Determine LAM urine antigen TB test is highly cost-effective for use in hospitalised people living with HIV

The lateral-flow urine LAM test for tuberculosis – a simple inexpensive strip test for tuberculosis – is a feasible point-of-care test in hospitalised South African adults living with HIV and – if patients are then quickly put on effective treatment – would be a very cost-effective diagnostic strategy in such patients, according to a South African study presented on Wednesday afternoon at the 19^th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) in Washington DC.