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In-home molecular testing of tongue swabs and sputum to inform household-level screening with diagnostic escalation strategies for tuberculosis contact investigation: a prospective cohort study in South Africa

2026-02-23

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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> <h4>Background</h4> Household contact investigation for tuberculosis (TB) is limited by referral for clinic-based testing services. We evaluated the performance of in-home tongue swab (TS) testing among symptom-agnostic household contacts (HHC) to inform HCI screening strategies. <h4>Methods</h4> We conducted a prospective cohort study among HHC of TB patients in Eastern Cape, South Africa. In...

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b127b91d-3af6-5579-971d-e47e97be8d9b
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10.64898/2026.02.19.26346589
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