About the Authors
- Naomi E. Aronson
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* E-mail: Naomi.aronson@us.army.mil
Affiliations Infectious Diseases Division, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America, Infectious Diseases Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington (D. C.), United States of America
- Glenn W. Wortmann
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Affiliations Infectious Diseases Division, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America, Infectious Diseases Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington (D. C.), United States of America
- William R. Byrne
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Affiliation Infectious Diseases Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington (D. C.), United States of America
- Robin S. Howard
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Investigation, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington (D. C.), United States of America
- Wendy B. Bernstein
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Affiliations Infectious Diseases Division, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Retrovirology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
- Mary A. Marovich
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Affiliations Infectious Diseases Division, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Retrovirology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
- Mark E. Polhemus
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Affiliations Infectious Diseases Division, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America, Infectious Diseases Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington (D. C.), United States of America
- In-Kyu Yoon
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Trials, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Springs, Maryland, United States of America
- Kelly A. Hummer
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Affiliations Infectious Diseases Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington (D. C.), United States of America, Clinical Research Management, Hinckley, Ohio, United States of America
- Robert A. Gasser Jr
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Affiliations Infectious Diseases Division, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America, Infectious Diseases Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington (D. C.), United States of America
- Charles N. Oster
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Affiliations Infectious Diseases Division, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America, Infectious Diseases Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington (D. C.), United States of America
- Paul M. Benson
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Affiliation Infectious Diseases Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington (D. C.), United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: NEA RSH PMB. Performed the experiments: NEA GWW WRB WBB MAM MEP IKY KAH PMB. Analyzed the data: NEA RSH WBB RAG CNO PMB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GWW MAM KAH RAG CNO PMB. Wrote the paper: NEA RSH MAM. Developed the PCR for rapid diagnosis: GWW. Critically reviewed the manuscript: GWW WRB MEP IKY KAH RAG CNO PMB. Critically reviewed draft manuscript: WBB.