ArticleJournal of clinical microbiology2024
Diagnostic accuracy of tongue swab testing on two automated tuberculosis diagnostic platforms, Cepheid Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra and Molbio Truenat MTB Ultima.
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- "That is why I trust": a qualitative study on acceptability and feasibility of novel tongue swab diagnostics to assess people presenting with tuberculosis symptoms in Viet Nam and Zambia.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Tongue swab-based Targeted Universal Tuberculosis Testing in people living with HIV in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
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- Diagnostic accuracy of the BD MAX MDR-TB assay on sputum and tongue swabs forMicrobiology spectrum · 2026Article
- Acceptability of tongue swabs for tuberculosis screening in migrant settings in northern Italy: A qualitative study.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Testing tongue swab samples by Cepheid Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra: comparison of two protocols applied to samples from persons with low-bacillary load TB.Microbiology spectrum · 2025Article
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- Oral Swab Testing With Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Children Aged <5 Years in Uganda: An Exploratory Interim Analysis of Diagnostic Accuracy in the NOD-pedFEND Cohort.Open forum infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Oral washes and tongue swabs for Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra-based tuberculosis diagnosis in people with and without the ability to make sputum.Research square · 2025Article
- Optimal processing of tongue swab samples forMicrobiology spectrum · 2025Article
- High-sensitivity detection ofJournal of clinical microbiology · 2025Article
- Rapid quantitative PCR on tongue swabs for pulmonary tuberculosis in adults: a prospective multicentre study.The European respiratory journal · 2025Article
- A Year in Review on Tuberculosis and Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria Disease: A 2025 Update for Clinicians and Scientists.Pathogens & immunity · 2025Review
- Challenges, innovations and considerations for the use of tongue swabs in Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex detection.PloS one · 2025Article
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Abstract
Tongue dorsum swabbing is a potential alternative to sputum collection for tuberculosis (TB) testing. Previous studies showed that Cepheid Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert Ultra) can detect IMPORTANCE: Tongue dorsum swabbing is a promising alternative to sputum collection for tuberculosis (TB) testing. Our results lend further support for tongue swabs as exceptionally easy-to-collect samples for high-throughput TB testing.
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