Non-sputum-based samples and biomarkers for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: the hope to improve childhood and HIV-associated tuberculosis diagnosis

GW Kasule, S Hermans, D Semugenze… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract In 2014, the World Health Organisation (WHO) published target product profiles
(TPP) for development of novel tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics. One of the key highlights is the …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of Power Ultrasound and NALC-NaOH Decontamination Methods for Stool Mycobacterial Culture: A Prospective Study

P Tian, J He, X Ling, Y Wang, Y Deng, Z Zhang - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
Stool samples have been reported to be useful for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis
(PTB), especially in patients who are unable to produce sputum. However, contamination …

[HTML][HTML] Culturing stool specimens has no added value in diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis

DB Folkvardsen, VN Dahl, C Wejse, E Svensson… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) may face challenges in providing sputum
specimens for diagnosis. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is potentially present in the stool …

Evaluation of testing face-mask filter samples with LAMP shows high rates of detection in pulmonary TB

T Kodama, K Chikamatsu, K Kamada… - … of Tuberculosis and …, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
BACKGROUNDDetection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) in bioaerosols derived from
patients with active pulmonary TB is a potential alternative diagnostic method for patients …

[PDF][PDF] Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases

DB Folkvardsen, VN Dahl, C Wejse, E Svensson… - researchgate.net
Patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) may face challenges in providing sputum
specimens for diagnosis. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is potentially present in the stool …