Contribution of xpert MTB/RIF assay and Urine LF-LAM for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in children aged 5 – 14 years, at selected health facilities in Ethiopia, 2016 – 2019

• Muluwork Getahun ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: mimishaget@yahoo.com

  Affiliation Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Infectious Disease Research Directorate, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3407-983X

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• Yenew Kebede,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division of Laboratory Systems & Networks, Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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• Hilina Molalegn,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Infectious Disease Research Directorate, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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• Ayinalem Alemu,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Infectious Disease Research Directorate, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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• Getu Diriba,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Infectious Disease Research Directorate, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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• Waganeh Sinshaw,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Infectious Disease Research Directorate, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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• Mengistu Tadesse,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Infectious Disease Research Directorate, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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• Ephrem Tesfaye,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Infectious Disease Research Directorate, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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• Kassahun Belachew,

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation University of Gondar comprehensive specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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• Ameha Mekasha,

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Black lion Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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• Beniam Feleke

  Roles Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Global HIV and TB, Addis Ababa, Ethiopias

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