About the Authors

Amitabh B. Suthar

amitabh.suthar@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of HIV/AIDS, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Stephen D. Lawn

Affiliations Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Julia del Amo

Affiliation National Centre of Epidemiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain

Haileyesus Getahun

Affiliation Stop TB Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Christopher Dye

Affiliation HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases Cluster, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Delphine Sculier

Affiliation Stop TB Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Timothy R. Sterling

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Richard E. Chaisson

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Brian G. Williams

Affiliation South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Anthony D. Harries

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

Reuben M. Granich

Affiliation Department of HIV/AIDS, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Competing Interests

TRS received a research grant from Bristol Myers Squibb for HIV observational studies, a research grant from Pfizer for HIV observational studies, and research grant support from the US National Institutes of Health and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. TRS is also a member of a data safety monitoring board for Otsuka. ABS, HG, DS, and RMG work for WHO. The authors alone are responsible for the views expressed in this publication and they do not necessarily represent the decisions or policies of the World Health Organization. All other authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ABS SDL JdA ADH RMG. Performed the experiments: ABS JdA DS RMG. Analyzed the data: ABS BGW. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: ABS. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: SDL JdA HG CD DS TRS REC BGW ADH RMG. ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: ABS SDL JdA HG CD DS TRS REC BGW ADH RMG. Agree with manuscript results and conclusions: ABS SDL JdA HG CD DS TRS REC BGW ADH RMG.