Combination of Xpert^® MTB/RIF and Determine^TM TB-LAM Ag improves the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis at Jimma University Medical Center, Oromia, Ethiopia

• Asnake Simieneh ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Asnake Simieneh, Mulualem Tadesse

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Mycobacteriology Research Center, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia, School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan, Ethiopia

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• Mulualem Tadesse ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Asnake Simieneh, Mulualem Tadesse

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: mulualemt.tadesse@gmail.com

  Affiliations Mycobacteriology Research Center, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia, School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4751-2225

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• Wakjira Kebede,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Mycobacteriology Research Center, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia, School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia

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• Mulatu Gashaw,

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia

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• Gemeda Abebe

  Roles Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Mycobacteriology Research Center, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia, School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7172-9136

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