Accuracy of Determine TB-LAM Ag to detect TB in HIV infected patients associated with diagnostic methods used in Brazilian public health units.

Accuracy of Determine TB-LAM Ag to detect TB in HIV infected patients associated with diagnostic methods used in Brazilian public health units.

BACKGROUND:Determine TB-LAM Ag (LAM) is a point of care test developed to diagnose tuberculosis (TB). The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of LAM in people living with HIV using Brazilian public health network algorithm for TB diagnosis. METHODS AND FINDINGS:A cross-secti...

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Main Authors: Aline Benjamin, Solange Cesar Cavalcante, Leda Fátima Jamal, Denise Arakaki-Sanchez, Josué Nazareno de Lima, Jose Henrique Pilotto, Francisco Ivanildo de Oliveira Junior, Tâmara Newman Lobato Souza, Maria Cristina Lourenço, Maeve Brito de Mello, Pedro Emmanuel Alvarenga Americano do Brasil, Draurio Barreira, Valeria Rolla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221038

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