About the Authors

Vinod B. Patel

Affiliation Department of Neurology, University of KwaZulu Natal, Berea, South Africa

Ravesh Singh

Affiliation HIV Pathogenesis Programme, Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu Natal, Berea, South Africa

Cathy Connolly

Affiliation Biostatistics Unit, Medical Research Council, Durban, South Africa

Victoria Kasprowicz

Affiliation HIV Pathogenesis Programme, Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu Natal, Berea, South Africa

Allimudin Zumla

Affiliation Department of Infection, Centre for Infectious Diseases and International Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom

Thumbi Ndungu

Affiliation HIV Pathogenesis Programme, Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu Natal, Berea, South Africa

Keertan Dheda

keertan.dheda@uct.ac.za

Affiliations Department of Infection, Centre for Infectious Diseases and International Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom, Lung Infection and Immunity Unit, Division of Pulmonology and Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town Lung Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: VBP KD. Performed the experiments: RS VK. Analyzed the data: CC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: VBP VK TN KD. Wrote the paper: VBP KD. Supervised the study: KD AZ TN.