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However, their utility as replacements for sputum has been limited by their varied diagnostic performance in PCR assays compared to sputum. The use of silica-based DNA extraction methods may limit sensitivity due to incomplete lysis of <jats:italic>Mycobacterium tuberculosis<\/jats:italic> (MTB) cells and co-extraction of non-target nucleic acid, which may inhibit PCR. Specificity may also be compromised because these methods are labor-intensive and prone to cross-contamination. To address these limitations, we developed a sample preparation method that combines sonication for MTB lysis and a sequence-specific MTB DNA capture method using hybridization probes immobilized on magnetic beads. In spiked tongue swabs, our hybridization capture method demonstrated a 100-fold increase in MTB DNA yield over silica-based Qiagen DNA extraction and ethanol precipitation. 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