title: Reply to Soman et al, Alffenaar et al, Metcalfe et al, and Raoult.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: J Peter
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Cegielski
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Tropical Disease Foundation, Manila, Philippines.
authors.forename: Thelma E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Tupasi
authors.affiliation: Riga East University Hospital Centre of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Latvia.
authors.forename: Vaira
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Leimane
authors.forename: Grigory V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Volchenkov
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male