About the Authors

Yu Shionoya

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

Toshibumi Taniguchi

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan

Hajime Kasai

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

daikasai6075@yahoo.co.jp

Affiliations Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan, Health Professional Development Center, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan

Noriko Sakuma

Roles Data curation, Investigation

Affiliation Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

Shun Imai

Roles Data curation, Investigation

Affiliation Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

Kohei Shikano

Roles Data curation, Investigation

Affiliation Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

Shin Takayanagi

Roles Data curation, Investigation

Affiliation Matsudo City General Hospital Department of Infectious Diseases, Matsudo, Japan

Misuzu Yahaba

Roles Data curation, Investigation

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan

Taka-aki Nakada

Roles Investigation, Supervision

Affiliation Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan

Hidetoshi Igari

Roles Investigation, Supervision

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan

Seiichiro Sakao

Roles Investigation, Project administration, Supervision

Affiliation Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

Takuji Suzuki

Roles Supervision

Affiliation Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

Competing Interests

T.T. has received honorarium for lecture from Gilead Sciences Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., ViiV Healthcare Limited, and MSD Limited, respectively. T.T. is the member of advisory board of Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., ViiV Healthcare Limited, and MSD Limited, respectively. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.