130
Participants
Start Date
January 5, 2021
Primary Completion Date
December 5, 2021
Study Completion Date
December 5, 2021
Tor Vergata Electronic Nose (TV eNose)
Participants will be asked to perform a breath sampling with a nose clamp in Alveolar sampling bag. This exhaled breath in the sampling bag will be analyse with the TV eNose
Survey & Physical Exam
Perform a oriented survey for risk factors, symptoms and a complete physical exam.
TB LAMP test
Collection of Sputum samples and Perform TB-LAMP (temperature-independent way of amplifying DNA from TB organisms)
Sputum Samples
Sputum samples for Ziehl Neelsen smear or Culture in L-J (if required by the medical staff)
Chest X-Ray
Perform anteroposterior chest X-ray (if required by the medical staff)
Follow Up 5 days after beginning of Tx.
"Following the usual planning of the center for Positive TB Patients, they will be asked to come 5 days after initiation of treatment, to perform another measurement with the device.~Also will perform a Medical History, including Symptom based Survey, Physical Exam, to determine progress of treatment."
Follow Up & 15 days after beginning of Tx.
"Following the usual planning of the center for Positive TB Patients, they will be asked to come during treatment, to perform another measurement with the device.~Also will perform a Medical History, including Symptom based Survey, Physical Exam, to determine progress of treatment."
Follow Up & 30 days after beginning of Tx.
"Following the usual planning of the center for Positive TB Patients, they will be asked to come during treatment, to perform another measurement with the device.~Also will perform a Medical History, including Symptom based Survey, Physical Exam, to determine progress of treatment."
Centre des Maladies Respiratoire, Douala
University of Rome Tor Vergata
OTHER