About the Authors
- Sandrine Roisin
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* E-mail: sroisin@ulb.ac.be
Affiliations Departments of Clinical Microbiology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium, Infection Control, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
- Christine Laurent
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Current address: Hygiène hospitalière, Centre hospitalier régional de Namur, Belgium
Affiliation Infection Control, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
- Olivier Denis
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Affiliations Departments of Clinical Microbiology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium, School of Public Health, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
- Michèle Dramaix
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Affiliation School of Public Health, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
- Claire Nonhoff
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Affiliation Departments of Clinical Microbiology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
- Marie Hallin
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Current address: Centre de Diagnostic Moléculaire Laboratoire Porte de Hal - Institut J. Bordet - CHU St Pierre, Brussels, Belgium
Affiliation Departments of Clinical Microbiology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
- Baudouin Byl
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Affiliations Infection Control, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium, School of Public Health, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
- Marc J. Struelens
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Current address: Microbiology Coordination Section, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden
Affiliation Departments of Clinical Microbiology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Competing Interests
O. Denis received funds for speaking from BioMérieux. MJ. Struelens contributed a consultancy to Cepheid in 2009 and received research grants from BioMérieux in 2008. S. Roisin, C. Laurent, C. Nonohoff, M. Hallin, M. Dramaix and B. Byl declare that they have no conflicting interests in relation to this work. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: CL OD CN MD BB MJS. Performed the experiments: SR CL OD CN MH BB. Analyzed the data: SR OD CL BB MD MJS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SR OD CN BB MD MJS. Wrote the paper: SR OD MH BB MD MJS.