About the Authors

Jan A. Stratmann

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft

jan.stratmann@kgu.de

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Raphael Lacko

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Olivier Ballo

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Shabnam Shaid

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Wolfgang Gleiber

Roles Data curation, Investigation

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Pneumology, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Maria J. G. T. Vehreschild

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, University Center for Infectious Diseases, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Thomas Wichelhaus

Roles Methodology, Supervision, Validation

Affiliations University Center for Infectious Diseases, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Institute of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, University Center of Competence for Infection Control, Frankfurt, State of Hesse, Germany

Claudia Reinheimer

Roles Methodology, Supervision

Affiliations University Center for Infectious Diseases, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Institute of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, University Center of Competence for Infection Control, Frankfurt, State of Hesse, Germany

Stephan Göttig

Roles Methodology, Supervision

Affiliations University Center for Infectious Diseases, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Institute of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Volkhard A. J. Kempf

Roles Methodology, Supervision

Affiliations University Center for Infectious Diseases, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Institute of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, University Center of Competence for Infection Control, Frankfurt, State of Hesse, Germany

Peter Kleine

Roles Data curation, Investigation

Affiliation Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Susanne Stera

Roles Data curation, Investigation

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Christian Brandts

Roles Formal analysis, Project administration, Supervision

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, University Cancer Center Frankfurt (UCT), Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany

Martin Sebastian

Roles Supervision, Validation

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Sebastian Koschade

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Software, Supervision

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Competing Interests

I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: JS reports personal fees from Bristol-Myers & Squibb, personal fees from Novartis, personal fees from Roche, outside the submitted work. RL has nothing to disclose. OB has nothing to disclose. SS has nothing to disclose. WG has nothing to disclose. MJGTV has served at the speakers’ bureau of Akademie für Infektionsmedizin, Ärztekammer Nordrhein, Astellas Pharma, Basilea, Gilead Sciences, Merck/MSD, Organobalance, Pfizer and Uniklinik Freiburg / Kongress und Kommunikation, received research funding from 3M, Astellas Pharma, DaVolterra, Gilead Sciences, MaaT Pharma, Merck/MSD, Morphochem, Organobalance, Seres Therapeutics, and is a consultant to Alb-Fils Kliniken GmbH, Ardeypharm, Astellas Pharma, Berlin Chemie, DaVolterra, Ferring, MaaT Pharma and Merck/MSD. TW has nothing to disclose. CR has nothing to disclose. SG has nothing to disclose. VK reports grants and personal fees from DFG Germany (DFG FG 2251), grants and personal fees from EU Marie Sklodowska-Curie (#765042), during the conduct of the study. PK has nothing to disclose. SS has nothing to disclose. CB has nothing to disclose. MSe reports personal fees from Lilly, personal fees from Astra-Zeneca, personal fees from Bristol-Myers & Squibb, personal fees from Merck Sharp & Dohme, personal fees from Pfizer, personal fees from Takeda, personal fees from Roche, personal fees from AbbVie, personal fees from Boehringer Ingelheim, personal fees from Celgene, personal fees from Novartis, outside the submitted work. SK has nothing to disclose. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products associated with this research to declare.