Maddalena giannella

MADDALENA GIANNELLA

Date of birth: October 2, 1978

email: [e-mail]
A.O.U. Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi

Unità Operativa di Malattie Infettive- Viale

Via Massarenti, 11

40138 - Bologna

CURRICULUM VITAE
Education:

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  07-2003 - Degree in Medicine and Surgery
  

University of Rome “La Sapienza” (Italy); final mark: 110/110 cum laude; experimental thesis on "Conservative medical therapy of prosthetic joint infections: retrospective analysis of an 8-year experience” under supervision of Prof. P.F. Serra and Prof. M. Venditti.

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  11-2008 – Specialization in Internal Medicine
  

University La Sapienza, Rome (Italy); final mark: 70/70 cum laude; experimental thesis on “Severe infections due to Corynebacterium striatum MDR. An emergent pathogen in the Italian’s UCI” under supervision of Prof. M. Venditti.

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  2007-2008 – Master in Infectious Diseases
  

University “Complutense”, Madrid (Spain) under supervision of Prof. E. Bouza.

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  2009-2012 Ph.D. in Clinical Microbiology
  

University “Complutense”, Madrid (Spain); final mark: "sobresaliente cum laude"; experimental thesis on "Pneumonia treated in Internal Medicine Department: a nationwide study from Spain" under supervision of Prof. E. Bouza.
Research experience:

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  1-2006/12-06: Training Abroad Experience
  

Dep. of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitario Greogorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, supervisor Prof. E. Bouza. Training in clinical microbiology research.

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  12-2008 to 12-2011: Clinical researcher
  

Supported by the Spanish Ministerial Program of Training in Research entitled “Rio Hortega”, at the Dep. of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, supervisor Prof. E. Bouza.

- Coordinator of a national multicenter study on Pneumonia in patients attended by the Internal Medicine Departments. Project supported by the Spanish Ministerial Program of Research (Institudo de Salud Carlos III, PSI 09/01257);

- Coordinator of an international (Spain + Italy) multicenter study on Pneumonia in Solid Organ Transplant patients. Project supported in part by the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (Research Grant 2012).

- Clinical research in several fields of infectious diseases such as: pandemic and seasonal influenza; ventilator-associated pneumonia; infective endocarditis; invasive mycoses; and infections in solid organ transplant patients.

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  2-2012 to 3-2013: Clinical researcher
  

Supported by the Ministerial Grant “Ricerca Finalizzata 2009” at the Second Infectious Diseases Unit of Istituto Nazionale di Malattie Infettive “Lazzaro Spallanzani”, Rome, Italy, supervisor Dr. Nicola Petrosillo.

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  12-2015 to present day: Senior researcher (type B) at the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University “Alma Mater Studiorum” Bologna.
  

Clinical Experience:

• 6-2001 to 11-2008: Boarding Student and Fellow Experience

Dep. of Clinical Medicine, Policlinico “Umberto I”, Rome, Italy, supervisor Prof. P.F. Serra. Clinical assessment, investigation, diagnosis, treatment and follow up of patients suffering from various diseases, particularly cardiovascular, pulmonary and infectious diseases.
• 12-2008 to 12-2011: Infectious Diseases consultant

Dep. of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Greogorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, supervisor Prof. E. Bouza. ID consultant on infections after major heart surgery and after solid organ or bone marrow transplantation.

• 06-2013 to present day: Infectious Diseases Consultant

Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Sant’Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy, supervisor Prof. P. Viale. ID consultant and antimicrobial stewardship team member.

LIST OF PUBBLICATIONS
Journals:

1. Pavoni GL, Giannella M, Falcone M, Scorzolini L, Liberatore M, Carlesimo B, Serra P, Venditti M. Conservative medical therapy of prosthetic joint infections: retrospective analysis of an 8-year experience. Clin Microbiol Infect 2004 Sep;10(9):831-7.

