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Universal screening of Tanzanian HIV-infected adult inpatients with the serum cryptococcal antigen to improve diagnosis and reduce mortality: an operational study

BACKGROUND: Cryptococcal meningitis is a leading cause of death among HIV-infected individuals in sub-Saharan Africa. Recent developments include the availability of intravenous fluconazole, cryptococcal antigen assays and new data to support fluconazole pre-emptive treatment. In this study, we desc...

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Autores principales:	Wajanga, Bahati MK, Kalluvya, Samuel, Downs, Jennifer A, Johnson, Warren D, Fitzgerald, Daniel W, Peck, Robert N
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	The International AIDS Society 2011
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3197468/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21988905 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1758-2652-14-48

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