From the 1Gynecology and Physiopathology of Human Reproduction Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
2Department of Surgical and Medical Sciences, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
3Institute of Biomedical Technologies—National Research Council, Segrate, Milan, Italy
4Section of Microbiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
5Microbiology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
6Center for Applied Biomedical Research (CRBA), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Received August 31, 2022; revised and accepted November 23, 2022.
Funding/support: None reported.
Financial disclosure/conflicts of interest: M.C.M. had past financial relationships (lecturer, member of advisory boards, and/or consultant) with Shionogi Limited, Teramex, Organon, Italfarmaco, MDS Italia, and Bayer; M.B. had past financial relationships (consultant) with Shionogi Limited. The rest of the authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Address correspondence to: Maria Cristina Meriggiola, MD, PhD, Gynecology and Physiopathology of Human Reproduction Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, Bologna, Italy; Department of Surgical and Medical Sciences, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti n 9, Bologna, Italy. E-mail: [email protected]