2. Giannella M, Pistella E, Perciaccante A, Venditti M. Soft tissue infection caused by Mycobacterium chelonae following a liposculpture and lipofilling procedure. Ann Ital Med Int 2005 Oct-Dec;20(4):245-7.
3. Falcone M, Giannella M, Raponi G, Mancini C, Venditti M. Teicoplanin use and emergence of Staphylococcus haemolyticus: is there a link? Clin Microbiol Infect 2006 Jan;12(1):96-7.
4. Campanile F, Bongiorno D, Borbone S, Venditti M, Giannella M, Franchi C, Stefani S. Characterization of a variant of the SCCmec element in a bloodstream isolate of Staphylococcus intermedius. Microb Drug Resist 2007 Spring;13(1):7-10.
5. Falcone M, Campanile F, Giannella M, Borbone S, Stefani S, Venditti M. Staphylococcus haemolyticus endocarditis: clinical and microbiologic analysis of 4 cases. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2007 Mar;57(3):325-31.
6. Giannella M, Valerio M, Franco JA, Marin M, Bouza E, Muñoz P. Pacemaker infection due to Mycobacterium fortuitum: the role of universal 16S rRNA gene PCR and sequencing. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2007 Mar;57(3):337-9.
7. Muñoz P, Giannella M, Alcala L, et al. Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in heart transplant recipients: is hypogammaglobulinemia the answer? J Heart Lung Transplant 2007 Sep;26(9):907-14.
8. Muñoz P, Giannella M, Valerio M, Soria T, Diaz F, Longo JL, Bouza E. Cryptococcal meningitis in a patient treated with infliximab. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2007 Apr;57(4):443-6.
9. Muñoz P, Rodriguez M, Giannella M, Vega A, Anaya F, Serrano MJ, Bouza E. A painful hand in a kidney transplant recipient. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2007 Mar;22(3):971-2.
10. Campanile F, Bongiorno D, Borbone S, Falcone M, Giannella M, Venditti M, Stefani S. In vitro activity of daptomycin against methicillin- and multi-resistant Staphylococcus haemolyticus invasive isolates carrying different mec complexes. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2008 Mar 6.
11. Muñoz P, Hortal J, Giannella M, Barrio J M, Rodriguez-Creixems M, Perez MJ, Rincon C, Bouza E. Nasal carriage of S. aureus increases the risk of surgical site infection after major heart surgery. J Hosp Infect 2008 Jan;68(1):25-31.
12. Muñoz P, Palomo J, Guinea J, Yanez J, Giannella M, Bouza E. Relapsing Rhodococcus equi infection in a heart transplant recipient successfully treated with long-term linezolid. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2008 Feb; 60(2):197-9.
13. Giannella M, Monaco M, Nicosia R, Chiarini F, Pantosti A, Venditti M. A dialysis patient with bacteremia caused by a community acquired methicillin-resistant Staphyococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) carrying the staphylococcal chromosome cassette (SCC) mec type V. Journal of Chemotherapy 2008; 20 (3): 56-58.
14. Hortal J, Giannella M, Pérez MJ, Barrio JM, Desco M, Bouza E, Muñoz P. Incidence and risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia after major heart surgery. Intensive Care Med. 2009; 35 (9): 1518-25.
15. Muñoz P, Cercenado E, Giannella M, Bouza E. Rapid Detection of Microorganism Resistance in Patients With Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia. Clinical Pulmonary Medicine 2009; 16 (6): 302-308.
16. Muñoz P, Giannella M, Fanciulli C, Guinea J, Valerio M, Rojas L, Bouza E. Candida tropicalis fungemia: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Mortality in a General Hospital. Clinical Microbiol Infect 2010 Aug 12.
17. Giannella M, Alonso M, Viedma DG, Roa PL, Catalán P, Padilla B, Muñoz P, Bouza E. Prolonged viral shedding in pandemic influenza A H1N1: clinical significance and viral load analysis in hospitalized patients. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2011 Aug;17(8):1160-5.
18. Bouza E, Giannella M, Torres MV, Catalán P, Sánchez-Carrillo C, Insa Hernandez R, and Muñoz P on behalf of The Gregorio Marañón Task Force for Pneumonia. Herpes simplex virus: a marker of severity in bacterial ventilator-associated pneumonia. Journal of Critical Care 2010 Dec 1.

19. Alonso M, Rodríguez-Sánchez B, Giannella M, Catalán P, Gayoso J, López Bernaldo de Quirós JC, Bouza E, García de Viedma D. Resistance and virulence mutations in patients with persistent infection by pandemic 2009 A/H1N1 influenza. Journal of Virology 2011 Feb;50(2):114-8.

20. Muñoz P, Rojas L, Cervera C, Garrido G, Farinas MC, Valerio M, Giannella M, Bouza E. Poor compliance with antifungal drug use guidelines by transplant physicians: a framework for educational guidelines and an international consensus on patient safety. Clin Transplant 2011 Feb 7. [Epub ahead of print].
21. Roa PL, Catalán P, Giannella M, García de Viedma D, Sandonis V, Bouza E. Comparison of real-time RT-PCR, shell vial culture, and conventional cell culture for the detection of the pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in hospitalized patients. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2011 Apr;69(4):428-31.
22. Muñoz P, Giannella M, Scoti F, Predomingo M, Puga D, Pinto A, Roda J, Marin M, Bouza E; on behalf of the Group for the Management of Infective Endocarditis of the Gregorio Marañón Hospital (GAME). Two weeks of postsurgical therapy may be enough for high-risk cases of endocarditis caused by Streptococcus viridans or Streptococcus bovis. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2011 Jun 2. [Epub ahead of print]
23. Cordero E, Pérez-Romero P, Moreno A, Len O, Montejo M, Vidal E, Martín-Dávila P, Fariñas MC, Fernández-Sabé N, Giannella M, Pachón J; The Novel influenza A(H1N1) Study Group of the Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI). Pandemic influenza A(H1N1) virus infection in solid organ transplant recipients: impact of viral and non-viral co-infection. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2011 Apr 5. [Epub ahead of print]
24. Rodríguez-Sánchez B, Alonso M, Catalán P, Sánchez Conde M, González-Candelas F, Giannella M, Bouza E, de Viedma DG. Genotyping of a nosocomial outbreak of pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009. J Clin Virol. 2011 Aug 1. [Epub ahead of print]
25. Bouza E, Giannella M, Bunsow E, Torres MV, Granda MJ, Martín-Rabadán P, Muñoz P; Gregorio Marañón Task Force for Pneumonia (GANG). Ventilator-associated pneumonia due to meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: risk factors and outcome in a large general hospital. J Hosp Infect. 2012 Feb;80(2):150-5.
26. Peláez T, Muñoz P, Guinea J, Valerio M, Giannella M, Klaassen CH, Bouza E. Outbreak of invasive aspergillosis after major heart surgery caused by spores in the air of the intensive care unit. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Feb 1;54(3):e24-31.
27. Giannella M, Pinilla B, Capdevila JA, Martínez Alarcón J, Muñoz P, López Álvarez J, Bouza E; on behalf of the Estudio de Neumonía En Medicina Interna (ENEMI) study Group from the Sociedad Española de Medicina Interna (SEMI). Pneumonia treated in the internal medicine department: focus on healthcare-associated pneumonia. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2011 Dec 25.
28. Valerio M, Pedromingo M, Muñoz P, Alcalá L, Marin M, Peláez T, Giannella M, Bouza E. Potential protective role of linezolid against Clostridium difficile infection. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2012 May;39(5):414-9.
29. M. Giannella, B. Rodríguez, P. López Roa, P. Catalán, B. Padilla, P. Muñoz, D. García De Viedma, E. Bouza. Should Lower Respiratory Tract Secretions From Intensive Care Patients Be Systematically Screened For Influenza Virus During The Influenza Season? Crit Care. 2012 Jun 14;16(3):R104
30. Roa PL, Rodríguez-Sánchez B, Catalán P, Giannella M, Alcalá L, Padilla B, Viedma DG, Muñoz P, Bouza E. Diagnosis of influenza in intensive care units: lower respiratory tract samples are better than nose-throat swabs. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012 Nov 1;186(9):929-30.
31. Capone A, Giannella M, Fortini D, Giordano A, Meledandri M, Ballardini M, Venditti M, Bordi E, Capozzi D, Balice MP, Tarasi A, Parisi G, Lappa A, Carattoli A, Petrosillo N; on behalf of the SEERBIO-GRAB network†. High rate of colistin resistance among patients with carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infection accounts for an excess of mortality. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2013;19:E23-E30.
32. Giannella M, Muñoz P, Guinea J, Escribano P, Rodriguez-Creixems M, Bouza E. Growth of Aspergillus in blood cultures: proof of invasive aspergillosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? Mycoses 2013;56:488-90.
33. Petrosillo N, Giannella M, Lewis R, Viale P. Treatment of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: review of the state of the art. Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy 2013;11:159-77.
34. Bouza E, Giannella M, Pinilla B, Pujol R, Capdevila JA, Munoz P. The management of pneumonia in internal medicine. Rev Clin Esp 2013: 213:298-305.
35. Di Bella S, Capone A, Musso M, Giannella M, Tarasi A, Johnson E, Taglietti F, Campoli C, Petrosillo N. Clostridium difficile infection in the elderly. Infez Med. 2013;21:93-102.
36. Muñoz P, Valerio M, Palomo J, Giannella M, Yañez JF, Desco M, Bouza E. Targeted antifungal prophylaxis in heart transplant recipients. Transplantation. 2013;96:664-9.
37. Viale P, Giannella M, Lewis R, Trecarichi EM, Petrosillo N, Tumbarello M. Predictors of mortality in multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2013;11:1053-63.
38. Giannella M, Muñoz P, Martínez Alarcón J, Mularoni A, Grossi P, Bouza E on behalf of the PISOT study group. Pneumonia in solid organ transplant recipients: a prospective multicenter study. Transplant Infect Dis 2014; 16 (2)

