Urine LAM is used for diagnosis of?: (A) Mycobacterium tuberculosis, (B) Mycobacterium leprae, (C) Mycoplasma Pneumoniae, (D) Listeria monocytogenes
Answer is A. Urine LAM (Lipoarabinomannan) is used for diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mycobacterium leprae-split skin smear Mycoplasma pneumonia- can be detected by urine test but we use different antigen for it Listeria monocytogenes- causes meningitis in children, so we use CSF