Twenty-four hour face mask sampling in pulmonary tuberculosis reveals three distinct patterns of bacterial aerosol production dissociated from conventional markers of transmission risk.
CML Williams, M Abdulwhhab, SS Birring, E De Kock, NJ Garton, A Stoltz, P Haldar, MR Barer
This study uses a mask aerosol sampling system to identify three distinct patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis aerosol production in pulmonary TB patients, which are not correlated with traditional transmission risk markers.
bioRxiv · Sep 27, 2018 · PreprintMicrobiology