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TB LAM Test Interpretation Guide

DETERMINE™ TB LAM Ag is a rapid diagnostic test for tuberculosis (TB) that provides results in 25 minutes using a non-invasive urine sample, addressing the significant issue of undiagnosed TB among people living with HIV (PLHIV). The test improves diagnostic yield and reduces mortality risk in inpatient settings, making it a cost-effective and user-friendly option for healthcare providers. With over 50% of PLHIV remaining undiagnosed, this innovation aims to enhance TB detection and treatment access.
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TB LAM Test Interpretation Guide

DETERMINE™ TB LAM Ag is a rapid diagnostic test for tuberculosis (TB) that provides results in 25 minutes using a non-invasive urine sample, addressing the significant issue of undiagnosed TB among people living with HIV (PLHIV). The test improves diagnostic yield and reduces mortality risk in inpatient settings, making it a cost-effective and user-friendly option for healthcare providers. With over 50% of PLHIV remaining undiagnosed, this innovation aims to enhance TB detection and treatment access.
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DETERMINE™ TB LAM Ag

27 | Mar | 2023

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>50% of PLHIV Remain Undiagnosed for TB

Limitations of the current testing tools Millions undiagnosed and untreated

60% of patients with extrapulmonary (eptb) do Only 56% of PLHIV estimated to have TB in 2019
60% not have traceable TB in the lungs and sputum.15 56% were identified and reported.18,19

>30% of PLHIV have sampling challenges and >60 % of children and young adolescents couldn’t
30% cannot produce sputum for molecular testing.16 60% access life-saving TB diagnosis and treatment in
2020.20
For children below the age of 6, sputum is induced Patients spend up to 7 weeks before they are
by an invasive procedure.17 diagnosed using current testing methods.21
7

Sputum is an infectious sample, requires processing


and poses a greater biohazard risk.18

Substantial infrastructure and implementation


resources needed for molecular testing.18

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Burden of TB in PLHIV

60% 50%

214,000 60% chance 50% chance


TB deaths that HIV positive adults that children living with
among PLHIV in 2020, an
will acquire TB in the first 2 HIV will acquire TB in the
increase for the first time in
years post diagnosis23 first 2 years post
over a decade due to COVID-
diagnosis23
19 disruption to TB services

and underfunding22

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PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Product Specifications

RAPID SAMPLE39 POINT-OF-CARE STORAGE


(POC) TEST40 SHELF LIFE21
DIAGNOSTIC TEMPERATURE39
TEST39 Urine Requires minimal 2-30C 17 months
Time to result: infrastructure and
25 min training (ie, suitable
for patient bedside in
hospital or primary
care clinics)

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PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Items Required for Testing

PROVIDED IN DETERMINE TB LAM Ag KIT


ADDITIONAL ITEMS NEEDED

Urine collection cup

Reference Scale
Card
Pipette to deliver 60 μL
volume of urine

25 Tests, packaged as Timer


5 cards with 5 tests per card
Package insert (PI)
with instructions

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PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Simple Procedure

Prepare & Perform

1 2 3
PREPARE TEST PLACE TEST ADD SAMPLE

BEFORE Product Information

YOU BEGIN

•Please read the package insert in -------- Lot Number


Patient Identification Caution: Do not lift the
Area
its entirety prior to use. -------- Product Name
capillary tube from the
sample pad before all the
•Gather materials you will need. urine has been
transferred.
•Cover your work space with a
clean, disposable, absorbent
Control Line Area
workspace cover. Patient Test Result
Read Results
Area
•Put on your disposable gloves.
•All components must be brought
to room temperature (between Sample Pad Area
4
READ RESULTS
Wait 25 minutes and
read the results.
5 CHECK RESULTS
6 TEST RESULTS INTERPRETATION

15°C–30°C) prior to testing. 1/ R 01401706


06740101/ R 1

LINE POSITIVE NEGATIVE INVALID

25 - Control

-
min

RD
Result Key

TB LAM Ag
AgLECA

REFERENCE SCALE CARD


+

+
SCA

AMCE

DETERMINE™
L TB
DETERMINE
REN REFE
Patient

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7
PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Clinical Benefits
>50% Increase in Diagnostic Yield With Integrated Testing Using TB LAM43

59%
increase

in diagnostic yield

54.2%
increase

in diagnostic yield

17-24%
TM
Determine TB LAM Ag day 1 diagnostic yield in HIV+ve inpatient higher

compared to Xpert and Smear15

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PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Rapid and Ease of use

TB LAM lateral Rapid flow Feasibility of using TB LAM in


25 Time to results 25 mins
programmatic conditions42
mins

4X FASTER

Molecular test
100 mins Time to results ~100 mins LAM users’ responses on the ease of performing each step of the LAM test (N =
32).

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PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Clinical Benefits
15% Reduction in Mortality Risk in Inpatient Settings

Impact of diagnostic strategies for tuberculosis using lateral flow urine


lipoarabinomannan assay in people living with PLHIV.44

LF-LAM impact on
34 fewer deaths per 1000 linkage to TB treatment
In outpatient settings, the use of LF LAM could
Advanced HIV patients admitted.
result in a large increase in the proportion of PLHIV
started on tuberculosis treatment.

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PRODUCT OVERVIEW

DETERMINE TB LAM Ag is a diagnostic innovation

Cost effective; Instrument free

Non-invasive procedure; non-infectious


& unprocessed urine sample
Clinical utility: At all
Simple POC technology; little training levels of healthcare
and no sample preparation required

Fast, result in 25 mins

TIME TO TB LAM RESULTS TIME TO MOLECULAR /


25 MINS X-RAY RESULTS
1-3 DAYS
TB TREATMENT BEGINS IN TB TREATMENT BEGINS IN
2.42 HOURS DELAYED

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