Integration of cytopathology with molecular tests to improve the lab diagnosis for TBLN suspected patients

• Abay Atnafu ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Abay Atnafu, Kassu Desta, Selfu Girma

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

  * E-mail: ayatab.ayele7@gmail.com

  Affiliations Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7594-4004

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• Kassu Desta ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Abay Atnafu, Kassu Desta, Selfu Girma

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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• Selfu Girma ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Abay Atnafu, Kassu Desta, Selfu Girma

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

  Affiliation Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1866-0950

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• Dawit Hailu,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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• Gebeyehu Assefa,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1308-7566

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• Shambel Araya,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision

  Affiliation Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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• Dinksira Bekele,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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• Liya Wassie ,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ LW and KB also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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• Kidist Bobosha

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

  ¶‡ LW and KB also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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