The scientific activity in the last ten years has focused on issues associated with mycobacterial infection, with particular attention to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection. The main topics covered are:
- Study of the epidemiological evolution of tuberculosis in the metropolitan area of Bologna
- Tuberculosis and immigration: innovative diagnostic methods and evaluation of prognostic factors
- Childwood Tuberculosis: role of Quantiferon-TB test in the diagnosis of tuberculous infection
- Search for new molecular and immunological markers of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, for the diagnosis of tuberculosis
- Anti-mycobacterial activity of new β-lactam molecules
- Environmental surveillance for Mycobacterium chimaera and Legionella spp in healthcare facilities: innovative methods for risk management and early diagnosis.
