Prevalence of non-tuberculous mycobacteria among people with acid-fast positive presumptive tuberculosis in Mali
Detection of NTM in people presumed to have TB is an ongoing challenge, confounding correct TB diagnosis. Concomitant use of microscopy and GeneXpert testing among at-risk individuals could improve patient management.
Authors
- Y. Toloba
- Ibréhima Guindo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3130-4763)
- Mourad Gumusboga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1322-6490)
- Seydou Arama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0884-8886)
- Bassirou Diarra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1795-9379)
- Jelle Keysers
- Bouke C. de Jong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1017-4675)
- Anna Dean
- Armand Van Deun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1162-093X)
- Leen Rigouts
- Aissata Boubakar Cisse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9242-3056)
- Hawa Simpara
- Ibrahim Djilla
- Mamadou Berthe
- Fatoumata N. Coulibaly
- Khadidia Ouattara
- H Samaké
- Willem-Bram De Rijk
Institutions
- University of Bamako (ML)
- Institut National de Recherche en Santé Publique (ML)
- World Health Organization (CH)
- Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0301731
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39
Funders
- Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria