Preferences for tongue swab versus sputum collection for TB testing: a multi-country survey

Authors

• K. M. Kumar, Christian Medical College, Vellore
• A. Borkman, Medical University of South Carolina
• A. Kim, UCI School of Medicine
• R. Crowder, University of California, San Francisco
• B. Ajide, Bingham University
• K. Alí-Francia, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt
• M. Chirwa, Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
• L. Kamulegeya, Makerere University
• H. Le, Center for Promotion of Advancement of Society
• V. N. Trung, National Lung Hospital
• R. Venter, Stellenbosch University
• J. Bimba, Bingham University
• D. J. Christopher, Christian Medical College, Vellore
• V. Dalay, De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute
• N. van Hung, National Lung Hospital
• M. Muyoyeta, Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
• L. Nakiyingi, Makerere University
• G. Theron, Stellenbosch University
• C. Yu, De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute
• C. Zamudio-Fuertes, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt
• J. Atim, Clinical and Translational Research
• A. D. Kerkhoff, University of California, San Francisco
• M. Del Mar Castro, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
• P. Nahid, University of California, San Francisco
• C. M. Denkinger, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
• A. Cattamanchi, UCI School of Medicine
• S. E. Dorman, Medical University of South Carolina
• N. West, University of California, San Francisco

Publication Date

2-2026

Document Type

Letter to the Editor

Publication Title

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

First Page

134

Last Page

136

APA Citation

Kumar, K., Borkman, A., Kim, A., Crowder, R., Ajide, B., Alí-Francia, K., Chirwa, M., Kamulegeya, L., Le, H., Trung, V., Venter, R., Bimba, J., Christopher, D., Dalay, V., van Hung, N., Muyoyeta, M., Nakiyingi, L., Theron, G., Yu, C., Zamudio-Fuertes, C., Atim, J., Kerkhoff, A., Del Mar Castro, M., Nahid, P., Denkinger, C., Cattamanchi, A., Dorman, S., & West, N. (2026). Preferences for tongue swab versus sputum collection for TB testing: a multi-country survey. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 30(3); 134-136. https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.25.0457