About the Authors
- Hannele Kotilainen
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* E-mail: hannele.kotilainen@hus.fi
Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Marja-Liisa Lokki
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Affiliation Transplantation Laboratory, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Riitta Paakkanen
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Affiliations Transplantation Laboratory, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Mikko Seppänen
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Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Pentti Tukiainen
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Affiliation Division of Lung Diseases, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Seppo Meri
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Affiliation Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Tuija Poussa
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Affiliation STAT-Consulting, Nokia, Finland
- Jussi Eskola
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Affiliation Mycobacteriology Unit, Helsinki University Central Hospital Laboratory, Helsinki, Finland
- Ville Valtonen
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Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Asko Järvinen
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Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: HK M-LL MS PT SM VV AJ. Performed the experiments: HK M-LL JE. Analyzed the data: HK M-LL RP MS SM TP VV AJ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: M-LL RP JE. Wrote the paper: HK M-LL RP MS PT JE SM VV AJ.