About the Authors

Maureen H. Diaz

Affiliation Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Jessica L. Waller

Affiliation Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Rebecca A. Napoliello

Affiliation Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Md. Shahidul Islam

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Bangladesh Institute of Child Health, Child Health Research Foundation, Dhaka Shishu Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Bernard J. Wolff

Affiliation Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Daniel J. Burken

Affiliation Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Rhiannon L. Holden

Affiliation Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Velusamy Srinivasan

Affiliation Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Melissa Arvay

Affiliation Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Lesley McGee

Affiliation Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

M. Steven Oberste

Affiliation Polio and Picornavirus Laboratory Branch, Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Cynthia G. Whitney

Affiliation Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Stephanie J. Schrag

Affiliation Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Jonas M. Winchell

jwinchell@cdc.gov

Affiliation Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Samir K. Saha

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Bangladesh Institute of Child Health, Child Health Research Foundation, Dhaka Shishu Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MHD BJW LM MSO JMW. Performed the experiments: MHD JLW RAN BJW DJB RLH VS. Analyzed the data: MHD JLW RAN JMW SJS CGW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MSI SKS. Wrote the paper: MHD JMW. Coordinated study logistics and provided technical support: MSI MA CGW SJS SKS.