About the Authors
- Romina Camilli
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Affiliation Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-Mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
- Laura Daprai
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Affiliation Unit of Microbiology, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
- Francesca Cavrini
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Affiliation Unit of Microbiology, S. Orsola- Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Donatella Lombardo
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Affiliation Unit of Microbiology, S. Orsola- Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Fabio D’Ambrosio
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Affiliation Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-Mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
- Maria Del Grosso
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Affiliation Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-Mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
- Maria Fenicia Vescio
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Affiliation Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-Mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
- Maria Paola Landini
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Affiliation Unit of Microbiology, S. Orsola- Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Maria Grazia Pascucci
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Affiliation Servizio Sanità pubblica, Direzione Generale Sanità e Politiche Sociali, Regione Emilia-Romagna, Bologna, Italy
- Erminio Torresani
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Affiliation Unit of Microbiology, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
- Maria Laura Garlaschi
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Affiliation Unit of Microbiology, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
- Vittorio Sambri
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Current address: Unit of Clinical Microbiology, Hub Laboratory of the “Greater Romagna Area”, Pievestina, Cesena, Italy
Affiliation Unit of Microbiology, S. Orsola- Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Annalisa Pantosti
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* E-mail: annalisa.pantosti@iss.it
Affiliation Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-Mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: AP MLG VS MPL MGP ET. Performed the experiments: LD FC DL FDA MDG RC. Analyzed the data: MFV RC. Wrote the manuscript: RC AP. Discussed the results and commented the manuscript: AP MLG MPL ET MGP VS RC LD FC DL MDG MFV.