• The Determine™ TB LAM Ag test empowers you, at the point-of-care, to screen for active TB in HIV positive patients, providing results in just minutes.
• Offers optimal performance in HIV positive patients with advanced immunosuppression.
• A useful tool for detecting sputum smear negative patients.
• Diagnose both pulmonary and extra pulmonary TB from one convenient urine sample.
• Enhanced power comes through combination with methods such sputum smear microscopy or the Xpert® MTB/RIF test.
• Uses unprocessed urine as the validated sample type.
LAM, lipoarabinomannan, is a structurally important component of the outer cell wall of mycobacteria that is shed from metabolically active or degrading cells, is cleared by the kidney and detectable in urine.
• Results in 25 minutes.