The Role of Salivary Diagnostic Techniques in Screening for Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

The Role of Salivary Diagnostic Techniques in Screening for Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Since the World Health Organization (WHO) issued guidelines for developing a non-sputum test for active tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis that exhibits similar performance characteristics to sputum-based diagnosis, salivary diagnostic techniques have gained prominence as potential screening tools or adjun...

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Main Authors: Radwan Darwish, Maya Tama, Sidra Sharief, Osama Zeidan, Sara Mohammed Ahmed Rady, Kareeza Selby Chacko, Bindhu Nair, Vijayalakshmi S. Bhojaraja, Jeevan K. Shetty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-04-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
tuberculosis
salivary biomarkers
molecular testing
diagnostics
screening
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/13/5/973
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