Serological and molecular tools to diagnose visceral leishmaniasis: 2-years’ experience of a single center in Northern Italy

• Stefania Varani ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Validation, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: stefania.varani@unibo.it

  Affiliations Unit of Clinical Microbiology, Regional Reference Centre for Microbiological Emergencies (CRREM), St. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0862-4937

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• Margherita Ortalli,

  Roles Data curation, Validation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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• Luciano Attard,

  Roles Conceptualization, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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• Elisa Vanino,

  Roles Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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• Paolo Gaibani,

  Roles Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Unit of Clinical Microbiology, Regional Reference Centre for Microbiological Emergencies (CRREM), St. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy

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• Caterina Vocale,

  Roles Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Unit of Clinical Microbiology, Regional Reference Centre for Microbiological Emergencies (CRREM), St. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy

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• Giada Rossini,

  Roles Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Unit of Clinical Microbiology, Regional Reference Centre for Microbiological Emergencies (CRREM), St. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy

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• Roberto Cagarelli,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Public Health Authority Emilia Romagna, Bologna, Italy

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• Anna Pierro,

  Roles Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Unit of Microbiology, The Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievesestina (Fc), Italy

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• Patrizia Billi,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Unit of Microbiology, The Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievesestina (Fc), Italy

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• Antonio Mastroianni,

  Roles Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Infectious Diseases Unit, G.B. Morgagni Hospital, Forlì, Italy

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• Simona Di Cesare,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Infectious Diseases Unit, G.B. Morgagni Hospital, Forlì, Italy

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• Mauro Codeluppi,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Infectious Diseases Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico Modena, Modena, Italy

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• Erica Franceschini,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Infectious Diseases Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico Modena, Modena, Italy

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• Fraia Melchionda,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Unit, St. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy

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• Marina Gramiccia,

  Roles Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Unit of Vector-Borne Diseases and International Health, Infectious Diseases Department, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy

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• Aldo Scalone,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Unit of Vector-Borne Diseases and International Health, Infectious Diseases Department, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy

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• Giovanna A. Gentilomi,

  Roles Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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• Maria P. Landini

  Roles Funding acquisition, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, Department of Research, Innovation and Technology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a carattere scientifico, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy

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