About the Authors

Sofanne J. Ravensbergen

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Mariëtte Lokate

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Darren Cornish

Affiliation Primary Health Care Centre for Asylum Seekers (Gezondheidscentrum Asielzoekers), Ter Apel, The Netherlands

Eveline Kloeze

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Alewijn Ott

Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, Department of Medical Microbiology, Certe, Groningen, The Netherlands

Alex W. Friedrich

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Rob van Hest

Affiliation Department of Tuberculosis Control, Regional Public Health Service Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Onno W. Akkerman

Affiliation Department of Pulmonary Diseases and Tuberculosis, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Wiel C. de Lange

Affiliation Department of Pulmonary Diseases and Tuberculosis, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Tjip S. van der Werf

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, Department of Pulmonary Diseases and Tuberculosis, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Erik Bathoorn

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Ymkje Stienstra

y.stienstra@umcg.nl

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SJR ML DC EK EB YS. Performed the experiments: SJR ML DC EK EB YS AO AWF RH OWA WL TSW. Analyzed the data: SJR ML DC EK EB YS AO AWF RH OWA WL TSW. Wrote the paper: SJR ML DC EK EB YS AO AWF RH OWA WL TSW.