1. Research Unit on Implant Infections, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna - Italy
2. Department of Experimental Pathology, University of Bologna, Bologna - Italy
3. Department of Biochemistry, University of Pavia, Pavia - Italy
4. Center for Tissue Engineering (C.I.T.), University of Pavia; Salvatore Maugeri Foundation IRCCS, Pavia - Italy
5. International Center for Studies and Research in Biomedicine (I.C.B.) - Luxembourg
6. Internal Medicine and Emergency Room, Ospedale Buon Consiglio Fatebenefratelli, Naples - Italy