About the Authors

Kalifa A. Bojang

kbojang@mrc.gm

Affiliation Medical Research Council Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia

Francis Akor

Affiliation Medical Research Council Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia

Lesong Conteh

Affiliation Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

Emily Webb

Affiliation London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Ousman Bittaye

Affiliation Medical Research Council Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia

David J. Conway

Affiliation Medical Research Council Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia

Momodou Jasseh

Affiliation Medical Research Council Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia

Virginia Wiseman

Affiliation London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Paul J. Milligan

Affiliation London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Brian Greenwood

Affiliation London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: KAB FA LC EW OB DJC MJ VW PJM BG. Agree with the manuscript's results and conclusions: KAB FA LC EW OB DJC MJ VW PJM BG. Designed the experiments/the study: KAB PJM BG. Analyzed the data: KAB EW PJM BG. Collected data/did experiments for the study: KAB FA MJ. Enrolled patients: KAB FA. Wrote the first draft of the paper: KAB. Contributed to the writing of the paper: KAB FA LC EW DJC PJM BG. Responsible for the economic evaluation: LC. Responsible for data management of the study: OB. Designed and contributed to the writing of the economic evaluation component of the study: VW.