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Anna Maria Tortorano

Anna Maria Tortorano

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Microbiology

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46
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9210
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Overview

Anna Maria Tortorano is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy and specializes in the field of Medicine, with a primary focus on Infectious Diseases. Their research spans various subfields including Epidemiology, Cell Biology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, notably:

  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Fungal infections and studies
  • Plant pathogens and fungal diseases
  • Indoor air quality and microbial exposure
  • Respiratory and cough-related research
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
  • Infectious diseases and mycology

Anna Maria Tortorano has contributed to several recent papers including:

  • "Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of rare yeast infections: an initiative of the ECMM in cooperation with ISHAM and ASM," 2021, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • "Guideline adherence and survival of patients with candidaemia in Europe: results from the ECMM Candida III multinational European observational cohort study," 2023, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • "Candidemia: Evolution of Drug Resistance and Novel Therapeutic Approaches," 2021, published in Infection and Drug Resistance
  • "Mycosands: Fungal diversity and abundance in beach sand and recreational waters - Relevance to human health," 2021, published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "In Vitro Antifungal Activity of Ibrexafungerp (SCY-078) Against Contemporary Blood Isolates From Medically Relevant Species of Candida: A European Study," 2022, published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Frequent coauthors in their publications include:

  • Anna Prigitano
  • Sevtap Arıkan-Akdağlı
  • Cornelia Lass-Flörl
  • Jean-Pierre Gangneux
  • Maria Carmela Esposto

The scientist commonly publishes in venues such as:

  • The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Infection and Drug Resistance
  • Mycopathologia
  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Best Publications

  • ESCMID† and ECMM‡ joint clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of mucormycosis 2013

    O.A. Cornely;S. Arikan-Akdagli;E. Dannaoui;A.H. Groll

  • Epidemiology of candidaemia in Europe: results of 28-month European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM) hospital-based surveillance study

    A. M. Tortorano;J. Peman;H. Bernhardt;L. Klingspor

  • ESCMID and ECMM joint guidelines on diagnosis and management of hyalohyphomycosis: Fusarium spp., Scedosporium spp. and others

    A.M. Tortorano;M. Richardson;E. Roilides;A. van Diepeningen

  • Candidaemia in Europe: epidemiology and resistance.

    Anna Maria Tortorano;Christopher Kibbler;Javier Peman;Hannelore Bernhardt

  • Prospective multicenter international surveillance of azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus.

    J W M van der Linden;M C Arendrup;A Warris;Katrien Lagrou

  • ESCMID and ECMM joint clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of systemic phaeohyphomycosis: diseases caused by black fungi

    A. Chowdhary;J. F. Meis;J. Guarro;G. S. de Hoog

  • Species identification of Aspergillus, Fusarium and Mucorales with direct surface analysis by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry

    E. De Carolis;B. Posteraro;C. Lass-Flörl;A. Vella

  • Proposed nomenclature for Pseudallescheria, Scedosporium and related genera

    Michaela Lackner;G. Sybren de Hoog;Liyue Yang;Leandro Ferreira Moreno

  • Cross-Reactivity of Fusarium spp. in the Aspergillus Galactomannan Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

    Anna Maria Tortorano;Maria Carmela Esposto;Anna Prigitano;Anna Grancini

  • Mycoses associated with AIDS in the Third World

    Silvio Alencar Marques;A. M. Robles;A. M. Tortorano;M. A. Tuculet

  • Phylogenomic Analysis of a 55.1-kb 19-Gene Dataset Resolves a Monophyletic Fusarium that Includes the Fusarium solani Species Complex.

    David M. Geiser;Abdullah M. S. Al-Hatmi;Takayuki Aoki;Tsutomu Arie

  • Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of rare yeast infections: an initiative of the ECMM in cooperation with ISHAM and ASM

    Sharon C-A Chen;John Perfect;Arnaldo L Colombo;Oliver A Cornely

  • International Evaluation of MIC Distributions and Epidemiological Cutoff Value (ECV) Definitions for Fusarium Species Identified by Molecular Methods for the CLSI Broth Microdilution Method.

    A. Espinel-Ingroff;A. L. Colombo;S. Cordoba;P. J. Dufresne

  • European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM) prospective survey of candidaemia: report from one Italian region

    A M Tortorano;E Biraghi;A Astolfi;C Ossi

  • Invasive fungal infections in the intensive care unit: a multicentre, prospective, observational study in Italy (2006–2008)

    Anna Maria Tortorano;Giovanna Dho;Anna Prigitano;Giuseppe Breda

  • Invasive Candida infections in surgical patients in intensive care units: a prospective, multicentre survey initiated by the European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM) (2006–2008)

    L. Klingspor;A.M. Tortorano;J. Peman;B. Willinger

  • Multicenter Evaluation of MIC Distributions for Epidemiologic Cutoff Value Definition To Detect Amphotericin B, Posaconazole, and Itraconazole Resistance among the Most Clinically Relevant Species of Mucorales

    A. Espinel-Ingroff;A. Chakrabarti;A. Chowdhary;S. Cordoba

  • Guideline adherence and survival of patients with candidaemia in Europe: results from the ECMM Candida III multinational European observational cohort study.

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  • Environmental distribution of Cryptococcus neoformans and C. Gattii around the Mediterranean basin

    Massimo Cogliati;Roberta D'Amicis;Alberto Zani;Maria Teresa Montagna

  • Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry-Based Method for Discrimination between Molecular Types of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii

    Brunella Posteraro;Antonietta Vella;Massimo Cogliati;Elena De Carolis

  • Aspergillus meningitis: A rare clinical manifestation of central nervous system aspergillosis. Case report and review of 92 cases

    Spinello Antinori;Mario Corbellino;Luca Meroni;Federico Resta

  • Species Distribution and In Vitro Antifungal Susceptibility Patterns of 75 Clinical Isolates of Fusarium spp. from Northern Italy

    Anna Maria Tortorano;Anna Prigitano;Giovanna Dho;Maria Carmela Esposto

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacques F. Meis
Jacques F. Meis Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis
Eric Dannaoui
Eric Dannaoui Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou
Livio Pagano
Livio Pagano Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Teun Boekhout
Teun Boekhout University of Amsterdam
Josep Guarro
Josep Guarro Rovira i Virgili University
Paul E. Verweij
Paul E. Verweij Radboud University
Oliver A. Cornely
Oliver A. Cornely University of Cologne
Aristea Velegraki
Aristea Velegraki National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Cornelia Lass-Flörl
Cornelia Lass-Flörl Innsbruck Medical University
Patricia Muñoz
Patricia Muñoz Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón

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