A Word of Caution in Considering the Use of the Lipoarabinomannan Lateral Flow Assay on Cerebrospinal Fluid for Detection of Tuberculous Meningitis

J Clin Microbiol. 2016 Jan;54(1):241-2. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02753-15.

Authors

Nathan C Bahr¹, Lillian Tugume², David R Boulware³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas, USA Division of Infectious Disease and International Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA nbahr@kumc.edu.
² Infectious Disease Institute, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
³ Division of Infectious Disease and International Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Comment

MeSH terms

Cerebrospinal Fluid / chemistry*
DNA, Bacterial / analysis*
Female
HIV Infections / complications*
Humans
Immunoassay / methods*
Lipopolysaccharides / analysis*
Male
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / methods*
Tuberculosis, Meningeal / diagnosis*

Substances

DNA, Bacterial
Lipopolysaccharides

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