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An evaluation of Innowave MTB/RIF/INH assay versus Xpert MTB/RIF for rapid identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and drug resistance in bone and joint specimens from people with suspected osteoarticular tuberculosis.

An evaluation of Innowave MTB/RIF/INH assay versus Xpert MTB/RIF for rapid identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and drug resistance in bone and joint specimens from people with suspected osteoarticular tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis Literature
Publication date: May 18, 2026 Osteoarticular tuberculosis (TB) is hard to diagnose. We prospectively evaluated a novel molecular test, Innowave MTB/RIF/INH (InnowaveDX), against culture and Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert)/MeltPro TB for ... Read more
Comparative evaluation of three commercial real-time PCR kits for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and non-tuberculous mycobacteria from pulmonary and extrapulmonary clinical samples: experiences from a low-income and high-burden setting.

Comparative evaluation of three commercial real-time PCR kits for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and non-tuberculous mycobacteria from pulmonary and extrapulmonary clinical samples: experiences from a low-income and high-burden setting.

Tuberculosis Literature
Publication date: May 18, 2026 The accurate and timely detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) remains a diagnostic challenge, particularly in extrapulmonary samples and low-resource settings. ... Read more
Diagnostic and prognostic accuracy of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis host response 3-gene cartridge among tuberculosis household contacts in Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe: a prospective, longitudinal, diagnostic and prognostic accuracy cohort study.

Diagnostic and prognostic accuracy of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis host response 3-gene cartridge among tuberculosis household contacts in Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe: a prospective, longitudinal, diagnostic and prognostic accuracy cohort study.

Tuberculosis Literature
Publication date: Apr 20, 2026 Tuberculosis elimination is constrained by symptom-based and sputum-dependent diagnostic strategies, which miss asymptomatic disease and are difficult to deploy in community settings. Household contacts of ... Read more