About the Authors

Frederick R. Adler

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Writing – original draft

adler@math.utah.edu

Affiliation Department of Mathematics and Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America

Chris Stockmann

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Software, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America

Krow Ampofo

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America

Andrew T. Pavia

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America

Carrie L. Byington

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Health Sciences Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States of America

Competing Interests

C. L. B., K. A., and A. T. P. are investigators on NIH-funded studies in collaboration with BioFire Diagnostics. C. L. B. has intellectual property in and receives royalties from BioFire Diagnostics. A. T. P. has served as a consultant for BioFire Diagnostics. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. All other authors report no potential conflicts.