Ready steady spit: A community based screening for lung tuberculosis amongst high-risk groups in Aalborg, Denmark

Conclusion: Prevalence of pulmonary TB was high and similar to comparable, previous studies. Half of the culture positive patients were initially smear-negative, suggestive of a less infective stage.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 28, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Shakar, S. A., Staerke, N. B., Christensen, M., Weinreich, U. M. Tags: Tuberculosis Source Type: research