Effect of Xpert MTB/RIF testing introduction and favorable outcome predictors for tuberculosis treatment among HIV infected adults in rural southern Mozambique. A retrospective cohort study

• Edy Nacarapa ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Edy Nacarapa, Evans Muchiri, Troy D. Moon, Emilio J. Valverde

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Chókwè Carmelo Hospital-Daughters of Charity, Saint Vincent of Paul, Chókwè, Gaza Province, Mozambique, Tinpswalo Association, Research Unit, Vincentian Association to Fight AIDS and TB, Chókwè, Gaza Province, Mozambique

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• Evans Muchiri ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Edy Nacarapa, Evans Muchiri, Troy D. Moon, Emilio J. Valverde

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation The Aurum Institute, Parktown, South Africa

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• Troy D. Moon ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Edy Nacarapa, Evans Muchiri, Troy D. Moon, Emilio J. Valverde

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

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• Salome Charalambous ,

  Roles Formal analysis, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliations The Aurum Institute, Parktown, South Africa, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

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• Maria E. Verdu ,

  Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Chókwè Carmelo Hospital-Daughters of Charity, Saint Vincent of Paul, Chókwè, Gaza Province, Mozambique

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• Jose M. Ramos ,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine. University General Hospital of Alicante and Miguel Hernandez University of Elche, Alicante, Spain

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6501-9867

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• Emilio J. Valverde

  Contributed equally to this work with: Edy Nacarapa, Evans Muchiri, Troy D. Moon, Emilio J. Valverde

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

  * E-mail: EValverde@auruminstitute.org

  Affiliations The Aurum Institute, Maputo, Mozambique, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0437-1816

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