The utility of point-of-care urinary lipoarabinomannan testing for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in critically ill patients: a prospective observational study

The utility of point-of-care urinary lipoarabinomannan testing for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in critically ill patients: a prospective observational study

Abstract Background Tuberculosis is a major global public health concern. Patients with tuberculosis who require critical care have a high mortality and delay in initiating antituberculous therapy is associated with increased mortality. Lipoarabinomannan (LAM) is a lipopolysaccharide found in the ce...

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Main Authors: Kim de Vasconcellos, Praksha Ramjathan, Dhivendra Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Urinary lipoarabinomannan
Point-of-care, tuberculosis
Critically ill
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-05979-y

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