About the Authors
- Nicolas F. Schlecht
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* E-mail: nicolas.schlecht@einstein.yu.edu
Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America
- Robert D. Burk
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Affiliations Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America, Department of Pediatrics, Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women's Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America
- Anne Nucci-Sack
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Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Manhattan, New York, United States of America
- Viswanathan Shankar
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Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America
- Ken Peake
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Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Manhattan, New York, United States of America
- Elizabeth Lorde-Rollins
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Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Manhattan, New York, United States of America
- Richard Porter
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Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Manhattan, New York, United States of America
- Lourdes Oriana Linares
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Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Manhattan, New York, United States of America
- Mary Rojas
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Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Infants and Children's Hospital, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
- Howard D. Strickler
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Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America
- Angela Diaz
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Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Manhattan, New York, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: Dr Schlecht has served in the past as an advisory board member for Merck and Glaxo-Smith Klein. Dr Strickler has served in the past as an advisory board member for Glaxo-Smith Klein. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. The remaining authors do not have a commercial or other association that might pose a conflict of interest.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: NFS RDB ANS VS KP ELR RP LOL MR HDS AD. Performed the experiments: RDB. Analyzed the data: NFS VS HDS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NFS RDB VS RP AD. Wrote the paper: NFS RDB VS LOL MR HDS AD. Performed patient exams: ANS ELR AD.