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Fuente: Departments of Medicine, VA Boston Healthcare System and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02132 and National Center for Occupational Health and Infection Control, Office of Public Health, Veterans Health Administration, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA; 2Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D) Center of Excellence, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center and Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.