About the Authors
- Constance Schultsz
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* E-mail: schultsz@gmail.com
Affiliations Academic Medical Center, Department of Global Health, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Department of Medical Microbiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Ewout Jansen
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Affiliation Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Department of Medical Microbiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Wendy Keijzers
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Affiliation The Netherlands Reference Center for Bacterial Meningitis, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Anja Rothkamp
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Current address: vaxxinova GmbH diagnostics, Münster, Germany
Affiliation GD - Animal Health Service, Deventer, The Netherlands
- Birgitta Duim
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Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Jaap A. Wagenaar
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Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Arie van der Ende
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Affiliations Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Department of Medical Microbiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, The Netherlands Reference Center for Bacterial Meningitis, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Competing Interests
Anja Rothkamp was employed by GD-Animal Health Service, Deventer, the Netherlands and is currently employed by vaxxinova GmbH diagnostics, Münster, Germany. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: CS BD JW AvE. Performed the experiments: EJ WK. Analyzed the data: CS EJ WK AvE. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BD JW AR AvE. Wrote the paper: CS AvE.