About the Authors

Dominique J. Pepper

dominiquepepper@gmail.com

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Clinical Infectious Diseases Research Initiative, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Western Province, South Africa, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, United States of America

Suzaan Marais

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Clinical Infectious Diseases Research Initiative, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Western Province, South Africa, Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Unit, GF Jooste Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

Feriyl Bhaijee

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, United States of America

Robert J. Wilkinson

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Clinical Infectious Diseases Research Initiative, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Western Province, South Africa, Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Unit, GF Jooste Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, Division of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, MRC National Institute for Medical Research, London, United Kingdom

Virginia De Azevedo

Affiliation City Health, Cape Town, South Africa

Graeme Meintjes

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Clinical Infectious Diseases Research Initiative, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Western Province, South Africa, Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Unit, GF Jooste Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, Division of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DJP SM FB RJW VDA GM. Performed the experiments: DJP SM GM. Analyzed the data: DJP SM FB RJW VDA GM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RJW VDA GM. Compiled the first draft: DJP. Critically revised the manuscript: SM FB RJW VDA GM.