs, January 1995, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  166. Activity of seven antimicrobial agents, alone and in combination, against AIDS-associated isolates of Mycobacterium avium complex

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, January 1995, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  167. Disseminated infection due to Mycobacterium celatum in patient with AIDS

    Article • The Lancet, July 1994, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  168. Evaluation of a commercial DNA probe assay for the identification ofMycobacterium kansasii

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, March 1994, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  169. Cultural studies on two isolates of “Mycobacterium genavense” from patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, January 1994, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  170. NasalMycobacterium kansasii infection in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, July 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  171. Multicentre evaluation of a biphasic culture system for recovery of mycobacteria from clinical specimens

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, June 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  172. Fluoroquinolones versus chloramphenicol in the therapy of typhoid fever: A clinical and microbiological study

    Article • Current Therapeutic Research, October 1992, Elsevier

    Dr Enrico Tortoli

  173. Mycobacterium xenopi isolation from clinical specimens in the florence area: Review of 46 cases

    Article • European Journal of Epidemiology, November 1991, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Enrico Tortoli