An online, open-access, cost comparison tool for presumptive tuberculosis testing using low complexity, automated, nucleic acid amplification tests (LCaNAAT) versus near point-of-care (NPOCs) molecular tests

Pushpita Samina, Puneet Dewan, Chase Mertz, Mikashmi Kohli, Madhukar Pai

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0006559
Published: 2026-11-04
Container: PLOS Global Public Health
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pgph.0006559,
  title = {An online, open-access, cost comparison tool for presumptive tuberculosis testing using low complexity, automated, nucleic acid amplification tests (LCaNAAT) versus near point-of-care (NPOCs) molecular tests},
  author = {Pushpita Samina and Puneet Dewan and Chase Mertz and Mikashmi Kohli and Madhukar Pai},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS Global Public Health},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pgph.0006559},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0006559}
}

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AU  - Chase Mertz
AU  - Mikashmi Kohli
AU  - Madhukar Pai
PY  - 2026
JO  - PLOS Global Public Health
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Samina, P., Dewan, P., Mertz, C., Kohli, M., & Pai, M. (2026). An online, open-access, cost comparison tool for presumptive tuberculosis testing using low complexity, automated, nucleic acid amplification tests (LCaNAAT) versus near point-of-care (NPOCs) molecular tests. PLOS Global Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0006559

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