Tongue-Swab TB Test Validated in India Shows Fast, Accurate Results in 12- 25 Minutes

A portable, battery-operated molecular test using tongue swabs has shown strong accuracy for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis in India, offering results within 12 to 25 minutes and promising to simplify testing in peripheral and resource-limited settings. The MiniDock MTB platform, evaluated in a multi-country study published in the New England Journal of Medicine and including Indian [...]