Interrupting transmission events is critical to tuberculosis control. Cough-generated aerosol
cultures predict tuberculosis transmission better than microbiological or clinical markers. We …

The aerosol transmission of coronavirus disease in 2019, along with the spread of other
respiratory diseases, caused significant loss of life and property; it impressed upon us the …

Determining the extent and duration of infectiousness of individuals with pulmonary
tuberculosis (TB) is critical for various aspects of TB care, including decisions regarding …

Microorganisms residing in the human respiratory tract can be exhaled, and they constitute a
part of environmental microbiotas. However, the expiratory microbiota community and its …

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

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

Tuberculosis (TB), caused by infection with airborne Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB),
seriously threatens human health and has become a public health problem of worldwide …

Objective: Novel approaches are needed to understand and disrupt Mycobacterium
tuberculosis transmission. In this proof-of-concept study, we investigated the use of …

Interrupting transmission events to prevent new acquisition of infection and disease is a
critical part of tuberculosis (TB) control efforts. However, knowledge gaps in understanding …

Tuberculosis is the biggest infectious cause of death globally and is transmitted person-to-
person via aerosols predominantly produced by cough. However, it is challenging to …