title: Effect of empirical treatment on outcomes of clinical trials of diagnostic assays for tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK; The Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. Electronic address: stephen.lawn@lshtm.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Stephen D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Lawn
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Microbiology and Institute for Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; National Health Laboratory Service, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: Mark P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Nicol
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK; Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi.
authors.forename: Elizabeth L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Corbett
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000592:standards*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents