About the Authors
- Jessica S. Merlin
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* E-mail: jmerlin@uab.edu
Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America, Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
- Melonie Walcott
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Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
- Christine Ritchie
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Affiliations Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America, Jewish Home of San Francisco Center for Research on Aging, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- Ivan Herbey
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Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
- Stefan G. Kertesz
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Affiliations Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America, Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
- Eric Chamot
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Affiliation School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
- Michael Saag
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Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
- Janet M. Turan
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Affiliation School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JSM MW CR IH SGK EC MS JMT. Performed the experiments: JSM MW CR IH SGK EC MS JMT. Analyzed the data: JSM MW CR IH SGK EC MS JMT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JSM MW CR IH SGK EC MS JMT. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: JSM MW CR IH SGK EC MS JMT.