About the Authors
- Séverine Mercier-Delarue
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Saint Louis University Hospital, Paris, France
- Christine Durier
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Affiliation INSERM—SC10-US19,Villejuif, France
- Nathalie Colin de Verdière
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Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Saint Louis University Hospital, Paris, France
- Jean-Dominique Poveda
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Affiliation Laboratoire CERBA Saint-Ouen-L'aumône- France, Saint-Ouen-L'aumône, France
- Vincent Meiffrédy
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Affiliation INSERM—SC10-US19,Villejuif, France
- Maria Dolores Fernandez Garcia
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Affiliation INSERM U944 -UMR 7212, Saint Louis University Hospital, Paris, France
- Stéphane Lastère
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Affiliation Department of Medical Biology, Centre Hospitalier de Polynésie Française, Papeete–Tahiti, French Polynesia
- Raymond Césaire
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Affiliation Department of Viro-Immunology, University Hospital of Fort de France, Fort de France- Martinique, French West Indies
- Jean-Claude Manuggera
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Affiliation Institut Pasteur, Environment and Infectious Risks Research and Expertise Unit, Laboratory for Urgent Response to Biological Threats, Paris, France
- Jean-Michel Molina
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Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Saint Louis University Hospital, Paris, France
- Ali Amara
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Affiliation INSERM U944 -UMR 7212, Saint Louis University Hospital, Paris, France
- François Simon
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* E-mail: francois.simon@aphp.fr
Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Saint Louis University Hospital, Paris, France
Competing Interests
Cerba laboratories just provide the financial support as Dr. Poveda’s salaries and have no role in the study design and analysis or decision to publish. This commercial affiliation does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceptualization: FS. Data curation: CD NCDV VM. Formal analysis: CD VM. Funding acquisition: FS. Investigation: SMD NCDV JDP SL RC JCM. Methodology: CD NCDV VM JMM FS. Project administration: CD NCDV VM FS. Resources: JDP SL RC AA MDFG. Software: CD VM. Supervision: NCDV JMM AA FS. Validation: SMD CD FS. Visualization: SMD CD NCDV FS. Writing – original draft: SMD CD NCDV FS. Writing – review & editing: SL JMM.