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Published 12 February 2026

Acceptability and feasibility of oral swabs for tuberculosis diagnosis in young children: a qualitative study from Uganda and Peru

Francesca W. Basile · Rodrigo Calderón-Flores · Franziska Held · Luisa Pollmeier · Emmanuel Nasinghe · Godfrey Bagenda · Lazaaro Mujumbusi · Rose Namaganda · Angel Kanyange · Prossy Mbekeeka · Abner Tagoola · Jerrold J. Ellner · Susan E. Dorman · Moses Joloba · Carlos Zamudio · Adeodata Kekitiinwa · Rinn Song · Nora Engel

Frontiers in Tuberculosis

doi 10.3389/ftubr.2026.1726647