About the Authors

Anneliese Domingues Wysocki

Contributed equally to this work with: Anneliese Domingues Wysocki, Tereza Cristina Scatena Villa, Tiemi Arakawa, Maria Eugênia Firmino Brunello, Silvia Helena Figueiredo Vendramini, Aline Aparecida Monroe, Afranio Lineu Kritski

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Affiliations College of Nursing, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, Brazilian Tuberculosis Research Network (Rede TB), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Tereza Cristina Scatena Villa

Contributed equally to this work with: Anneliese Domingues Wysocki, Tereza Cristina Scatena Villa, Tiemi Arakawa, Maria Eugênia Firmino Brunello, Silvia Helena Figueiredo Vendramini, Aline Aparecida Monroe, Afranio Lineu Kritski

Affiliations Department of Public Health, School of Nursing of Ribeirao Preto–University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Brazilian Tuberculosis Research Network (Rede TB), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Tiemi Arakawa

Contributed equally to this work with: Anneliese Domingues Wysocki, Tereza Cristina Scatena Villa, Tiemi Arakawa, Maria Eugênia Firmino Brunello, Silvia Helena Figueiredo Vendramini, Aline Aparecida Monroe, Afranio Lineu Kritski

Affiliations Department of Public Health, School of Nursing of Ribeirao Preto–University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Brazilian Tuberculosis Research Network (Rede TB), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Maria Eugênia Firmino Brunello

Contributed equally to this work with: Anneliese Domingues Wysocki, Tereza Cristina Scatena Villa, Tiemi Arakawa, Maria Eugênia Firmino Brunello, Silvia Helena Figueiredo Vendramini, Aline Aparecida Monroe, Afranio Lineu Kritski

Affiliations Department of Public Health, School of Nursing of Ribeirao Preto–University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Brazilian Tuberculosis Research Network (Rede TB), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Silvia Helena Figueiredo Vendramini

Contributed equally to this work with: Anneliese Domingues Wysocki, Tereza Cristina Scatena Villa, Tiemi Arakawa, Maria Eugênia Firmino Brunello, Silvia Helena Figueiredo Vendramini, Aline Aparecida Monroe, Afranio Lineu Kritski

Affiliations Department of Public Health Nursing and Professional Orientation, School of Medicine of Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Brazilian Tuberculosis Research Network (Rede TB), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Aline Aparecida Monroe

Contributed equally to this work with: Anneliese Domingues Wysocki, Tereza Cristina Scatena Villa, Tiemi Arakawa, Maria Eugênia Firmino Brunello, Silvia Helena Figueiredo Vendramini, Aline Aparecida Monroe, Afranio Lineu Kritski

Affiliations Department of Public Health, School of Nursing of Ribeirao Preto–University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Brazilian Tuberculosis Research Network (Rede TB), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Afranio Lineu Kritski

Contributed equally to this work with: Anneliese Domingues Wysocki, Tereza Cristina Scatena Villa, Tiemi Arakawa, Maria Eugênia Firmino Brunello, Silvia Helena Figueiredo Vendramini, Aline Aparecida Monroe, Afranio Lineu Kritski

Current address: Tuberculosis Academic Program, Medical School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Affiliations Tuberculosis Academic Program, Medical School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Brazilian Tuberculosis Research Network (Rede TB), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ADW SHFV TCSV ALK. Performed the experiments: ADW TCSV ALK. Analyzed the data: ADW TA MEFB SHFV AAM TCSV ALK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ADW TA MEFB SHFV AAM TCSV ALK. Wrote the paper: ADW TCSV ALK. Provided comments and inputs to revise manuscript: ADW TA MEFB SHFV AAM TCSV ALK.