About the Authors

Heiman F. L. Wertheim

Hwertheim@oucru.org

Affiliations Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, National Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hanoi, Viet Nam, Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom

Huyen Nguyen Nguyen

Affiliation National Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hanoi, Vietnam

Walter Taylor

Affiliations Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, National Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hanoi, Viet Nam, Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom

Trinh Thi Minh Lien

Affiliation National Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hanoi, Vietnam

Hoa Thi Ngo

Affiliation Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital of Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

Thai Quoc Nguyen

Affiliation National Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hanoi, Vietnam

Bich Ngoc Thi Nguyen

Affiliation Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, National Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hanoi, Viet Nam

Ha Hong Nguyen

Affiliation National Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hanoi, Vietnam

Ha Minh Nguyen

Affiliation National Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hanoi, Vietnam

Cap Trung Nguyen

Affiliation National Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hanoi, Vietnam

Trinh Tuyet Dao

Affiliation National Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hanoi, Vietnam

Trung Vu Nguyen

Affiliation National Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hanoi, Vietnam

Annette Fox

Affiliations Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, National Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hanoi, Viet Nam, Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom

Jeremy Farrar

Affiliations Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital of Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

Constance Schultsz

Affiliations Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital of Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, Centre for Poverty-Related Communicable Diseases, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Hien Duc Nguyen

Affiliation National Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hanoi, Vietnam

Kinh Van Nguyen

Affiliation National Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hanoi, Vietnam

Peter Horby

Affiliations Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, National Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hanoi, Viet Nam, Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HFLW HNN WRJT TTML HHN HMN CTN TTD TVN CS HDN PH. Performed the experiments: HFLW HNN HTN BTNN TTD CS. Analyzed the data: HFLW HNN WRJT HTN TQN BTNN TVN CS PH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TTML HTN TQN HHN HMN CTN TTD TVN AF JF CS HDN KVN PH. Wrote the paper: HFLW HNN WRJT JF CS PH.