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Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Unit of Infectious Diseases, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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Unit of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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Clinic of Infectious Diseases, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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Division of Infectious Diseases, ARNAS Garibaldi, Catania, Italy
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Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Department of Medicine, Clinic of Infectious Diseases, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Padua University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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Infectious Diseases Unit, Alessandro Manzoni Hospital, Lecco, Italy
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Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza - University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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Third Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Milan, Ospedale L. Sacco, Milan and University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Correspondence: Emanuele Focà, emanuele.foca@unibs.it
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