About the Authors

Eszter Deak

Affiliation Mycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Selwyn D. Wilson

Affiliation Mycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Elizabeth White

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Pathology Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Janice H. Carr

Affiliation Clinical and Environmental Microbiology Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

S. Arunmozhi Balajee

fir3@cdc.gov

Affiliation Mycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ED SAB. Performed the experiments: ED SDW EW JC. Analyzed the data: ED. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EW JC. Wrote the paper: ED SAB.