About the Authors
- Adriana Peci
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* E-mail: adriana.peci@oahpp.ca
Affiliation Public Health Ontario Laboratory, 661 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Anne-Luise Winter
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Affiliation Public Health Ontario, 480 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario,Canada
- Bryna Warshawsky
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Affiliation Public Health Ontario, 480 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario,Canada
- Tim F. Booth
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Affiliation National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, 1015 Arlington St., Suite H5300, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- AliReza Eshaghi
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Affiliation Public Health Ontario Laboratory, 661 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Aimin Li
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Affiliation Public Health Ontario Laboratory, 661 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Stephen Perusini
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Affiliation Public Health Ontario Laboratory, 661 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Romy Olsha
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Affiliation Public Health Ontario Laboratory, 661 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Alex Marchand-Austin
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Affiliation Public Health Ontario Laboratory, 661 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Erik Kristjanson
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Affiliation Public Health Ontario Laboratory, 661 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Jonathan B. Gubbay
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Affiliation Public Health Ontario Laboratory, 661 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Competing Interests
The authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: Dr. Gubbay has received research grants from GlaxoSmith Kline Inc, and Hoffman-La Roche Ltd to study antiviral resistance in influenza, and from Pfizer Inc, to conduct microbiological surveillance of Streptococcus pneumonia. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. Other co-authors have no conflict of interest to declare.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: TB AE. Performed the experiments: AL SP. Analyzed the data: AP ALW JBG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AMA EK. Wrote the paper: AP ALW JBG BW RO TB AE.