Diagnostic accuracy of a novel point-of-care urine lipoarabinomannan assay for the detection of tuberculosis among adult outpatients in Zambia: a prospective cross-sectional study

Monde Muyoyeta, Andrew D. Kerkhoff, Lophina Chilukutu, Emmanuel Moreau, Samuel G. Schumacher, Morten Ruhwald

Source: Eur Respir J, 58 (5) 2003999; 10.1183/13993003.03999-2020
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