Tongue swab Mycobacterium tuberculosis qPCR for community screening of asymptomatic TB vs. clinic-based triage of symptomatic TB.

Wood RC, Olson AM, Lochner KA, Dragovich RB, Ball A, Steadman A, Perumal T, Mendelsohn SC, Mulenga H, Tameris M, Awany D, Moloantoa T, Malherbe ST, Katona A, Maruri F, Weigel KM, Noor F, Panchia R, Hlongwane K, Stanley K, van der Heijden YF, Hadley K, Walzl G, Scriba TJ, Martinson NA, Dheda K, Leslie A, Fourie B, Sterling TR, Cangelosi GA, Hatherill M, RePORT South Africa Study Team

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DOI: 10.64898/2026.02.12.26346160
Published: 2026 Feb 14
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@article{allodium:10.64898/2026.02.12.26346160,
  title = {Tongue swab Mycobacterium tuberculosis qPCR for community screening of asymptomatic TB vs. clinic-based triage of symptomatic TB.},
  author = {Wood RC and Olson AM and Lochner KA and Dragovich RB and Ball A and Steadman A and Perumal T and Mendelsohn SC and Mulenga H and Tameris M and Awany D and Moloantoa T and Malherbe ST and Katona A and Maruri F and Weigel KM and Noor F and Panchia R and Hlongwane K and Stanley K and van der Heijden YF and Hadley K and Walzl G and Scriba TJ and Martinson NA and Dheda K and Leslie A and Fourie B and Sterling TR and Cangelosi GA and Hatherill M and RePORT South Africa Study Team},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences},
  doi = {10.64898/2026.02.12.26346160},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.02.12.26346160}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Tongue swab Mycobacterium tuberculosis qPCR for community screening of asymptomatic TB vs. clinic-based triage of symptomatic TB.
AU  - Wood RC
AU  - Olson AM
AU  - Lochner KA
AU  - Dragovich RB
AU  - Ball A
AU  - Steadman A
AU  - Perumal T
AU  - Mendelsohn SC
AU  - Mulenga H
AU  - Tameris M
AU  - Awany D
AU  - Moloantoa T
AU  - Malherbe ST
AU  - Katona A
AU  - Maruri F
AU  - Weigel KM
AU  - Noor F
AU  - Panchia R
AU  - Hlongwane K
AU  - Stanley K
AU  - van der Heijden YF
AU  - Hadley K
AU  - Walzl G
AU  - Scriba TJ
AU  - Martinson NA
AU  - Dheda K
AU  - Leslie A
AU  - Fourie B
AU  - Sterling TR
AU  - Cangelosi GA
AU  - Hatherill M
AU  - RePORT South Africa Study Team
PY  - 2026
JO  - medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
DO  - 10.64898/2026.02.12.26346160
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RC, W., AM, O., KA, L., RB, D., A, B., A, S., T, P., SC, M., H, M., M, T., D, A., T, M., ST, M., A, K., F, M., KM, W., F, N., R, P., K, H., K, S., YF, V. D. H., K, H., G, W., TJ, S., NA, M., K, D., A, L., B, F., TR, S., GA, C., M, H., & Team, R. S. A. S. (2026). Tongue swab Mycobacterium tuberculosis qPCR for community screening of asymptomatic TB vs. clinic-based triage of symptomatic TB.. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.02.12.26346160

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