How much do smear-negative patients really contribute to tuberculosis transmissions? Re-examining an old question with new tools.

Asadi, Leyla; Croxen, Matthew; Heffernan, Courtney; Dhillon, Mannat; Paulsen, Catherine; Egedahl, Mary Lou; Tyrrell, Greg; Doroshenko, Alexander; Long, Richard

Asadi, Leyla; Croxen, Matthew; Heffernan, Courtney; Dhillon, Mannat; Paulsen, Catherine; Egedahl, Mary Lou; Tyrrell, Greg; Doroshenko, Alexander; Long, Richard.

Afiliação

Asadi L; The Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Room 8334A, 3rd Floor, Aberhart Centre, 11402 University Avenue NW, Edmonton, Edmonton, AB T6G 2J3, Canada.
Croxen M; The Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Heffernan C; The Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Room 8334A, 3rd Floor, Aberhart Centre, 11402 University Avenue NW, Edmonton, Edmonton, AB T6G 2J3, Canada.
Dhillon M; The Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Room 8334A, 3rd Floor, Aberhart Centre, 11402 University Avenue NW, Edmonton, Edmonton, AB T6G 2J3, Canada.
Paulsen C; The Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Room 8334A, 3rd Floor, Aberhart Centre, 11402 University Avenue NW, Edmonton, Edmonton, AB T6G 2J3, Canada.
Egedahl ML; The Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Room 8334A, 3rd Floor, Aberhart Centre, 11402 University Avenue NW, Edmonton, Edmonton, AB T6G 2J3, Canada.
Tyrrell G; The Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Doroshenko A; The Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Room 8334A, 3rd Floor, Aberhart Centre, 11402 University Avenue NW, Edmonton, Edmonton, AB T6G 2J3, Canada.
Long R; The Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Room 8334A, 3rd Floor, Aberhart Centre, 11402 University Avenue NW, Edmonton, Edmonton, AB T6G 2J3, Canada.