About the Authors

Nay Thiha

naythiha.dr@gmail.com

Affiliation International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Mandalay, Myanmar

Palanivel Chinnakali

Affiliation Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India

Anthony D. Harries

Affiliations International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Myint Shwe

Affiliation National AIDS program, Department of Health, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

Thanumalaya Perumal Balathandan

Affiliation International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Mandalay, Myanmar

Sai Thein Than Tun

Affiliation Burnett Institute, Yangon, Myanmar

Mrinalini Das

Affiliation Medécins sans Frontières, Doctors without borders-OCB, Mumbai, India

Htay Htay Tin

Affiliation National Health Laboratory, Department of Health, Yangon, Myanmar

Yi Yi

Affiliation Public Health Laboratory, Department of Health, Mandalay, Myanmar

François Xavier Babin

Affiliation FondationMereiux, Lyon, France

Thi Thi Lwin

Affiliation National Health Laboratory, Department of Health, Yangon, Myanmar

Philippe Albert Clevenbergh

Affiliation Hopital Lariboisière Groupe Hospitalier Saint-Louis Lariboisière, Paris, France

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NT ADH PC MD. Performed the experiments: NT HHT YY TTL MS TPB. Analyzed the data: NT PC ADH STTT PC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NT FXB HHT YY TTL MS TPB. Wrote the paper: NT ADH PC. Approved the final manuscript: NT FXB HHT YY TTL MS TPB ADH PC STTT MD.