39. Petrosillo N, Giannella M, Antonelli M, Antonini M, Barsic B, Belancic L, Cagkan Inkaya A, De Pascale G, Grilli E, Tumbarello M, Akova M. Clinical experience of colistin-glycopeptide combination in critically ill patients infected with Gram-negative bacteria. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2014 Feb;58(2):851-8.

40. Civljak R, Giannella M, Di Bella S, Petrosillo N. Could chloramphenicol be used against ESKAPE pathogens? A review of in vitro data in the literature from the 21st century. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2014 Feb;12(2):249-64.
41. Bartoletti M, Tumietto F, Fasulo G, Giannella M, Cristini F, Bonfiglioli R, Raumer L, Nanni C, Sanfilippo S, Di Eusanio M, Scotton PG, Graziosi M, Rapezzi C, Fanti S, Viale P. Combined computed tomography and fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in the diagnosis of prosthetic valve endocarditis: a case series. BMC Res Notes. 2014 Jan 13;7(1):32.
42. Giannella M, Morelli MC, Cristini F, Ercolani G, Cescon M, Bartoletti M, Tedeschi S, Pasqualini E, Lewis RE, Pinna AD, Viale P. Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae colonization at liver transplantation: A management challenge. Liver Transpl. 2014 May;20(5):631-3

43. Bartoletti M, Giannella M, Caraceni P, Domenicali M, Ambretti S, Tedeschi S, Verucchi G, Badia L, Lewis RE, Bernardi M, Viale P. Epidemiology and outcomes of bloodstream infection in patients with cirrhosis. J Hepatol. 2014 Mar 26.

44. Tumbarello M, Trecarichi EM, Tumietto F, Del Bono V, De Rosa FG, Bassetti M, Losito AR, Tedeschi S, Saffioti C, Corcione S, Giannella M, Raffaelli F, Pagani N, Bartoletti M, Spanu T, Marchese A, Cauda R, Viscoli C, Viale P. Predictive Models for Identification of Hospitalized Patients Harboring KPC-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2014 Jun;58(6):3514-3520.

45. Muthuri SG, Venkatesan S, Myles PR, Leonardi-Bee J, Al Khuwaitir TS, Al Mamun A, Anovadiya AP, Azziz-Baumgartner E, Báez C, Bassetti M, Beovic B, Bertisch B, Bonmarin I, Booy R, Borja-Aburto VH, Burgmann H, Cao B, Carratala J, Denholm JT, Dominguez SR, Duarte PA, Dubnov-Raz G, Echavarria M, Fanella S, Gao Z, Gérardin P, Giannella M, Gubbels S, Herberg J, Iglesias AL, Hoger PH, Hu X, Islam QT, Jiménez MF, Kandeel A, Keijzers G, Khalili H, Knight M, Kudo K, Kusznierz G, Kuzman I, Kwan AM, Amine IL, Langenegger E, Lankarani KB, Leo YS, Linko R, Liu P, Madanat F, Mayo-Montero E, McGeer A, Memish Z, Metan G, Mickiene A, Mikić D, Mohn KG, Moradi A, Nymadawa P, Oliva ME, Ozkan M, Parekh D, Paul M, Polack FP, Rath BA, Rodríguez AH, Sarrouf EB, Seale AC, Sertogullarindan B, Siqueira MM, Skręt-Magierło J, Stephan F, Talarek E, Tang JW, To KK, Torres A, Törün SH, Tran D, Uyeki TM, Van Zwol A, Vaudry W, Vidmar T, Yokota RT, Zarogoulidis P; PRIDE Consortium Investigators, Nguyen-Van-Tam JS. Effectiveness of neuraminidase inhibitors in reducing mortality in patients admitted to hospital with influenza A H1N1pdm09 virus infection: a meta-analysis of individual participant data. Lancet Respir Med. 2014 May;2(5):395-404.

