About the Authors

Hassen Kared

Affiliation Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Sahar Saeed

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Divisions of Infectious Diseases/Chronic Viral Illness Service, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Marina B. Klein

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Divisions of Infectious Diseases/Chronic Viral Illness Service, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Naglaa H. Shoukry

naglaa.shoukry@umontreal.ca

Affiliations Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montréal, Quebec, Canada, Département de médecine, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Competing Interests

Naglaa H. Shoukry is an Academic Editor for PLOS ONE. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HK SS MBK NHS. Performed the experiments: HK. Analyzed the data: HK SS MBK NHS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MBK NHS. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: HK MBK NHS.