About the Authors

Annatina Kaufmann

Affiliation Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Alain Kenfak-Foguena

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Service, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland

Cyril André

Affiliation Service of Immunology and Allergy, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland

Giorgia Canellini

Affiliation Service Régional Vaudois de Transfusion Sanguine, Epalinges, Switzerland

Philippe Bürgisser

Affiliation Service of Immunology and Allergy, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland

Darius Moradpour

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland

Katharine E. A. Darling

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Service, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland

Matthias Cavassini

Matthias Cavassini@chuv.ch

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Service, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no completing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AK AKF GC DM MC. Performed the experiments: AK CA GC. Analyzed the data: AK AKF CA PB KEAD MC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CA GC PB. Wrote the paper: AK AKF GC PB DM KEAD MC. Supervision: DM MC.