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Parallel use of low‐complexity automated nucleic acid amplification tests and lateral flow urine lipoarabinomannan assays to detect tuberculosis disease in adults and adolescents living with HIV

Date:

05/13/2024

Citation:

Bjerrum S, Yang B, Åhsberg J, Nathavitharana RR, Olbrich L, Jaganath D, Kay AW, Lundh A, Shah M. Parallel use of low‐complexity automated nucleic acid amplification tests and lateral flow urine lipoarabinomannan assays to detect tuberculosis disease in adults and adolescents living with HIV. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 May 13;2024(5):CD016070. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD016070. PMCID: PMC11089515.

Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (diagnostic). The objectives are as follows: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of parallel use of lateral flow urine lipoarabinomannan on urine and low‐complexity automated nucleic acid amplification tests on respiratory samples versus each test alone for detection of tuberculosis disease in adults and adolescents living with HIV who present with presumptive tuberculosis. Secondary objectives: To investigate the following sources of heterogeneity: clinical setting; signs and symptoms of tuberculosis; screening positivity for tuberculosis disease by chest x‐ray, C‐reactive protein elevation, and molecular World Health Organization‐recommended rapid diagnostics; seriously ill; advanced HIV; and CD4 cell count.

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11089515/