Optimization of the Simple One-Step Stool Processing Method to Diagnose Tuberculosis: Evaluation of Robustness and Stool Transport Conditions for Global Implementation
Bazezew Yenew, Petra de Haas, Getu Diriba, Abebaw Kebede, Bihil Sherefdin, Yohannes Demissie, Ahmed Bedru, Mamush Sahile, Endale Mengesha, Zewdu Gashu Dememew, Ben Tegegn, Andrii Slyzkyi, Misikir Amare, Muluwork Getahun, Saro Abdella, Degu Jerene, Edine Tiemersma
Abstract
The manuscript will support the global implementation and scale-up of the SOS stool method in routine settings. It also provides important insights on the optimal stool transport conditions and robustness of the SOS method, which can be used for bacteriological diagnosis of TB in children at the lowest levels of the healthcare system, avoiding lengthy healthcare-seeking pathways and additional costs.
Topics & Concepts
Robustness (evolution)TuberculosisSimple (philosophy)Computer scienceMedicineStatisticsBiologyMathematicsPathologyGeneticsEpistemologyPhilosophyGeneMycobacterium research and diagnosisTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyInfections and bacterial resistance