TB Research

Reviews of "Spotting the Silent Threat: Early Detection of Subclinical Tuberculosis in High-Risk Individuals"

Hongping Wei, Siti Aishah Rashid, Nurul Farehah Shahrir

Abstract

This preprint presents a multi-center, prospective cohort study evaluating the use of droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) cell-free DNA in plasma as a tool for early diagnosis of subclinical and incipient TB among high-risk household contacts.The assay demonstrated high sensitivity-up to 90.9% for subclinical TB and 100% for extrapulmonary TB-detecting Mtb DNA as

MeSH terms

  • Spotting
  • Subclinical infection
  • Tuberculosis
  • Medicine
  • Environmental health