1. Special Infectious Agents Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
2. Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
3. Hematology Research Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
4. Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24381, Saudi Arabia
5. Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia