Diagnostic accuracy of the rapid urine lipoarabinomannan test for pulmonary tuberculosis among HIV-infected adults in Ghana–findings from the DETECT HIV-TB study

BACKGROUND: Rapid diagnostic tests are urgently needed to mitigate HIV-associated tuberculosis (TB) mortality. We evaluated diagnostic accuracy of the rapid urine lipoarabinomannan (LAM) test for pulmonary TB and assessed the effect of a two-sample strategy. METHODS: HIV-infected adults eligible for...

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Autores principales: Bjerrum, Stephanie, Kenu, Ernest, Lartey, Margaret, Newman, Mercy Jemina, Addo, Kennedy Kwasi, Andersen, Aase Bengaard, Johansen, Isik Somuncu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4591579/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26427365
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-1151-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4591579/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26427365
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-1151-1

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