About the Authors
- Rebecca A. Howman
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Affiliation School of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Adrian K. Charles
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Affiliations School of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Women and Infants Research Foundation, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Angela Jacques
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Affiliation Women and Infants Research Foundation, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Dorota A. Doherty
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Affiliation School of Women’s and Infants’ Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Karen Simmer
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Affiliation School of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Tobias Strunk
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Affiliation School of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Peter C. Richmond
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Affiliation School of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Catherine H. Cole
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Affiliation School of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- David P. Burgner
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* E-mail: david.burgner@mcri.edu.au
Affiliations School of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interest: BRAHMS (Thermo Fisher Scientific) provided the procalcitonin assays. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: RAH AKC PCR CHC DPB. Performed the experiments: RAH AKC CHC. Analyzed the data: RAH AJ DAD. Wrote the paper: RAH AKC DAB KS TS PCR CHC.