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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

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

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Publication date: Aug 01, 2026 Background 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 ... Read more