About the Authors

Ting-Shu Wu

Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Cheng-Hsun Chiu

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Chih-Hsun Yang

Affiliation Department of Dermatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Hsieh-Shong Leu

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Ching-Tai Huang

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Yi-Chieh Chen

Affiliation Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Tsu-Lan Wu

Affiliations Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Pi-Yueh Chang

Affiliations Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Lin-Hui Su

Affiliations Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

An-Jing Kuo

Affiliations Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Ju-Hsin Chia

Affiliations Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Chia-Chen Lu

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Therapy, Fu-Jen Catholic University, New Taipei, Taiwan

Hsin-Chih Lai

hclai@mail.cgu.edu.tw

Affiliations Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Research Center for Pathogenic Bacteria, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TSW HCL. Performed the experiments: TSW HCL. Analyzed the data: CHC CHY HSL CTH YCC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TLW PYC LHS AJK JHC CCL. Wrote the paper: TSW HCL CHC CHY.