From the *Department of Surgery, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri
†University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri
‡Department of Infectious Diseases, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.
Accepted for publication June 21, 2020.
The authors have no funding or conflicts of interest to disclose.
The abstract of this study was presented as a poster presentation during the American Academy of Pediatrics meeting in October 2019.
W.J.S. and O.O. made substantial contributions to acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of data, drafting the initial manuscript, and reviewing and revising the manuscript. R.M.D. and C.D. made substantial contributions to the conception and design of the study, acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of data, drafting the initial manuscript and reviewing and revising the manuscript. S.J. and K.D. made substantial contributions to acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of data, drafting the initial manuscript and reviewing the manuscript. A.M., T.A.O., and S.D.S.P. made substantial contributions to the conception and design of the study, coordinated and supervised data collection and analysis, and critically reviewed the manuscript for important intellectual content. All authors approved the final manuscript as submitted and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.
Address for correspondence: Shawn D. St Peter, MD, Department of Surgery, Children’s Mercy Hospital, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO 64108. E-mail: [email protected].
