1. Department of Epidemiology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
2. Emerging Bacterial Pathogens Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
3. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
4. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Alborz University of Medical Science, Karaj, Iran
5. Health Research Institute, Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran