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Comparison of Cryptococcal Antigenemia between Antiretroviral Naïve and Antiretroviral Experienced HIV Positive Patients at Two Hospitals in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Cryptococcal meningitis is a major cause of HIV/AIDS-related deaths in Africa. Cryptococcosis is a neglected killer. However, meningitis can be prevented by early cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) screening and preemptive antifungal treatment during a prolonged period of detectable, subclinica...
Autores principales: | Beyene, Tafese, Woldeamanuel, Yimtubezinash, Asrat, Daniel, Ayana, Gonfa, Boulware, David R. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3790840/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24124498 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075585 |
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