About the Authors

Simon Muhumuza

simonmhmz@yahoo.com

Affiliation Makerere University, School of Medicine, Child Health and Development Center, Kampala, Uganda

Annette Olsen

Affiliation University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Section for Parasitology, Health and Development, Copenhagen, Denmark

Anne Katahoire

Affiliation Makerere University, School of Medicine, Child Health and Development Center, Kampala, Uganda

Agnes N. Kiragga

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Institute, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

Fred Nuwaha

Affiliation Makerere University, School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SM FN ANK AO AK. Performed the experiments: SM. Analyzed the data: SM ANK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SM ANK. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: SM. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: SM FN ANK AO AK. ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: SM ANK AO AK FN. Agree with manuscript results and conclusions: SM ANK AO AK FN. Enrolled patients: SM.