Mujuni, Dennis
Kasemire, Dianah Linda
Ibanda, Ivan
Kabugo, Joel
Nsawotebba, Andrew
Phelan, Jody E.
Majwala, Robert Kaos
Tugumisirize, Didas
Nyombi, Abdunoor
Orena, Beatrice
Turyahabwe, Irene
Byabajungu, Henry
Nadunga, Diana
Musisi, Kenneth
Joloba, Moses Lutakoome
Ssengooba, Willy http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1643-110X
Funding for this research was provided by:
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (TMA2018CDF-2351)
NIH-NURTURE (D43TW010132)
Article History
Received: 11 August 2021
Accepted: 2 April 2022
First Online: 11 April 2022
Declarations
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: The data used in this study was initially collected for routine care in efforts to detect and control the spread of tuberculosis. Administrative approval to access the routinely collected de-identified laboratory data was obtained from the National TB reference Laboratory, National TB Program—Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda. A confidentiality agreement signed by the author and filed with the Data Manager. All the data collected for the study were fully anonymized and no patient names were used throughout the data collection and analysis phase. No additional approval was required since the study utilized de-identified routinely collected data.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.