Thus, in TB patients with a CD4 count <200 cells/mm 3 a combination of urine LAM and smear microscopy showed a sensitivity of 53% versus 37% for smear-microscopy alone; however, this additive value of urine LAM did not reach statistical significance (p = 0.07).
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Clinical utility of a commercial LAM-ELISA assay for TB diagnosis in HIV-infected patients using urine and sputum samples.
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