About the Authors

Richard J. Maude

Affiliations Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Gofranul Hoque

Affiliation Chittagong Medical College Hospital, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Mahtab Uddin Hasan

Affiliation Chittagong Medical College Hospital, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Abu Sayeed

Affiliation Chittagong Medical College Hospital, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Shahena Akter

Affiliation Fatik Chari Thana Health Complex, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Rasheda Samad

Affiliation Chittagong Medical College Hospital, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Badrul Alam

Affiliation Chittagong Medical College Hospital, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Emran Bin Yunus

Affiliation Chittagong Medical College Hospital, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Ridwanur Rahman

Affiliation Hossain Shahid Sohrawardy Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Waliur Rahman

Affiliation Chittagong Medical College Hospital, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Romal Chowdhury

Affiliation Chittagong Medical College Hospital, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Tapan Seal

Affiliation Chittagong Medical College Hospital, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Prakaykaew Charunwatthana

Affiliation Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Christina C. Chang

Affiliation Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Nicholas J. White

Affiliations Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

M. Abul Faiz

Affiliation Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Nicholas P. J. Day

Affiliations Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Arjen M. Dondorp

arjen@tropmedres.ac

Affiliations Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Amir Hossain

Affiliation Chittagong Medical College Hospital, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RM MAH AD. Performed the experiments: RM MGH MMH MAS SA RS BA EBY MRR MWR RC TS PC CC AD MAH. Analyzed the data: RM MAH AD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RM PC CC NW ND AD MAH. Wrote the paper: RM MGH MMH MAS SA RS BA EBY MRR MWR RC TS PC CC NW MAF ND AD MAH.