Higher-than-expected prevalence of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in HIV setting in Botswana: Implications for diagnostic algorithms using Xpert MTB/RIF assay

• Tefera Agizew ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: tagizew@cdc.gov

  Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Gaborone, Botswana

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1848-7307

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• Joyce Basotli,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Gaborone, Botswana

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• Heather Alexander,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Global HIV and TB, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Rosanna Boyd,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Gaborone, Botswana, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Gaoraelwe Letsibogo,

  Roles Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Gaborone, Botswana

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• Andrew Auld,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Global HIV and TB, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Sambayawo Nyirenda,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Gaborone, Botswana

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• Zegabriel Tedla,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Gaborone, Botswana

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• Anikie Mathoma,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Gaborone, Botswana

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• Unami Mathebula,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Gaborone, Botswana

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• Sherri Pals,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Global HIV and TB, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Anand Date,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Global HIV and TB, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Alyssa Finlay

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Gaborone, Botswana, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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