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WHO recommends near point-of-care tests, tongue swabs, and sputum pooling for TB diagnosis
To support countries in their efforts to strengthen detection of TB disease and drug resistance, WHO issues evidence-based policy guidance on TB testing that is routinely updated.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is issuing, for the first time, recommendations on new near-point-of-care (NPOC) molecular tests for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB); easy-to-collect tongue swab samples to simplify and expand access to testing; and a cost-saving sputum pooling strategy to increase testing efficiency for TB and rifampicin-resistant TB.
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