The Diagnostic Value of Urine Lipoarabinomannan (Lam) Antigen in Childhood Tuberculosis

Introduction: Diagnosis of Tuberculosis (TB) in children is difficult because the clinical presentation is not specific, the chest X-ray interpretation has low accuracy and sputum sample is difficult to obtain. Antigen detection test such as rapid urine LAM is a non-invasive alternative for diag...

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Main Authors: Agustin Iskandar, Erlin Nursiloningrum, Maimun Zulhaidah Arthamin, Ery Olivianto, Mas Slamet Chandrakusuma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2017-03-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/9542/20909_CE[Ra1]_F(DK)_PF1(SY_DK)_PFA(P)_PF2(P_NESY).pdf