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Comment
. 2023 Oct 5;77(7):1072.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad372.

Aerosol Sampling Outperforms Sputum to Predict Mycobacterium tuberculosis Transmission

Carlos Acuña-Villaorduña  1   2 , Kevin P Fennelly  3 , Edward C Jones-López  4
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Aerosol Sampling Outperforms Sputum to Predict Mycobacterium tuberculosis Transmission

Carlos Acuña-Villaorduña et al. Clin Infect Dis. .
No abstract available

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Potential conflicts of interest. K. P. F. reports support for attending meetings and/or travel from NIH/NHLBI Division of Intramural Research (DIR). All other authors report no potential conflicts. All authors have submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Conflicts that the editors consider relevant to the content of the manuscript have been disclosed.

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  • Reply to Acuña-Villaorduña et al.
    Williams CM, Barer MR, Sutherland JS, Haldar P. Williams CM, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Oct 5;77(7):1072-1073. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad376. Clin Infect Dis. 2023. PMID: 37593876 No abstract available.

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  • Reply to Acuña-Villaorduña et al.
    Williams CM, Barer MR, Sutherland JS, Haldar P. Williams CM, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Oct 5;77(7):1072-1073. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad376. Clin Infect Dis. 2023. PMID: 37593876 No abstract available.

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