About the Authors
- Maureen H. Diaz
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Affiliation Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Jessica L. Waller
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Affiliation Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Rebecca A. Napoliello
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Affiliation Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Md. Shahidul Islam
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Bangladesh Institute of Child Health, Child Health Research Foundation, Dhaka Shishu Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Bernard J. Wolff
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Affiliation Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Daniel J. Burken
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Affiliation Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Rhiannon L. Holden
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Affiliation Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Velusamy Srinivasan
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Affiliation Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Melissa Arvay
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Affiliation Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Lesley McGee
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Affiliation Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- M. Steven Oberste
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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
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Affiliation Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Stephanie J. Schrag
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Affiliation Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Jonas M. Winchell
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* E-mail: 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
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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.