About the Authors
- Giovanni Delogu
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Affiliation Istituto di Microbiologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
- Teresa Chiacchio
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Affiliation Translational Research Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Preclinical Research, L. Spallanzani National Institute for Infectious Diseases (INMI), Rome, Italy
- Valentina Vanini
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Affiliation Translational Research Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Preclinical Research, L. Spallanzani National Institute for Infectious Diseases (INMI), Rome, Italy
- Ornella Butera
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Affiliation Translational Research Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Preclinical Research, L. Spallanzani National Institute for Infectious Diseases (INMI), Rome, Italy
- Gilda Cuzzi
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Affiliation Translational Research Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Preclinical Research, L. Spallanzani National Institute for Infectious Diseases (INMI), Rome, Italy
- Alessandra Bua
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Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
- Paola Molicotti
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Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
- Stefania Zanetti
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Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
- Francesco Nicola Lauria
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Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases of the Respiratory Tract, Department of Clinical Research, INMI, Rome, Italy
- Susanna Grisetti
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Affiliation Third Division of the Clinic, Department of Clinical Research, INMI, Rome, Italy
- Nicola Magnavita
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Affiliation Istituto di Medicina del Lavoro, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
- Giovanni Fadda
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Affiliation Istituto di Microbiologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
- Enrico Girardi
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Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Preclinical Research, INMI, Rome, Italy
- Delia Goletti
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* E-mail: delia.goletti@inmi.it
Affiliation Translational Research Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Preclinical Research, L. Spallanzani National Institute for Infectious Diseases (INMI), Rome, Italy
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: GD DG. Performed the experiments: AB PM TC VV OB. Analyzed the data: GD SZ GF TC VV GC EG DG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GD AB PM SZ EG DG. Wrote the paper: GD DG. Contributed to the enrollment of the patients: GC SG NM FNL DG.