About the Authors
- Elena Losina
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* E-mail: elosina@partners.org
Affiliations Division of General Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Orthopedics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Division of Rheumatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Departments of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Ingrid V. Bassett
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Affiliations Division of General Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Division of Infectious Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Janet Giddy
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, McCord Hospital, Durban, South Africa
- Senica Chetty
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, McCord Hospital, Durban, South Africa
- Susan Regan
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Affiliations Division of General Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Rochelle P. Walensky
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Affiliations Division of General Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Division of Infectious Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Center for AIDS Research, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Departments of Epidemiology and Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Douglas Ross
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, Durban, South Africa
- Callie A. Scott
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Affiliation Division of General Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Lauren M. Uhler
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Affiliation Division of General Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Jeffrey N. Katz
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Affiliations Department of Orthopedics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Division of Rheumatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Departments of Epidemiology and Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Helga Holst
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, McCord Hospital, Durban, South Africa
- Kenneth A. Freedberg
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Affiliations Division of General Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Division of Infectious Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Departments of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Center for AIDS Research, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Departments of Epidemiology and Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: EL IVB RPW KAF. Performed the experiments: EL IVB SC. Analyzed the data: EL SR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: IVB SC SR CAS LMU. Wrote the paper: EL. Supervised study enrollment and follow-up at McCord Hospital: JG HH. Coordinated study enrollment and follow-up at both South African sites: SC. Managed the database in Boston: SR. Contributed to the design of the study: RPW JK. Supervised study enrollment and follow-up at St. Mary's Hospital: DR. Contributed to writing the paper: LMU.