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ArticleJornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia2025

Lateral flow urine lipoarabinomannan assay for tuberculosis diagnosis in HIV-positive inpatients and outpatients.

Giovana Rodrigues Pereira, Márcia Silva Barbosa, Carina Secchi, Maiara Priscila Dos Passos, André Kulzer Santos, Raimunda Sinthia Lima de Braga, Marina Scheffer de Souza, Gean Souza Ramos, João Vitor Vigne Duz, Denise Rossato Silva

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Article in Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Lateral flow urine lipoarabinomannan assay for tuberculosis diagnosis in people living with HIV: a step in the right direction, but we need more.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2025
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10 authors.

Giovana Rodrigues Pereira. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Pneumológicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS - Porto Alegre (RS) Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6995-4046
Márcia Silva Barbosa. Laboratório Municipal de Alvorada, Alvorada (RS) Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3158-6481
Carina Secchi. Laboratório Municipal de Alvorada, Alvorada (RS) Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-2401-5490
Maiara Priscila Dos Passos. Laboratório Municipal de Alvorada, Alvorada (RS) Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-8957-1657
André Kulzer Santos. Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS - Porto Alegre (RS) Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-7360-0600
Raimunda Sinthia Lima de Braga. Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS - Porto Alegre (RS) Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-6536-6188
Marina Scheffer de Souza. Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS - Porto Alegre (RS) Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-0274-3409
Gean Souza Ramos. Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS - Porto Alegre (RS) Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9037-5708
João Vitor Vigne Duz. Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS - Porto Alegre (RS) Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-1094-6769
Denise Rossato Silva. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Pneumológicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS - Porto Alegre (RS) Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0230-2734

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate tuberculosis diagnosis with the use of the lateral flow urine lipoarabinomannan assay (LF-LAM) in addition to the Xpert® MTB/RIF Ultra assay on sputum in HIV-positive inpatients and outpatients.

methodsThis was a prospective cross-sectional study including HIV-positive patients ≥ 18 years of age with an indication for LF-LAM in accordance with Brazilian National Ministry of Health criteria.

resultsA total of 140 patients were included in the study. LF-LAM was positive in 23 (16.4%). An additional 12 (8.6%) were diagnosed with the aid of LF-LAM, this increase in tuberculosis detection being statistically significant. LF-LAM-positive patients were younger and had lower CD4 counts in comparison with LF-LAM-negative patients. Smoking was more common among LF-LAM-negative patients than among LF-LAM-positive patients.

conclusionsThe use of LF-LAM significantly increases the detection of tuberculosis in HIV-positive patients, mostly in those who are hospitalized. These findings highlight the utility of LF-LAM, especially in regions with high tuberculosis and HIV infection incidence.

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HIV InfectionsLipopolysaccharidesTuberculosisTuberculosis, PulmonaryAdultCD4 Lymphocyte CountCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansInpatientsMaleMiddle AgedOutpatientsProspective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificitySputumlipoarabinomannanLipopolysaccharides

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PMID41172414
PMCPMC12602061

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