So it’s kind of embarrassing that the first time I ever heard of the LAM-ELISA test was because of the unsolved murder of Elisa Lam.

Clinical utility of a commercial LAM-ELISA assay for TB diagnosis in HIV-infected patients using urine and sputum samples. • 2010 Mar 24 • Dheda, K et al • PLoS One • PubMed

One weird theory suggested she had TB encephalopathy. I’m not sure where that came from.