From: Low sensitivity of a urine LAM-ELISA in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis
Classification | Total LAM +ve | HIV -ve LAM +ve | HIV +ve LAM +ve |
---|---|---|---|
A (smear+ve/culture+ve, M. tuberculosis ) | 27/48 (56.3%) | 4/17 (23.5%) | 23/31 (74.2%) |
B (smear-ve/culture+ve, M. tuberculosis ) | 8/21 (38.1%) | 0/2 (0.0%) | 8/19 (42.1%) |
B NTM (smear-ve/culture+ve, non-tuberculous mycobacteria) | 4/45 (8.9%) | 2/16 (12.5%) | 2/29 (6.9%) |
C (controls, all smears and cultures-ve and sustained recovery under antibiotic treatment at day 56) | 10/82 (12.2%) | 4/45 (8.9%) | 6/37 (16.2%) |
D (all cultures-ve, CXR and clinical symptoms very suspicious for TB) | 9/56 (16.1%) | 3/18 (16.7%) | 6/38 (15.8%) |
I (any other possible combination of results and loss to follow up after recruitment) | 8/39 (20.5%) | 4/21 (19.1%) | 4/18 (22.2%) |