About the Authors

Ketki Patel

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, Omaha, NE, United States of America

Kavitha Konduru

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States of America

Alok K. Patra

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, Omaha, NE, United States of America, Center for Global Health and Development, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, Omaha, NE, United States of America

Dinesh S. Chandel

Affiliations Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, Omaha, NE, United States of America, Department of Pediatrics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, Omaha, NE, United States of America, Center for Global Health and Development, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, Omaha, NE, United States of America

Pinaki Panigrahi

ppanigrahi@unmc.edu

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, Omaha, NE, United States of America, Department of Pediatrics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, Omaha, NE, United States of America, Center for Global Health and Development, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, Omaha, NE, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PP. Performed the experiments: DSC KK AKP. Analyzed the data: KP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DSC KP AKP PP. Wrote the paper: KP DSC PP. Developed protocol: KK. Obtained IRB approval and parental consent: KK. Recruited study participants, and collected gastric aspirate samples from neonates and relevant clinical information: KK. Critical review and revisions to manuscript: PP.