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Comparative performance characteristics of the urine lipoarabinomannan strip test and sputum smear microscopy in hospitalized HIV-infected patients with suspected tuberculosis in Harare, Zimbabwe
BACKGROUND: In Zimbabwe, sputum smear microscopy (SSM) is the routinely used TB diagnostic tool in hospitalised HIV-infected patients. However, SSM has poor sensitivity in HIV-infected patients. We compared performance of urine lipoarabinomannan strip test (LAM) and SSM among hospitalized HIV-infect...
Autores principales: | Zijenah, Lynn Sodai, Kadzirange, Gerard, Bandason, Tsitsi, Chipiti, Maria Mary, Gwambiwa, Bevel, Makoga, Forget, Chungu, Pauline, Kaguru, Philip, Dheda, Keertan |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4722705/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26797499 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1339-z |
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