Bouton, Tara C.
Phillips, Patrick P. J.
Mitnick, Carole D.
Peloquin, Charles A.
Eisenach, Kathleen
Patientia, Ramonde F.
Lecca, Leonid
Gotuzzo, Eduardo
Gandhi, Neel R.
Butler, Donna
Diacon, Andreas H.
Martel, Bruno
Santillan, Juan
Hunt, Kathleen Robergeau
Vargas, Dante
von Groote-Bidlingmaier, Florian
Seas, Carlos
Dianis, Nancy
Moreno-Martinez, Antonio
Horsburgh, C. Robert Jr.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institutes of Health (AI100805)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (200750)
Article History
Received: 11 January 2017
Accepted: 30 October 2017
First Online: 25 November 2017
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Before the study began, the Institutional Review Boards of all involved institutions, including Boston University, Harvard University, University of Florida, University of Arkansas, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Hospital San Juan de Lurigancho, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Stellenbosch University and South African Medicines Control Council, reviewed and approved the study protocol and informed consent documents. The study is being conducted under an investigational new drug (IND) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A list of the reference numbers for all ethical bodies that approved the study can be found in Additional file InternalRef removed. Patients who meet the inclusion criteria (see Table InternalRef removed) are enrolled via the informed consent process. The approved consent form can be found in Additional file InternalRef removed.
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