A novel sputum transport solution eliminates cold chain and supports routine tuberculosis testing in Nepal

• Main Authors: Bhagwan Maharjan (Author), Bhabana Shrestha (Author), Alexandra Weirich (Author), Andrew Stewart (Author), Cassandra D. Kelly-Cirino (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Springer, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This preliminary study evaluated the transport reagent OMNIgene SPUTUM (OMS) in a real-world, resource-limited setting: a zonal hospital and national tuberculosis (TB) reference laboratory, Nepal. The objectives were to: (1) assess the performance of OMS for transporting sputum from peripheral sites...