About the Authors

Somporn Saiwaew

Affiliation Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Juntima Sritabal

Affiliation Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Nattaporn Piaraksa

Affiliation Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Srisuda Keayarsa

Affiliation Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Ronnatrai Ruengweerayut

Affiliation Mae Sot Hospital, Mae Sot, Tak, Thailand

Chirapong Utaisin

Affiliation Mae Ramat Hospital, Mae Ramat, Tak, Thailand

Patima Sila

Affiliation Mae Ramat Hospital, Mae Ramat, Tak, Thailand

Rangsan Niramis

Affiliation Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health, Bangkok, Thailand

Rachanee Udomsangpetch

Affiliation Center for Research and Innovation, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand

Prakaykaew Charunwatthana

Affiliation Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Emsri Pongponratn

Affiliation Department of Tropical Pathology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Sasithon Pukrittayakamee

Affiliation Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Anna M. Leitgeb

Affiliation Dilaforette AB, Stockholm, Sweden

Mats Wahlgren

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

Sue J. Lee

Affiliations Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Nicholas P. J. Day

Affiliations Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Nicholas J. White

Affiliations Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Arjen M. Dondorp

Affiliations Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Kesinee Chotivanich

nok@tropmedres.ac

Affiliation Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Competing Interests

M. Wahlgren holds shares in and is a director of the board of Dilaforette AB, a company of Karolinska Development AB involved in the development of adjunct treatment for severe malaria. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. The authors declare no other competing financial interests.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: KC AD NJW. Data curation: SS SJL KC. Formal analysis: SS SJL. Funding acquisition: KC NPJD AD. Investigation: JS NP SK RR CU PS RN RU PC EP SP AML MW. Methodology: SS KC AML. Project administration: KC AML. Resources: KC RR CU PS RN PC. Software: SJL. Supervision: KC AD NJW. Validation: KC JS SK. Writing – original draft: SS. Writing – review & editing: KC AD NJW.