Bibliographic information
GuidelineWHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 3: diagnosis – rapid diagnostics for tuberculosis detection: web annex 2. GRADE profiles
Year of Publication2020
Issuing InstitutionWHO
Recommendation
New
loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) may be used as a replacement test for sputum-smear microscopy to diagnose pulmonary TB in adults with signs and symptoms consistent with TB
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Very low