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Preferences of health care workers using tongue swabs for tuberculosis diagnosis during COVID-19

Healthcare workers (HCW) who come into contact with tuberculosis (TB) patients are at elevated risk of TB infection and disease. The collection and handling of sputum samples for TB diagnosis poses exposure risks to HCW, particularly in settings where aerosol containment is limited. An alternative s...

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Autores principales: Codsi, Renée, Errett, Nicole A., Luabeya, Angelique K., Hatherill, Mark, Shapiro, Adrienne E., Lochner, Katherine A., Vingino, Alexandria R., Kohn, Marlena J., Cangelosi, Gerard A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9753790/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36523414
http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2022.12.06.22283185