About the Authors

Linda Petrone

Affiliation Translational Research Unit Department of Epidemiology and Preclinical Research, "L. Spallanzani" National Institute for Infectious Diseases (INMI), Rome, Italy

Valentina Vanini

Affiliation Translational Research Unit Department of Epidemiology and Preclinical Research, "L. Spallanzani" National Institute for Infectious Diseases (INMI), Rome, Italy

Elisa Petruccioli

Affiliation Translational Research Unit Department of Epidemiology and Preclinical Research, "L. Spallanzani" National Institute for Infectious Diseases (INMI), Rome, Italy

Giuseppe Maria Ettorre

Affiliation Unit of Surgery and Transplantation "Interaziendale" Department, P.O.I.T., Polo Ospedaliero Interaziendale San Camillo-INMI Lazzaro Spallanzani, Rome, Italy

Vincenzo Schininà

Affiliation Department of Radiology, "L. Spallanzani" National Institute for Infectious Diseases (INMI), IRCCS, Rome, Italy

Elisa Busi Rizzi

Affiliation Department of Radiology, "L. Spallanzani" National Institute for Infectious Diseases (INMI), IRCCS, Rome, Italy

Alessandra Ludovisi

Affiliation Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immunomediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), IRCCS, Rome, Italy

Angela Corpolongo

Affiliation Clinical Department, National Institute for Infectious Diseases (INMI), IRCCS, Rome, Italy

Giuseppe Ippolito

Affiliation Scientific Direction, National Institute for Infectious Diseases (INMI), IRCCS, Rome, Italy

Edoardo Pozio

Affiliation Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immunomediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), IRCCS, Rome, Italy

Antonella Teggi

Affiliation Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Sant'Andrea Hospital, "Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy

Delia Goletti

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: DG. Performed the experiments: LP EPe VV. Analyzed the data: LP EPe DG GI. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GME VS EBR AL AC EPo AT. Wrote the paper: LP DG. Critical discussion of the results: GI, EPo.