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This letter was referred to Drs. Wong and Hooton, who wrote the following reply

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Edward S. Wong
Affiliation:
Hospital Infections Branch, Bacterial Diseases Division, Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia
Thomas M. Hooton
Affiliation:
Hospital Infections Branch, Bacterial Diseases Division, Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia
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