About the Authors
- Paresh Dave
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Affiliation State Tuberculosis Cell, Commissionerate of Health, Medical Services and Medical Education, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
- Bhavin Vadera
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* E-mail: dr.vadera@gmail.com
Affiliations World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office for India, New Delhi, India, State Tuberculosis Training and Demonstration Centre, Near Tuberculosis and Chest Department, Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, India
- Ajay M V Kumar
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Affiliation International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (The Union), South-East Asia Regional Office, New Delhi, India
- Palanivel Chinnakali
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Affiliation Department of Preventive & Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry, India
- Bhavesh Modi
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Affiliation Department of Community Medicine, GMERS Medical College, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
- Rajesh Solanki
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Affiliation Department of Pulmonary Medicine, B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
- Pranav Patel
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Affiliation State Tuberculosis Cell, Commissionerate of Health, Medical Services and Medical Education, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
- Prakash Patel
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Affiliation State Tuberculosis Cell, Commissionerate of Health, Medical Services and Medical Education, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
- Kirit Pujara
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Affiliation State Tuberculosis Cell, Commissionerate of Health, Medical Services and Medical Education, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
- Pankaj Nimavat
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Affiliation State Tuberculosis Cell, Commissionerate of Health, Medical Services and Medical Education, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
- Amar Shah
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Affiliation World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office for India, New Delhi, India
- Sandeep Bharaswadkar
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Affiliation World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office for India, New Delhi, India
- Kiran Rade
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Affiliation World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office for India, New Delhi, India
- Malik Parmar
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Affiliation World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office for India, New Delhi, India
- Sreenivas Achuthan Nair
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Affiliation World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office for India, New Delhi, India
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: PD BV AK PC KR MP SN. Performed the experiments: PD BV BM RS Pranav Patel Prakash Patel KP PN SB AS. Analyzed the data: PD BV AK PC BM RS SB AS KR MP SN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PD BV Pranav Patel Prakash Patel KP PN BM RS SB. Wrote the paper: PD BV AK PC BM RS Pranav Patel Prakash Patel KP PN SB AS KR MP SN. Obtained permission for use of data: PD BV Prakash Patel RS BM.