Time-to-detection in culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: performance for assessing index cases contact-positivity

Time-to-detection in culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: performance for assessing index cases contact-positivity

Objectives: Time-to-detection (TTD) in culture on liquid media is inversely correlated to bacillary load and should be a contributing factor for assessing tuberculosis transmission. We wanted to assess if TTD was a better alternative than smear status to estimate transmission risk. Methods: From Oct...

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Main Authors: Karine Risso, Céline Michelangeli, Alice Gaudart, Mathieu Buscot, Emmanuel Chamorey, Johan Courjon, Michel Carles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Transmission
Time-to-detection
Index cases
Contact screening
Smear status
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971223006513

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