Prognostic Value of a Quantitative Analysis of Lipoarabinomannan in Urine from Patients with HIV-Associated Tuberculosis

BACKGROUND: Detection of the mycobacterial cell wall antigen lipoarabinomannan (LAM) in urine can be used to diagnose HIV-associated tuberculosis (TB) using a qualitative (positive/negative) read-out. However, it is not known whether the quantity of LAM present in urine provides additional prognosti...

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Autores principales: Kerkhoff, Andrew D., Wood, Robin, Vogt, Monica, Lawn, Stephen D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4116167/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25075867
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103285

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4116167/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25075867
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103285

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