New challenges in tuberculosis control: startling new findings on aerosol detection

doi:10.19982/j.issn.1000-6621.20240153

Abstract

Abstract:

Aerosols are vectors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission. Are the characteristics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in aerosols the same as those in sputum? A recent paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America presents startling findings on Mycobacterium tuberculosis in aerosols. This research may pose new challenges for tuberculosis control. In this paper, we will briefly introduce this study and present some thoughts based on this research.

Key words: Tuberculosis, Communicable disease control, Aerosol

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Li Meng, Gao Qian. New challenges in tuberculosis control: startling new findings on aerosol detection[J]. Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis, 2024, 46(7): 739-742. doi: 10.19982/j.issn.1000-6621.20240153

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