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Experiences and perceptions of urine sampling for tuberculosis testing among HIV patients: a multisite qualitative descriptive study

Lissouba P, Rücker SCM, Otieno LA, Akatukwasa C, Xulu S,  et al.
2023-11-30 • BMJ Open
2023-11-30 • BMJ Open
OBJECTIVES
Evidence on the acceptability of urine-based assays for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis among patients remains limited. We sought to describe patients’ experiences and percept...
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Novel FujiLAM assay to detect tuberculosis in HIV-positive ambulatory patients in four African countries: a diagnostic accuracy study

Huerga H, Bastard M, Lubega AV, Akinyi M, Antabak NT,  et al.
2023-01-01 • Lancet Global Health
2023-01-01 • Lancet Global Health
BACKGROUND
Development of rapid biomarker-based tests that can diagnose tuberculosis using non-sputum samples is a priority for tuberculosis control. We aimed to compare the diagnost...
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Feasibility and acceptability of using the novel urine-based FujiLAM test to detect tuberculosis: A multi-country mixed-methods study

Rucker SCM, Lissouba P, Akinyi M, Lubega AV, Stewart RC,  et al.
2022-05-01 • Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
2022-05-01 • Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
BACKGROUND
The novel urine-based FujiLAM test identifies tuberculosis in HIV-positive patients but may be challenging to use at point-of-care (POC).

OBJECTIVES
We assess...