About the Authors

William C. Whitworth

wcw2@cdc.gov

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

Donald J. Goodwin

Current address: Epidemiology Consult Services, United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, United States of America

Affiliation Epidemiology Services Branch, United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks City-Base, Texas, United States of America

Laura Racster

Current address: Healthcare Informatics Division/SG6H, United States Air Force, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, United States of America

Affiliation Epidemiology Services Branch, United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks City-Base, Texas, United States of America

Kevin B. West

Affiliation Department of Occupational Medicine/TB Prevention/Deployment Medicine, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Reid Clinic, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, United States of America

Stella O. Chuke

Current address: Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention/Macro International, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Affiliations Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Northrop Grumman Information Systems Sector, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Laura J. Daniels

Current address: Locum Tenens, Alpharetta, Georgia, United States of America

Affiliations Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, CDC Foundation, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Brandon H. Campbell

Affiliations Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Northrop Grumman Information Systems Sector, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Jamaria Bohanon

Affiliations Epidemiology Services Branch, United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks City-Base, Texas, United States of America, CDC Foundation, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Atheer T. Jaffar

Current address: Geneva Foundation, Akimeka Division, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Affiliations Epidemiology Services Branch, United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks City-Base, Texas, United States of America, CDC Foundation, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Wanzer Drane

Affiliation Professor Emeritus of Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America

Paul A. Sjoberg

Affiliation Epidemiology Consult Services, United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, United States of America

Gerald H. Mazurek

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

Competing Interests

Two authors (Chuke and Campbell) were employed by and affiliated with Northrop Grumman Information Systems Sector during the study. One author (Daniels) was employed by and affiliated with Locum Tenens, Inc., within five years after completion of this study. These affiliations do not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. All authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DJG PAS GHM. Performed the experiments: WCW DJG ATJ GHM. Analyzed the data: WCW GHM BHC WD. Wrote the paper: WCW GHM DJG KBW LR LJD SOC BHC JB ATJ WD PAS.