About the Authors

Ignacio A. Echenique

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Philip A. Chan

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America, Division of Infectious Diseases, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Kimberle C. Chapin

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America, Department of Pathology, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Sarah B. Andrea

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Joseph L. Fava

Affiliation Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Leonard A. Mermel

lmermel@lifespan.org

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America, Division of Infectious Diseases, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Competing Interests

Dr. Kimberle Chapin has received compensation for speaking on behalf of Luminex. There are no further patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: IAE PAC LAM KCC. Performed the experiments: IAE PAC SA. Analyzed the data: JLF IAE. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SA KCC. Wrote the paper: IAE PAC LAM.