The Diagnostic Accuracy of Urine Lipoarabinomannan Test for Tuberculosis Screening in a South African Correctional Facility

BACKGROUND: 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. METHODS: Between September 2009 and October 2010, male offenders were screened for tuberculosis (sym...

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Published in:PLoS One
Main Authors: Hanifa, Yasmeen, Telisinghe, Lilanganee, Fielding, Katherine L., Malden, Justin L., Churchyard, Gavin J., Grant, Alison D., Charalambous, Salome
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4444353/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26010840
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0127956
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