About the Authors
- Vittoria Buccigrossi
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Affiliation Department of Translational Medical Science, Section of Pediatrics, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
- Gabriella Laudiero
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Affiliation Department of Translational Medical Science, Section of Pediatrics, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
- Carla Russo
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Affiliation Department of Translational Medical Science, Section of Pediatrics, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
- Erasmo Miele
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Affiliation Department of Translational Medical Science, Section of Pediatrics, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
- Morena Sofia
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Affiliation Department of Translational Medical Science, Section of Pediatrics, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
- Marina Monini
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Public Health & Food Safety, Viral Zoonoses Unit, Istituto Superiore di Sanità Rome – Italy, Rome, Italy
- Franco Maria Ruggeri
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Public Health & Food Safety, Viral Zoonoses Unit, Istituto Superiore di Sanità Rome – Italy, Rome, Italy
- Alfredo Guarino
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* E-mail: alfguari@unina.it
Affiliation Department of Translational Medical Science, Section of Pediatrics, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
Competing Interests
This work was supported in part by Biocodex Laboratories, Gentilly, France. No additional external funding was received for this study. With regards to Biocodex Laboratories funding, the authors declare that it was only in part and this does not alter their adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: VB GL MM FMR AG. Performed the experiments: VB GL CR MS MM. Analyzed the data: VB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EM MM FMR. Wrote the paper: VB AG.