46. Giannella M, Trecarichi EM, De Rosa FG, Bono VD, Bassetti M, Lewis RE, Losito AR, Corcione S, Saffioti C, Bartoletti M, Maiuro G, Cardellino CS, Tedeschi S, Cauda R, Viscoli C, Viale P, Tumbarello M. Risk factors for carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection among rectal carriers: a prospective observational multicenter study. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2014 Jul 1. doi: 10.1111/1469-0691.12747. [Epub ahead of print]

47. Musso M, Giannella M, Antonini M, Bordi E, Ettorre GM, Tessitore L, Mariano A, Capone A. Invasive Candidiasis due to Candida norvegensis in a Liver Transplant Patient: Case Report and Literature Review. Infect Dis Rep. 2014 Jun 24;6(2):5374.

48. Giannella M, Ercolani G, Cristini F, Morelli MC, Bartoletti M, Bertuzzo V, Tedeschi S, Faenza S, Puggioli C, Lewis RE, Pinna AD, Viale P. High-dose weekly liposomal amphotericin B antifungal prophylaxis in patients undergoing liver transplantation: a prospective phase II trial. Transplantation 2014 Sep 2. [Epub ahead of print]

49. Girometti N, Lewis RE, Giannella M, Ambretti S, Bartoletti M, Tedeschi S, Tumietto F, Cristini F, Trapani F, Gaibani G, Viale P. Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection: Epidemiology and Impact of Inappropriate Empirical Therapy. Medicine (Baltimore). 2014 Oct;93(17):298-309.

50. Viale P, Tumietto F, Giannella M, Bartoletti M, Tedeschi S, Ambretti S, Cristini F, Gibertoni C, Venturi S, Cavalli M, Piggioli MC, Mosci D, Callea E, Masina R, Moro ML, Lewis RE. Impact of a Hospital-Wide Multifaceted Program for Reducing Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Infections In a Large Teaching Hospital in Northern Italy. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2014 Nov 11. pii: S1198-743X.

51. Giannella M, Bartoletti M, Morelli MC et al. Risk factors for infection with carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae after liver transplantation: the importance of pre-and post-transplant colonization. Am J Transplant. 2015 Mar 4. doi: 10.1111/ajt.13136.

52. Lewis RE, Giannella M, Viale P. Serum Galactomannan Diagnosis of Breakthrough Invasive Fungal Disease. Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Jan 26. pii: civ035

53. Girmenia C, Viscoli C, Piciocchi A, Cudillo L, Botti S, Errico A, Sarmati L, Ciceri F, Locatelli F, Giannella M, Bassetti M, Tascini C, Lombardini L, Majolino I, Farina C, Luzzaro F, Rossolini GM, Rambaldi A. Management of carbapenem resistant klebsiella pneumoniae infections in stem cell transplant recipients: an italian multidisciplinary consensus statement. Haematologica. 2015 Apr 10. pii: haematol.2015.125484.

54. Falcone M, Russo A, Giannella M, Cangemi R, Scarpellini MG, Bertazzoni G, Alarcón JM, Taliani G, Palange P, Farcomeni A, Vestri A, Bouza E, Violi F, Venditti M. Individualizing risk of multidrug-resistant pathogens in community-onset pneumonia. PLoS One. 2015 Apr 10;10(4):e0119528

55. Tumbarello M, Trecarichi EM, De Rosa FG, Giannella M, Giacobbe DR, Bassetti M, Losito AR, Bartoletti M, Del Bono V, Corcione S, Maiuro G, Tedeschi S, Celani L, Cardellino CS, Spanu T, Marchese A, Ambretti S, Cauda R, Viscoli C, Viale P; ISGRI-SITA (Italian Study Group on Resistant Infections of the Società Italiana Terapia Antinfettiva). Infections caused by KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: differences in therapy and mortality in a multicentre study. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2015 Apr 21. pii: dkv086.

56. Valerio M, Vena A, Bouza E, Reiter N, Viale P, Hochreiter M, Giannella M, Muñoz P; on behalf the COMIC study group (Collaborative group on Mycosis). How much European prescribing physicians know about invasive fungal infections management? BMC Infect Dis. 2015 Feb 21;15(1):80. doi: 10.1186/s12879-015-0809-z.

57. Viale P, Scudeller L, Pea F, Tedeschi S, Lewis R, Bartoletti M, Sbrojavacca R, Cristini F, Tumietto F, Di Lauria N, Fasulo G, Giannella M. Implementation of a Meningitis Care Bundle in the Emergency Room Reduces Mortality Associated With Acute Bacterial Meningitis. Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 2015: 1–8.

58. Girometti N, Giannella M, Brocchi S, Badia L, Calza L, Viale P. Salmonella paratyphi B mycotic aneurysm of the abdominal aorta in an HIV-infected patient: a case report. Infez Med. 2015 Jun;23(2):174-7.

59. Viale P, Giannella M, Tedeschi S, Lewis R. Treatment of MDR-Gram negative infections in the 21st century: a never ending threat for clinicians. Curr Opin Pharmacol. 2015 Jul 23;24:30-37.

60. Giacobbe DR, Del Bono V, Trecarichi EM, De Rosa FG, Giannella M, Bassetti M,Bartoloni A, Losito AR, Corcione S, Bartoletti M, Mantengoli E, Saffioti C, Pagani N, Tedeschi S, Spanu T, Rossolini GM, Marchese A, Ambretti S, Cauda R, Viale P, Viscoli C, Tumbarello M; ISGRI-SITA (Italian Study Group on ResistantInfections of the Società Italiana Terapia Antinfettiva). Risk factors for bloodstream infections due to colistin-resistant KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: results from a multicenter case-control-control study. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2015 Aug 14. pii: S1198-743X(15)00787-9.

61. Viale P, Giannella M, Bartoletti M, Tedeschi S, Lewis R. Considerations About Antimicrobial Stewardship in Settings with Epidemic Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing or Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae. Infect Dis Ther. 2015 Sep;4(Suppl 1):65-83.

