About the Authors
- Eugenia Bruzzese
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Affiliation Department of Translational Medical Science, Section of Pediatrics, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
- Maria Luisa Callegari
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Affiliation Centro Ricerche Biotecnologiche, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Cremona, Italy
- Valeria Raia
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Affiliation Department of Translational Medical Science, Section of Pediatrics, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
- Sara Viscovo
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Affiliation Department of Translational Medical Science, Section of Pediatrics, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
- Riccardo Scotto
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Affiliation Department of Translational Medical Science, Section of Pediatrics, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
- Susanna Ferrari
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Affiliation Centro Ricerche Biotecnologiche, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Cremona, Italy
- Lorenzo Morelli
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Affiliation Centro Ricerche Biotecnologiche, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Cremona, Italy
- Vittoria Buccigrossi
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Affiliation Department of Translational Medical Science, Section of Pediatrics, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
- Andrea Lo Vecchio
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Affiliation Department of Translational Medical Science, Section of Pediatrics, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
- Eliana Ruberto
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Affiliation Department of Translational Medical Science, Section of Pediatrics, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
- Alfredo Guarino
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* E-mail: alfguari@unina.it
Affiliation Department of Translational Medical Science, Section of Pediatrics, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the clinical trial: Alfredo Guarino, Eugenia Bruzzese, Valeria Raia, Andrea Lo Vecchio. Conceived and designed the microbiological experiments: Vittoria Buccigrossi, Marialuisa Callegari, Lorenzo Morelli. Performed microbiological experiments: Vittoria Buccigrossi, Marialuisa Callegari, Susanna Ferrari. Performed clinical trial: Eugenia Bruzzese, Sara Viscovo, Riccardo Scotto, Eliana Ruberto. Contributed reagents, materials and analysis tools: Vittoria Buccigrossi, Marialuisa Callegari. Analyzed the data: Valeria Raia, Eugenia Bruzzese, Andrea Lo Vecchio. Wrote the manuscript: Eugenia Bruzzese, Marialuisa Callegari, Alfredo Guarino.