Acknowledgements We are grateful to C. Ratat, M. Leportier, C. Gardon, C. Courtier, C. Bouveyron and C. Spinelli for their technical assistance. This work was presented at the 20th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. OD, FV, JE and GL were supported by grants from the European Community EC 222718 and Pfizer. Electronic supplementary
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