About the Authors
- Marin L. Schweizer
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* E-mail: marin-schweizer@uiowa.edu
Affiliations Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
- Jon P. Furuno
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Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Anthony D. Harris
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Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- J. Kristie Johnson
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Michelle D. Shardell
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Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Jessina C. McGregor
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Affiliation Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
- Kerri A. Thom
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Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- George Sakoulas
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Affiliation Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, California, United States of America
- Eli N. Perencevich
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Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Iowa City VA Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Competing Interests
MLS and ENP have received research support from Pfizer, Inc. GS is a consultant for Astellas, Cubist, Pfizer, Ortho-McNeal, has served as a speaker for Astellas, Cubist, Pfizer and has received research support from Cubist. This study was funded in part by an investigator-initiated research grant from Pfizer, Inc (IIR GA5951BG). The funders will not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MLS JPF ADH JKJ JCM KAT GS EP. Performed the experiments: MLS. Analyzed the data: MLS MS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JKJ EP. Wrote the paper: MLS JPF ADH JKJ MS JCM KAT GS EP.