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Suggested citation: Davis MA, Hancock DD, Besser TE, Rice DH, Gay JM. Reply to Drs. Angulo and Collignon [letter]. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2000, Aug [date cited]. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol6no4/davis_letter.htm
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