About the Authors
- Thomas F. Wierzba
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* E-mail: Director@NAMRU2.org.kh
Current address: US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2, Jakarta, Indonesia
Affiliation US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt
- Ibrahim Adib Abdel-Messih
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Affiliation US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt
- Bayoumi Gharib
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Affiliation Neurology Department, Alexandria University Hospitals, Alexandria, Egypt
- Shahida Baqar
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Affiliation Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America
- Amina Hendaui
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Affiliation Neurology Department, Cairo University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
- Ibrahim Khalil
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Affiliation Neurology Department, Alexandria University Hospitals, Alexandria, Egypt
- Tarek A. Omar
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Affiliation Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America
- Hamed E. Khayat
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Affiliation Neurology Department, Ain Shams University Children's Hospital, Ain Shams, Egypt
- Shannon D. Putnam
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Affiliation US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt
- John W. Sanders
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Current address: US Naval Medical Research Center, Lima, Peru
Affiliation US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt
- Lai-King Ng
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Affiliation Bacteriology and Enteric Diseases Program, National Microbiology Laboratory, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Lawrence J. Price
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Affiliation Bacteriology and Enteric Diseases Program, National Microbiology Laboratory, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Daniel A. Scott
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Current address: Wyeth Research, Pearl River, New York, United States of America
Affiliation Naval Medical Research Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Robert R. Frenck
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Current address: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Affiliation US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: TW IAAM BG SB AH IK TO JS DAS RF. Performed the experiments: TW IAAM BG SB AH IK TO JS LKN LP. Analyzed the data: TW IAAM SB JS LKN DAS RF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BG SB AH JS LP DAS RF. Wrote the paper: TW IAAM BG SB AH IK TO JS LKN LP RF. Bacteriologist for the study: SDP. Conceived the bacteriology protocols and also assisted with the epidemiological design, assisted with performing the experiment, contributed reagents and materials, and wrote the bacteriology sections of the manuscript: SDP. One of the neurologists on the study: HEK. Performed the study in his department, contributed materials, and reviewed the manuscript: HEK. Oversaw the enrollment of cases and controls including the diagnosis of GBS: HEK.