About the Authors
- Elisabeth Bowers
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Affiliations Mucosal and Vaccine Research Program Colorado (MAVRC), University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America, Infectious Disease Division, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America, Department of Microbiology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America, Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
- Ronald W. Scamurra
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Affiliation Minneapolis VA Health Care System, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Anil Asrani
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Affiliation Minneapolis VA Health Care System, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Lydie Beniguel
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Affiliation GIMAP EA 3064, Faculté de Médecine, Université Jean Monnet, Saint Etienne, France
- Samantha MaWhinney
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Affiliations Mucosal and Vaccine Research Program Colorado (MAVRC), University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
- Kathryne M. Keays
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Affiliations Mucosal and Vaccine Research Program Colorado (MAVRC), University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America, Infectious Disease Division, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
- Joseph R. Thurn
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Affiliation Minneapolis VA Health Care System, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Edward N. Janoff
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* , e-mail:Edward.Janoff@ucdenver.edu
Affiliations Mucosal and Vaccine Research Program Colorado (MAVRC), University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America, Infectious Disease Division, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America, Department of Microbiology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America, Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: EB RWS LB ENJ. Performed the experiments: EB RWS AA KMK. Analyzed the data: EB RWS SM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JRT. Wrote the paper: EB ENJ. Patient recruitment: JRT.