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