About the Authors
- Luis E. López-Cortés
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Affiliation Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain
- Juan Gálvez-Acebal
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Affiliations Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain, Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
- María D. del Toro
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Affiliations Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain, Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
- Carmen Velasco
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Affiliations Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain, Departamento de Microbiología, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
- Marina de Cueto
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Affiliations Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain, Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Francisco J. Caballero
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Affiliation Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Miguel A. Muniain
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Affiliations Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain, Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
- Álvaro Pascual
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Affiliations Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain, Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain, Departamento de Microbiología, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
- Jesús Rodríguez-Baño
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* E-mail: jesusrb@us.es
Affiliations Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain, Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
Competing Interests
JRB has served as consultant and speaker for Pfizer, Roche, Astellas, Novartis and Merck. A.P. has been a consultant for Pfizer; has served as speaker for Wyeth, and Pfizer; and has received research support from Pfizer, Wyeth, and Novartis. All other authors had no conflicts of interest. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JRB AP MAM LELC. Performed the experiments: LELC JGA MDT. Analyzed the data: LELC JGA MDT MAM JRB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MAM AP LELC JRB. Wrote the manuscript: LELC JRB. Process and interpretation of microbiological isolates: CV MC FJC.