Accuracy of the tuberculosis point-of-care Alere determine lipoarabinomannan antigen diagnostic test using α-mannosidase treated and untreated urine in a cohort of people living with HIV in Guatemala

Abstract Background Improved point-of-care diagnostic tests for tuberculosis (TB) in severe immune suppressed people living with HIV (PLWH) are needed to decrease morbidity and mortality outcomes. The aim of the study is to evaluate the performance of the lipoarabinomannan antigen test (LAM-test) wi...

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Published in:	AIDS Research and Therapy
Main Authors:	Juan Ignacio García, Johanna Meléndez, Rosa Álvarez, Carlos Mejía-Chew, Holden V. Kelley, Sabeen Sidiki, Alejandra Castillo, Claudia Mazariegos, Cesar López-Téllez, Diana Forno, Nancy Ayala, Joan-Miquel Balada-Llasat, Carlos Rodolfo Mejía-Villatoro, Shu-Hua Wang, Jordi B. Torrelles, Janet Ikeda
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2020-10-01
Subjects:	Tuberculosis Lipoarabinomannan antigen Point-of-care diagnosis HIV Urine Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12981-020-00318-8