62. Tedeschi S, Tumietto F, Conti M, Giannella M, Viale P. Use of Daptomycin in Critically Ill Children with Bloodstream Infections and Complicated Skin and Soft Tissue Infections. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2015 Oct 19.

63. Viale P, Giannella M, Tedeschi S, Bartoletti M, Pea F. Reply: Implementation of a Meningitis Care Bundle in the Emergency Room Reduces Mortality Associated With Acute Bacterial Meningitis. Ann Pharmacother. 2016 Feb;50(2):153. doi: 10.1177/1060028015615881.

64. Muthuri SG, Venkatesan S, Myles PR, Leonardi-Bee J, Lim WS, Mamun AA, Anovadiya AP, Araújo WN, Azziz-Baumgartner E, Báez C, Bantar C, Barhoush MM, Bassetti M, Beovic B, Bingisser R, Bonmarin I, Borja-Aburto VH, Cao B, Carratala J, Cuezzo MR, Denholm JT, Dominguez SR, Duarte PA, Dubnov-Raz G, Echavarria M, Fanella S, Fraser J, Gao Z, Gérardin P, Giannella M, Gubbels S, Herberg J, Iglesias AL, Hoeger PH, Hoffmann M, Hu X, Islam QT, Jiménez MF, Kandeel A, Keijzers G, Khalili H, Khandaker G, Knight M, Kusznierz G, Kuzman I, Kwan AM, Amine IL, Langenegger E, Lankarani KB, Leo YS, Linko R, Liu P, Madanat F, Manabe T, Mayo-Montero E, McGeer A, Memish ZA, Metan G, Mikić D, Mohn KG, Moradi A, Nymadawa P, Ozbay B, Ozkan M, Parekh D, Paul M, Poeppl W, Polack FP, Rath BA, Rodríguez AH, Siqueira MM, Skręt-Magierło J, Talarek E, Tang JW, Torres A, Törün SH, Tran D, Uyeki TM, van Zwol A, Vaudry W, Velyvyte D, Vidmar T, Zarogoulidis P; PRIDE Consortium Investigators, Nguyen-Van-Tam JS. Impact of neuraminidase inhibitors on influenza A(H1N1)pdm09-related pneumonia: an IPD meta-analysis. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2015 Nov 25. doi: 10.1111/irv.12363. [Epub ahead of print]

65. Giannella M, Tedeschi S, Bartoletti M, Viale P. Prevention of infections in nursing homes: antibiotic prophylaxis versus infection control and antimicrobial stewardship measures. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2016 Feb;14(2):219-30. doi: 10.1586/14787210.2016.1132161.

66. Bartoletti M, Giannella M, Lewis RE, Viale P. Bloodstream infections in patients with liver cirrhosis. Virulence. 2016 Feb 11:1-11.

67. Tedeschi S, Tumietto F, Giannella M, Bartoletti M, Cristini F, Cioni G, Ambretti S, Carretto E, Sambri V, Sarti M, Viale P; Emilia Romagna Candida Network. Epidemiology and outcome of candidemia in internal medicine wards: A regional study in Italy. Eur J Intern Med. 2016 Oct;34:39-44.

68. Tedeschi S, Trapani F, Giannella M, Cristini F, Tumietto F, Bartoletti M, Liverani A, Pignanelli S, Toni L, Pederzini R, Cavina A, Viale P. An Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Based on Systematic Infectious Disease Consultation in a Rehabilitation Facility. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 Jan;38(1):76-82.

69. Bertuzzo VR, Giannella M, Cucchetti A, Pinna AD, Grossi A, Ravaioli M, Del Gaudio M, Cristini F, Viale P, Cescon M. Impact of preoperative infection on outcome after liver transplantation. Br J Surg. 2017 Jan;104(2):e172-e181. doi: 10.1002/bjs.10449.

70. Bartoletti M, Martelli G, Tedeschi S, Morelli M, Bertuzzo V, Tadolini M, Pianta P, Cristini F, Giannella M, Lewis RE, Pinna AD, Viale P. Liver transplantation is associated with good clinical outcome in patients with active tuberculosis and acute liver failure due to anti-tubercular treatment. Transpl Infect Dis. 2017 Apr;19(2).

71. Temkin E, Torre-Cisneros J, Beovic B, Benito N, Giannella M, Gilarranz R, Jeremiah C, Loeches B, Machuca I, Jiménez-Martín MJ, Martínez JA, Mora-Rillo M, Navas E, Osthoff M, Pozo JC, Ramos Ramos JC, Rodriguez M, Sánchez-García M, Viale P, Wolff M, Carmeli Y. Ceftazidime-Avibactam as Salvage Therapy for Infections Caused by Carbapenem-Resistant Organisms. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017 Jan 24;61(2). pii: e01964-16.

72. Giacobbe DR, Del Bono V, Bruzzi P, Corcione S, Giannella M, Marchese A, Magnasco L, Maraolo AE, Pagani N, Saffioti C, Ambretti S, Cardellino CS, Coppo E, De Rosa FG, Viale P, Viscoli C; ISGRI-SITA (Italian Study Group on Resistant Infections of the Società Italiana Terapia Antinfettiva). Previous bloodstream infections due to other pathogens as predictors of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteraemia in colonized patients: results from a retrospective multicentre study. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2017 Apr;36(4):663-669.

73. Tedeschi S, Negosanti L, Sgarzani R, Trapani F, Pignanelli S, Battilana M, Capirossi R, Brillanti Ventura D, Giannella M, Bartoletti M, Tumietto F, Cristini F, Viale P. Superficial swab versus deep-tissue biopsy for the microbiological diagnosis of local infection in advanced-stage pressure ulcers of spinal-cord-injured patients: a prospective study. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2017 Apr 19. pii: S1198-743X(17)30226-4.

74. Busani S, Serafini G, Mantovani E, Venturelli C, Giannella M, Viale P, Mussini C, Cossarizza A, Girardis M. Mortality in Patients With Septic Shock by Multidrug Resistant Bacteria. J Intensive Care Med. 2017 Jan 1:885066616688165.

