About the Authors
- Annalene Nel
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Affiliation International Partnership for Microbicides, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America
- Linda-Gail Bekker
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Affiliation The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Elizabeth Bukusi
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Affiliation Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kisumu, Kenya
- Elizabeth Hellstrӧm
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Affiliation Be Part Yoluntu Centre, Paarl, South Africa
- Philip Kotze
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Affiliation Qhakaza Mbokodo Research Clinic, Ladysmith, South Africa
- Cheryl Louw
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Affiliation Madibeng Centre for Research, Brits, South Africa
- Francis Martinson
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Affiliation University of North Carolina Project, Lilongwe, Malawi
- Gileard Masenga
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Affiliation Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania
- Elizabeth Montgomery
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Affiliation RTI International, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- Nelisiwe Ndaba
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Affiliation Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health, Edendale, South Africa
- Ariane van der Straten
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Affiliation RTI International, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- Neliëtte van Niekerk
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* E-mail: nvanniekerk@ipmglobal.org.za
Affiliation International Partnership for Microbicides, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America
- Cynthia Woodsong
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Affiliation International Partnership for Microbicides, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America
Competing Interests
IPM provided the candidate microbicide and vaginal placebo rings used in this trial. Annalene Nel, Cynthia Woodsong and Neliëtte van Niekerk are employees of IPM.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: AN. Performed the experiments: LB EB EH PK CL FM GM NN. Analyzed the data: EM AVDS NVN CW. Wrote the paper: NVN CW.