Nursing home residence is associated with spread of Clostridium difficile ribotype 027 in central Italy

From January to December 2014 we conducted a multicentre retrospective study in six tertiary care hospitals in a large metropolitan area of central Italy in order to ascertain the frequency and risk factors for CDI caused by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) ribotype 027. The local ethics committee approved the study

Bedside surgery in the newborn infants: survey of the Italian society of pediatric surgery

This is the report of the first official survey from the Italian Society of Pediatric Surgery (ISPS) to appraise the distribution and organization of bedside surgery in the neonatal intensive care units (NICU) in Italy