About the Authors

Robert A. Smith

smithra@u.washington.edu

Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Dana N. Raugi

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Charlotte Pan

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Matthew Coyne

Affiliation College of Arts and Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Alexandra Hernandez

Affiliation College of Arts and Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Brad Church

Affiliation College of Arts and Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Kara Parker

Affiliation College of Arts and Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

James I. Mullins

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Papa Salif Sow

Affiliation Clinique des Maladies Infectieuses Ibrahima DIOP Mar, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Fann, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal

Geoffrey S. Gottlieb2 for the University of Washington–Dakar HIV-2 Study Group

Membership of the University of Washington–Dakar HIV-2 Study Group is provided in the Acknowledgments.

Competing Interests

Elvitegravir was provided by Gilead Sciences, Inc. for this study. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RS GG JM PSS. Performed the experiments: RS DNR CP MC AH BC KP. Analyzed the data: RS GG. Wrote the paper: RS GG.