About the Authors

M. Estee Torok

etorok@oucru.org

Affiliations Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, University of Oxford, Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom

Tran Thi Hong Chau

Affiliation Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Pham Phuong Mai

Affiliation Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Nguyen Duy Phong

Affiliation Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Nguyen Thi Dung

Affiliation Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Ly Van Chuong

Affiliation Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Sue J. Lee

Affiliation Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

M. Caws

Affiliations Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, University of Oxford, Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom

Menno D. de Jong

Affiliations Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, University of Oxford, Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom

Tran Tinh Hien

Affiliation Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Jeremy J. Farrar

Affiliations Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, University of Oxford, Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TH JF MT. Analyzed the data: MT SL. Wrote the paper: TH JF Md MT SL MC. Other: Designed the study: JF. Recruited and followed up the patients: TH. Recruited and cared for the patients: PM NP ND LC TC. Collected the data and reviewed the manuscript: ND LC NP PM TC. Designed the study: TH MT.