About the Authors
- Ejaz Qadeer
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Affiliation National Tuberculosis Control Program Pakistan, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Razia Fatima
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* E-mail: drraziafatima@gmail.com
Affiliation National Tuberculosis Control Program Pakistan, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Aashifa Yaqoob
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Affiliation National Tuberculosis Control Program Pakistan, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Sabira Tahseen
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Affiliation National Tuberculosis Control Program Pakistan, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Mahboob Ul Haq
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Affiliation National Tuberculosis Control Program Pakistan, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Abdul Ghafoor
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Affiliation National Tuberculosis Control Program Pakistan, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Muhammad Asif
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Affiliation National Tuberculosis Control Program Pakistan, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Masja Straetemans
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Current address: Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Affiliation KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, The Hague, The Netherlands
- Edine W. Tiemersma
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Affiliation KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, The Hague, The Netherlands
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests. Masja Straetemans is employed by KIT Biomedical Research. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: EQ RF ST MS. Performed the experiments: EQ RF ST AG MS MA. Analyzed the data: EWT AY MU. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EWT AY MU. Wrote the paper: EQ RF AY ST MU MS EWT MA.