1 Institute of Rheumatology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, and Division of Rheumatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
2 Institute of Microbiology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
3 Institute of Rheumatology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, and Division of Rheumatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy. elisa.gremese@unicatt.it.