TB - Tuberculosis HIV Clinical Trial
Official title:
Role of Detection of Lipoarabinomannan (LAM) in Urine for Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in HIV Patients; Egyptian Experience
A diagnostic validity study in which urinary LAM was done in seropositive HIV patients with symptoms suggestive of TB who were included and investigated with battery of tests to reach the final diagnosis.
A diagnostic validity study in which urinary LAM was done in seropositive HIV patients with symptoms suggestive of TB who were included and investigated with battery of tests to reach the final diagnosis. The study was conducted at Mansoura Fever Hospital in collaboration with the Chest Department and Clinical Pathology Department, Mansoura University, Egypt, from January 2015 to October 2016. Ethical approval had been obtained from Medical Research Ethics Committee of Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University (code no: MD/138). Approval from Egyptian Ministry of Health was taken (No: 1-2016/18). Patients signed their written consents after detailed explanation of the study protocol. ;