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Stefania Stefani

Stefania Stefani

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Microbiology

D-Index
56
Citations
14057
World Ranking
3673
National Ranking
106

Overview

Stefania Stefani is affiliated with the University of Catania in Italy and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research predominantly addresses Infectious Diseases, Molecular Medicine, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, and Clinical Biochemistry.

The scientist's work encompasses a variety of topics, with emphasis on:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Streptococcal Infections and Treatments

Stefani has published research in several venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Antibiotics
  • Preprints.org
  • Diagnostics
  • Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
  • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Some recent publications include:

  • "Challenges in the management of chronic wound infections," 2021, Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
  • "Sensitivity assessment of droplet digital PCR for SARS-CoV-2 detection," 2020, International Journal of Molecular Medicine
  • "Antimicrobial properties of Lactobacillus cell-free supernatants against multidrug-resistant urogenital pathogens," 2021, MicrobiologyOpen
  • "The Global Burden of Sepsis and Septic Shock," 2024, Epidemiologia
  • "Oregano and Thyme Essential Oils Encapsulated in Chitosan Nanoparticles as Effective Antimicrobial Agents against Foodborne Pathogens," 2021, Molecules

Collaboration has played a significant role in their career, evidenced by frequent coauthors including Dafne Bongiorno, Nicolò Musso, Stefano Stracquadanio, Dalida Bivona, and Paolo Giuseppe Bonacci.

Best Publications

  • Tackling antibiotic resistance: the environmental framework

    Thomas U. Berendonk;Célia M. Manaia;Christophe Merlin;Despo Fatta-Kassinos

  • Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): global epidemiology and harmonisation of typing methods

    Stefania Stefani;Doo Ryeon Chung;Jodi A. Lindsay;Alex W. Friedrich

  • Enterobacter cloacae complex: clinical impact and emerging antibiotic resistance.

    Maria Lina Mezzatesta;Floriana Gona;Stefania Stefani

  • Gut Microbiota and Cancer: From Pathogenesis to Therapy

    Silvia Vivarelli;Rossella Salemi;Saverio Candido;Luca Falzone

  • Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant staphylococci in Europe.

    S. Stefani;P.E. Varaldo

  • Challenges in the management of chronic wound infections.

    Marco Falcone;Barbara De Angelis;Federico Pea;Alessandro Scalise

  • Trends in production of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases among enterobacteria of medical interest: report of the second Italian nationwide survey.

    Francesco Luzzaro;Marilina Mezzatesta;Claudia Mugnaioli;Mariagrazia Perilli

  • Macrolide Efflux Genes mef(A) and mef(E) Are Carried by Different Genetic Elements in Streptococcus pneumoniae

    M. Del Grosso;F. Iannelli;C. Messina;M. Santagati

  • Presence of the ica operon in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus epidermidis and its role in biofilm production.

    V. Cafiso;T. Bertuccio;M. Santagati;F. Campanile

  • Sensitivity assessment of droplet digital PCR for SARS-CoV-2 detection.

    Luca Falzone;Nicolò Musso;Giuseppe Gattuso;Dafne Bongiorno

  • CTX-M-Type Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases in Italy: Molecular Epidemiology of an Emerging Countrywide Problem

    Claudia Mugnaioli;Francesco Luzzaro;Filomena De Luca;Gioconda Brigante

  • Characterization of a Genetic Element Carrying the Macrolide Efflux Gene mef(A) in Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Maria Santagati;Francesco Iannelli;Marco R. Oggioni;Stefania Stefani

  • Bacteriocin-producing oral streptococci and inhibition of respiratory pathogens.

    Maria Santagati;Marina Scillato;Francesco Patanè;Caterina Aiello

  • Essential oils encapsulated in polymer-based nanocapsules as potential candidates for application in food preservation.

    Giuseppe Granata;Stefano Stracquadanio;Marco Leonardi;Edoardo Napoli

  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: related infections and antibiotic resistance.

    Stefania Stefani;Antonio Goglio

  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections: A review of the currently available treatment options

    S.M. Purrello;J. Garau;E. Giamarellos;T. Mazzei

  • Hospital-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA) in Italy

    Floriana Campanile;Dafne Bongiorno;Sonia Borbone;Stefania Stefani

  • agr-Genotyping and transcriptional analysis of biofilm-producing Staphylococcus aureus.

    Viviana Cafiso;Taschia Bertuccio;Maria Santagati;Vanessa Demelio

  • Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of daptomycin-resistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains: relative roles of mprF and dlt operons.

    Nagendra N. Mishra;Nagendra N. Mishra;Arnold S. Bayer;Arnold S. Bayer;Christopher Weidenmaier;Timo Grau

  • Antimicrobial properties of Lactobacillus cell-free supernatants against multidrug-resistant urogenital pathogens.

    Marina Scillato;Ambra Spitale;Gino Mongelli;Grete Francesca Privitera

  • Antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: an Italian survey.

    Giovanni Bonfiglio;Vincenzo Carciotto;Giovanni Russo;Stefania Stefani

  • Outbreak of KPC-3-producing, and colistin-resistant, Klebsiella pneumoniae infections in two Sicilian hospitals.

    M.L. Mezzatesta;F. Gona;C. Caio;V. Petrolito

  • Burkholderia cepacia Complex Infection in Italian Patients with Cystic Fibrosis: Prevalence, Epidemiology, and Genomovar Status

    Antonella Agodi;Eshwar Mahenthiralingam;Martina Barchitta;Viviana Gianninò

  • In vitro activity of tigecycline and comparators against carbapenem-susceptible and resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates in Italy.

    Maria Lina Mezzatesta;Giusi Trovato;Floriana Gona;Vito Mar Nicolosi

Frequent Co-Authors

Gian Maria Rossolini
Gian Maria Rossolini University of Florence
Mario Venditti
Mario Venditti Sapienza University of Rome
Gianfranco Amicosante
Gianfranco Amicosante University of L'Aquila
Marco Falcone
Marco Falcone University of Pisa
Giovanni Russo
Giovanni Russo University of Catania
Francesco Luzzaro
Francesco Luzzaro University of Insubria
Gianni Pozzi
Gianni Pozzi University of Siena
Nicola Petrosillo
Nicola Petrosillo National Institutes of Health
Federico Pea
Federico Pea University of Udine
Matteo Bassetti
Matteo Bassetti University of Genoa

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