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Benjamin von Bredow^{1

2}, Matthew D Sims^{3

4}, Bobby L Boyanton Jr^{5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan, USA.
² Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.
³ Departments of Internal Medicine and Foundational Medical Studies, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan, USA.
⁴ Section of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine, Department of Medicine, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.
⁵ Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
⁶ Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.

Editorial

Benjamin von Bredow et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2026.

. 2026 Jan 14;64(1):e0137025.

doi: 10.1128/jcm.01370-25. Epub 2026 Jan 14.

Benjamin von Bredow^{1

2}, Matthew D Sims^{3

4}, Bobby L Boyanton Jr^{5

6}

¹ Department of Pathology, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan, USA.
² Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.
³ Departments of Internal Medicine and Foundational Medical Studies, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan, USA.
⁴ Section of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine, Department of Medicine, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.
⁵ Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
⁶ Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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