Induced sputum analysis has emerged as a pivotal non-invasive technique for characterising airway inflammation in a range of respiratory disorders. By inhalation of hypertonic saline to provoke sputum ...

A portable tuberculosis (TB) molecular test system that works with sputum or tongue swabs matched the diagnostic accuracy of established TB tests and met World Health Organization (WHO) targets for ...

Effective diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis depends on the collection of specimens that accurately reflect mycobacterial burden and on the use of sensitive laboratory assays. Sputum quality—defined ...

Lack of access to molecular testing in regions with high tuberculosis burden can slow diagnosis and treatment. The sensitivity and specificity of the MiniDock MTB test was 85.7% and 97.6% with sputum ...