About the Authors
- Rebecca A. Brockman-Schneider
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* E-mail: rabrockm@wisc.edu
Affiliation Department of Pediatrics and Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Raymond J. Pickles
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- James E. Gern
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Affiliation Department of Pediatrics and Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal′s policy and have the following conflicts: Dr. Gern is a consultant for GlaxoSmithKline, Merck Inc., AstraZeneca, Gilead, and Boehringer Ingelheim, and has had investigator initiated research grants from Merck Inc, GlaxoSmithKline, and AstraZeneca. Co-author Raymond J.Pickles is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors′ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: RAB RJP JEG. Performed the experiments: RAB. Analyzed the data: RAB JEG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RAB JEG. Wrote the paper: RAB JEG. Helped edit the manuscript: RAB RJP JEG.