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SUBMITTER: DiNardo AR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6090360 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
DiNardo Andrew R AR Kay Alexander W AW Maphalala Gugu G Harris Nadine M NM Fung Celia C Mtetwa Godwin G Ustero Pilar P Dlamini Sindisiwe S Ha Ngan N Graviss Edward A EA Mejia Rojelio R Mandalakas Anna M AM
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 20180419 2
A quantifiable, stool-based, <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> (<i>Mtb</i>) test has potential complementary value to respiratory specimens. Limit of detection (LOD) was determined by spiking control stool. Clinical test performance was evaluated in a cohort with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) (<i>N</i> = 166) and asymptomatic household TB child contacts (<i>N</i> = 105). Stool-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) results were compared with sputum acid-fast bacilli (AFB) microscopy, GeneXp ...[more]