About the Authors
- Anne Tristan
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* E-mail: anne.tristan@univ-lyon1.fr
Affiliations Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre National de Référence des Staphylocoques, Bron, France, Université de Lyon, Domaine de la Buire, Lyon, France, INSERM U851, Bacterial Pathogenesis and Innate Immunity Laboratory, Lyon, France
- Jean-Philippe Rasigade
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Affiliations Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre National de Référence des Staphylocoques, Bron, France, Université de Lyon, Domaine de la Buire, Lyon, France, INSERM U851, Bacterial Pathogenesis and Innate Immunity Laboratory, Lyon, France
- Esmée Ruizendaal
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Affiliation Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre National de Référence des Staphylocoques, Bron, France
- Frédéric Laurent
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Affiliations Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre National de Référence des Staphylocoques, Bron, France, Université de Lyon, Domaine de la Buire, Lyon, France, INSERM U851, Bacterial Pathogenesis and Innate Immunity Laboratory, Lyon, France
- Michèle Bes
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Affiliations Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre National de Référence des Staphylocoques, Bron, France, Université de Lyon, Domaine de la Buire, Lyon, France, INSERM U851, Bacterial Pathogenesis and Innate Immunity Laboratory, Lyon, France
- Hélène Meugnier
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Affiliation Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre National de Référence des Staphylocoques, Bron, France
- Gérard Lina
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Affiliations Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre National de Référence des Staphylocoques, Bron, France, Université de Lyon, Domaine de la Buire, Lyon, France, INSERM U851, Bacterial Pathogenesis and Innate Immunity Laboratory, Lyon, France
- Jerome Etienne
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Affiliations Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre National de Référence des Staphylocoques, Bron, France, Université de Lyon, Domaine de la Buire, Lyon, France, INSERM U851, Bacterial Pathogenesis and Innate Immunity Laboratory, Lyon, France
- Marie Celard
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Affiliation Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre National de Référence des Staphylocoques, Bron, France
- Pierre Tattevin
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Affiliation Infectious Diseases and Intensive Care Unit, Pontchaillou University Hospital, Rennes, France
- Stefan Monecke
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Affiliation Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine “Carl Gustav Carus”, Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- Vincent Le Moing
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Affiliation Département des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, hôpital Gui-de-Chauliac, Montpellier, France
- François Vandenesch
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Affiliations Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre National de Référence des Staphylocoques, Bron, France, Université de Lyon, Domaine de la Buire, Lyon, France, INSERM U851, Bacterial Pathogenesis and Innate Immunity Laboratory, Lyon, France
- the French AEPEI study Group on Infective Endocarditis
Competing Interests
We have complied with the journal requirement concerning author affiliation and we certify that the membership of Stefan Monecke to Alere does not alter our adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: AT FL MB PT VLM FV. Performed the experiments: AT MB HM SM. Analyzed the data: AT ER JPR FL MB GL JE MC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SM. Wrote the paper: AT ER JPR MB PT VLM FV.