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University of Basel
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Basel, Switzerland

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Mike R. Broyles, PharmD

Director of Pharmacy and Laboratory Services
Five Rivers Medical Center
Pocahontas, Arkansas

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Kimberle C. Chapin, MD

Professor of Pathology/Laboratory Medicine and Medicine
Brown University
Director of Microbiology Laboratory
Lifespan Academic Medical Center
Providence, Rhode Island

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Philipp Schuetz, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine
University of Basel
Chief Physician
Department of General Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism
Kantonspital Aarau AG
Basel, Switzerland

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Served as an advisor or consultant for: bioMérieux SA; Roche; Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
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Mike R. Broyles, PharmD

Director of Pharmacy and Laboratory Services
Five Rivers Medical Center
Pocahontas, Arkansas

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Disclosure: Mike R. Broyles, PharmD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor or consultant for: bioMérieux SA; Fujirebio US, Inc.; Roche; Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
Served as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: Abbott Laboratories; bioMérieux SA; Fujirebio US, Inc.; Roche; Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

Kimberle C. Chapin, MD

Professor of Pathology/Laboratory Medicine and Medicine
Brown University
Director of Microbiology Laboratory
Lifespan Academic Medical Center
Providence, Rhode Island

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Served as an advisor or consultant for: Axcellerate Pharma LLC; GenMark Diagnostics, Inc.; Roche
Served as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: Cepheid; GenMark Diagnostics, Inc.
Received grants for clinical research from: BioFire Diagnostics; Tangen Biosciences

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Scientific Director, Medscape, LLC

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