About the Authors

Samantha J. Westrop

Affiliation Department of Immunology, Imperial College London, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Nadeem A. Qazi

Affiliation Department of HIV/GU Medicine, Imperial College London, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Jeffrey Pido-Lopez

Affiliation Department of Immunology, Imperial College London, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Mark R. Nelson

Affiliation Department of HIV/GU Medicine, Imperial College London, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Brian Gazzard

Affiliation Department of HIV/GU Medicine, Imperial College London, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Frances M. Gotch

Affiliation Department of Immunology, Imperial College London, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Nesrina Imami

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.