75. Sartelli M, Catena F, Abu-Zidan FM, Ansaloni L, Biffl WL, Boermeester MA, Ceresoli M, Chiara O, Coccolini F, De Waele JJ, Di Saverio S, Eckmann C, Fraga GP, Giannella M, Girardis M, Griffiths EA, Kashuk J, Kirkpatrick AW, Khokha V, Kluger Y, Labricciosa FM, Leppaniemi A, Maier RV, May AK, Malangoni M, Martin-Loeches I, Mazuski J, Montravers P, Peitzman A, Pereira BM, Reis T, Sakakushev B, Sganga G, Soreide K, Sugrue M, Ulrych J, Vincent JL, Viale P, Moore EE. Management of intra-abdominal infections: recommendations by the WSES 2016 consensus conference. World J Emerg Surg. 2017 May 4;12:22. doi: 10.1186/s13017-017-0132-7. eCollection 2017. Review.

76. Giannella M, Graziano E, Marconi L, Girometti N, Bartoletti M, Tedeschi S, Tumietto F, Cristini F, Ambretti S, Berlingeri A, Lewis RE, Viale P. Risk factors for recurrent carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection: a prospective cohort study. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2017 Jun 1. doi: 10.1007/s10096-017-3020-x. [Epub ahead of print]

77. Viale P, Tedeschi S, Scudeller L, Attard L, Badia L, Bartoletti M, Cascavilla A, Cristini F, Dentale N, Fasulo G, Legnani G, Trapani F, Tumietto F, Verucchi G, Virgili G, Berlingeri A, Ambretti S, De Molo C, Brizi M, Cavazza M, Giannella M. Infectious diseases team for the early management of severe sepsis and septic shock in the emergency department. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Jun 12. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix548. [Epub ahead of print]

78. Bartoletti M, Giannella M, Lewis R, Caraceni P, Tedeschi S, Paul M, Schramm C, Bruns T, Merli M, Cobos-Trigueros N, Seminari E, Retamar P, Muñoz P, Tumbarello M, Burra P, Torrani Cerenzia M, Barsic B, Calbo E, Maraolo AE, Petrosillo N, Galan-Ladero MA, D'Offizi G, Bar Sinai N, Rodríguez-Baño J, Verucchi G, Bernardi M, Viale P; ESGBIS/BICHROME study group. A Prospective Multicentre Study of the Epidemiology and Outcomes of Bloodstream Infection in Cirrhotic Patients. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2017 Aug 14. pii: S1198-743X(17)30426-3. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.08.001. [Epub ahead of print]

79. Giannella M, Trecarichi EM, Giacobbe DR, De FG, Bassetti M, Bartoloni A, Bartoletti M, Losito AR, Del Bono V, Corcione S, Tedeschi S, Raffaelli F, Saffioti C, Spanu T, Rossolini GM, Marchese A, Ambretti S, Cauda R, Viscoli C, Lewis RE, Viale P, Tumbarello M; Italian Study Group on Resistant Infections of the Società Italiana Terapia Antinfettiva (ISGRI-SITA). Effect of combination therapy containing a high dose carbapenem on mortality in patients with carbapenem-resistant klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2017 Aug 22. pii: S0924 8579(17)30311-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2017.08.019. [Epub ahead of print]

Books:

1. Giannella M, Falcone M, Venditti M, Martino P. Batteriemie e fungemie. Infezioni correlate all'assistenza in ospedale e sul territorio: Elio Guido Rondanelli, Maria Luisa Moro, Paolo Grossi, Piero Marone, Selecta Medica, Pavia. Edizione 2009, capitolo 38.

2. Muñoz P, Giannella M, Michaels M, Bouza E. Heart, lung and heart-lung transplantation. Infectious diseases: J. Cohen, W.G. Powderley (Eds.). Edinburgh: Mosby, 3th editions 2009 and 2016. Chapter 76.
3. Muñoz P, Giannella M, Burillo A, Bouza E. Mold Infections in Solid Organ Transplant recipients. Transplant Infections: R. A. Bowden, P. Ljungman, C. V. Paya (Eds). Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 3th editions 2010 and 2016. Chapter 36.

Presentations at conferences:
2003

Pavoni GL, Giannella M, Pistella E, Pompeo ME, Falcone M, Serra P, Venditti M. Conservative-medical therapy of prosthetic joints infections: retrospective analysis of a eight year experience. Abstract n° 39 at the 3rd International Meeting on Antimicrobial Chemotherapy in Clinical Practice (ACCP). Santa Margherita Ligure, Genova, Italy.

2005

Giannella M, Pistella E, Falcone M, Venditti M, Serra P. Endocarditis due to Staphylococcus haemolyticus during teicoplanin treatment. Oral communication at 106th Conference of Societá Italiana di Medicina Interna (SIMI), Rome
Falcone M, Giannella M, Pompeo ME, Baiocchi Pia, Perciaccante A, Venditti M, Serra P. Nosocomial prosthetic endocarditis due to Staphylococcus haemolyticus: first three cases reported in the literature. Abstract at 106th Conference of Società Italiana di Medicina Interna (SIMI), Rome
2006

Muñoz P, Giannella M, Alcala L, Sarmiento E, Palomo J, Yañez J, Carbone J, Bouza E. Clostridium difficile Associated Diarrhea in Heart Transplant Recipients. Is Hypogammaglobulinemia the Answer? Oral communication n° K-353 at 46th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agent and Chemotherapy (ICAAC). San Francisco

Falcone M, Giannella M, Venditti M, Campanile F, Stefani S. Clinical and microbiological analysis of four cases of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus haemolyticus endocarditis. Poster n° K532 of 46th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC). San Francisco
2008

