Stool-based Xpert MTB/RIF assay for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children at a teaching and referral hospital in Southwest Ethiopia

• Mitiku Dubale ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Mitiku Dubale, Mulualem Tadesse

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

  Affiliations Mycobacteriology Research Center, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia, Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural and Computational Sciences, Gambella University, Gambella, Ethiopia, School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty Health Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia

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• Mulualem Tadesse ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Mitiku Dubale, Mulualem Tadesse

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

  * E-mail: mulualemt.tadesse@gmail.com, mulualem.tadesse@ju.edu.et

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

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

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• Melkamu Berhane,

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

  Affiliation Department of Pediatric and Child Health, Faculty Medical Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia

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• Mekidim Mekonnen,

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

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

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• Gemeda Abebe

  Roles Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

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

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