Urine Lipoarabinomannan Testing for All HIV Patients Hospitalized in Medical Wards Identifies a Large Proportion of Patients With Tuberculosis at Risk of Death

BACKGROUND: Diagnosing tuberculosis (TB), the leading cause of death in people with HIV, remains a challenge in resource-limited countries. We assessed TB diagnosis using a strategy that included systematic urine lipoarabinomannan (LAM) testing for all HIV patients hospitalized in medical wards and...

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Autores principales: Huerga, Helena, Mathabire Rucker, Sekai Chenai, Bastard, Mathieu, Mpunga, James, Amoros Quiles, Isabel, Kabaghe, Chimwemwe, Sannino, Laura, Szumilin, Elisabeth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7863865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33575422
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa639

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7863865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33575422
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa639

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