Urine lipoarabinomannan concentrations among HIV-negative adults with pulmonary or extrapulmonary tuberculosis disease in Vietnam.

• Main Authors: Nguyen B Hoa (Author), Mark Fajans (Author), Hung Nguyen Van (Author), Bao Vu Ngoc (Author), Nhung Nguyen Viet (Author), Hoa Nguyen Thi (Author), Lien Tran Thi Huong (Author), Dung Tran Minh (Author), Cuong Nguyen Kim (Author), Trinh Ha Thi Tuyet (Author), Tri Nguyen Huu (Author), Diep Bui Ngoc (Author), Hai Nguyen Viet (Author), An Tran Khanh (Author), Lorraine Lillis (Author), Marcos Perez (Author), Katherine K Thomas (Author), Roger B Peck (Author), Jason L Cantera (Author), Eileen Murphy (Author), Olivia R Halas (Author), Helen L Storey (Author), Abraham Pinter (Author), Morten Ruhwald (Author), Paul K Drain (Author), David S Boyle (Author)
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• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Lipoarabinomannan (LAM) is a promising target biomarker for diagnosing subclinical and clinical tuberculosis (TB). Urine LAM (uLAM) testing using rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) has been approved for people living with HIV (PLWH), however there is limited data regarding uLAM levels in HIV-negative (HI...