The diagnostic accuracy of urine lipoarabinomannan test for tuberculosis screening in a South African correctional facility.

The diagnostic accuracy of urine lipoarabinomannan test for tuberculosis screening in a South African correctional facility.

We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of the urine lipoarabinomannan (LAM) antigen detection assay (Clearview TB-ELISA) to screen for tuberculosis in a South African correctional facility.Between September 2009 and October 2010, male offenders were screened for tuberculosis (symptoms, chest radiograp...

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Main Authors: Yasmeen Hanifa, Lilanganee Telisinghe, Katherine L Fielding, Justin L Malden, Gavin J Churchyard, Alison D Grant, Salome Charalambous
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4444353?pdf=render

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