Utility of the lateral flow urine lipoarabinomannan tuberculosis assay in patients with advanced HIV disease at antiretroviral therapy centres in Mumbai, India.
Shrikala AcharyaPrashant DeshpandeEdwin Sam AsirvathamAmol PalkarCharishma Jones SarmanChinmay LaxmeshwarManinder Singh SetiaDhirubhai RathodSagar KoliJayesh DaleVijay YeldandiRamesh AllamReshu AgarwalSanjeev VermaSunita UpadhyayaMelissa NyendakPublished in: PloS one (2022)
The study demonstrated the utility of urine LF-LAM for TB diagnosis among AHD patients and the simple, user-friendly test was acceptable as part of routine care. Inclusion of urine LF-LAM test in the current diagnostic algorithm may facilitate early TB diagnosis among AHD patients.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- ejection fraction
- hiv infected
- chronic kidney disease
- hiv aids
- hiv positive
- peritoneal dialysis
- healthcare
- human immunodeficiency virus
- palliative care
- prognostic factors
- emergency department
- clinical practice
- deep learning
- chronic pain
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- patient reported
- health insurance
- affordable care act