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Lipoarabinomannan (LAM) in Urine for Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in HIV Patients

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
TB - Tuberculosis HIV
Registration Number
NCT04813666
Lead Sponsor
Mansoura University
Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

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.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
214
Inclusion Criteria
  • The study included seropositive HIV patients with a new diagnosis of either pulmonary or extra-pulmonary TB, and also included patients who were presented by symptoms suggestive for tuberculosis, changes in chest X ray that not improved by full course of antibiotics or positive tuberculin test ≥ 5 mm.
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients on anti-TB drugs or negative screening for sero-positive HIV patients were excluded from the study.
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SEQUENTIAL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
positive for TBday 1

Concentration of urinary LAM was done in seropositive HIV patients

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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