About the Authors

Myron J. Levin

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Myron.levin@ucdenver.edu

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

Jennifer M. Duchon

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Tufts Floating Hospital for Children, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Geeta K. Swamy

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Anne A. Gershon

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

Myron J. Levin served as a consultant and/or scientific advisor for Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, and Saol Therapeutics. He has received research support from Merck and GlaxoSmithKline. Jennifer M. Duchon has been a consultant and/or scientific advisor for Saol Therapeutics. Geeta K. Swamy served as a consultant and/or scientific advisor for Saol Therapeutics, GlaxoSmithKline, and Pfizer. Anne A. Gershon has received grant funding from the NIH and has served as a consultant and/or scientific advisor for Saol Therapeutics and Merck. The specific roles of these authors are articulated in the ‘author contributions’ section. Cangene Corporation provided financial support for the study. Saol Therapeutics provided funding for medical writing support for manuscript development; this funding was not paid to the authors. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. There are no patents, products in development, or marketed products to declare.