About the Authors

Trinh Thanh Thuy

Affiliation Global AIDS Program, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hanoi, Vietnam

N. Sarita Shah

Affiliation Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Mai Hoang Anh

Affiliation An Giang Province Preventive Medical Center, Long Xuyen City, Vietnam

Do Trong Nghia

Affiliation National Hospital of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Vietnam National TB Program, Ministry of Health, Hanoi, Vietnam

Duong Thom

Affiliation An Giang Province Preventive Medical Center, Long Xuyen City, Vietnam

Truong Linh

Affiliation An Giang Province Preventive Medical Center, Long Xuyen City, Vietnam

Dinh Ngoc Sy

Affiliation National Hospital of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Vietnam National TB Program, Ministry of Health, Hanoi, Vietnam

Bui Duc Duong

Affiliation National Hospital of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Vietnam National TB Program, Ministry of Health, Hanoi, Vietnam

Luu Thi Minh Chau

Affiliation LIFE-GAP Office, Ministry of Health, Hanoi, Vietnam

Phung Thi Phuong Mai

Affiliation LIFE-GAP Office, Ministry of Health, Hanoi, Vietnam

Charles D. Wells

Affiliation Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Kayla F. Laserson

Affiliation Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Jay K. Varma

To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: jvarma@cdc.gov

Affiliations Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Thailand Ministry of Public Health – U.S. Centers for Disease Control Collaboration, Bangkok, Thailand

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CW JV TT NS MA DN DT TL DS BD LC PM KL. Performed the experiments: JV TT NS MA DN DT TL BD PM KL. Analyzed the data: CW JV TT NS MA DN DT TL DS BD KL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JV TT NS MA DN DT TL. Wrote the paper: CW JV TT NS MA DS LC PM KL.