Reply to Peacock and Rafique and to Blot et al

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
² Dan L. Duncan Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
³ Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA.

Comment

Ishan S Kamat et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2020.

. 2020 Jun 24;71(1):247.

doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz952.

¹ Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
² Dan L. Duncan Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
³ Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA.

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