Participant-level data from a prospective, multi-country diagnostic accuracy study evaluating the MiniDock MTB assay for pulmonary tuberculosis detection. The study was conducted across outpatient health facilities in India, Nigeria, the Philippines, South Africa, Uganda, Vietnam, and Zambia between September 2024 and March 2025. The dataset was created by Yerlikaya, Seda to support analyses comparing swab samples against standard diagnostic tests.
Use Cases
- Evaluate diagnostic accuracy of the MiniDock MTB assay based on comparison with a microbiological reference standard mentioned in the description
- Compare performance of sputum swab and tongue swab samples for TB detection as described in the study
- Analyze potential geographic variations in test performance across the seven study countries mentioned
- Benchmark new diagnostic models against standard tests like sputum smear microscopy and Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra referenced in the description
Strengths
- Data originates from a prospective, multi-country study conducted across seven nations
- Study period is explicitly defined as September 2024 to March 2025
- Performance is evaluated against a microbiological reference standard (culture)
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
Provenance
- Source
- heiDATA Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Prospective diagnostic accuracy study data collection
- Time Range
- September 2024 to March 2025
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-03 07:10:15; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- India, Nigeria, the Philippines, South Africa, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia