Use of the urine Determine LAM test in the context of tuberculosis diagnosis among inpatients with HIV in Ghana: a mixed methods study

Use of the urine Determine LAM test in the context of tuberculosis diagnosis among inpatients with HIV in Ghana: a mixed methods study

BackgroundThe urine Determine LAM test has the potential to identify tuberculosis (TB) and reduce early mortality among people living with HIV. However, implementation of the test in practice has been slow. We aimed to understand how a Determine LAM intervention was received and worked in a Ghanaian...

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Main Authors: Johanna Åhsberg, Britt Pinkowski Tersbøl, Peter Puplampu, Augustine Kwashie, Joseph Oliver Commey, Yaw Adusi-Poku, Ellen Moseholm, Åse Bengård Andersen, Ernest Kenu, Margaret Lartey, Isik Somuncu Johansen, Stephanie Bjerrum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
HIV
tuberculosis
diagnosis
Xpert MTB/RIF
Determine LAM
qualitative interviews
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1271763/full

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