Quantitative analysis of a urine-based assay for lipoarabinomannan in patients with tuberculosis

Post Date: 
2010-08-15
Publication: 
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Summary: 


Abstract

Urinary lipoarabinomannan (LAM) detection is a promising approach for rapid diagnosis of active tuberculosis (TB). In microbiologically confirmed TB patients, quantitative LAM detection results increased progressively with bacillary burden and immunosuppression. Patients with disseminated TB and/or advanced HIV are target populations for whom urine LAM detection may be particularly useful.

Citation: 
Shah M, N Martinson, R Chaisson, D Martin, E Varieva, S Dorman. Quantitative Analysis of a urine-based assay for lipoarabinomannan in patients with tuberculosis. JCM. 2010 Aug;48(8):2972-4. PMID: 20534796 PMCID: PMC2916614