Sensitivity of the lateral flow urine lipoarabinomannan assay in ambulant adults with advanced HIV disease: data from the TB Fast Track study | Zendy

Mpho Tlali | Zendy; Katherine Fielding | Zendy; Aaron S Karat | Zendy; Christopher J. Hoffmann | Zendy; Tshifhiwa Muravha | Zendy; Alison D. Grant | Zendy; Salome Charalambous | Zendy

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Sensitivity of the lateral flow urine lipoarabinomannan assay in ambulant adults with advanced HIV disease: data from the TB Fast Track study

Author(s) -

Mpho Tlali,

Katherine Fielding,

Aaron S Karat,

Christopher J. Hoffmann,

Tshifhiwa Muravha,

Alison D. Grant,

Salome Charalambous

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

transactions of the royal society of tropical medicine and hygiene

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725

H-Index - 105

eISSN - 1878-3503

pISSN - 0035-9203

DOI - 10.1093/trstmh/traa018

Subject(s) - lipoarabinomannan , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , urine , sensitivity (control systems) , disease , virology , tuberculosis , pathology , mycobacterium tuberculosis , electronic engineering , engineering

WHO guidelines recommend the lateral flow urine lipoarabinomannan assay (LF-LAM) for TB diagnosis in hospitalised HIV-positive individuals. The role of LF-LAM among ambulant patients remains less well defined. We investigated the sensitivity of LF-LAM among ambulant HIV-positive adults in primary health clinics in South Africa.

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