Falcone M, Mezzatesta M, Forcella M, Giordano A, Giannella M, Amicosante G, Stefani S, Venditti M; Univ. "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy, Univ. of Catania, Catania, Italy, Univ. of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy. Severe Nosocomial Infections Caused By Enterobacter spp.: Emergence Of Vim-1 Producing Strains And Correlation With Clinical Outcome. Abstract n° K-3457 of 48th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC). Washington

2009

Muñoz P., Rojas L., Valerio M., Giannella M., Puga D., Cervera C., Garrido G., Matesanz M., Singh N., Bouza E., Comit Study Group; GESITRA-REIPI-CIBERES-ONT, Madrid, Spain. National Survey of Antifungal Management Practices in Solid Organ Transplantation (SOT) in Spain. Abstract n° V-1077 of 49th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC). San Francisco

Perez MJ, Muñoz P, Hortal J, Barrio JM, Rincon C, Valerio M, Giannella M, Bouza E; Hosp. Gregorio Marañón-CIBERES-REIPI, Madrid, Spain. Preemptive Treatment of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (LRTI) in High Risk Cardiac Surgery (CS) Patients: Ineffective and Unsafe. Abstract n° K-284 of 49th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC). San Francisco
2010

J. Guinea, P. Muñoz, P. Escribano, B. Padilla, M. Giannella, M. Rodríguez-Créimeux, T. Peláez, E. Bouza. Low prevalence of azole-resistant isolates causing fungemia in patients admitted to intensive care units. Oral communication nº O407 at the 20th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Vienna

M. Giannella, B. Padilla, P. Catalán, P. López Roa, D. García de Viedma, M. Alonso, P. Muñoz, E. Bouza. Persistence of Influenza A (H1N1)v pandemic virus in hospitalized patients. Poster nº P-70 at the 14th Congress of Spanish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Barcellona
M. Giannella, M. Alonso, D. Garcia De Viedma, M.P. Catalan, P.Lopez, B. Padilla, P. Munoz, and E. Bouza. Pandemic influenza A: the clinical significance of prolonged viral shedding. Poster nº V-418 at the 50th ICAAC, Boston
P. Munoz, M. Giannella, F. Scoti, M. Pedromingo, D. Puga, L. Rojas, M. Valerio, L. Alcala, M. Marin, E. Bouza. Treatment of Infective Endocarditis After Valve Replacement: Two Weeks of Postsurgical Therapy May Be Enough. Poster nº K-2176 at the 50th ICAAC, Boston
2011

M. Giannella, E. Bunsow, B. Pinilla, J.A. Capdevila, J. Martínez Alarcón, P. Muñoz and E. Bouza, on behalf of the ENEMI study Group. Pneumonia treated in the internal medicine department: a nationwide study in Spain. Poster nº 1585 at the 21^st ECCMID, Milan 7-10 May 2011.
E. Bouza, M. Giannella, E. Bunsow, M.V. Torres, P. Martín-Rabadán, and P. Muñoz, on behalf of The Gregorio Marañón Task Force for Pneumonia. Ventilator-associated pneumonia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: risk factors and outcome in a large general hospital. Poster nº 1664 at the 21^st ECCMID, Milan 7-10 May 2011.
M. Giannella, M. Alonso, B. Rodríguez, D. Garcia de Viedma, M.P. Catalan, P. Lopez Roa, B. Padilla, P. Munoz, E. Bouza. Prolonged viral shedding (PVS) in patients hospitalized with influenza: frequency and outcome in critically ill and immunosuppressed patients. Poster V-1552 at the 51^st ICAAC, Chicago 17-20 September 2011.
2012

M. Giannella, B. Pinilla, J.A. Capdevila, J. Martínez Alarcón, P. Muñoz, E. Bouza On Behalf Of The Enemi Study Group. Health-Care-Acquired Pneumonia (Hcap) In Internal Medicine Departments (IMDs): Frequency And Risk Factors For Difficult-To-Treat (DTT) Microorganisms. Poster P1137 at the 22nd ECCMID, London 31 March - 3 April 2012.
M. Giannella, B. Rodríguez, P. López Roa, P. Catalán, B. Padilla, P. Muñoz, D. García De Viedma, E. Bouza. Should Lower Respiratory Tract Secretions From Intensive Care Patients Be Systematically Screened For Influenza Virus During The Influenza Season? Poster P1972 at the 22nd ECCMID, London 31 March - 3 April 2012.
L. Tessitore, P. Piselli, M. Giannella, M. Antonini, L. Sollazzi, M. Dauri, F. Pugliese, V. Perilli, M. Polzoni, F. Ruberto, V. Puro and N. Petrosillo on behalf of the NETWORK group. Risk factors for bacterial infection after liver transplantation: a retrospective study in 195 patients from four Centers in Central Italy. Poster T1040 at the 52nd ICAAC, San Francisco 9-12 September 2012.
M. Giannella, P. Munoz, J. Martinez Alarcon, P. Grossi and E. Bouza, on behalf of the PISOT study group. Pneumonia after solid organ transplantation: a multicenter prospective study. Poster T1041 at the 52nd ICAAC, San Francisco 9-12 September 2012.
2013

M. Giannella, S. Di Bella, G. D'Este, M.E. Halgass, A. Lappa, M.G. Tolusso, P. Orsi, M. Tronci, E. Grilli, N. Corradetti and N. Petrosillo. Risk factors for Acinetobacter baumannii colonization and infection among patients admitted to Intensive Care Units. Poster P2054 at the 23rd ECCMID, Berlin 27-30 April 2013.
N. Petrosillo, M. Giannella, M. Antonelli, M. Antonini, B. Barsic, L. Belancic, A. Cagkan Inkaya, G. De Pascale, E. Grilli, M. Tumbarello, M. Akova. Poster K-183 at the 53rd ICAAC, Sept 10-13, Denver, Colorado.

