Yechoor, Nirupama
Towe, Sheri L.
Robertson, Kevin R.
Westreich, Daniel
Nakasujja, Noeline
Meade, Christina S.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute on Drug Abuse (028660)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (064518)
Article History
Received: 10 December 2015
Revised: 3 May 2016
Accepted: 9 May 2016
First Online: 31 May 2016
Compliance with ethical standards
: Ethical approval was obtained from Duke University School of Medicine, the Infectious Disease Clinic at Mulago Hospital, and Makerere University. The participants provided written informed consent in English prior to any study-related activities.
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: Conceived and designed the experiments: NY, NN, KRR, and CSM. Performed patient evaluations: NY. Analyzed the data: NY and ST under the close guidance of DW and CSM. Wrote the paper: NY, ST, DW, NN, KRR, and CSM.