About the Authors
- Kerryl E. Piper
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Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
- Marta Fernandez-Sampedro
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Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
- Kathryn E. Steckelberg
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Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
- Jayawant N. Mandrekar
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Affiliation Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
- Melissa J. Karau
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Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
- James M. Steckelberg
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Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
- Elie F. Berbari
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Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
- Douglas R. Osmon
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Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
- Arlen D. Hanssen
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Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
- David G. Lewallen
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Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
- Robert H. Cofield
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Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
- John W. Sperling
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Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
- Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo
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Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
- Paul M. Huddleston
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Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
- Mark B. Dekutoski
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Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
- Michael Yaszemski
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Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
- Bradford Currier
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Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
- Robin Patel
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* E-mail: patel.robin@mayo.edu
Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America, Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: KEP MFS MJK JMS RP. Performed the experiments: KEP MFS KES JNM MJK JMS RP. Analyzed the data: KEP MFS KES JNM MJK JMS EFB DRO ADH RHC JWS JSS PMH MBD MJY BC RP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EFB DRO ADH DGL RHC JWS JSS PMH MBD MJY BC. Wrote the paper: KEP MFS KES JNM MJK JMS EFB DRO ADH DGL RHC JWS JSS PMH MBD MJY BC RP.