Open AccessDiagnostic Yield of Oral Swab Testing by TB-LAMP for Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Yanhua Song,
Yifeng Ma,
Rongmei Liu,
Yuanyuan Shang,
Li Ma,
Fengmin Huo,
Yunxu Li,
Wei Shu,
Yufeng Wang,
Mengqiu Gao,
Yu Pang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s284157
Subject(s) - medicine , sputum , pulmonary tuberculosis , tuberculosis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , genexpert mtb/rif , pathology
A prospective study was conducted to ascertain the accuracy of oral swab specimens collected in the early morning, spot and at night for detecting pulmonary tuberculosis (TB).