About the Authors
- Nikita Sahadeo
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Affiliation Department of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
- Hamish Mohammed
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Affiliation Public Health England, HIV & STI Department, London, United Kingdom
- Orchid M. Allicock
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Affiliation Department of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
- Albert J. Auguste
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Affiliation Institute for Human Infections and Immunity and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
- Steven G. Widen
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Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
- Kimberly Badal
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Affiliation Department of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
- Krishna Pulchan
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Affiliation Adult Emergency Department, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt. Hope, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
- Jerome E. Foster
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Affiliation Department of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
- Scott C. Weaver
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Affiliation Institute for Human Infections and Immunity and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
- Christine V. F. Carrington
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* E-mail: christine.carrington@sta.uwi.edu
Affiliation Department of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: CVFC NS. Performed the experiments: NS OMA KB AJA. Analyzed the data: NS HM OMA SGW CVFC JEF. Wrote the paper: NS HM OMA AJA SGW KB KP JEF SCW CVFC. Facilitated hospital surveillance: KP.