The genus Myroides comprises aerobic, yellow-pigmented, non-motile, non-fermenting gram-negative rods formerly classified as Flavobacterium odoratum. Members of the genus are widely distributed in the environment, especially in water, and usually behave as low-grade opportunistic pathogens, having been found to cause urinary tract infection, endocarditis, ventriculitis, and cutaneous infections in severely immunocompromised patients. We report a case of soft tissue infection, septic shock, and pneumonia due to M. odoratimimus in an immunocompetent male. To our knowledge, this is the first description of life-threatening infection caused by this organism in an immunocompetent host. We have also reviewed the medical literature on the genus Myroides.

Our study provides a new picture of HCV and HBV epidemiology in Northern Italy, with these features: (1) a cohort effect showing a reduction of HCV infection in the elderly, possible due to age-related mortality; (2) an unchanged overall prevalence of HBV infection, despite continuing immigration of subjects from endemic countries.

multiplex RT-PCR can be a valuable tool to evaluate the real epidemiology of cervical mycoplasma colonization.

The cure of Helicobacter pylori infection results in healing of chronic active gastritis and dramatically reduces peptic ulcer relapse rate. The treatment regimens for H. pylori infection currently recommended involve a 1-week triple therapy consisting of a proton pump inhibitor plus two of the following antibiotics: amoxycillin, a nitroimidazole (metronidazole or tinidazole) and clarithromycin. Resistance of H. pylori to the antibiotics included in current therapeutic regimens has been reported as a major reason for treatment failure.2 Therefore, it has been suggested that the selection of antibiotics used in association with proton pump inhibitors for primary treatment of H. pylori infection should be based on the

In August 2020, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, five locally acquired cases of dengue virus type 1 were detected in a family cluster in Vicenza Province, North-East Italy where Aedes albopictus mosquitoes are endemic. The primary case was an importation from West Sumatra, Indonesia. This is the first outbreak of autochthonous dengue reported in Italy. During the COVID-19 pandemic, screening of febrile travelers from endemic countries is crucial in areas where competent vectors are present.