About the Authors
- Samantha J. Westrop
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Affiliation Department of Immunology, Imperial College London, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
- Nadeem A. Qazi
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Affiliation Department of HIV/GU Medicine, Imperial College London, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
- Jeffrey Pido-Lopez
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Affiliation Department of Immunology, Imperial College London, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
- Mark R. Nelson
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Affiliation Department of HIV/GU Medicine, Imperial College London, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
- Brian Gazzard
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Affiliation Department of HIV/GU Medicine, Imperial College London, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
- Frances M. Gotch
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Affiliation Department of Immunology, Imperial College London, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
- Nesrina Imami
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* E-mail: n.imami@imperial.ac.uk
Affiliation Department of Immunology, Imperial College London, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: BG FG NI. Performed the experiments: SJW NQ JPL NI. Analyzed the data: SJW NQ JPL NI. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SJW NI. Wrote the paper: SJW NI. Conceived the study, coordinated its design and participated in the application for ethical approval: NI BG FG. Carried out laboratory work: NI SW NQ JPL. Collected, conducted the transfer, analysis and interpretation of data for final preparation and completion of the manuscript: NI SW. Secured funding for the study and had responsibility for overall study management and coordination: NI. Undertook patient care and management and participated in study coordination and data interpretation: BG MN NQ. Carried out statistical analysis and wrote the manuscript: NI SW. All authors have read and approved the final version of this manuscript.