Face mask sampling (FMS) for tuberculosis shows lower diagnostic sensitivity than sputum sampling in Guinea

• मुख्य लेखकों: Souleymane Hassane-Harouna (लेखक), Sofie Marijke Braet (लेखक), Tom Decroo (लेखक), Lansana Mady Camara (लेखक), Alexandre Delamou (लेखक), Sven de Bock (लेखक), Nimer Ortuño-Gutiérrez (लेखक), Gba-Foromo Cherif (लेखक), Caroline M. Williams (लेखक), Anika Wisniewska (लेखक), Michael R. Barer (लेखक), Leen Rigouts (लेखक), Bouke Catherine de Jong (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: BMC, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Abstract Background Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) diagnosis relies on sputum examination, a challenge in sputum-scarce patients. Alternative non-invasive sampling methods such as face mask sampling (FMS) have been proposed. Objective To evaluate the value of FMS for PTB diagnosis by assessing its agr...