About the Authors

Mario Tumbarello

tumbarello@rm.unicatt.it

Affiliation Institute of Infectious Diseases, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

Barbara Fiori

Affiliation Institute of Microbiology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

Enrico Maria Trecarichi

Affiliation Institute of Infectious Diseases, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

Patrizia Posteraro

Affiliation Laboratory of Clinical Pathology and Microbiology, Ospedale San Carlo, Rome, Italy

Angela Raffaella Losito

Affiliation Institute of Infectious Diseases, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

Alessio De Luca

Affiliation Hospital Pharmacy, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

Maurizio Sanguinetti

Affiliation Institute of Microbiology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

Giovanni Fadda

Affiliation Institute of Microbiology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

Roberto Cauda

Affiliation Institute of Infectious Diseases, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

Brunella Posteraro

Affiliation Institute of Hygiene, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MT BP MS. Performed the experiments: BF ARL. Analyzed the data: EMT PP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AD. Wrote the paper: BP MT. Participated in the design and coordination of the study: GF RC.