Kabugo, Joel
Sande, Obondo James
Kabahita, Jupiter Marina
Namutebi, Joanita
Mujuni, Dennis
Oundo, Hellen Rosette
Kisakye, Daniel
Batte, Dorothy Nassozi
Joloba, Moses
Mboowa, Gerald
Funding for this research was provided by:
EDCTP2 career development grant (TMA2020CDF-3159)
US National Institutes of Health, Fogarty International Center (5U2RTW012116)
Article History
Received: 28 April 2024
Accepted: 6 June 2025
First Online: 1 July 2025
Declarations
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: The Study was approved by the ethics committee of Makerere School of Biomedical Sciences Research Ethics Committee (SBSREC) under research registration numbers SBS-2022-270. The SBSREC approved a waiver of consent to use stored patient isolates and data for this study to ensure the privacy rights of the patient data used. Administrative approval to access isolates and data of this study was sought from the management of the National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory. All the data collected for this study was fully anonymized, with no patient name revelations throughout the data collection and analysis phase.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.