Open AccessPooling Sputum Samples for Efficient Mass Tuberculosis Screening in Prisons
Author(s) -
Paulo César Pereira dos Santos,
Andréa da Silva Santos,
Roberto Dias de Oliveira,
Bruna Oliveira da Silva,
Thiego Ramon Soares,
Leonardo Martínez,
Jason R Andrews,
Júlio Croda
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases/clinical infectious diseases (online. university of chicago. press)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciab847
Subject(s) - sputum , pooling , medicine , tuberculosis , confidence interval , environmental health , pathology , artificial intelligence , computer science
Although systematic tuberculosis screening in high-risk groups is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), implementation in prisons has been limited due to resource constraints. Whether Xpert Ultra sputum pooling could be a sensitive and efficient approach to mass screening in prisons is unknown.