Estimating the contribution of subclinical tuberculosis disease to transmission: An individual patient data analysis from prevalence surveys

Estimating the contribution of subclinical tuberculosis disease to transmission: An individual patient data analysis from prevalence surveys

Background: Individuals with bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) disease who do not report symptoms (subclinical TB) represent around half of all prevalent cases of TB, yet their contribution to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) transmission is unknown, especially compared to indi...

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Main Authors: Jon C Emery, Peter J Dodd, Sayera Banu, Beatrice Frascella, Frances L Garden, Katherine C Horton, Shahed Hossain, Irwin Law, Frank van Leth, Guy B Marks, Hoa Binh Nguyen, Hai Viet Nguyen, Ikushi Onozaki, Maria Imelda D Quelapio, Alexandra S Richards, Nabila Shaikh, Edine W Tiemersma, Richard G White, Khalequ Zaman, Frank Cobelens, Rein MGJ Houben
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2023-12-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
asymptomatic tuberculosis
Mtb transmission
subclinical transmission
asymptomatic transmission
mathematical modelling
household Mtb infection surveys
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/82469

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