Factors which contributed for low quality sputum smears for the detection of acid fast bacilli (AFB) at selected health centers in Ethiopia: A quality control perspective

• Ayehu Mekonen,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration

  Affiliation Management Science for Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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• Yeshi Ayele,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

  Affiliation West HarargheZonal Health Department, TB and HIV Case Team, Chiro, Ethiopia

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• Yifru Berhan,

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation College of Health Science, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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• Desalegn Woldeyohannes,

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Animal Health and Zoonoses, Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, College of Health Science, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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• Woldaregay Erku,

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, Parasitology and Immunology, Addis Ababa University, College of Health Science, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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• Solomon Sisay

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

  * E-mail: solomon.sisay@gmail.com

  Affiliation Federal Ministry of Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1965-2837

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