About the Authors

Christine M. Kelly

Affiliations Brain Infection Group, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Clinical Research Programme, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi

Joep J. van Oosterhout

Affiliations Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi, Dignitas International, Zomba, Malawi

Chisomo Ngwalo

Affiliation Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi

Robert C. Stewart

Affiliation Department of Mental Health, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi

Laura Benjamin

Affiliation Brain Infection Group, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Kevin R. Robertson

Affiliation Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America

Saye Khoo

Affiliation HIV Pharmacology Group, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Theresa J. Allain

Affiliation Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi

Tom Solomon

tsolomon@liverpool.ac.uk

Affiliations Brain Infection Group, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom, Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CMK JJvO LB KRR SK TJA TS. Performed the experiments: CK CN. Analyzed the data: CK KRR SK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KRR SK. Wrote the paper: CMK JJvO CN RCS LB KRR SK TJA TS.