Predictors for MTB Culture-Positivity among HIV-Infected Smear-Negative Presumptive Tuberculosis Patients in Uganda: Application of New Tuberculosis Diagnostic Technology.

Predictors for MTB Culture-Positivity among HIV-Infected Smear-Negative Presumptive Tuberculosis Patients in Uganda: Application of New Tuberculosis Diagnostic Technology.

The existing World Health Organization diagnostic algorithms for smear-negative TB perform poorly in HIV-infected individuals. New TB diagnostics such as urine TB lipoarabinomannan (LAM) could improve the accuracy and reduce delays in TB diagnosis in HIV-infected smear-negative presumptive TB. We so...

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Main Authors: Lydia Nakiyingi, Bareng A S Nonyane, Willy Ssengooba, Bruce J Kirenga, Damalie Nakanjako, Gloria Lubega, Pauline Byakika-Kibwika, Moses L Joloba, Jerry J Ellner, Susan E Dorman, Harriet Mayanja-Kizza, Yukari C Manabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4519276?pdf=render

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