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Reply to Jaber et al.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Erik R. Dubberke*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri
Justin Sadhu
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri
Robert Gatti
Affiliation:
University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Dentistry, Kansas City, Missouri
Kimberly A. Reske
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri
John F. DiPersio
Affiliation:
Division of Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, Missouri, Saint Louis
Steven M. Devine
Affiliation:
Division of Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, Missouri, Saint Louis
Victoria J. Fraser
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri
*
Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, Campus Box 8051, 660 S. Euclid Ave. Saint Louis, MO 63110 ([email protected])
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