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Italy
2026

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Microbiology

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97
Citations
38989
World Ranking
473
National Ranking
5

Medicine

D-Index
97
Citations
39323
World Ranking
9190
National Ranking
318

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Maurizio Sanguinetti is affiliated with the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Italy. Their research contributions primarily focus on medicine, with a total of 654 publications. Within this broad field, they have specialized in subfields such as infectious diseases, epidemiology, molecular biology, biomedical engineering, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The main topics covered in their work include antifungal resistance and susceptibility, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, COVID-19 clinical research studies, Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, gut microbiota and health, fungal infections and studies, and SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing.

Frequent co-authors collaborating in their publications are:

  • Brunella Posteraro
  • Flavio De Maio
  • Antonio Gasbarrini
  • Giulia De Angelis
  • Michela Sali

They have published extensively in several scientific venues, including:

  • Antibiotics
  • Microbiology Spectrum
  • Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • Microorganisms
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Maurizio Sanguinetti are:

  • Variability of strain engraftment and predictability of microbiome composition after fecal microbiota transplantation across different diseases, 2022, Nature Medicine
  • Post-COVID-19 global health strategies: the need for an interdisciplinary approach, 2020, Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
  • Neonatal Late Onset Infection with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, 2020, American Journal of Perinatology
  • Molecular Mechanisms, Epidemiology, and Clinical Importance of β-Lactam Resistance in Enterobacteriaceae, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Comparative computational analysis of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein epitopes in taxonomically related coronaviruses, 2020, Microbes and Infection

Maurizio Sanguinetti has contributed to the publication of at least one book titled Bacteria-host interactions: from infection to carcinogenesis, which is scheduled to be published by Frontiers Media in 2025.

Best Publications

  • Discovery, research, and development of new antibiotics: the WHO priority list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and tuberculosis.

    Evelina Tacconelli;Elena Carrara;Alessia Savoldi;Stephan Harbarth

  • Diagnosis and management of Aspergillus diseases: executive summary of the 2017 ESCMID-ECMM-ERS guideline

    A. J. Ullmann;J. M. Aguado;S. Arikan-Akdagli;D. W. Denning

  • European consensus conference on faecal microbiota transplantation in clinical practice

    Giovanni Cammarota;Gianluca Ianiro;Herbert Tilg;Mirjana Rajilić-Stojanović

  • Randomised clinical trial: faecal microbiota transplantation by colonoscopy vs. vancomycin for the treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection.

    Giovanni Cammarota;Luca Masucci;Gianluca Ianiro;Stefano Bibbò

  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma Is Associated With Gut Microbiota Profile and Inflammation in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

    Francesca Romana Ponziani;Sherrie Bhoori;Chiara Castelli;Lorenza Putignani

  • Antifungal drug resistance among Candida species: mechanisms and clinical impact

    Maurizio Sanguinetti;Brunella Posteraro;Cornelia Lass-Flörl

  • Biofilm Production by Candida Species and Inadequate Antifungal Therapy as Predictors of Mortality for Patients with Candidemia

    Mario Tumbarello;Brunella Posteraro;Enrico Maria Trecarichi;Barbara Fiori

  • Predictors of Mortality in Patients with Bloodstream Infections Caused by Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae: Importance of Inadequate Initial Antimicrobial Treatment

    Mario Tumbarello;Maurizio Sanguinetti;Eva Montuori;Enrico M. Trecarichi

  • Bloodstream Infections Caused by Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: Risk Factors, Molecular Epidemiology, and Clinical Outcome

    Mario Tumbarello;Teresa Spanu;Maurizio Sanguinetti;Rita Citton

  • Mechanisms of Azole Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Candida glabrata Collected during a Hospital Survey of Antifungal Resistance

    Maurizio Sanguinetti;Brunella Posteraro;Barbara Fiori;Stefania Ranno

  • The use of mannan antigen and anti-mannan antibodies in the diagnosis of invasive candidiasis: recommendations from the Third European Conference on Infections in Leukemia.

