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

Year: 2015

Type: letter

Abstract: In their [letter][1], Bahr and colleagues report their inability to detect lipoarabinomannan (LAM) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with tuberculous meningitis (TBM) by using a lateral flow assay (Determine TB LAM; Alere, Waltham, MA, USA). Several studies have shown LAM positivity in

Source: Journal of Clinical Microbiology

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02823-15

Authors: Janneke A. Cox, Robert Colebunders, Yukari C. Manabe

Institutions: Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde, University of Antwerp, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2198455991

Cites: 11

Cited by: 7

Related to: 10