Reply to Gamage et al

Affiliations

¹ Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.
² Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
³ Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pennsylvania.

Comment

Laurel E Garrison et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2015.

. 2015 Nov 1;61(9):1488.

doi: 10.1093/cid/civ591. Epub 2015 Jul 20.

¹ Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.
² Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
³ Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pennsylvania.

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