Test agreement between GeneXpert and urine lipoarabinomannan test for tuberculosis diagnosis among children in Ethiopia
Tuberculosis was still a public health concern among children under five years old in the study area. The GeneXpert had almost perfect test agreement with WHO recommended TB LAM antigen test for the diagnosis of TB among under-five children, however, it needs further confirmation study with a large sample size to use as a diagnostic test.
Authors
- Temesgen Anjulo Ageru (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9440-2622)
- Abera Kumalo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1500-8710)
- Takele Teklu
- Daniel Derese
- Tariku Chinasho
Institutions
- United States Food and Drug Administration (US)
- Wolaita Sodo University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-03-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-05344-3
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00