1. Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Alborz, Iran.
2. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida.
3. Health Research Institute, Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
4. Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
5. Biology and Microbiology Department, Islamic Azad University Parand Branch, Tehran, Iran.
6. Reference Health Laboratory of Iran (RHL), Tehran, Iran.
7. Department of Epidemiology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.