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In-home molecular testing of tongue swabs and sputum to inform household-level screening with diagnostic escalation strategies for tuberculosis contact investigation: a prospective cohort study in South Africa

Andrew Medina-Marino
Nondumiso Ngcelwane
Kuhle Fiphaza
Maria Pieruccini
Morten Ruhwald
Adam Penn-Nicholson
Sharon Olifant
Bernard Fourie

2026Open accessUniversity of Pretoria

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U.S. NIH; Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

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Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
Biosensors and Analytical Detection

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DOI: 10.64898/2026.02.19.26346589

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