Aerosolization of viable Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli by tuberculosis clinic attendees independent of sputum-Xpert Ultra status

Potential ( ) transmission during different pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) disease states is poorly understood. We quantified viable aerosolized from TB clinic attendees following diagnosis and through six months' follow-up thereafter. Presumptive TB patients (n=102) were classified by laboratory,...

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Published in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 121; no. 12; p. e2314813121
Main Authors:	Patterson, Benjamin, Dinkele, Ryan, Gessner, Sophia, Koch, Anastasia, Hoosen, Zeenat, January, Vanessa, Leonard, Bryan, McKerry, Andrea, Seldon, Ronnett, Vazi, Andiswa, Hermans, Sabine, Cobelens, Frank, Warner, Digby F, Wood, Robin
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 19.03.2024
Subjects:	Bacillus Firmicutes Humans Mycobacterium tuberculosis Sensitivity and Specificity Sputum - microbiology Tuberculosis - microbiology Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - diagnosis aerosol sampling subclinical tuberculosis
ISSN:	1091-6490, 1091-6490
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