Tongue swab-based Targeted Universal Tuberculosis Testing in people living with HIV in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2026 Apr 25)
medRxiv
Olson AM, Wood RC, Sithole N, Govender I, Grant AD, Smit T, David A, Stevens W, Scott L, Drain PK, Cangelosi GA, Shapiro AE

Development of a Rapid Automated Point-of-Care Test for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Detection from Tongue Swabs and Sputum Specimens on the DASH(®) Rapid PCR System.
(2026 Mar 2)
medRxiv
Butzler MA, Reed JL, Olson AM, Wood RC, Cangelosi GA, Luabeya AK, Hatherill M, Chiwaya AM, Rockman L, Theron G, McFall SM

Acceptability of tongue swabs for tuberculosis screening in migrant settings in northern Italy: A qualitative study.
(2026)
PLOS Glob Public Health 6(3): e0004908
Codsi R, Saluzzo F, Wood RC, Olson AM, Russo G, Ragazzoni L, Kumar R, Wanje G, Kohn M, Fumagalli G, Codecasa LR, Cangelosi GA, Cirillo DM

Tongue swab Mycobacterium tuberculosis qPCR for community screening of asymptomatic TB vs. clinic-based triage of symptomatic TB.
(2026 Feb 14)
medRxiv
Wood RC, Olson AM, Lochner KA, Dragovich RB, Ball A, Steadman A, Perumal T, Mendelsohn SC, Mulenga H, Tameris M, Awany D, Moloantoa T, Malherbe ST, Katona A, Maruri F, Weigel KM, Noor F, Panchia R, Hlongwane K, Stanley K, van der Heijden YF, Hadley K, Walzl G, Scriba TJ, Martinson NA, Dheda K, Leslie A, Fourie B, Sterling TR, Cangelosi GA, Hatherill M, RePORT South Africa Study Team

Testing tongue swab samples by Cepheid Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra: comparison of two protocols applied to samples from persons with low-bacillary load TB.
(2025 Dec 2)
Microbiol Spectr 13(12): e0149325
Wood RC, Goodgion S, Olson AM, Luabeya AK, Hatherill M, Cangelosi GA