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Development of a Rapid Automated Point-of-Care Test for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Detection from Tongue Swabs and Sputum Specimens on the DASH(R) Rapid PCR System

2026-03-02 infectious diseases Title + abstract only
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) disease is a major global health threat with most tuberculosis (TB) cases occurring in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) with limited healthcare infrastructure. Near-point-of-care testing which can be deployed at peripheral clinical settings is needed to start treatment earlier and thereby improve treatment outcomes. Here we report the development and preliminary characterization of an MTB detection assay that utilizes tongue swab or sputum specimens for The...

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