About the Authors
- Tara C. Smith
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* E-mail: tara-smith@uiowa.edu
Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
- Michael J. Male
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Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
- Abby L. Harper
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Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
- Jennifer S. Kroeger
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
- Gregory P. Tinkler
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Affiliation Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
- Erin D. Moritz
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Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
- Ana W. Capuano
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Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
- Loreen A. Herwaldt
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Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Department of Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Program of Hospital Epidemiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
- Daniel J. Diekema
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Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Program of Hospital Epidemiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: TCS MJM LAH DJD. Performed the experiments: TCS MJM ALH JSK GPT EDMK. Analyzed the data: TCS AC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TCS DJD. Wrote the paper: TCS MJM LAH DJD. Critically revised the manuscript: TCS MJM JSK GPT EDMK LAH DJD.