About the Authors

Lorenzo Drago

lorenzo.drago@unimi.it

Affiliations Laboratory of Technical Sciences for Laboratory Medicine, Department of Biomedical Science for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy, Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry and Microbiology, IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopedic Institute, Milan, Italy

Monica Bortolin

Affiliation Dental Clinic, IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopedic Institute, Milan, Italy

Christian Vassena

Affiliation Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry and Microbiology, IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopedic Institute, Milan, Italy

Carlo L. Romanò

Affiliation Center of Reconstructive Surgery and Osteoarticular Infection, IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopedic Institute, Milan, Italy

Silvio Taschieri

Affiliations Dental Clinic, IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopedic Institute, Milan, Italy, Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

Massimo Del Fabbro

Affiliations Dental Clinic, IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopedic Institute, Milan, Italy, Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LD MF. Performed the experiments: MB CV. Analyzed the data: MB CV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LD. Wrote the paper: MB CV. Revised the manuscript: LD CR ST MF.