Author’s response to reviews Title: The impact of being homeless on the unsuccessful outcome of treatment of pulmonary TB in São Paulo State, Brazil Authors:

Title: The impact of being homeless on the unsuccessful outcome of treatment of pulmonary TB in São Paulo State, Brazil Authors: Otavio Ranzani (otavioranzani@yahoo.com.br) Carlos Carvalho (carlos.carvalho@hc.fm.usp.br) Eliseu Waldman (eawaldma@usp.br) Laura C Rodrigues (laura.rodrigues@lshtm.ac.uk) Version: 1 Date: 12 Feb 2016 Author’s response to reviews: Answer to the reviewers: Dear reviewer, We would like to thank you for the peer-review. We are sure that your comments have helped us to improve our manuscript. We have revised the manuscript as suggested and are re-submitting it with several changes for your consideration. All changes in the manuscript are highlighted in Yellow. Sincerely, Otavio T. Ranzani, MD MSc Carlos R. R. Carvalho MD PhD Eliseu A. Waldman MD PhD Laura C. Rodrigues MD PhD