About the Authors
- Laurens J. Westerman
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Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Herbert V. Stel
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, Tergooiziekenhuizen, Hilversum, The Netherlands
- Marguerite E. I. Schipper
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Leendert J. Bakker
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Affiliation Central Laboratory for Bacteriology and Serology, Tergooiziekenhuizen, Hilversum, The Netherlands
- Eskelina A. Neefjes-Borst
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, VU Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Jan H. M. van den Brande
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Tergooiziekenhuizen, Hilversum, The Netherlands
- Edwin C. H. Boel
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Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Kees A. Seldenrijk
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
- Peter D. Siersema
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Marc J. M. Bonten
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Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Johannes G. Kusters
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* E-mail: H.Kusters@UMCUtrecht.nl
Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: ECHB KAS EANB HVS JHMvdB JGK LJW LJB MJMB MEIS PDS. Performed the experiments: LJW HVS. Analyzed the data: LJW HVS MEIS MJMB JGK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HVS MEIS EANB KAS LJB ECHB PDS JHMvdB. Wrote the paper: LJW JGK. Critically revised the manuscript for important intellectual content: JHMvdB EANB PDS MJMB.