Background Symptoms of infectious respiratory illnesses are often assumed to drive
transmission. However, production and release of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) …

Rationale: Interrupting tuberculosis (TB) transmission requires an improved understanding
of how and when the causative organism, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), is aerosolized …

Interrupting transmission is an attractive anti-tuberculosis (TB) strategy but it remains
underexplored owing to our poor understanding of the events surrounding transfer of …

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is predominantly an airborne disease. However, quantitative
and qualitative analysis of bio-aerosols containing the aetiological agent, Mycobacterium …

Cough has long been implicated in the production of infectious aerosol leading to
transmission of tuberculosis (TB). However, prevalence studies frequently identify …

Potential Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) transmission during different pulmonary
tuberculosis (TB) disease states is poorly understood. We quantified viable aerosolized Mtb …

Background Tuberculosis (TB) is transmitted in bioaerosols containing Mycobacterium
tuberculosis (Mtb). Despite being central to ongoing TB transmission, no routine diagnostic …

Background Bioaerosols from pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) patients are a quantitative
predictor of transmission. Current methods involve sophisticated instruments and time …

The concentration and size distribution of infectious aerosols produced by patients with
pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) has never been directly measured. We aimed to assess the …

Introduction Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) in patient-derived bioaerosol is a
potential tool to measure source case infectiousness. However, current bioaerosol sampling …