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

• Main Authors: Souleymane Hassane-Harouna (Author), Sofie Marijke Braet (Author), Tom Decroo (Author), Lansana Mady Camara (Author), Alexandre Delamou (Author), Sven de Bock (Author), Nimer Ortuño-Gutiérrez (Author), Gba-Foromo Cherif (Author), Caroline M. Williams (Author), Anika Wisniewska (Author), Michael R. Barer (Author), Leen Rigouts (Author), Bouke Catherine de Jong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

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...