About the Authors

Michael N. Mavros

Affiliation Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), Athens, Greece

Stavros Athanasiou

Affiliations Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), Athens, Greece, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Athens University School of Medicine, Athens, Greece

Ioannis D. Gkegkes

Affiliation Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), Athens, Greece

Konstantinos A. Polyzos

Affiliation Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), Athens, Greece

George Peppas

Affiliations Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), Athens, Greece, Department of Surgery, Henry Dunant Hospital, Athens, Greece

Matthew E. Falagas

m.falagas@aibs.gr

Affiliations Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), Athens, Greece, Department of Medicine, Henry Dunant Hospital, Athens, Greece, Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Analyzed the data: MNM SA IDG KAP GP MEF. Wrote the paper: MNM MEF. Designed the study: MNM MEF. Collected the data: MNM IDG KAP. Revised the manuscript: MNM SA IDG KAP GP MEF. Approved the final version of the manuscript: MNM SA IDG KAP GP MEF.