title: In reply.
authors.affiliation: Division of Molecular Mycobacteriology and German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) Tuberculosis Unit, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany.
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Merker
authors.affiliation: Institute of Phthisiopneumology, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.
authors.forename: Valeriu
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Crudu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Phthisiopneumology, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.
authors.forename: Ecaterina
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Noroc
authors.affiliation: Institute of Phthisiopneumology, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Romancenco
authors.affiliation: Department of Pneumology & Allergology, State University of Medicine and Pharmacy 'Nicolae Testemitanu', Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.
authors.forename: Dumitru
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chesov
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Infectious Diseases and German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) Tuberculosis Unit, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany; Department of Medicine, University of Namibia School of Medicine, Windhoek, Namibia.
authors.forename: Gunar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Günther
authors.affiliation: Division of Molecular Mycobacteriology and German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) Tuberculosis Unit, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Niemann
authors.affiliation: Department of Pneumology & Allergology, State University of Medicine and Pharmacy 'Nicolae Testemitanu', Chisinau, Republic of Moldova; Division of Clinical Infectious Diseases and German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) Tuberculosis Unit, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany; Department of Medicine, University of Namibia School of Medicine, Windhoek, Namibia; Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. clange@fz-borstel.de.
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lange