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Innovative Methods to Manage, Detect, and Prevent Tuberculosis

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: [Extract] The differential infectiousness of patients with tuberculosis has been studied for more than 50 years (2), and several research groups have shown that some cases are more infectious than others (2–5). Several methods of evaluating tuberculosis infectiousness have been used, including sputum smear status, cavitary lung lesions, tuberculin skin test (TST) conversion among contacts, and molecular epidemiological methods. Despite the diversity in methodology used, identifying the most infectious cases remains challenging. To prevent Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission, accurate methods to identify highly infectious tuberculosis cases must be developed.

Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201608-1657rr

Authors: Leonardo Martinez, María Eugenia Castellanos, Benjamin D. Hallowell, Christopher C. Whalen

Institution: University of Georgia

Language: English

Topic: Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases