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Centralized molecular testing of community-collected tongue swabs for tuberculosis screening among household contacts: a cross-sectional diagnostic performance, yield, and implementation study

2026-08-02

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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> <h4>Background</h4> Community-based tuberculosis screening can identify asymptomatic tuberculosis, but microbiological confirmation has been sputum-dependent. We evaluated the diagnostic performance, yield, and operational characteristics of centralized qPCR testing of community-collected tongue swabs (TS). <h4>Methods</h4> We conducted a cross-sectional study among household contacts (HHCs; ≥...

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10.64898/2026.07.30.26359194
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