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Tongue swab testing on two automated tuberculosis diagnostic platforms, Cepheid Xpert(®) MTB/RIF Ultra and Molbio Truenat(®) MTB Ultima

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 Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) DNA in tongue swabs stored in buffer, with 72% sensitivity and 100% specificity...

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Autores principales: Wood, Rachel C., Luabeya, Angelique K., Dragovich, Rane B., Olson, Alaina M., Lochner, Katherine A., Weigel, Kris M., Codsi, Renée, Mulenga, Humphrey, de Vos, Margaretha, Kohli, Mikashmi, Penn-Nicholson, Adam, Hatherill, Mark, Cangelosi, Gerard A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10593025/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37873199
http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.10.10.23296833