Feasibility of a Lateral Flow Urine LAM Test for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in South Africa
TuberculosisTuberculosis3 moreThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the accuracy, diagnostic yield, operational performance, and time to diagnosis of a novel lateral-flow urine LAM test in detecting tuberculosis in HIV-infected adults. A secondary study objective is to evaluate the accuracy and diagnostic yield of the Cepheid Xpert MTB/Rif test in detecting tuberculosis in the blood of HIV-infected adults.
Feasibility of a Lateral Flow Urine Lipoarabinomannan (LAM) Test for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis
TuberculosisTuberculosis3 moreThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the accuracy, diagnostic yield, operational performance, and time to diagnosis of a novel lateral-flow urine lipoarabinomannan (LAM) test in detecting tuberculosis in HIV-infected adults. A secondary study objective is to determine the accuracy, efficiency, costs, and cost-effectiveness of various combinations of Tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic tests, including the novel Xpert MTB/Rif test.