Flow diagram of the inclusion criteria for study subjects.

<p>Flow diagram of the inclusion criteria for study subjects.</p

Distribution of smear-negative pulmonary TB by prison settings in Amhara state, Ethiopia, 2013, (n = 200).

<p>+, positive,− negative, N, number.</p><p>Distribution of smear-negative pulmonary TB by prison settings in Amhara state, Ethiopia, 2013, (n = 200).</p

Multivariable analysis of risk factors for sputum smear-negative TB among culture- and Xpert MTB/RIF test-positive cases in Amhara state prisons, 2013, (n = 200).

<p>Ref- reference, TB pos -tuberculosis pos, TB neg- tuberculosis negative COR- Crude odds ratio, AOR - Adjusted odds ratio, CI- Confidence interval, ¥ included variables in multivariate analysis *Statistically significant, p≤ 0.05.</p><p>Multivariable analysis of risk factors for sputum smear-negative TB among culture- and Xpert MTB/RIF test-positive cases in Amhara state prisons, 2013, (n = 200).</p

Additional file 1: of Treatment outcomes of tuberculosis patients under directly observed treatment short-course at Debre Tabor General Hospital, northwest Ethiopia: nine-years retrospective study

Multilingual abstract in the five official working languages of the United Nations. (PDF 512 kb

Dot line graph that shows the number of isolates using different culture media at different periods of time, northern Ethiopia.

<p>Dot line graph that shows the number of isolates using different culture media at different periods of time, northern Ethiopia.</p

Diversity of lineages among study subjects (N = 196)*.

<p>Diversity of lineages among study subjects (N = 196)*.</p

Phylogenetic lineages clustering among different variables of TBLN patients (N = 196).

<p>§ = susceptible to all anti TB drugs</p><p>μ = resistant to at least one anti-TB drug, Rx = treatment, Ref = reference, COR = crude odds ratio, AOR = adjusted odds ratio, CI = confidence interval</p><p># only strain lineages that were distributed in clustered and unique</p><p>*statistically significant, p≤ 0.05</p><p>Phylogenetic lineages clustering among different variables of TBLN patients (N = 196).</p

Socio-demographic characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis patients (n = 804).

<p>Socio-demographic characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis patients (n = 804).</p

schoenfeld residuals plot for pulmonary and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis patients.

<p>schoenfeld residuals plot for pulmonary and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis patients.</p

Predictors of clinical response in TB patients.

<p>Predictors of clinical response in TB patients.</p