About the Authors
- TB Diagnostics Market Analysis Consortium
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* E-mail: Anne.wilson@lshtm.ac.uk
¶Consortium members are listed at the end of the article.
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal’s policy and have the following conflicts of interest to report. CCB and MDP are employed by FIND, a non-profit organization that collaborates with industry partners, including manufacturers of tests used in Brazil (Cepheid Inc., Becton Dickinson and Hain LifeSciences), for the delivery of new diagnostic tests for poverty-related diseases. MP serves on the editorial boards of PLOS ONE and PLOS Medicine. He also serves as a consultant to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He has no industry or financial conflicts. M. Pai serves on the editorial boards of PLOS ONE and PLOS Medicine. He also serves as a consultant to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He has no industry or financial conflicts. JG is employed by UNITAID, a non-profit organization and innovative financing mechanism that supports improved access to commodities for the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis. This does not alter their adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SVK PC M. Pai MDP CCB JG. Performed the experiments: SVK PC A. Trajman M. Pinto RSJ MF A. Torrens JL DB CJ. Analyzed the data: SVK PC AP. Wrote the paper: PC SVK. Critical review of data analysis and interpretation: A. Trajman M. Pinto RSJ MF A. Torrens JL DB MDP CCB JG CJ CMD M. Pai. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: PC SVK. Critically reviewed the manuscript: A. Trajman M. Pinto RSJ MF A. Torrens JL DB MDP CCB JG CJ AP CMD M. Pai.