Advancing proficiency testing for ultra in resource-limited settings using dried tube specimen: A study by SRL-Uganda

• Joel Kabugo ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Joel Kabugo, Joanita Namutebi

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

  * E-mail: ksolomonjoel@gmail.com

  Affiliation Uganda WHO Supranational Reference Laboratory (SRL), Kampala, Uganda

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5666-9702

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• Joanita Namutebi ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Joel Kabugo, Joanita Namutebi

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Uganda WHO Supranational Reference Laboratory (SRL), Kampala, Uganda

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• Isa Adam ,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work

  Affiliation Uganda WHO Supranational Reference Laboratory (SRL), Kampala, Uganda

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• Dennis Mujuni ,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work

  Affiliation GENLAB Solutions International Limited, Kampala, Uganda

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• Didas Tugumisirize,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Uganda National TB and Leprosy Program/Ministry of Health (MoH/NTLP), Kampala, Uganda

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• Oola Denis,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Uganda WHO Supranational Reference Laboratory (SRL), Kampala, Uganda

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• George William Kasule ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work

  Affiliation Uganda WHO Supranational Reference Laboratory (SRL), Kampala, Uganda

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• Ivan Ibanda,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Software, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Central Public Health Laboratories (CPHL), Kampala, Uganda

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• Beatrice Orena,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Uganda WHO Supranational Reference Laboratory (SRL), Kampala, Uganda

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• Henry Byabajungu,

  Roles Investigation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Uganda WHO Supranational Reference Laboratory (SRL), Kampala, Uganda

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• Elizabeth Nampewo,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Uganda WHO Supranational Reference Laboratory (SRL), Kampala, Uganda

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• Moses Joloba

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Uganda WHO Supranational Reference Laboratory (SRL), Kampala, Uganda, Makerere University, College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda

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