About the Authors

Casper D. J. den Heijer

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre/Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht, The Netherlands

Mariëlle A. J. Beerepoot

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Centre for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Jan M. Prins

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Centre for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Suzanne E. Geerlings

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Centre for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Ellen E. Stobberingh

e.stobberingh@mumc.nl

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre/Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MB JP SG ES. Performed the experiments: MB. Analyzed the data: CH. Wrote the paper: CH. Critically read and revised the manuscript: MB JP SG ES.