About the Authors
- Andreas E. Zautner
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* E-mail: azautne@gwdg.de
Affiliation Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, Rostock, Germany
- Merit Krause
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Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Otto Körner, Rostock, Germany
- Gerhard Stropahl
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Affiliation Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Rostock, Rostock, Germany
- Silva Holtfreter
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Affiliation Institute of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University, Greifswald, Germany
- Hagen Frickmann
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Affiliation Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, Rostock, Germany
- Claudia Maletzki
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Affiliation Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, Rostock, Germany
- Bernd Kreikemeyer
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Affiliation Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, Rostock, Germany
- Hans Wilhelm Pau
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Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Otto Körner, Rostock, Germany
- Andreas Podbielski
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Affiliation Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, Rostock, Germany
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: AEZ HWP AP. Performed the experiments: AEZ GS SH HF CM BK. Analyzed the data: AEZ GS SH HF CM AP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AEZ MK HWP. Wrote the paper: AEZ AP. Processing of all samples: AEZ. Microbiological analysis: AEZ. Susceptibility testing: AEZ. MSCRAMM-Multiplex-PCR, Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis: AEZ. Statistical analysis: AEZ. Recruitment of patients: MK, HWP. Performing surgery: MK, HWP. Collection of specimen: MK, HWP. Immunohistology (data collection, data analysis): GS. Spa-typing (data collection and data analysis): SH. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH, data collection, data analysis): HF. Flow cytometric invasion assays (data collection): CM. Biofilm analysis (data collection): BK. Design of the study: AP. Participation in data analysis: AP. Result interpretation and manuscript writing: AP.