About the Authors

Hedieh Wojgani

Affiliation School of Construction Management & Engineering, Reading University, Reading, United Kingdom

Catherine Kehsa

Affiliation Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Unit, Institute of Child Health, UCL, London, United Kingdom

Elaine Cloutman-Green

Affiliation Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Unit, Institute of Child Health, UCL, London, United Kingdom

Colin Gray

Affiliation School of Construction Management & Engineering, Reading University, Reading, United Kingdom

Vanya Gant

Vanya.gant@uclh.nhs.uk

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

Nigel Klein

Affiliation Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Unit, Institute of Child Health, UCL, London, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: VG NK HW EC-G. Performed the experiments: HW EC-G CK. Analyzed the data: HW CK EC-G VG NK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HW CK EC-G VG NK. Wrote the paper: HW VG NK CG. Conceived the study and pulled together the multidisciplinary team: VG NK.