The sensitivity and specificity of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for tuberculosis diagnosis in adults with chronic cough in Malawi

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2016, Pages

  Nliwasa, Marriott ^a,b   MacPherson, Peter ^c,d   Chisala, Palesa ^a   Kamdolozi, Mercy ^a   Khundi, McEwen ^a   Kaswaswa, Kruger ^a   Mwapasa, Mphatso ^a   Msefula, Chisomo ^a   Sohn, Hojoon ^e   Flach, Clare ^b   Corbett, Elizabeth L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC COUGH; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE SMEAR MICROSCOPY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOOP MEDIATED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MICROSCOPY; RAPID TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLICATION; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; ECONOMICS; HIV INFECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

DIAGNOSTIC KIT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COUGH; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84969850838     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155101     Document Type: Article

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