    Malgorzata Karolina Mikulska;Thierry Calandra;Maurizio Sanguinetti;Daniel Poulain

  • Gain of function mutations in CgPDR1 of Candida glabrata not only mediate antifungal resistance but also enhance virulence.

    Selene Ferrari;Françoise Ischer;David Calabrese;Brunella Posteraro

  • A multicenter study of septic shock due to candidemia: outcomes and predictors of mortality

    Matteo Bassetti;Elda Righi;Filippo Ansaldi;Maria Merelli

  • 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

  • Epidemiology, Species Distribution, Antifungal Susceptibility, and Outcome of Candidemia across Five Sites in Italy and Spain

    Matteo Bassetti;Maria Merelli;Elda Righi;Ana Diaz-Martin

  • Direct MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry Assay of Blood Culture Broths for Rapid Identification of Candida Species Causing Bloodstream Infections: an Observational Study in Two Large Microbiology Laboratories

    Teresa Spanu;Brunella Posteraro;Barbara Fiori;Tiziana D'Inzeo

  • ACE2 gene variants may underlie interindividual variability and susceptibility to COVID-19 in the Italian population.

    Elisa Benetti;Rossella Tita;Ottavia Spiga;Andrea Ciolfi

  • A multicenter multinational study of abdominal candidiasis: epidemiology, outcomes and predictors of mortality

    Matteo Bassetti;Elda Righi;Filippo Ansaldi;Maria Merelli

  • Post-COVID-19 global health strategies: the need for an interdisciplinary approach

    F. Landi;E. Gremese;R. Bernabei;M. Fantoni

  • Early diagnosis of candidemia in intensive care unit patients with sepsis: a prospective comparison of (1→3)-β-D-glucan assay, Candida score, and colonization index

    Brunella Posteraro;Gennaro De Pascale;Mario Tumbarello;Riccardo Torelli

  • Risk factors and outcomes of candidemia caused by biofilm-forming isolates in a tertiary care hospital

    Mario Tumbarello;Barbara Fiori;Enrico Maria Trecarichi;Patrizia Posteraro

  • Comparison of Real-Time PCR, Conventional PCR, and Galactomannan Antigen Detection by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Using Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Samples from Hematology Patients for Diagnosis of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis

    Maurizio Sanguinetti;Brunella Posteraro;Livio Pagano;Gabriella Pagliari

  • Comparative study of the physiological roles of three peroxidases (NADH peroxidase, Alkyl hydroperoxide reductase and Thiol peroxidase) in oxidative stress response, survival inside macrophages and virulence of Enterococcus faecalis

    Stephanie La Carbona;Nicolas Sauvageot;Jean-Christophe Giard;Abdellah Benachour

  • Identification and characterization of a Cryptococcus neoformans ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporter-encoding gene, CnAFR1, involved in the resistance to fluconazole.

    Brunella Posteraro;Maurizio Sanguinetti;Dominique Sanglard;Marilena La Sorda

  • Neonatal Late Onset Infection with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2.

    Danilo Buonsenso;Simonetta Costa;Maurizio Sanguinetti;Paola Cattani

  • Predictors of mortality in patients with bloodstream infections caused byextended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: importance ofinadequate initial antimicrobial treatment.

    Mario Tumbarello;Maurizio Sanguinetti;Eva Agostina Montuori;Enrico Maria Trecarichi

Frequent Co-Authors

Brunella Posteraro
Brunella Posteraro Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Giovanni Fadda
Giovanni Fadda Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Antonio Gasbarrini
Antonio Gasbarrini Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Teresa Spanu
Teresa Spanu Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Mario Tumbarello
Mario Tumbarello Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Giovanni Delogu
Giovanni Delogu Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Giovanni Cammarota
Giovanni Cammarota Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Roberto Cauda
Roberto Cauda Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Livio Pagano
Livio Pagano Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Axel Hartke
Axel Hartke Université de Caen Normandie

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