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Diagnostic value of the urine lipoarabinomannan assay in HIV-positive, ambulatory patients with CD4...

Diagnostic value of the urine lipoarabinomannan assay in HIV-positive, ambulatory patients with CD4...

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Diagnostic value of the urine lipoarabinomannan assay in HIV-positive, ambulatory patients with CD4 below 200 cells/[mu]l in 2 low-resource settings: A prospective observational study

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Diagnostic value of the urine lipoarabinomannan assay in HIV-positive, ambulatory patients with CD4 below 200 cells/[mu]l in 2 low-resource settings: A prospective observational study

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Public Library of Science

Journal title

PLoS medicine, 2019-04, Vol.16 (4)

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English

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Current guidelines recommend the use of the lateral flow urine lipoarabinomannan assay (LAM) in HIV-positive, ambulatory patients with signs and symptoms of tuberculosis (TB) only if they are seriously ill or have CD4 count [less than or equal to] 100 cells/[mu]l. We assessed the diagnostic yield of including LAM in TB diagnostic algorithms in HIV-...

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Diagnostic value of the urine lipoarabinomannan assay in HIV-positive, ambulatory patients with CD4 below 200 cells/[mu]l in 2 low-resource settings: A prospective observational study

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TN_cdi_gale_infotracmisc_A584292539

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_gale_infotracmisc_A584292539

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1549-1277

DOI

10.1371/journal.pmed.1002792

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