PneumoniaCheck, a novel aerosol collection device, permits capture of airborne Mycobacterium tuberculosis and characterisation of the cough aeromicrobiome in people with tuberculosis

• Main Authors: Tinaye L. Chiyaka (Author), Georgina R. Nyawo (Author), Charissa C. Naidoo (Author), Suventha Moodley (Author), Jose C. Clemente (Author), Stephanus T. Malherbe (Author), Robin M. Warren (Author), David N. Ku (Author), Leopoldo N. Segal (Author), Grant Theron (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB), a major cause of disease and antimicrobial resistance, is spread via aerosols. Aerosols have diagnostic potential and airborne-microbes other than Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) may influence transmission. We evaluated whether PneumoniaCheck (PMC), a...