Differential Immune Response of Lactobacillus plantarum 286 Against Salmonella Typhimurium Infection in Conventional and Germ-Free Mice -- Evaluation of Microbial Growth in Hospital Textiles Through Challenge Test -- The Role of Gram-Negative Bacteria in Urinary Tract Infections: Current Concepts and Therapeutic Options -- Diffusion and Characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Aminoglycoside Resistance in an Italian Regional Cystic Fibrosis Centre -- Synovial Fluid Mediated Aggregation of Clinical Strains of Four Enterobacterial Species -- Keyboard contamination in Intensive Care Unit: is cleaning enough? Prospective research of in situ effectiveness of a tea tree oil (KTEO) film -- Procalcitonin in the Assessment of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: A Systematic Review -- Impact of DAA-Based Regimens on HCV-Related Extra-Hepatic Damage: A Narrative Review -- The Ability of a Concentrated Surfactant Gel to Reduce an Aerobic, Anaerobic and Multispecies Bacterial Biofilm In Vitro.

This book series focuses on current progress in the broad field of medical microbiology, and covers both basic and applied topics related to the study of microbes, their interactions with human and animals, and emerging issues relevant for public health. Original research and review articles present and discuss multidisciplinary findings and developments on various aspects of microbiology, infectious diseases, and their diagnosis, treatment and prevention. The book series publishes review and original research contributions, short reports as well as guest edited thematic book volumes. All contributions will be published online first and collected in book volumes. There are no publication costs. Advances in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health is a subseries of Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, which has been publishing significant contributions in the field for over 30 years and is indexed in Medline, Scopus, EMBASE, BIOSIS, Biological Abstracts, CSA, Biological Sciences and Living Resources (ASFA-1), and Biological Sciences. 2019 Impact Factor: 2.450. 5 Year Impact Factor: 2.324; Cite Score: 3.0; Eigenfactor Score: 0.03583; Article Influence Score: 0.603.