About the Authors

Marta Elena Álvarez-Argüelles

martaealvarez@gmail.com

Affiliation Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain

Santiago Melón

Affiliation Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain

Maria Luisa Junquera

Affiliation Unidad de ITS, Hospital Monte Naranco, Oviedo, Spain

Jose Antonio Boga

Affiliation Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain

Laura Villa

Affiliation Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain

Sonia Pérez-Castro

Affiliation Servicio de Microbiología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain

María de Oña

Affiliation Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MEA SM MLJ JAB LV SP MO. Performed the experiments: MEA SM MLJ JAB LV SP MO. Analyzed the data: MEA SM MLJ JAB LV SP MO. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MEA SM MLJ JAB LV SP MO. Wrote the paper: MEA SM MLJ JAB LV SP MO.