Jones-López, Edward C. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6323-286X
Miller, Nancy S. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5878-0896
Orr, Beverley
White, Laura F.
Vinhas, Solange
Mpeirwe, Moses
Orikiriza, Patrick
Mwanga-Amumpaire, Juliet
Palaci, Moises
Dietze, Reynaldo
Boum, Yap II
Madico, Guillermo
Article History
Received: 13 May 2025
Accepted: 8 March 2026
First Online: 14 April 2026
Competing interests
: Dr. Jones-López and Dr. Madico are co-inventors of TOP TB assay’s primers and probes. The invention is owned by Boston Medical Center/Boston University Medical School, which has obtained an international patent application (US Patent and Trademark Office No. 10,190,176 B2). The remaining authors declare no competing interests.