Advances in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health

1. Comparative evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of 19 essential oils
Naouel Chaftar, Marion Girardot, Jérôme Labanowski, Tawfik Ghrairi, Khaled Hani, Jacques Frère, Christine Imbert

2. Advances in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health: Refractory Trichophyton rubrum Infections in Turin, Italy: A Problem Still Present
Vivian Tullio, Ornella Cervetti, Janira Roana, Michele Panzone, Daniela Scalas, Chiara Merlino, Valeria Allizond, Giuliana Banche, Narcisa Mandras, Anna Maria Cuffini

3. Antioxidant Hydroxytyrosol-Based Polyacrylate with Antimicrobial and Antiadhesive Activity Versus Staphylococcus Epidermidis

Fernanda Crisante, Vincenzo Taresco, Gianfranco Donelli, Claudia Vuotto, Andrea Martinelli, Lucio D’Ilario, Loris Pietrelli, Iolanda Francolini, Antonella Piozzi

4. The Role of Human Herpesvirus 8 in Diabetes Mellitus Type 2: State of the Art and a Medical Hypothesis
Raffaello Pompei

5. Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis, Trichomonas vaginalis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Based on Data Collected by a Network of Clinical Microbiology Laboratories, in Italy
Maria Cristina Salfa, Barbara Suligoi

6. β-Defensins: Work in Progress
Giovanna Donnarumma, Iole Paoletti, Alessandra Fusco, Brunella Perfetto, Elisabetta Buommino, Vincenza Gregorio, Adone Baroni

7. Emergence of Escherichia coli Sequence Type 131 (ST131) and ST3948 with KPC-2, KPC-3 and KPC-8 carbapenemases from a Long-Term Care and Rehabilitation Facility (LTCRF) in Northern Italy
Aurora Piazza, Mariasofia Caltagirone, Ibrahim Bitar, Elisabetta Nucleo, Melissa Spalla, Elena Fogato, Roberto D’Angelo, Laura Pagani, Roberta Migliavacca

8. Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: Results of a Laboratory Surveillance Program in an Italian General Hospital (August 2014–January 2015)
Claudia Monari, Luca Merlini, Emanuela Nardelli, Maria Cacioni, Antonella Repetto, Antonella Mencacci, Anna Vecchiarelli

9. A Snapshot of Drug-Resistant M. tuberculosis Strains in Croatia
Ljiljana Zmak, Mihaela Obrovac, Vera Katalinic-Jankovic

10. Quorum Quenching Strategy Targeting Gram-Positive Pathogenic Bacteria
Ravindra Pal Singh, Said E. Desouky, Jiro Nakayama

Keywords: Life Sciences, Microbiology, Medical Microbiology