An Optimal Diagnostic Strategy for Tuberculosis in Hospitalized HIV-Infected Patients Using GeneXpert MTB/RIF and Alere Determine TB LAM Ag

The diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in HIV-infected patients is challenging. Both a urinary lipoarabinomannan (LAM) test (Alere TB LAM) and GeneXpert-MTB/RIF (Xpert) are useful for the diagnosis of TB. However, how to optimally integrate Xpert and LAM tests into clinical practice algorithms remain un...

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Autores principales: Esmail, Aliasgar, Pooran, Anil, Sabur, Natasha F., Fadul, Mohammed, Brar, Mantaj S., Oelofse, Suzette, Tomasicchio, Michele, Dheda, Keertan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2020
Materias:
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7512177/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32727831
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01032-20

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7512177/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32727831
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01032-20

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