About the Authors
- Heiman F. L Wertheim
-
*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: h.wertheim@erasmusmc.nl
address: Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, National Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hanoi, Vietnam
Affiliation Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Evelyn Walsh
-
Affiliation Moyne Institute of Preventive Medicine, Microbiology Department, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
- Roos Choudhurry
-
Affiliation Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Damian C Melles
-
Affiliation Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Hélène A. M Boelens
-
Affiliation Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Helen Miajlovic
-
Affiliation Moyne Institute of Preventive Medicine, Microbiology Department, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
- Henri A Verbrugh
-
Affiliation Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Timothy Foster
-
Affiliation Moyne Institute of Preventive Medicine, Microbiology Department, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
- Alex van Belkum
-
Affiliation Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
HFLW, DCM, HAV, TF, and AvB wrote the protocol. HFLW, EW, HAMB, and HM performed data analysis. HFLW, DCM, HAV, and AvB interpreted the data. EW, RC, HAMB, and HM performed the experiments. HFLW, TF, and AvB supervised the experiments. RC and DCM enrolled volunteers. HFLW and AvB wrote the paper. EW, RC, DCM, HM, HAV, and TF gave final approval to the manuscript.