1 Department of Infection and Immunity, Research Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
2 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Alfaisal University School of Medicine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
3 Liver Disease Research Center, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
4 Department Health Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, PO, Box 2713, Doha, Qatar.
5 Biomedical Research Center, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
6 Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE.
7 Virology and Microbiology Research Laboratory & Antibiotic Research Unit, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu Natal, University Rd, Westville Campus, Durban, 4000, South Africa.
8 Department Health Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, PO, Box 2713, Doha, Qatar. gheyath.nasrallah@qu.edu.qa.
9 Biomedical Research Center, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar. gheyath.nasrallah@qu.edu.qa.