Performance of Frontloading for Smear Microscopy in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Cross-Sectional Study at a Referral Hospital in Uganda

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Penelope Miremba,

Affiliation Clinical Epidemiology Unit, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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Joan N. Kalyango,

Affiliations Clinical Epidemiology Unit, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, Department of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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William Worodria,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Mulago Hospital Complex, Kampala, Uganda
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Henry Mugerwa,

Affiliation Clinical Epidemiology Unit, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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Ethel Nakakawa,

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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Benon B. Asiimwe

* E-mail: basiimwe@chs.mak.ac.ug

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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