About the Authors

Thomas F. Wierzba

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

Affiliation US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt

Bayoumi Gharib

Affiliation Neurology Department, Alexandria University Hospitals, Alexandria, Egypt

Shahida Baqar

Affiliation Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America

Amina Hendaui

Affiliation Neurology Department, Cairo University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt

Ibrahim Khalil

Affiliation Neurology Department, Alexandria University Hospitals, Alexandria, Egypt

Tarek A. Omar

Affiliation Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America

Hamed E. Khayat

Affiliation Neurology Department, Ain Shams University Children's Hospital, Ain Shams, Egypt

Shannon D. Putnam

Affiliation US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt

John W. Sanders

Current address: US Naval Medical Research Center, Lima, Peru

Affiliation US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt

Lai-King Ng

Affiliation Bacteriology and Enteric Diseases Program, National Microbiology Laboratory, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Lawrence J. Price

Affiliation Bacteriology and Enteric Diseases Program, National Microbiology Laboratory, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Daniel A. Scott

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

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.