Overall sensitivity of tongue swab Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra testing for TB

Authors

• M. de Vos, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
• B. Ajide, Bingham University
• C. A. Moe, University of California, San Francisco
• J. Barrameda, De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute
• M. Chirwa, Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
• L. Rockman, Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
• P. de Haas, KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation
• M. KATO-MAEDA, University of California, San Francisco
• B. Tasca, KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation
• J. Bimba, Bingham University
• C. Yu, De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute
• C. M. Denkinger, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
• K. Kremer, KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation
• P. Nahid, University of California, San Francisco
• A. Cattamanchi, University of California, San Francisco
• G. Theron, Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
• M. Muyoyeta, Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia

Publication Date

8-28-2026

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

First Page

423

Last Page

424

APA Citation

de Vos, M., Ajide, B., Moe, C. A., Barrameda, J., Chirwa, M., Rockman, L., de Haas, P., Kato-Maeda, M., Tasca, B., Bimba, J., Yu, C., Denkinger, C. M., Kremer, K., Nahid, P., Cattamanchi, A., Theron, G., & Muyoyeta, M. (2026). Overall sensitivity of tongue swab Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra testing for TB. The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 30(9), 423–424. https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.26.0298