Diagnostic Accuracy of Molecular Testing on Saliva and Oral Swabs for Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Both saliva and swabs were highly sensitive and specific for culture-confirmed pulmonary TB. Saliva sensitivity exceeded the World Health Organization's ≥80% target for a low-complexity, nonsputum TB diagnostic test.
Authors
- Lucy Bravo-Luna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3085-7350)
- José Fernando Fuertes-Bucheli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3810-4943)
- Alvaro Mauricio Lasso
- Beatriz E. Ferro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6045-1610)
- Deninson Alejandro Vargas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6575-1919)
- Andrea Sánchez-Hidalgo
- Álvaro Martínez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5641-2392)
- Amanda J. Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2318-1783)
- Neal Alexander
- Gustavo Díaz
- Jairo Palomares Velosa
- J. Lucian Davis
Institutions
- Universidad de Ciencias Medicas (CR)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Yale University (US)
- Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas (CO)
- Secretaria de Salud (MX)
- Fundación Valle del Lili (CO)
- Secretaria de Salud (HN)
- Secretaría de Salud de Bogotá (CO)
- Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de la Habana (CU)
- Icesi University (CO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2026-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciag055
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00