Accuracy of Tongue Swab Testing Using Xpert MTB-RIF Ultra for Tuberculosis Diagnosis
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00421-22
Abstract: Tongue dorsum swabs have shown promise as alternatives to sputum for detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Some of the most encouraging results have come from studies that used manual quantitative… read more here.
Keywords: tongue; tuberculosis; mtb; xpert ultra ... See more keywords