Field evaluation of a novel preservation medium to transport sputum specimens for molecular detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a rural African setting

摘要

ObjectivesTo assess the performance of an innovative method of transporting sputum to centralised facilities for molecular detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: using a swab to inoculate sputum in a transport medium, PrimeStore((R)) Molecular Transport Medium (PS-MTM).