About the Authors

Chinmay Khandkar

chinmay.khandkar@gmail.com

Affiliation South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Zinta Harrington

Affiliation South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Peter J. Jelfs

Affiliation NSW Mycobacterium Reference Laboratory, Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Vitali Sintchenko

Affiliations NSW Mycobacterium Reference Laboratory, Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Claudia C. Dobler

Affiliation South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Analyzed the data: CK CCD. Wrote the paper: CK. Designed the study: CD CK ZH. Collected data: CK. Reviewed the manuscript: CK CCD VS ZH PJJ. Performed MTB genotyping: PJJ VS. Read and approved the final manuscript: CK CCD ZH VS PJJ.