About the Authors

Collins C. Iwuji

Contributed equally to this work with: Collins C. Iwuji, Joanna Orne-Gliemann

ciwuj@africacentre.ac.za

Affiliations Africa Centre for Population Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom

Joanna Orne-Gliemann

Contributed equally to this work with: Collins C. Iwuji, Joanna Orne-Gliemann

Affiliations Centre INSERM U1219 Bordeaux Population Health, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France, Institut de Santé Publique, d’Epidémiologie et de Développement, Centre INSERM U1219 Bordeaux Population Health, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France

Joseph Larmarange

Affiliations Africa Centre for Population Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, Centre Population & Développement UMR 196, Université Paris Descartes, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France

Nonhlanhla Okesola

Affiliation Africa Centre for Population Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

Frank Tanser

Affiliations Africa Centre for Population Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

Rodolphe Thiebaut

Affiliations Centre INSERM U1219 Bordeaux Population Health, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France, Institut de Santé Publique, d’Epidémiologie et de Développement, Centre INSERM U1219 Bordeaux Population Health, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France

Claire Rekacewicz

Affiliation Agence Nationale de Recherches sur le Sida et les Hépatites Virales, Paris, France

Marie-Louise Newell

‡ These authors are joint senior authors on this work.

Affiliations Africa Centre for Population Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, Human Health and Development and Global Health Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

Francois Dabis

‡ These authors are joint senior authors on this work.

Affiliations Centre INSERM U1219 Bordeaux Population Health, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France, Institut de Santé Publique, d’Epidémiologie et de Développement, Centre INSERM U1219 Bordeaux Population Health, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France

ANRS 12249 TasP trial group

Membership of the ANRS 12249 TasP trial group is provided in the Acknowledgments.

Competing Interests

I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: CI has received honoraria for services rendered to Gilead Sciences. CR is employed by the ANRS. MLN is a member of the Editorial Board of PLOS Medicine. All other authors declare no competing interests.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CI FT NO JOG CR MLN FD. Performed the experiments: CI FT NO JOG MLN FD. Analyzed the data: JL FT RT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JL FT RT. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: CI JOG. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: CI FT NO JOG JL CR MLN FD. Enrolled patients: CI NO. Agree with the manuscript’s results and conclusions: CI FT RT NO JOG JL CR MLN FD. All authors have read, and confirm that they meet, ICMJE criteria for authorship.