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Cost-effectiveness of CRAG-LFA screening for cryptococcal meningitis among people living with HIV in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) constitutes a significant source of mortality in resource-limited regions. Cryptococcal antigen (CRAG) can be detected in the blood before onset of meningitis. We sought to determine the cost-effectiveness of implementing CRAG screening using the recently dev...
Autores principales: | Ramachandran, Anu, Manabe, Yukari, Rajasingham, Radha, Shah, Maunank |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5364591/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28335769 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2325-9 |
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