Diagnostic value of the urine lipoarabinomannan assay in HIV-positive, ambulatory patients with CD4 below 200 cells/μl in 2 low-resource settings: A prospective observational study.

Diagnostic value of the urine lipoarabinomannan assay in HIV-positive, ambulatory patients with CD4 below 200 cells/μl in 2 low-resource settings: A prospective observational study.

<h4>Background</h4>Current guidelines recommend the use of the lateral flow urine lipoarabinomannan assay (LAM) in HIV-positive, ambulatory patients with signs and symptoms of tuberculosis (TB) only if they are seriously ill or have CD4 count ≤ 100 cells/μl. We assessed the diagnostic yi...

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Main Authors: Helena Huerga, Sekai Chenai Mathabire Rucker, Loide Cossa, Mathieu Bastard, Isabel Amoros, Ivan Manhiça, Kuzani Mbendera, Alex Telnov, Elisabeth Szumilin, Elisabeth Sanchez-Padilla, Lucas Molfino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-04-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002792

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002792

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