Face mask sampling for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in expelled aerosols.

Face mask sampling for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in expelled aerosols.

<h4>Background</h4>Although tuberculosis is transmitted by the airborne route, direct information on the natural output of bacilli into air by source cases is very limited. We sought to address this through sampling of expelled aerosols in face masks that were subsequently analyzed for m...

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Main Authors: Caroline M L Williams, Eddy S G Cheah, Joanne Malkin, Hemu Patel, Jacob Otu, Kodjovi Mlaga, Jayne S Sutherland, Martin Antonio, Nelun Perera, Gerrit Woltmann, Pranabashis Haldar, Natalie J Garton, Michael R Barer
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0104921
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