Improving tuberculosis diagnosis: evaluation of tongue swabbing as a complementary method to sputum analysis in Guinea

Abstract Background Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) diagnosis primarily relies on sputum examination, which can be challenging for patients unable to produce sputum. Minimally invasive oral sampling methods, such as tongue swabs (TS), have been proposed as alternatives. We assessed the effectiveness of...

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Principais autores:	Souleymane Hassane-Harouna, Moussa Condé, Kindy Bah, Sofie Marijke Braet, Magalie Van Dyck-Lippens, Morten Ruhwald, Mary Gaichiri, Margaretha De Vos, Bouke C. De Jong, Leen Rigouts
Format:	Artigo
Sprog:	Inglês
Udgivet:	BMC 2025-11-01
Serier:	Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
Fag:	Tongue swab sampling Molecular testing Pulmonary TB diagnosis GeneXpert Guinea
Online adgang:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12941-025-00835-2
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