About the Authors

Michiel B. Haeseker

m.haeseker@mumc.nl

Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht, The Netherlands

Nicole H. T. M. Dukers-Muijrers

Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Department of Sexual Health, Infectious Diseases, and Environmental Health, Public Health Service South Limburg, Geleen, The Netherlands, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht, The Netherlands

Christian J. P. A. Hoebe

Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Department of Sexual Health, Infectious Diseases, and Environmental Health, Public Health Service South Limburg, Geleen, The Netherlands, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht, The Netherlands

Cathrien A. Bruggeman

Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht, The Netherlands

Jochen W. L. Cals

Affiliations Department of General Practice, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht, The Netherlands

Annelies Verbon

Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Department of Internal Medicine Section, Infectious Disease, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AV CAB NDM CJH. Performed the experiments: MBH NDM. Analyzed the data: MBH NDM CJH AV JWC. Wrote the paper: MBH NDM CJH CAB JWC AV.