Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli in bio-aerosols from untreated TB patients [version 1; referees: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is predominantly an airborne disease. However, quantitative and qualitative analysis of bio-aerosols containing the aetiological agent, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), has proven very challenging. Our objective is to sample bio-aerosols from newly diagnosed TB patient...

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Main Authors:	Benjamin Patterson, Carl Morrow, Vinayak Singh, Atica Moosa, Melitta Gqada, Jeremy Woodward, Valerie Mizrahi, Wayne Bryden, Charles Call, Shwetak Patel, Digby Warner, Robin Wood
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	F1000 Research Ltd 2017-11-01
Series:	Gates Open Research
Subjects:	Bacterial Infections Methods for Diagnostic & Therapeutic Studies
Online Access:	https://gatesopenresearch.org/articles/1-11/v1
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