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TB-LAM in the Diagnosis of TB

Not Applicable
Conditions
HIV Infections
Tuberculosis
Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Pneumonia
Interventions
Diagnostic Test: Alere TB-LAM
Registration Number
NCT04600232
Lead Sponsor
Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center
Brief Summary

Tuberculosis (TB) is still the leading cause of death in HIV-infected patients. Early diagnosis of TB substantially improves the survival of HIV-infected patients. Urine based detection of lipoarabinomannan (LAM) provides promising methods for quick diagnosis of TB in HIV-infected patients. However, the sensitivity and specificity of TB-LAM is still not well established, especially in area where non-tuberculosis mycobacterium is also prevalence. Here we aimed to evaluate the clinical utility of TB-LAM in diagnosis of active TB in hospitalized HIV-infected patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
400
Inclusion Criteria
  • Hospitalized HIV-infected patients.
  • Willing to participate into the study.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Already diagnosed with active TB
  • Received any anti-tuberculosis drugs and/or quinolone for more than 7 days.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Diagnosis armAlere TB-LAMUrine TB-LAM, sputum smear, Gene Xpert, mycobacterial culture
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Specificity against microbiological reference standard2 months

1-Number of TB-LAM negative/Number of negative by culture or Gene Xpert or smear

Sensitivity against microbiological reference standard2 months

Number of TB-LAM positive/Number of positive by culture or Gene Xpert

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sensitivity against composite reference standard2 months

Number of TB-LAM positive/Number of active TB diagnosed clinically

Specificity against composite reference standard2 months

1-Number of TB-LAM negative/Number of TB excluded

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