Rats sniff out pulmonary tuberculosis from sputum: a diagnostic accuracy meta-analysis

Abstract In Sub-Saharan Africa, African giant pouched rats (Cricetomys gambianus) are trained to identify TB patients by smelling sputum. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of the data to see if this novel method is comparable to traditional laboratory screening and detection methods...

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Main Authors: Reem Kanaan, Nelli Farkas, Péter Hegyi, Alexandra Soós, Dávid Hegyi, Katalin Németh, Orsolya Horváth, Judit Tenk, Alexandra Mikó, Andrea Szentesi, Márta Balaskó, Zsolt Szakács, Andrea Vasas, Dezső Csupor, Zoltán Gyöngyi
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/7e5e60afbd744c83bf2f64eaa608db50
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