The Medscape Awards in Infectious Diseases: The Most Important Discovery of a New Bacterium (1980-2012)
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What do you believe was the most important discovery of a new bacterium during the time period 1980-2012?
| Your Colleagues Responded: | |||
| 1982: Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease) |  7% | ||
| 1982: Escherichia coli O157:H7 (hemorrhagic colitis) | 5% | ||
| 1983: Helicobacter pylori (peptic ulcer disease) | 49% | ||
| 1986: Chlamydia pneumoniae (atypical pneumonia) | 1% | ||
| 1999: Bartonella henselae (cat-scratch disease) | 1% | ||
| 2000: Tropheryma whipplei (Whipple disease) | 1% | ||
| 2000: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (USA 300 strain) | 27% | ||
| 2000: Clostridium difficile NAP-1 strain (C difficile epidemic) | 8% | ||
| Other: If not listed here, tell us about your choice in the Discussion | 1% |
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