2014

Giannella M, Bartoletti M, Tedeschi S, Cristini F, Morotti M, Sacripanti C, Tumietto F, Trapani FF, Puggioli C, Viale P. Run for the appropriateness: impact of an antimicrobial stewardship program in a large general teaching hospital. eP530 24th ECCMID, Barcelona 10-13 May 2014.
M. Giannella, M. Bartoletti, M. Morelli, S. Tedeschi, F. Cristini, E. Pasqualini, I. Danese, C. Campoli, R. Lewis, S. Faenza, A. Pinna, P. Viale; Hosp. Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy T-1291 - Infection With Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase Producing K. pneumoniae (KPC-KP) After Orthotopic Liver Transplantation (OLT): A Risk Score. Oral Presentation at ICAAC 2014 Washington September 5-9.
2015

Giannella M, Scudeller L, De Rosa FG, Bassetti M, Tumbarello M, Tedeschi S, Viale P. Epidemiology and predictive factors of mortality in patients with candidemia: a multicentre Italian study. Poster number 2775 at 25^th ECCMID Copenhagen, Denmark, 25-28 April 2015.

Kestler Hernandez M, Bouza E, Muñoz P, Raumer L, Viale P, Giannella M. External validation of a bedside predictive tool (NOVA score) to identify patients with enterococcal bacteraemia and very low risk of endocarditis that do not need echocardiography. Poster number 2476 at 25^th ECCMID Copenhagen, Denmark, 25-28 April 2015.

Tedeschi S, Tumietto F, Cioni G, Magnani G, Giuri PG, Giannella M, Viale P. Epidemiology and outcome of candidaemia in internal medicine departments: a regional studyin Italy. Poster number 1253 at 25^th ECCMID Copenhagen, Denmark, 25-28 April 2015.

Bartoletti M, Cristini F, Bertuzzo VR, Morelli MC, Pinna AD, Giannella M, Viale P. Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-KP) rectal carriage after liver transplantation: incidence and risk factors. Oral communication number 2353 at 25^th ECCMID Copenhagen, Denmark, 25-28 April 2015.

M. Giannella, M. Bartoletti, R. Lewis, M. Morelli, F. Cristini, S. Tedeschi, V. Bertuzzo, A. Pinna, P. Viale. Targeted Antifungal Prophylaxis in High Risk Liver Transplant Recipients: One Size Doesn't Fit All. Oral communication September 19 San Diego CA. ICCAC 2015.
2016

M. Giannella, L. Marconi, E. Graziano, S. Tedeschi, M. Bartoletti, N. Girometti, F. Tumietto, F. Cristini, S. Ambretti, P. Gaibani, R. Lewis, P. Viale. Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteraemia: recurrence and impact of antibiotic treatment. Oral presentation n. O118 at ECCMID 2016 9-12 April, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

F. Trapani, S. Tedeschi, M. Giannella, F. Cristini, F. Tumietto, A. Liverani, S. Pignanelli, R. Pederzini, A. Cavina, P. Viale. Systematic infectious disease consultation in rehabilitation facilities: the most effective model for antimicrobial stewardship. ePoster n. EP0122 at ECCMID 2016 9-12 April, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

M. Bartoletti, C. Campoli, L. Raumer, S. Tedeschi, F. Cristini, S. Ambretti, P. Caraceni, M. Bernardi, M. Giannella, P. Viale. Clinical features and risk factors for candidaemia in cirrhotic patients. Poster n. P1563 at ECCMID 2016 9-12 April, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

P. Gaibani, D. Lombardo, M. Bartoletti, S. Tedeschi, M. Giannella, P. Viale, R. Lewis, M. Landini. Serum bactericidal assay (SBA) of three antimicrobial combination therapies against KPC-producing K. pneumonia. Poster n. EP0231 at ECCMID 2016 9-12 April, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

S. Tedeschi, F. Tumietto, F. Cristini, M. Bartoletti, M. Giannella, L. Raumer, G. Virgili, A. Berlingeri, M. Brizi, M. Cavazza, P. Viale. Infectious diseases team for the early management of severe sepsis and septic shock in the emergency department. Oral presentation n. O271 at ECCMID 2016 9-12 April, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

M. Bartoletti, M. Giannella, R. Lewis, C. Schramm, T. Bruns, M. Merli, N. Cobos-Tigueros, M. Paul, E. Seminari, J. Rodríguez-Baño, E. Bouza Santiago, M. Tumbarello, P. Burra, M. Torrani Cerenzia, E. Calbo, B. Barsic, N. Petrosillo, M. Galan Ladero, G. D'Offizi, P. Viale. Oral presentation n. O312 at ECCMID 2016 9-12 April, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

GRANTS AND AWARDS

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  2010: recipient of the ASM ICAAC Infectious Diseases Fellows Grant Program at the 50th ICAAC in Boston, Massachusetts (MA), on September 12 – 15, 2010. Competitive Grant provided to only 100 (80 from US, 20 from the rest of the world) ID fellows/PhD students to participate into an unique educational program along with attendance to the ICAAC: International Conference on Antimicrobial and Chemotherapy.
  

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  2011: recipient of the ASM Infectious Disease (ID) Fellow Travel Grant to attend the 51st ICAAC in Chicago, Illinois, on September 17-20, 2011.
  

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  2012: recipient of the ESCMID Research Grant 2012 for the project “Pneumonia in solid organ transplantation (PISOT) study” at the 22nd ECCMID from 31 March – 3 April 2012 in London, UK.
  

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  2012: iACADEMY award -Infezioni fungine nel paziente critico per il contributo “Candidiasi invasiva provocata da Candida norvegensis: caso clinico e revisione della letteratura”. Presidente Board scientifico Prof. Mario Venditti, Roma 16 Novembre 2012.
  

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  2013: GRAM award – La gestione delle infezioni difficili da Gram-positivi, premio quale 3° classificato per l’elaborato sulla terza migliore casistica clinica/raccolta dati epidemiologici. Presidente Board scientifico Prof. Paolo Grossi, Roma 14-15 febbraio 2013.
  

Languages:

Mother tongue: Italian.

Foreign languages: Spanish and English