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ArticleFrontiers in public health2024

Comparative effectiveness of chest ultrasound, chest X-ray and computer-aided diagnostic (CAD) for tuberculosis diagnosis in low-resource setting: study protocol for a cross-sectional study from Ethiopia.

Giacomo Guido, Worku Nigussa, Sergio Cotugno, Birhanu Kenate Sori, Flavio Antonio Bobbio, Berhanu Gulo, Luigi Pisani, Fabio Manenti, Mulugeta Miressa, Francesco Cavallin and 11 more

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors.

Giacomo GuidoClinic of Infectious Diseases, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area - (DiMePRe-J), University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.
Worku NigussaDoctors with Africa CUAMM, Wolisso, Ethiopia.
Sergio CotugnoClinic of Infectious Diseases, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area - (DiMePRe-J), University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.
Birhanu Kenate SoriOromia Regional Health Bureau, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Flavio Antonio BobbioDoctors with Africa CUAMM, Wolisso, Ethiopia.
Berhanu GuloDoctors with Africa CUAMM, Wolisso, Ethiopia.
Luigi PisaniDepartment of Precision-Regenerative Medicine and Jonic Area (DiMePRe-J), Section of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.
Fabio ManentiDoctors with Africa CUAMM, Padua, Italy.
Mulugeta MiressaDoctors with Africa CUAMM, Wolisso, Ethiopia.
Francesco CavallinIndependent Statistician, Solagna, Italy.
Surra AbataDoctors with Africa CUAMM, Wolisso, Ethiopia.
Francesco Vladimiro SegalaInterdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
Abdi RetaDoctors with Africa CUAMM, Wolisso, Ethiopia.
Ottavia TulomeGeriatric Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Giovanni PutotoDoctors with Africa CUAMM, Padua, Italy.
Roberta IattaDepartment of Precision-Regenerative Medicine and Jonic Area (DiMePRe-J), Section of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.
Antonino TuttolomondoGeriatric Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Nicola VeroneseGeriatric Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Mario BarbagalloGeriatric Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Annalisa SaracinoClinic of Infectious Diseases, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area - (DiMePRe-J), University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.
Francesco Di GennaroClinic of Infectious Diseases, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area - (DiMePRe-J), University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

Diagnosis, Computer-AssistedRadiography, ThoracicTuberculosis, PulmonaryUltrasonographyAdultCross-Sectional StudiesEthiopiaFemaleHumansMaleSensitivity and SpecificityAfricaCADCAD4TBchest ultrasounddiagnosisEthiopiapulmonary tuberculosistuberculosis

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PMID39691654
PMCPMC11650444

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