Karnisova, Lucia
Marejkova, Monika
Hrbackova, Hana
Mellmann, Alexander
Karch, Helge
Fruth, Angelika
Drevinek, Pavel
Blahova, Kveta
Bielaszewska, Martina
Nunvar, Jaroslav
Funding for this research was provided by:
Grant Agency of the Charles University (194215)
Ministerstvo Zdravotnictví Ceské Republiky (NIPH 75010330)
Czech Health Research Council of Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic (15 28017A)
German Research Foundation (ME3205/2‐1)
Article History
Received: 22 June 2018
Accepted: 27 August 2018
First Online: 31 August 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The use of the Czech isolates was approved by the Ethical Committee of the University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic. Written informed consent for enrolment in the study was obtained from parents of all patients. The isolates from Germany and other countries available in the collection of the Institute of Hygiene, University of Münster, were used in accordance with guidelines approved by the Ethical Committee of the Medical Faculty of the University of Münster and of the Ärztekammer Westfalen-Lippe. The informed consent of the participants was not required because the data were analyzed anonymously.
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