Detection and Quantification of Viable Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacilli in Saline-Processed Stool Samples by Tuberculosis Molecular Bacterial Load Assay: a Potential Alternative for Processing Stool

Emmanuel Musisi; Abdul Ssesolo; Derek J Sloan; Stephen H Gillespie; Wilber Sabiiti

doi:10.1128/spectrum.00274-22

Detection and Quantification of Viable Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacilli in Saline-Processed Stool Samples by Tuberculosis Molecular Bacterial Load Assay: a Potential Alternative for Processing Stool

Microbiol Spectr. 2022 Jun 29;10(3):e0027422. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.00274-22. Epub 2022 May 12.

Authors

Emmanuel Musisi^{1

2

3}, Abdul Ssesolo², Derek J Sloan¹, Stephen H Gillespie¹, Wilber Sabiiti¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infection and Global Health, School of Medicine, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, United Kingdom.
² Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration, Kampala, Uganda.
³ Department of Biochemistry and Sports Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.

No abstract available

Keywords: Mycobacterium tuberculosis; RNA; diagnosis; phosphate-buffered saline; stool; tuberculosis; tuberculosis molecular bacterial load assay; viable bacillary load.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Bacterial Load
Humans
Mycobacterium tuberculosis* / genetics
Sputum
Tuberculosis* / diagnosis
Tuberculosis* / microbiology

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding