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Reslan L; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Youssef N; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut, Faculty of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon., Boutros CF; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Assaf-Casals A; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut, Faculty of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon., Fayad D; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Khafaja S; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut, Faculty of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon., Akl F; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Finianos M; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, and University Hospital in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic.; Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic., Rizk AA; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Shaker R; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut, Faculty of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon., Zaghlout A; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Lteif M; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., El Hafi B; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Experimental Pathology, Immunology, and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Moumneh MB; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Feghali R; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Rafik Hariri University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon., Ghanem S; Department of Pediatrics, Makassed General Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Pediatrics, Saint Georges Hospital University Medical Center, Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon., Jisr T; Laboratory medicine and transfusion medicine department, Makassed General Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon., Karayakoupoglou G; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Haykal Hospital, Tripoli, Lebanon., Naboulsi M; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Haykal Hospital, Tripoli, Lebanon., Hamze M; Department of Microbiology, Nini Hospital, Tripoli, Lebanon., Samad S; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Centre Hospitalier du Nord, Zgharta, Lebanon., Khoury E; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Centre Hospitalier du Nord, Zgharta, Lebanon., Sarraf R; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Monla Hospital, Tripoli, Lebanon., Osman M; Department of Microbiology, El-Youssef Hospital Center, Halba, Lebanon.; Department of Public and Ecosystem Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA., Bou Raad E; Department of Microbiology, El-Youssef Hospital Center, Halba, Lebanon., El Amin H; Department of Microbiology, El-Youssef Hospital Center, Halba, Lebanon., Abadi I; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Al Rassoul Al Azam, Beirut, Lebanon., Abdo H; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Dar El Shifa, Tripoli, Lebanon., Chedid M; Department of Laboratory Medicine, New Mazloum Hospital, Tripoli, Lebanon., Chamseddine F; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Bahman Hospital, Lebanon., Barakat A; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Bellevue Medical Center, Mansourieh, Lebanon., Houmani M; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Labib Medical Center, Saida, Lebanon., Haddad A; Department of Clinical Pathology and Blood Bank, Sacre Coeur Hospital, Lebanese University, Mount Lebanon, Lebanon., Abdel Nour G; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Notre Dame des Secours University Hospital Center, Jbeil, Mount Lebanon, Lebanon., Mokhbat JE; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Lebanese American of Beirut Medical Center-Rizk Hospital, Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon., Daoud Z; Keserwan Medical Center, Jounieh, Mount Lebanon, Lebanon.; Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, College of Medicine, Central Michigan University and Michigan Health Clinic, Michigan, USA.; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Saint Georges Hospital University Medical Center, Achrafieh, Saida, Lebanon., El-Zaatari M; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hammoud Hospital University Medical Center, Saida, Lebanon., Salem Sokhn E; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lebanese Hospital Geitaoui-University Medical Center (UMC), Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon., Ghosn N; Epidemiological Surveillance Unit, Ministry of Public Health, Beirut, Lebanon., Ammar W; General Director, Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, Beirut, Lebanon., Hamadeh R; PHC Department, Lebanese Ministry of Public Health. Global Health Team of Experts (GHTE), Lebanon., Matar GM; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Experimental Pathology, Immunology, and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Araj GF; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon., Dbaibo GS for the Lebanese Inter-Hospital Pneumococcal Surveillance Program investigators; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut, Faculty of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon. |
