Abstract
We retrospectively reviewed the Determine TB-LAM lateral flow assay (LF-LAM) results among human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with disseminated nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) disease. LF-LAM was positive in 19 of 21 patients without evidence of tuberculosis (TB) coinfection. Although TB-NTM coinfection may have been underdiagnosed, our results suggest that disseminated NTM disease may cause false-positive LF-LAM results.
Original language | English (US) |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 1226-1228 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Clinical Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 65 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1 2017 |
Keywords
- Determine TB-LAM
- lipoarabinomannan
- nontuberculous mycobacteria
- tuberculosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases