Lipoarabinomannan in urine during tuberculosis treatment: association with host and pathogen factors and mycobacteriuria

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Detection of lipoarabinomannan (LAM), a <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </it>(<it>Mtb</it>) cell wall antigen, is a potentially attractive diagnostic. However, the LAM-ELISA assay has demonstrated variable sens...

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Main Authors: Wood Robin, Racow Kimberly, Bekker Linda-Gail, Middelkoop Keren, Vogt Monica, Kreiswirth Barry N, Lawn Stephen D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-02-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/47