About the Authors
- Shahed Hossain
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* E-mail: shahed@icddrb.org
Affiliation International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR, B), Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Mohammad Abdul Quaiyum
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Affiliation International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR, B), Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Khalequ Zaman
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Affiliation International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR, B), Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Sayera Banu
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Affiliation International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR, B), Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Mohammad Ashaque Husain
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Affiliation National TB Control Programme (NTP), DGHS, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Mohammad Akramul Islam
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Affiliation Health Programme, BRAC, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Erwin Cooreman
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Affiliation World Health Organization, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Martien Borgdorff
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Affiliation Department of Global health, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Knut Lönnroth
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Affiliation Stop TB Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- Abdul Hamid Salim
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Affiliation Damien Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Frank van Leth
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Affiliations Department of Global health, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, The Hague, The Netherlands
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SH FVL. Performed the experiments: SH FVL KZ SB. Analyzed the data: SH FVL MB KL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SB KZ MAQ. Wrote the paper: SH FVL. Extensive and critical review of the manuscript: MAI EC AHS MB KL MAH. Contributed in discussion, conclusions and revision of the manuscript: MAI EC MAQ MAH AHS KL.