About the Authors

Ignazio Arrigo

Contributed equally to this work with: Ignazio Arrigo, Nicola Serra

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology

Affiliation Regional Reference Laboratory for Clinical Environmental Surveillance and Control of Legionellosis, Palermo, Italy

Nicola Serra

Contributed equally to this work with: Ignazio Arrigo, Nicola Serra

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry–Audiology Section, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy

Laiba Mariyam

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Precision Medicine in Medical, Surgical and Critical Care (Me.Pre.C.C.), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

Mandana Mirzajani Sarvandani

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Precision Medicine in the Medical, Surgical and Critical Care Areas, PhD Program Precision Medicine, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

Maria Rita Tricoli

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialities, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

Roberta Palermo

Roles Conceptualization, Visualization

Affiliation Department of Prevention, Living Environment Hygiene Service, ASP Palermo, Palermo, Italy

Orazia Diquattro

Roles Visualization

Affiliation U.O.C. Microbiology and Virology, A.O. Ospedali Riuniti Villa Sofia-Cervello, Palermo, Italy

Giuseppe Gallina

Roles Visualization

Affiliation Department of Precision Medicine in the Medical, Surgical and Critical Care Areas, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

Paola Di Carlo

Roles Validation, Visualization

Affiliation Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialities, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

Alberto Firenze

Roles Visualization

Affiliation Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialities, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

Mario Palermo

Roles Visualization

Affiliation Sicilian Health Department, Public Health and Environmental Risks Service, Palermo, Italy

Anna Giammanco

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

Affiliation Regional Reference Laboratory for Clinical Environmental Surveillance and Control of Legionellosis, Palermo, Italy

Teresa Maria Assunta Fasciana

Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

teresa.fasciana@unipa.it

Affiliations Regional Reference Laboratory for Clinical Environmental Surveillance and Control of Legionellosis, Palermo, Italy, Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialities, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

Competing Interests

NO authors have competing interests.