About the Authors

Ryan K. Shields

Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Antibiotic Management Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Cornelius J. Clancy

cjc76@pitt.edu

Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, VA Healthcare System Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Louise M. Gillis

Affiliations Antibiotic Management Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Pharmacy & Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Eun J. Kwak

Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Antibiotic Management Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Fernanda P. Silveira

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Rima C. Abdel Massih

Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Antibiotic Management Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Gregory A. Eschenauer

Affiliation Antibiotic Management Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Brian A. Potoski

Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Antibiotic Management Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Pharmacy & Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

M. Hong Nguyen

Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Antibiotic Management Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RKS CJC BAP MHN. Performed the experiments: RKS CJC LMG MHN. Analyzed the data: RKS CJC MHN EJK FPS RCM GAE. Wrote the paper: RKS CJC MHN.