BIGG

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Lateral flow urine lipoarabinomannan assay (LF-LAM) for the diagnosis of active tuberculosis in people living with HIV. Policy update 2019

The World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) strategy for tuberculosis (TB) prevention, care and control for 2015–2035 (known as the End TB Strategy) prioritizes the early diagnosis of TB. This prioritization includes cases of smear-negative disease, which are often associated with coinfection with HIV ...

Commercial serodiagnostic tests for diagnosis of tuberculosis: policy statement

An antibody detection-based diagnostic test in a user-friendly format could potentially replace microscopy and extend tuberculosis diagnosis to lower levels of health services. Dozens of commercial serological tests for tuberculosis are being marketed in many parts of the world, despite previous systemat...