About the Authors

Sunil Kumar Dodderi

Affiliations Karnataka State AIDS Prevention Society, Bangalore, India, National AIDS Control Organization, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi, India

Ajay M. V. Kumar

Affiliations International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, South-East Asia Office, New Delhi, India, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France

Balaji R. Naik

naikb@rntcp.org

Affiliation World Health Organization country office for India, New Delhi, India

Avinash Kanchar

Affiliation World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Rewari B. B.

Affiliation National AIDS Control Organization, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi, India

Anthony D. Harries

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

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AMVK SKD BRN. Performed the experiments: SKD AMVK BRN. Analyzed the data: AMVK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SKD AMVK BRN AK RBB ADH. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: AMVK SKD BRN AK RBB ADH.