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

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

<h4>Objective</h4>We evaluated diagnostic performance of oral swab analysis (OSA) for tuberculosis (TB) in a high HIV/TB burden setting in Kenya.<h4>Methods</h4>In this cross-sectional study, buccal swabs and sputum were collected from 100 participants with suspected TB in ou...

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Main Authors: Sylvia M LaCourse, Evans Seko, Rachel Wood, Wilfred Bundi, Gregory S Ouma, Janet Agaya, Barbra A Richardson, Grace John-Stewart, Steve Wandiga, Gerard A Cangelosi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262123

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