About the Authors

Francesca Bettelli

Contributed equally to this work with: Francesca Bettelli, Daniela Vallerini, Ivana Lagreca

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Section of Hematology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, AOU Modena, Modena, Italy

Daniela Vallerini

Contributed equally to this work with: Francesca Bettelli, Daniela Vallerini, Ivana Lagreca

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Section of Hematology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, AOU Modena, Modena, Italy

Ivana Lagreca

Contributed equally to this work with: Francesca Bettelli, Daniela Vallerini, Ivana Lagreca

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Section of Hematology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, AOU Modena, Modena, Italy

Patrizia Barozzi

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Section of Hematology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, AOU Modena, Modena, Italy

Giovanni Riva

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Diagnostic Hematology and Clinical Genomics, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, AUSL/AOU Modena, Modena, Italy

Vincenzo Nasillo

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Diagnostic Hematology and Clinical Genomics, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, AUSL/AOU Modena, Modena, Italy

Ambra Paolini

Roles Resources

Affiliation Diagnostic Hematology and Clinical Genomics, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, AUSL/AOU Modena, Modena, Italy

Roberto D’Amico

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Statistic Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, AOU Modena, Modena, Italy

Fabio Forghieri

Roles Resources

Affiliation Section of Hematology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, AOU Modena, Modena, Italy

Monica Morselli

Roles Resources

Affiliation Section of Hematology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, AOU Modena, Modena, Italy

Valeria Pioli

Roles Resources

Affiliation Section of Hematology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, AOU Modena, Modena, Italy

Andrea Gilioli

Roles Resources

Affiliation Section of Hematology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, AOU Modena, Modena, Italy

Davide Giusti

Roles Resources

Affiliation Section of Hematology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, AOU Modena, Modena, Italy

Andrea Messerotti

Roles Resources

Affiliation Section of Hematology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, AOU Modena, Modena, Italy

Paola Bresciani

Roles Resources

Affiliation Section of Hematology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, AOU Modena, Modena, Italy

Angela Cuoghi

Roles Resources

Affiliation Section of Hematology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, AOU Modena, Modena, Italy

Elisabetta Colaci

Roles Resources

Affiliation Section of Hematology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, AOU Modena, Modena, Italy

Roberto Marasca

Roles Resources

Affiliation Section of Hematology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, AOU Modena, Modena, Italy

Livio Pagano

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Hematology Division, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli - IRCCS and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

Anna Candoni

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Section of Hematology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, AOU Modena, Modena, Italy

Johan Maertens

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Hematology, University Hospital UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Pierluigi Viale

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, IRCCS-AOU Policlinico Santorsola, Bologna, Italy

Cristina Mussini

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Dipartimento Chirurgico, Medico, Odontoiatrico e di Scienze Morfologiche con interesse Trapiantologico, Oncologico e di Medicina Rigenerativa, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, AOU Modena, Modena, Italy

Rossella Manfredini

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy

Enrico Tagliafico

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Diagnostic Hematology and Clinical Genomics, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, AUSL/AOU Modena, Modena, Italy

Mario Sarti

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Diagnostic Hematology and Clinical Genomics, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, AUSL/AOU Modena, Modena, Italy

Tommaso Trenti

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Diagnostic Hematology and Clinical Genomics, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, AUSL/AOU Modena, Modena, Italy

Russell Lewis

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy

Patrizia Comoli

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Unit and Cell Factory, Foundation IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy

Albino Eccher

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Section of Pathology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, AOU Modena, Modena, Italy

Mario Luppi

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

‡ ML and LP also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Section of Hematology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, AOU Modena, Modena, Italy

Leonardo Potenza

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

leonardo.potenza@unimore.it

‡ ML and LP also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Section of Hematology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, AOU Modena, Modena, Italy

Competing Interests

I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: M. Luppi, L. Potenza and P. Barozzi have applied for an Italian patent regarding clinical applications of the ELISpot assay for the diagnosis of Aspergillus infection [PCT: WO2008/075395A3, IT2007/000867]. M. Luppi, L. Potenza, D. Vallerini, P. Barozzi and F. Forghieri have applied for an Italian and US patent regarding clinical applications of the ELISpot assay for the diagnosis of Mucorales infection [PCT: WO2012073160 A1, IT MI20102224, US 2013/0260395]. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all Journal policies. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. Other authors of this manuscript have no conflicts of interest related to the study to disclose.