Active close contact investigation of tuberculosis through computer-aided detection and stool Xpert MTB/RIF among people living in Oromia Region, Ethiopia (CADOOL Study): protocol for a prospective, cross-sectional study

Active close contact investigation of tuberculosis through computer-aided detection and stool Xpert MTB/RIF among people living in Oromia Region, Ethiopia (CADOOL Study): protocol for a prospective, cross-sectional study

Introduction Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease with high incidence in low-income countries (LICs); it remains one of the infectious diseases with the highest mortality in the world, especially in LICs. It is crucial to recognise and diagnose TB as soon as possible, but microbiolog...

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Main Authors: Francesco Di Gennaro, Annalisa Saracino, Francesco Cavallin, Giovanni Putoto, Alemseged Abdissa, Birhanu Kenate, Ademe Tsegaye, Fabio Manenti, Kidist Bobosha, Francesco Vladimiro Segala, Worku Nigussa, Giacomo Guido, Enzo Facci, Berhanu Gulo, Sergio Cotugno, Azmach Biset Asmare, Melaku Tilahun, Maddalena Miccio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-12-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/12/e074968.full
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