1 Institute for Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Science, University of Aarhus, Denmark.
2 European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Emerging Infections Task force, Basel, Switzerland.
3 Central Public Health Laboratories, Directorate General for Disease Surveillance and Control, Ministry of Health, Oman.
4 TB and Acute Respiratory Section, Department of Communicable Disease, Directorate General for Disease Surveillance and Control, Ministry of Health, Oman.