About the Authors
- Kimberly B. Fortner
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Affiliation Division Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Chad A. Grotegut
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Affiliation Division Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- Carla E. Ransom
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Affiliation Division Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Rex C. Bentley
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, Duke University Hospital, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- Liping Feng
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Affiliation Division Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- Lan Lan
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Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, Duke University Hospital, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- R. Phillips Heine
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Affiliation Division Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- Patrick C. Seed
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Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Hospital and Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- Amy P. Murtha
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* E-mail: amy.murtha@dm.duke.edu
Affiliation Division Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: KBF CER LF CAG RPH PCS APM. Performed the experiments: KBF CER LF APM. Analyzed the data: KBF APM LL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CAG PCS RPH LF APM. Wrote the paper: KBF APM CAG. Reviewed microscope images: KBF CER. Edited the manuscript: CAG CER RPH LF LL PCS RCB.