title: Reply of the authors.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Microbiology and Virology, Greater Pordenone Area Central Laboratory, Pordenone Regional Hospital, Via Montereale, 24, 33170 Pordenone, (Italy). Electronic address: manuela.avolio@aas5.sanita.fvg.it.
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Avolio
authors.affiliation: Clinical Microbiology and Virology, Greater Pordenone Area Central Laboratory, Pordenone Regional Hospital, Via Montereale, 24, 33170 Pordenone, (Italy).
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Camporese
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial / Q000379:methods*