Pooling Sputum Samples for Efficient Mass Tuberculosis Screening in Prisons | Zendy

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Pooling 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,

Renu Verma,

Jason R. Andrews,

Júlio Croda

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

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.

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