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The UK CHIC Steering Committee

Abdel Babiker, David Dunn, Philippa Easterbrook, Martin Fisher, Richard Gilson, Margaret Johnson, Janet Mortimer, Barry Peters, Andrew Phillips, Kholoud Porter, Caroline Sabin, George Scullard, Brian Gazzard (Chair), Ryanne Matthias, Teresa Hill.

Data management group

Loveleen Bansi, David Dunn, Philippa Easterbrook, Richard Gilson, Teresa Hill, Ryanne Matthias, Janet Mortimer, Andrew Phillips, Kholoud Porter, Caroline Sabin.

Central co-ordination

Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit (MRC CTU), London

(Abdel Babiker, David Dunn, Ryanne Matthias, Kholoud Porter).

Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, Royal Free and UC Medical School, London

(Loveleen Bansi, Teresa Hill, Andrew Phillips, Caroline Sabin, Colette Smith)

Participating clinical centres

King’s College Hospital, London

(Philippa Easterbrook, Anele Waters, Dorian Crates, Natasha Morgan).

Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust

(Martin Fisher, Nicky Perry, Anthony Pullin, Duncan Churchill, Wendy Harris).

Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust, London

(Brian Gazzard, Steve Bulbeck, Sundhiya Mandalia).

Mortimer Market Centre, Camden Primary Care NHS Trust and Royal Free and University College Medical School (RFUCMS)

(Richard Gilson, Julie Dodds, Nina Fudge, Andy Rider, Ian Williams).

Health Protection Agency -Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre (HPA-CDSC), London (Janet Mortimer, Katy Sinka, Barry Evans, Valerie Delpech).

St. Thomas’ Hospital, London

(Barry Peters, Nick Larbalestier, Kimberly Gray)

Royal Free NHS Trust, London

(Margaret Johnson, Mike Youle, Fiona Lampe, Colette Smith, Helen Gumley, Clinton Chaloner, Jani Puradiredja)

St. Mary’s Hospital, London

(George Scullard, Jonathan Weber, John Clarke, Christine Owens)