About the Authors
- Kyle D. Brizendine
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* E-mail: brizenk@ccf.org (KDB); pappas@uab.edu (PGP)
Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
- John W. Baddley
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Affiliations Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
- Peter G. Pappas
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* E-mail: brizenk@ccf.org (KDB); pappas@uab.edu (PGP)
Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests: JWB reports that he is an advisor for Merck, a consultant for Abbott and Pfizer, and a Pfizer research grant recipient. PGP reports that he has received research support from and has been an ad hoc advisor for Merck, Pfizer, Astellas, Schering-Plough, Basilea, and Novartis. 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: KDB JWB PGP. Performed the experiments: KDB JWB PGP. Analyzed the data: KDB JWB. Wrote the paper: KDB JWB PGP.