About the Authors
- Hasifa Bukirwa
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Affiliation Uganda Malaria Surveillance Project, Kampala, Uganda
- Adoke Yeka
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Affiliation Uganda Malaria Surveillance Project, Kampala, Uganda
- Moses R Kamya
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Affiliation Makerere University Medical School, Kampala, Uganda
- Ambrose Talisuna
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Affiliation Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
- Kristin Banek
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Affiliation Uganda Malaria Surveillance Project, Kampala, Uganda
- Nathan Bakyaita
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Affiliation Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
- John Bosco Rwakimari
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Affiliation Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
- Philip J Rosenthal
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, United States of America
- Fred Wabwire-Mangen
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Affiliation Institute of Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
- Grant Dorsey
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, United States of America
- Sarah G Staedke
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*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: sstaedke@medsfgh.ucsf.edu
Affiliation Department of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
HB, AY, MRK, AT, KB, NB, JBR, PJR, FWM, GD, and SGS designed the experiments/study. HB, AT, PJR, and GD analyzed the data. AY enrolled patients. AY, AT, and NB collected data. HB wrote the first draft of the paper, was responsible for all the data management of the study, including completeness, accuracy, and quality, and was also involved in the entry of the data. AY participated in patient follow-up, collection of information on case record forms, and internal supervision and quality assurance. MRK participated in the discussions of how the authors should present the data and what messages they should emphasize. As project manager, NB was responsible for recruiting staff, and supervising their work in the field, including quality control of the study results. JBR supervised the study. All authors contributed to the writing of the paper.