About the Authors

A. Roderick Escombe

To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: rod.escombe@imperial.ac.uk

Affiliations Department of Infectious Diseases & Immunity, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom , Wellcome Trust Centre for Clinical Tropical Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom , Asociación Benéfica PRISMA, Lima, Perú

Clarissa C Oeser

Affiliation Asociación Benéfica PRISMA, Lima, Perú

Robert H Gilman

Affiliations Asociación Benéfica PRISMA, Lima, Perú, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Marcos Navincopa

Affiliation Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima, Perú

Eduardo Ticona

Affiliation Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima, Perú

William Pan

Affiliation Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Carlos Martínez

Affiliation Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima, Perú

Jesus Chacaltana

Affiliation Hospital Nacional Daniel Carrión, Lima, Perú

Richard Rodríguez

Affiliation Hospital de Apoyo Maria Auxiliadora, Lima, Perú

David A. J Moore

Affiliations Department of Infectious Diseases & Immunity, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom , Wellcome Trust Centre for Clinical Tropical Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom , Asociación Benéfica PRISMA, Lima, Perú

Jon S Friedland

Affiliations Department of Infectious Diseases & Immunity, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom , Wellcome Trust Centre for Clinical Tropical Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

Carlton A Evans

Affiliations Department of Infectious Diseases & Immunity, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom , Wellcome Trust Centre for Clinical Tropical Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom , Asociación Benéfica PRISMA, Lima, Perú, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

All authors contributed to the design or data analysis of the study, the writing of the article, and approval of the final version to be published. ARE had full access to all the data in the study and had final responsibility for the decision to submit for publication and is the guarantor.