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Authors

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• David Pegues, MD

  Professor of Clinical Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Hospital Epidemiologist, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California

  Disclosures

  Disclosure: David Pegues, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
  
  Dr. Pegues does not intend to discuss off-label uses of drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics approved by the FDA for use in the United States.
  
  Dr. Pegues does not intend to discuss investigational drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics not approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

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• Karen Hoffman, RN, MS

  Clinical Instructor, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

  Disclosures

  Disclosure: Karen Hoffman, RN, MS, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
  Served as an advisor or consultant for: American Medical Association
  
  Ms. Hoffman does not intend to discuss off-label uses of drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics approved by the FDA for use in the United States.
  
  Ms. Hoffman does not intend to discuss investigational drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics not approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

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• Joseph Perz, DrPH, MA

  Team Leader, Ambulatory and Long-term Care, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia

  Disclosures

  Disclosure: Joseph Perz, DrPH, MA, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
  
  Dr. Perz does not intend to discuss off-label uses of drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics approved by the FDA for use in the United States.
  
  Dr. Perz does not intend to discuss investigational drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics not approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

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• Robin Stackhouse, MD

  Clinical Professor of Anesthesia, University of California, San Francisco

  Disclosures

  Disclosure: Robin Stackhouse, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
  
  Dr. Stackhouse does not intend to discuss off-label uses of drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics approved by the FDA for use in the United States.
  
  Dr. Stackhouse does not intend to discuss investigational drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics not approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

Editor and Nurse Planner

• Susan L. Smith, MN, PhD

  Senior Scientific Director, Medscape, LLC

  Disclosures

  Disclosure: Susan L. Smith, MN, PhD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

CME Reviewer

• Nafeez Zawahir, MD

  CME Clinical Director, Medscape, LLC

  Disclosures

  Disclosure: Nafeez Zawahir, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

CE Reviewer

• Laurie E. Scudder, DNP, NP

  Nurse Planner, Continuing Professional Education Department, Medscape, LLC; Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Nursing and Allied Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC

  Disclosures

  Disclosure: Laurie E. Scudder, DNP, NP, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.