About the Authors
- Victoria L. Demetriou
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Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
- David A. M. C. van de Vijver
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Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Ioanna Kousiappa
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Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
- Claudia Balotta
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Affiliation Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Bonaventura Clotet
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Affiliation IrsiCaixa Foundation, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain
- Zehava Grossman
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Affiliation National HIV Reference Lab, Central Virology, Public Health Laboratories, MOH Central Virology, Sheba Medical Centre, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Louise B. Jørgensen
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Affiliation Retrovirus Laboratory, Division of Diagnostic Microbiology, Department of Virology, Statens Serum Institut Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Snjezana Z. Lepej
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Affiliation University Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Zagreb, Croatia
- Itzchak Levy
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Affiliation Infectious Diseases Unit, Sheba Medical Centre, Ramat-Gan, Israel
- Claus Nielsen
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Affiliation Retrovirus Laboratory, Division of Diagnostic Microbiology, Department of Virology, Statens Serum Institut Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Dimitrios Paraskevis
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Affiliation National Retrovirus Reference Centre, Department of Hygiene Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
- Mario Poljak
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Affiliation Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Francois Roman
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Affiliation Retrovirology Laboratory, Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg, National Service of Infectious Diseases, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Lidia Ruiz
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Affiliation IrsiCaixa Foundation, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain
- Jean-Claude Schmidt
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Affiliation Retrovirology Laboratory, Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg, National Service of Infectious Diseases, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Anne-Mieke Vandamme
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Affiliation Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Leuven, Belgium
- Kristel Van Laethem
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Affiliation Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Leuven, Belgium
- Jurgen Vercauteren
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Affiliation Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Leuven, Belgium
- Leondios G. Kostrikis
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* E-mail: lkostrik@ucy.ac.cy
Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: LGK. Performed the experiments: VLD IK CB BC ZG LBJ SZL IL CN DP MP FR LR JCS AMV KVL LGK. Analyzed the data: VLD DAMCvdV IK CB BC ZG LBJ SZL IL CN DP MP FR LR JCS AMV KVL JV LGK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CB BC ZG LBJ SZL IL CN DP MP FR LR JCS AMV KVL JV LGK. Wrote the paper: VLD DAMCvdV LGK. Helped with coordination of the project and assisted in setting up the real-time assay: VLD. Statistical analysis and interpretation of results: DAMCvdV. Data collection and manuscript preparation: IK. Organisation of sampling, sample preparation, and data collection: CB BC ZG LBJ SZL IL CN DP MP FR LR JCS AMV KVL. Organisation of data collection and contribution: JV. Devised original hypothesis: LGK. Coordinated the study: LGK.