Multicountry assessment of tongue swabs for tuberculosis using a common protocol for Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra testing: a prospective diagnostic accuracy study
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- 15 May 2026
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in The Lancet Microbe
- Vol. 7 (6) , 101330
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Funding Information
- Johns Hopkins University (P30AI18436)
- United States Agency for International Development
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (U01AI152084)
- Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (U01AI152087)
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