About the Authors

Mary H. Latka

mlatka@auruminstitute.org

Affiliation The Aurum Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa

Katherine Fielding

Affiliation The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Glenda E. Gray

Affiliation Perinatal HIV Research Unit, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Linda-Gail Bekker

Affiliation Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Maphoshane Nchabeleng

Affiliation Medical University of South Africa (Medunsa) HIV Clinical Research Unit, University of Limpopo, Pretoria, South Africa

Koleka Mlisana

Affiliation Centre for AIDS Programme for Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

Tanya Nielson

Affiliation The Aurum Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa

Surita Roux

Affiliation Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Baningi Mkhize

Affiliation Perinatal HIV Research Unit, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Matsontso Mathebula

Affiliation Medical University of South Africa (Medunsa) HIV Clinical Research Unit, University of Limpopo, Pretoria, South Africa

Nivashnee Naicker

Affiliation Centre for AIDS Programme for Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

Guy de Bruyn

Affiliation Perinatal HIV Research Unit, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

James Kublin

Affiliation Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Gavin J. Churchyard

Affiliation The Aurum Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa

on behalf of the HVTN 503 Phambili study team

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GG JK GC. Performed the experiments: GG LGB MN KM TN SR BM MM NN. Analyzed the data: KF. Wrote the paper: MHL. Reviewed manuscript drafts and provided scientific input: GG GdB KF GC.