About the Authors

Miriam K. Laufer

mlaufer@medicine.umaryland.edu

Affiliation Malaria Group, Howard Hughes Medical Institute/Center for Vaccine Development, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Phillip C. Thesing

Affiliation Malaria Group, Howard Hughes Medical Institute/Center for Vaccine Development, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Fraction K. Dzinjalamala

Affiliation Blantyre Malaria Project, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi

Osward M. Nyirenda

Affiliation Blantyre Malaria Project, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi

Rhoda Masonga

Affiliation Blantyre Malaria Project, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi

Matthew B. Laurens

Affiliation Malaria Group, Howard Hughes Medical Institute/Center for Vaccine Development, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Abbie Stokes-Riner

Affiliation EMMES Corporation, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

Terrie E. Taylor

Affiliation College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America

Christopher V. Plowe

Affiliation Malaria Group, Howard Hughes Medical Institute/Center for Vaccine Development, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

MKL received an investigator-initiate grant from Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals from 2006–2010. Azithromycin was donated by Pfizer, Inc.. ASR is employed by EMMES Corporation. There are no patents, products in development or further marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MKL FKD PCT TET CVP. Performed the experiments: MKL PCT FKD OMN RM MBL TET. Analyzed the data: MKL ASR CVP. Wrote the paper: MKL ASR TET CVP.