About the Authors
- Carmen Ardanuy
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* E-mail: c.ardanuy@bellvitgehospital.cat
Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge-University of Barcelona-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain, CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES) ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
- José María Marimón
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Affiliations CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES) ISCIII, Madrid, Spain, Department of Microbiology, Hospital Univeristario Donostia, Donostia, Spain
- Laura Calatayud
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Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge-University of Barcelona-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain, CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES) ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
- Montserrat Giménez
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Affiliations CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES) ISCIII, Madrid, Spain, Department of Microbiology, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain
- Marta Alonso
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Affiliations CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES) ISCIII, Madrid, Spain, Department of Microbiology, Hospital Univeristario Donostia, Donostia, Spain
- Immaculada Grau
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Affiliations CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES) ISCIII, Madrid, Spain, Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge-University of Barcelona-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain
- Román Pallarés
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Affiliations CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES) ISCIII, Madrid, Spain, Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge-University of Barcelona-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain
- Emilio Pérez-Trallero
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Affiliations CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES) ISCIII, Madrid, Spain, Department of Microbiology, Hospital Univeristario Donostia, Donostia, Spain
- Josefina Liñares
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Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge-University of Barcelona-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain, CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES) ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interest exists.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: CA JL EPT. Performed the experiments: CA MA LC JMM MG IG RP. Analyzed the data: CA JL EPT RP JMM LC MG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JL EPT RP. Wrote the paper: CA LC JL EPT RP. Performed the molecular typing: CA JMM LC MA. Collected the clinical data: JMM IG MG RP. Discussed the results, and commented on the manuscript: CA JMM LC MG MA IG RP EPT JL.