About the Authors

Nicole Ngo-Giang-Huong

nicole@phpt.org

Affiliations Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) UMI 174 - PHPT, Marseilles, France, Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Gonzague Jourdain

Affiliations Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) UMI 174 - PHPT, Marseilles, France, Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Billy Amzal

Affiliations Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) UMI 174 - PHPT, Marseilles, France, Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Pensiriwan Sang-a-gad

Affiliation Ratchaburi Hospital, Ratchaburi, Thailand

Rittha Lertkoonalak

Affiliation Maharat Nakonratchasima Hospital, Nakonratchasima, Thailand

Naree Eiamsirikit

Affiliation Samutprakarn Hospital, Samutprakarn, Thailand

Somboon Tansuphasawasdikul

Affiliation Buddhachinaraj Hospital, Pitsanuloke, Thailand

Yuwadee Buranawanitchakorn

Affiliation Chiang Kham Hospital, Chiang Kham, Thailand

Naruepon Yutthakasemsunt

Affiliation Nong Khai Hospital, Nong Khai, Thailand

Sripetcharat Mekviwattanawong

Affiliation Pranangklao Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand

Kenneth McIntosh

Affiliations Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Marc Lallemant

Affiliations Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) UMI 174 - PHPT, Marseilles, France, Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

for the Program for HIV Prevention and Treatment (PHPT) study group

For a list of the members of the Program for HIV Prevention and Treatment (PHPT) study group please see the Acknowledgments section.

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NN GJ KM ML. Analyzed the data: NN GJ BA KM ML. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BA. Wrote the paper: NN GJ BA PS RL NE ST YB NY SM KM ML. Cared for the patients, obtained study specimens, and generated clinical study data: PS RL NE ST YB NY SM. Oversaw laboratory work: NN.