Saliva molecular testing showed strong accuracy for pulmonary tuberculosis. Read more about this nonsputum diagnostic approach.
Thea DM, Hammitt LL, Seidenberg P, et al. Limited utility of polymerase chain reaction in induced sputum specimens for determining the causes of childhood pneumonia in resource-poor settings: findings ...
Swedish scientists have developed a new device that can detect tuberculosis (TB) DNA in exhaled air, offering a potential alternative when sputum samples are difficult to obtain.Tuberculosis, an ...