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Diagnostic performance of oral swabs for non-sputum based TB diagnosis in a TB/HIV endemic setting.

Sylvia M LaCourseEvans SekoRachel WoodWilfred BundiGregory S OumaJanet AgayaBarbra A RichardsonGrace John-StewartSteve WandigaGerard A Cangelosi
Published in: PloS one (2022)
In this pilot study, results confirm M. tuberculosis DNA is detectable in oral swabs including among PLHIV with fair diagnostic performance. Further work is needed to optimize OSA and evaluate its utility in diverse settings.
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