ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2026
An optimal processing method for recovery of tuberculosis in the tongue swab using the
Zeliang Yang, Qian Liang, Yu Dong, Yufeng Wang, Yuanyuan Shang, Shanshan Li, Yu Pang
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Zeliang Yang *Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Beijing Key Laboratory on Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Research, Beijing Chest Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing Tuberculosis & Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1737-7299 Qian Liang *Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Chest Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing Tuberculosis & Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing, China.
Yu Dong *Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Beijing Key Laboratory on Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Research, Beijing Chest Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing Tuberculosis & Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing, China.
Yufeng WangInnovation Alliance on Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment, Beijing, China.
Yuanyuan ShangDepartment of Bacteriology and Immunology, Beijing Key Laboratory on Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Research, Beijing Chest Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing Tuberculosis & Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing, China.
Shanshan LiDepartment of Bacteriology and Immunology, Beijing Key Laboratory on Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Research, Beijing Chest Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing Tuberculosis & Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4475-4536 Yu PangDepartment of Bacteriology and Immunology, Beijing Key Laboratory on Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Research, Beijing Chest Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing Tuberculosis & Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6803-9807 Funding
Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission Z221100007422056Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission Z221100007422064Beijing Nova Program 20230484295
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Effective diagnosis for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) remains challenging, especially in the face of no symptom and no sputum. A tongue swab has become a promising alternative to sputum collection. We aimed to optimize the tongue swab processing method for culture and evaluate the diagnostic value of tongue swab culture. We compared the contamination rate and the growth of bacilli in Mycobacterium Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT) after different digestion times using tongue swab samples spiked with
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Bacteriological TechniquesMycobacterium tuberculosisSpecimen HandlingTongueTuberculosis, PulmonaryAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMycobacterium bovisSensitivity and SpecificitySputummethod optimizationMGIT cultureTB diagnosistongue swab
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