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Lead
University of Southern Denmark
With
Odense University Hospital
National Tuberculosis Control Programme, Ghana
Odense Patient Data Explorative Network
University of Ghana
Tema General Hospital, Ghana
Lekma Hospital, Ghana
Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
HIV-positive
18 years and above
Able to give informed consent
Admitted at the wards attached to the research site ART/HIV-clinic
Eligible for LF-LAM testing (defined by WHO in the LF-LAM policy update 2019): CD4-cell-count ≤200 cells/μL (the last measured CD4-cell-count); or a WHO clinical stage 3 or 4 event at presentation for care; or seriously ill defined by WHO (respiratory rate \> 30/min, temperature \> 39°C, heart rate \> 120/min or unable to walk unaided); or a positive WHO TB symptom screening including one of the following symptoms: current cough, fever, weight loss, or night sweats
You may not be if
Anti-tuberculous treatment including preventive treatment with Isoniazide within the last 60 days
Earlier participation in the same study
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