About the Authors

Robert Deiss

rgdeiss@gmail.com

Affiliations Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America, The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America

Richard J. Bower

Affiliation Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America

Edgie Co

Affiliation William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas, United States of America

Octavio Mesner

Affiliations Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America, The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Jose L. Sanchez

Affiliation Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch, Public Health Division, Defense Health Agency, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America

Jennifer Masel

Affiliation Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Anuradha Ganesan

Affiliations Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America, The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Grace E. Macalino

Affiliations Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America, The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Brian K. Agan

Affiliations Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America, The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RD OM BA. Performed the experiments: RD OM. Analyzed the data: RD RB OM BA. Wrote the paper: RD RB OM EC JS JM AG GM BA.