About the Authors

Charlene S. Dezzutti

cdezzutti@mwri.magee.edu

Affiliations Magee-Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Elizabeth R. Brown

Affiliation Statistical Center for HIV/AIDS Research and Prevention, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Bernard Moncla

Affiliations Magee-Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Julie Russo

Affiliation Magee-Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Marilyn Cost

Affiliation Magee-Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Lin Wang

Affiliation Magee-Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Kevin Uranker

Affiliation Magee-Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Ratiya P. Kunjara Na Ayudhya

Affiliation Magee-Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Kara Pryke

Affiliation Magee-Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Jim Pickett

Affiliation International Rectal Microbicide Advocates, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Marc-André LeBlanc

Affiliation International Rectal Microbicide Advocates, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Lisa C. Rohan

Affiliations Magee-Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CSD BM LCR JP MAL. Performed the experiments: JR MC LW KU RPKNA KP. Analyzed the data: CSD ERB LCR. Wrote the paper: CSD ERB BM LCR.