An optimized method for purifying, detecting and quantifying Mycobacterium tuberculosis RNA from sputum for monitoring treatment response in TB patients

Abstract Diagnostics that more accurately detect and quantify viable Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) in the sputum of patients undergoing therapy are needed. Current culture- and molecular-based tests have shown limited efficacy for monitoring treatment response in TB patients, either due to the pr...

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Main Authors: Kayvan Zainabadi, Myung Hee Lee, Kathleen Frances Walsh, Stalz Charles Vilbrun, Laurent Daniel Mathurin, Oksana Ocheretina, Jean William Pape, Daniel W. Fitzgerald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-19985-w