About the Authors

Nikita Sahadeo

Affiliation Department of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

Hamish Mohammed

Affiliation Public Health England, HIV & STI Department, London, United Kingdom

Orchid M. Allicock

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

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

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Kimberly Badal

Affiliation Department of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

Krishna Pulchan

Affiliation Adult Emergency Department, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt. Hope, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

Jerome E. Foster

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

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

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.