Clinical, radiological, and laboratory predictors of a positive urine lipoarabinomannan test in sputum-scarce and sputum-negative patients with HIV-associated tuberculosis in two Johannesburg hospitals

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of mortality in persons living with HIV (PLWH). Sputum-based diagnosis of TB in patients with low CD4 counts is hampered by paucibacillary disease and consequent sputum scarcity or negative sputum results. Urine lipoarabinomannan (LAM) has shown promise...

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Autores principales: Chernick, Lior, Kalla, Ismail S., Venter, Michelle
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS 2021
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8335785/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34394971
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajhivmed.v22i1.1234

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8335785/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34394971
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajhivmed.v22i1.1234

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