Avventurieri ottocenteschi: Nicola Prato e Giovanni Bustelli

In this article two persons, Bustelli and Prato, notorius in the XIX century for their ingenious misdeeds. Prato attempted to organize a mission against the Ottoman Empire, whereas Bustelli was active in every field, from suspect international finanzig loans in the Honduras, to supplies of furniture and paintings to private and public institutions, to end with the famous falso concerning the substitution of the Pope, that offered the theme for a novel by André Gide

Sultane ottomane tra leggenda e realtà

The article concerns the presence of European and Christian Sultanas in the Ottoman harem, of which some were of Italian origin. But at times these are imagined persons, such as the Bella Marsilia or Rosa, sister of the adventurer Giorgio del Giglio. Legends have also grown around real people such as Nur Banu, whose origins are still material for discussion

Di “gialli” del Mediterraneo e di Ahmet Mithat

This article deals with the first mystery novel in the ottoman world, Ahmet Mithat Efendi’s Esrar-ı Cinayat (1883), places this novel in the Mediterranean detective fiction, and speaks of the islamic birth of this kind of narration

Diagnostic approach and epidemiology of Microbial Keratitis: findings from an Italian Tertiary Care center

Rapid identification of causative microorganisms of microbial keratitis (MK) and knowledge of the most common local pathogens are prerequisites for rational antimicrobial therapy. We retrospectively reviewed the characteristics of MK diagnosed at the IRCCS Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova of Reggio Emilia (Italy) in a 5-years period, where the Ophthalmologist Unit is a reference center for corneal infections. During the study period, 183 MK were evaluated through corneal scrapings cultures. The positivity rate was 54,1%. A total of 107 microorganisms have been isolated: Acanthamoeba species was the etiologic agent in 19 cases. Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus were more frequently isolated in bacterial keratitis, while Fusarium spp., Candida albicans, and Alternaria alternata were predominant among the fungal isolates. Strict cooperation between ophthalmologists and clinical microbiologists is advisable to allow the best diagnostic approach for MK

Fibrous hamartoma of Infancy: An Italian multi-istitutional experience.

Fibrous hamartoma of infancy: an Italian multi-institutional experience. Carretto E, Dall'Igna P, Alaggio R, Siracusa F, Granata C, Ferrari A, Cecchetto G. Source Division of Paediatric Surgery, Department of Paediatrics, University of Padua, Padua, Italy. Abstract BACKGROUND: Fibrous hamartoma (FH) of infancy is a benign mesenchymal tumor, occurring as a superficial mass. Complete excision is curative. OBJECTIVE AND METHODS: The clinical features and treatment results of 18 children with FH are described. RESULTS: Local excision was the most common procedure. Surgery was radical in 10 patients, with microscopic residual disease in 6; all of them are alive with no evidence of disease 2 to 49 months after diagnosis. One patient, treated with a local reexcision for macroscopic residual disease (and chemotherapy for a synchronous desmoid fibromatosis) is well 83 months after diagnosis; the last patient, with a lesion of the labia majora, only underwent biopsy and is doing well, awaiting plastic surgery. LIMITATIONS: The results did not reach statistical significance due to difficulties in collecting cases. CONCLUSIONS: FH should be treated by complete excision; in our experience a nonradical excision was also able to achieve the cure. An aggressive approach should be avoided, as the overall prognosis is excellent. PMID: 16635660 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE

Evaluation of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in an Italian setting: Report from the trench

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RIBOTIPIZZAZIONE AUTOMATICA NELLA TIPIZZAZIONE DI CEPPI DI STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA

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