Diagnostic value of Lipoarabinomannan antigen for detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis in adults and children with or without HIV infection
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DOI: 10.1002/jcla.24238
Abstract: Even today, tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading public health problem; yet, the current diagnostic methods still have a few shortcomings. Lipoarabinomannan (LAM) provides an opportunity for TB diagnosis, and urine LAM detection seems to have… read more here.
Keywords: value lipoarabinomannan; tuberculosis; lipoarabinomannan antigen; antigen detecting ... See more keywords
Postmortem Antigen-Detecting Rapid Diagnostic Tests to Predict Infectivity of SARS-CoV-2-Associated Deaths.
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2801.211749
Abstract: We investigated the infectivity of 128 severe acute respiratory disease coronavirus 2-associated deaths and evaluated predictive values of standard diagnostic procedures. Maintained infectivity (20%) did not correlate with viral RNA loads but correlated well with… read more here.
Keywords: associated deaths; rapid diagnostic; diagnostic tests; detecting rapid ... See more keywords
Performance of SARS-CoV-2 Antigen-Detecting Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Omicron and Other Variants of Concern
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.810576
Abstract: The SARS-CoV-2 antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic test (Ag-RDTs) is an easy-to-use diagnostic tool to identify the contagious individuals and reduce the new infections. However, to be effective, Ag-RDTs require the detection of distinct variants of concern… read more here.
Keywords: rapid diagnostic; detecting rapid; antigen detecting; variants concern ... See more keywords