Adoption and uptake of the lateral flow urine LAM test in countries with high tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS burden: current landscape and barriers [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Adoption and uptake of the lateral flow urine LAM test in countries with high tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS burden: current landscape and barriers [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Background: Since 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a commercially available lateral-flow urine LAM test (Alere-LAM) to assist in the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in severely ill people living with HIV (PLHIV). The test can rapidly detect TB in severely ill PLHIV and can id...

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Main Authors: Diane N. Singhroy, Emily MacLean, Mikashmi Kohli, Erica Lessem, David Branigan, Kathleen England, Khairunisa Suleiman, Paul K. Drain, Morten Ruhwald, Samuel Schumacher, Claudia M. Denkinger, Brenda Waning, Wayne Van Gemert, Madhukar Pai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2020-02-01
Series:Gates Open Research
Online Access:https://gatesopenresearch.org/articles/4-24/v1

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