About the Authors

Beatrice Carlsson

Contributed equally to this work with: Beatrice Carlsson, Elin Kindberg

Affiliation Division of Molecular Virology, University of Linköping, Linköping, Sweden

Elin Kindberg

Contributed equally to this work with: Beatrice Carlsson, Elin Kindberg

Affiliations Division of Molecular Virology, University of Linköping, Linköping, Sweden, Department of Forensic Genetics and Forensic Toxicology, National Board of Forensic Medicine, Linköping, Sweden

Javier Buesa

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine and Hospital Clínico Universitario, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain

Gustaf E. Rydell

Affiliation Department of Clinical Chemistry and Transfusion Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden

Marta Fos Lidón

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine and Hospital Clínico Universitario, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain

Rebeca Montava

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine and Hospital Clínico Universitario, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain

Reem Abu Mallouh

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine and Hospital Clínico Universitario, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain

Ammi Grahn

Affiliation Department of Clinical Chemistry and Transfusion Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden

Jesús Rodríguez-Díaz

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine and Hospital Clínico Universitario, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain

Juan Bellido

Affiliation Sección de Epidemiología, Centro de Salud Pública, and CIBER-ESP, Castellón, Spain

Alberto Arnedo

Affiliation Sección de Epidemiología, Centro de Salud Pública, and CIBER-ESP, Castellón, Spain

Göran Larson

Affiliation Department of Clinical Chemistry and Transfusion Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden

Lennart Svensson

lennart.t.svensson@liu.se

Affiliation Division of Molecular Virology, University of Linköping, Linköping, Sweden

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BC EK JB JRD GL LS. Performed the experiments: BC EK GER MFL RM RAM AG JB AA. Analyzed the data: BC EK GER MFL RM RAM AG JB AA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JB GL LS. Wrote the paper: BC EK JB GER GL LS.