Sputum culture contamination and associated characteristics in a diagnostic clinical trial, Papua New Guinea

• Main Authors: ND. Tenakanai (Author), J.K. Banamu (Author), Y. Lin (Author), D. Walsh (Author), R. Simbil (Author), M. Globan (Author), A. Penn-Nicholson (Author), P. du Cros (Author), J. Greig (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Union, 2024-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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SETTING: Papua New Guinea is a high-burden multidrug-resistant TB (MDR/RR-TB) country that reports low rates of bacteriological confirmation. Sputum drug susceptibility testing for second-line drugs is important. Access to culture is limited. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of mycobacterial sp...