Time to commencement of effective treatment in patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis diagnosed in the Torres Strait–Papua New Guinea cross-border region

Ms J'Belle Foster

qualifications: BN, MPH/MIPH (current PhD Scholar - James Cook University)

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision

position: Nursing Director Torres and Cape Tuberculosis Control Unit

Dr Diana Mendez

qualifications: MPH, PhD

contribution: Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision

position: Senior Lecturer and Cohort Doctoral Studies Program Mentor

Prof Ben Marais

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision

position: Co-Director of the Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute (Sydney ID) and WHO Collaborating Centre in Tuberculosis at the University of Sydney. Paediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist at The Children's Hospital Westmead

Dr Dunstan Peniyamina

qualifications: MPH

contribution: Critical revision

position: Cross Border Communication Officer

Prof Emma McBryde

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision

position: Professor of Infectious Diseases Modelling (James Cook University); TB Specialist - Torres and Cape Tuberculosis Control Unit