Authors names, affiliations, address, emails and contributions:
- Asma Al Balushi (BSc, MD, OMSB, MRCP UK, DTMH, FRCPath, DipUKMP):
Conceptualized, designed the study, wrote the research proposal, data
collection for inpatients and field visits, communicated with
patients, drafted and reviewed the manuscript, and overall workflow
and integrity supervision.
Address: Tropical and Infectious Diseases Unit, The Royal Liverpool
University Hospital, Prescot street, Liverpool L7 8XP, United
Kingdom.
Present address: Internal Medicine department, Suhar hospital, Suhar,
Oman. P. O. Box 49, Muwailih 311. Email: thebrightsoul2@gmail.com
- Jalila Al shekaili (BSc, MD, FRCPA, Ph.D.): Reviewed study design,
reviewed research proposal, supervised receiving blood samples at the
immunology lab, supervised the flow cytometry work and IL-6 assessment
run and analysis, and interpreted the data, wrote up the first few
drafts and approved the final draft of the manuscript. Address:
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Sultan Qaboos University
Hospital, Seeb, Oman. P. O. Box 38, Alkhoudh 123. Email:
jalila@squ.edu.om
- Mahmood Al Kindi (BSc, MD, FRCPA, Ph.D.): Reviewed study design,
reviewed research proposal, supervised receiving blood samples at the
immunology lab, supervised the flow cytometry work and IL-6 assessment
run and analysis, analyzed the data, wrote up the first few drafts,
and approved the final draft of the manuscript. Address: Department of
Microbiology and Immunology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Seeb,
Oman. P. O. Box 38, Alkhoudh 123. Email: dralkindi@squ.edu.om
- Zainab Al Ansari (MD): Field visits, data, and sample collection from
outpatients and inpatients and data entry. Address: Internal Medicine
department, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman. P.O. Box 1331, Al Ghubra
area 111. Email: zainabahameed99@gmail.com
- Murtadha Al-Khabori, (MD): Data analysis, writing up results, and
manuscript review. Address: Clinical Haematology Department, Sultan
Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. P. O. Box 35, Alkhoudh 123. Email:
khabori@squ.edu.om
- Faryal Khamis, (MD): Manuscript review and facilitating research work
for inpatients. Address: Internal Medicine department, Royal Hospital,
Muscat, Oman. P.O. Box 1331, Al Ghubra area 111. Email:
khami001@gmail.com
- Zaiyana Ambusaidi (MD): Data and sample collection from inpatients and
data entry. Address: Internal Medicine department, Royal Hospital,
Muscat, Oman. P. O. Box 1331, Al Ghubra area 111. Email:
z_ambusaidi@hotmail.com
- Afra Al Balushi (MD, OMSB Internal medicine): Data and sample
collection from inpatients and data entry. Address: Internal Medicine
department, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman. P.O. Box 1331, Al Ghubra
area 111. Email: afraa.albalushi@gmail.com
- Aisha Al Huraizi (MD, OMSB Internal medicine): Data and sample
collection from inpatients and data entry. Address: Internal Medicine
department, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman. P.O. Box 1331, Al Ghubra
area 111. Email: aisha.huraizi@gmail.com
- Sumaiya AL Sulaimi (MD, OMSB Internal medicine): Data and sample
collection from inpatients and data entry. Address: Internal Medicine
department, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman. P.O. Box 1331, Al Ghubra
area 111. Email: samasoomi@hotmail.com
- Fatma Al Fahdi (MD, OMSB Internal medicine): Data and sample
collection from inpatients and data entry. Address: Internal Medicine
department, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman. P.O. Box 1331, Al Ghubra
area 111. Email: alfahdi56370@yahoo.com
- Iman Al Balushi (MD): Data collection and entry for outpatients and
second review of all data. Address: Sultan Qaboos University Hospital,
Muscat, Oman. P. O. Box 35, Alkhoudh 123. Email:
emanalbeloshi@gmail.com
- Nenad Pandak (MD, Ph.D.): Manuscript review and facilitating research
work for inpatients. Address: Internal Medicine department, Royal
Hospital, Muscat, Oman. P.O. Box 1331, Al Ghubra area 111. Email:
npandak@gmail.com
- Tom Fletcher (MD, Ph.D.): Overall supervision of the study and
manuscript review.
Address: Tropical and Infectious Diseases Unit, Royal Liverpool
University Hospital, Prescot St, Liverpool L7 8XP, United Kingdom.
Email:
tom.fletcher@lstmed.ac.uk
- Professor Eskild Petersen. Helped in conceptualizing research idea and
manuscript review. Aarhus University Hospital Institute of Clinical
Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Palle Juul-Jensens
Boulevard 45, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark. Email:
eskild.petersen@clin.au.dk
and
eskild.petersen@gmail.com
- Iman Nasr (MD): Proposal review, registered the study, communication
with laboratories and companies, manuscript review, and overall
workflow and integrity supervision. Address: Internal Medicine
department, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman. P.O. Box 1331, Al Ghubra
area 111. Email:
drimannasr@gmail.com
Corresponding author: Iman Nasr (MD). Address: Internal
Medicine department, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman. P.O. Box 1331, Al
Ghubra area 111. Mobile: (+968) 99832007Email:
drimannasr@gmail.comAlternate corresponding author: Asma Al Balushi (BSc, MD, OMSB,
MRCP UK, DTMH, FRCPath, DipUKMP). Address: Internal Medicine department,
Suhar hospital, Suhar, Oman. P. O. Box 49, Muwailih 311. Mobile number:
(+968) 92319222. Email:
thebrightsoul2@gmail.com
Funding:The study was supported by the Center of Studies and Research in Oman
(TRC/CRP/MOH/COVID-19/20/26).
Conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have no financial interests or personal
relationships that might influence the work presented in this paper.