Soon, a simple mouth swab may enable tuberculosis screening: Study - tennews.in: National News Portal

Soon, a simple mouth swab may enable tuberculosis screening: Study - tennews.in: National News Portal

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) From the currently used sputum testing, soon tuberculosis screening can be done via a simple tongue swab, according to a study. The potential breakthrough using an enhanced CRISPR-based technology could allow easier, community-based screenings for the world’s deadliest infectious disease, said researchers from Tulane University in the US. Lead author […] The post Soon, a simple mouth swab may enable tuberculosis screenin…

CRISPR test could make tuberculosis screening as simple as a mouth swab – RamaOnHealthcare

Tulane University researchers have developed an enhanced CRISPR-based tuberculosis test that works with a simple tongue swab, a potential breakthrough that could allow easier, community-based screenings for the world's deadliest infectious disease.Current TB tests rely on sputum, mucus collected from the lungs and lower respiratory system. While rich in TB bacteria required for testing, collecting [...]

CRISPR Mouth-Swab Test Could Transform Tuberculosis Screening

More than 10 million people develop tuberculosis (TB) each year, yet about 40% go undiagnosed. The main culprit is reliance on sputum-based testing, which many patients—particularly those who are asymptomatic—cannot provide, and which is difficult to collect in low-resource settings. A new CRISPR-based test from Tulane University aims to close that gap by detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) DNA from a simple tongue swab. The assay, called…