Diagnostic performance and testing costs of pooled testing for molecular detection of tuberculosis in seven countries: a prospective, observational, diagnostic accuracy study

Tushar Garg, Melissa Sander, Rachel L Byrne, S M Mazidur Rahman, Victor Santana Santos, Steve Wandiga, Augustine T Choko, Suraj Abdulkarim, Mosunmola Oluwaseun Iwakun, Andrew J Codlin, Konstantina Kontogianni, Vibol Iem, Ana I Cubas Atienzar, Marc Y R Henrion, S Bertel Squire, Sayera Banu, Cyrille Mbuli, Albert Ochieng’ Okumu, John Bimba, Stephen John, Luan Nguyen Quang Vo, Tom Wingfield, Jacob Creswell, Amanda McCoy, Eve Worrall, Olusegun Michael Akinwande, Jim Read, Shahriar Ahmed, Anjan Kumar Saha, Senjuti Kabir, Mohammad Khaja Mafij Uddin, Sabrina Choudhury, Tanjina Rahman, Sohag Miah, Noshin Nawer Ruhee, Kamal Ibne Amin Chowdhury, Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel, Janet Adhiambo Agaya, Irene Anyango Omondi, Nga Thi Thuy Nguyen, Han Thi Nguyen

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DOI: 10.1016/j.langlo.2026.104051
Published: 2026-09
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.langlo.2026.104051,
  title = {Diagnostic performance and testing costs of pooled testing for molecular detection of tuberculosis in seven countries: a prospective, observational, diagnostic accuracy study},
  author = {Tushar Garg and Melissa Sander and Rachel L Byrne and S M Mazidur Rahman and Victor Santana Santos and Steve Wandiga and Augustine T Choko and Suraj Abdulkarim and Mosunmola Oluwaseun Iwakun and Andrew J Codlin and Konstantina Kontogianni and Vibol Iem and Ana I Cubas Atienzar and Marc Y R Henrion and S Bertel Squire and Sayera Banu and Cyrille Mbuli and Albert Ochieng’ Okumu and John Bimba and Stephen John and Luan Nguyen Quang Vo and Tom Wingfield and Jacob Creswell and Amanda McCoy and Eve Worrall and Olusegun Michael Akinwande and Jim Read and Shahriar Ahmed and Anjan Kumar Saha and Senjuti Kabir and Mohammad Khaja Mafij Uddin and Sabrina Choudhury and Tanjina Rahman and Sohag Miah and Noshin Nawer Ruhee and Kamal Ibne Amin Chowdhury and Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel and Janet Adhiambo Agaya and Irene Anyango Omondi and Nga Thi Thuy Nguyen and Han Thi Nguyen},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {The Lancet Global Health},
  doi = {10.1016/j.langlo.2026.104051},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.langlo.2026.104051}
}

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TI  - Diagnostic performance and testing costs of pooled testing for molecular detection of tuberculosis in seven countries: a prospective, observational, diagnostic accuracy study
AU  - Tushar Garg
AU  - Melissa Sander
AU  - Rachel L Byrne
AU  - S M Mazidur Rahman
AU  - Victor Santana Santos
AU  - Steve Wandiga
AU  - Augustine T Choko
AU  - Suraj Abdulkarim
AU  - Mosunmola Oluwaseun Iwakun
AU  - Andrew J Codlin
AU  - Konstantina Kontogianni
AU  - Vibol Iem
AU  - Ana I Cubas Atienzar
AU  - Marc Y R Henrion
AU  - S Bertel Squire
AU  - Sayera Banu
AU  - Cyrille Mbuli
AU  - Albert Ochieng’ Okumu
AU  - John Bimba
AU  - Stephen John
AU  - Luan Nguyen Quang Vo
AU  - Tom Wingfield
AU  - Jacob Creswell
AU  - Amanda McCoy
AU  - Eve Worrall
AU  - Olusegun Michael Akinwande
AU  - Jim Read
AU  - Shahriar Ahmed
AU  - Anjan Kumar Saha
AU  - Senjuti Kabir
AU  - Mohammad Khaja Mafij Uddin
AU  - Sabrina Choudhury
AU  - Tanjina Rahman
AU  - Sohag Miah
AU  - Noshin Nawer Ruhee
AU  - Kamal Ibne Amin Chowdhury
AU  - Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel
AU  - Janet Adhiambo Agaya
AU  - Irene Anyango Omondi
AU  - Nga Thi Thuy Nguyen
AU  - Han Thi Nguyen
PY  - 2026
JO  - The Lancet Global Health
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APA

Garg, T., Sander, M., Byrne, R. L., Rahman, S. M. M., Santos, V. S., Wandiga, S., Choko, A. T., Abdulkarim, S., Iwakun, M. O., Codlin, A. J., Kontogianni, K., Iem, V., Atienzar, A. I. C., Henrion, M. Y. R., Squire, S. B., Banu, S., Mbuli, C., Okumu, A. O., Bimba, J., John, S., Vo, L. N. Q., Wingfield, T., Creswell, J., McCoy, A., Worrall, E., Akinwande, O. M., Read, J., Ahmed, S., Saha, A. K., Kabir, S., Uddin, M. K. M., Choudhury, S., Rahman, T., Miah, S., Ruhee, N. N., Chowdhury, K. I. A., Gurgel, R. Q., Agaya, J. A., Omondi, I. A., Nguyen, N. T. T., & Nguyen, H. T. (2026). Diagnostic performance and testing costs of pooled testing for molecular detection of tuberculosis in seven countries: a prospective, observational, diagnostic accuracy study. The Lancet Global Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.langlo.2026.104051

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