About the Authors

Getnet Yimer

Affiliations Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa University, Medical Faculty, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Getachew Aderaye

getadera@yahoo.com

Affiliation Addis Ababa University, Medical Faculty, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Wondwossen Amogne

Affiliation Addis Ababa University, Medical Faculty, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Eyasu Makonnen

Affiliation Addis Ababa University, Medical Faculty, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Eleni Aklillu

Affiliation Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

Lars Lindquist

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease Unit, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

Lawrence Yamuah

Affiliation Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Beniyam Feleke

Affiliation St. Peter's TB Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Abraham Aseffa

Affiliation Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GA LY GY WA EM EA LL AA. Performed the experiments: BF GY EA. Analyzed the data: GA LY GY WA EM EA LL AA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EA LL AA. Wrote the paper: GA LY GY WA EM EA LL AA.