No extraction? No problem. Direct to PCR processing of tongue swabs for diagnosis of tuberculosis disease as an alternative to sputum collection

ABSTRACT Sputum collection and testing for tuberculosis (TB) have been problematic due to the potential for aerosolization, difficulty in generating a quality sample, and complex DNA extraction methods. Tongue swabs are inexpensive, minimally invasive, and a promising alternative to sputum collectio...

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Những tác giả chính: Charlotte L. Ahls, Duncan Emsweller, Seth J. Helfers, Xin Niu, Douglas Wilson, Leah R. Padgett, Paul K. Drain
Định dạng: Bài viết
Ngôn ngữ:English
Được phát hành: American Society for Microbiology 2024-01-01
Loạt:Microbiology Spectrum
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Truy cập trực tuyến:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.03107-23