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Incremental yield and cost of urine Determine TB-LAM and sputum induction in seriously ill adults with HIV

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis is a major cause of mortality among HIV-infected inpatients, and the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends an algorithm to improve diagnosis. The urine lateral flow lipoarabinomannan (LAM) and sputum Xpert MTB/RIF tests are promising tools, but the optimal diagnostic al...

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Autores principales: Boyles, Tom H., Griesel, Rulan, Stewart, Annemie, Mendelson, Marc, Maartens, Gary
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6202059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30125689
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2018.08.005