Feasibility of novel approaches to detect viable Mycobacterium tuberculosis within the spectrum of the tuberculosis disease

Tuberculosis (TB) is a global disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and is manifested as a continuum spectrum of infectious states. Both, the most common and clinically asymptomatic latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), and the symptomatic disease, active tuberculosis (TB), are at oppos...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Medicine
Main Authors:	Sogol Alebouyeh, Brian Weinrick, Jacqueline M. Achkar, Maria J. García, Rafael Prados-Rosales
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Subjects:	Mycobacterium tuberculosis LTBI (Latent TB infection) TB spectrum viable bacteria subclinical TB incipient TB
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.965359/full