About the Authors

Charlene S. Dezzutti

cdezzutti@mwri.magee.edu

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Craig W. Hendrix

Affiliation Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Jeanne M. Marrazzo

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Zhenyu Pan

Affiliation Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, SCHARP Statistical Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Lei Wang

Affiliation Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, SCHARP Statistical Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Nicolette Louissaint

Affiliation Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Sabah Kalyoussef

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America

N. Merna Torres

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America

Florian Hladik

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Urvi Parikh

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

John Mellors

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sharon L. Hillier

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Betsy C. Herold

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CSD CWH JMM FH UP JM SLH BCH. Wrote the paper: CSD CWH JMM FH UP JM SLH BCH. Collected specimens: CWH. Acquired data: NL SK NMT. Performed the statistical analysis: ZP LW. Interpreted the data: CSD CWH JMM FH UP JM SLH BCH.