About the Authors
- Deverick J. Anderson
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* E-mail: dja@duke.edu
Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Duke Infection Control Outreach Network, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- Keith S. Kaye
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
- Luke F. Chen
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Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Duke Infection Control Outreach Network, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- Kenneth E. Schmader
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Affiliation Department of Medicine-Geriatrics, Duke University Medical Center and Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- Yong Choi
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Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Duke Infection Control Outreach Network, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- Richard Sloane
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Affiliation Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University Medical Center, Duke Infection Control Outreach Network, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- Daniel J. Sexton
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Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Duke Infection Control Outreach Network, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Competing Interests
DJA has received research support from Pfizer, Inc. and Merck and Co., Inc. and has previously served on the speaker's bureau for Cubist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: DJA KK DS. Performed the experiments: DJA LC YC. Analyzed the data: DJA KK LC KS RS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KS RS. Wrote the paper: DJA LC KS YC RS DS.