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Cryptococcal Antigen Screening in Asymptomatic HIV-Infected Antiretroviral Naïve Patients in Cameroon and Evaluation of the New Semi-Quantitative Biosynex CryptoPS Test

Background: Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is a major cause of AIDS-related mortality in Africa. Detection of serum cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) predicts development of CM in antiretroviral (ART) naïve HIV-infected patients with severe immune depression. Systematic pre-ART CrAg screening and pre-emptiv...

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Autores principales: Temfack, Elvis, Kouanfack, Charles, Mossiang, Leonella, Loyse, Angela, Fonkoua, Marie C., Molloy, Síle F., Koulla-Shiro, Sinata, Delaporte, Eric, Dromer, Françoise, Harrison, Thomas, Lortholary, Olivier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5859387/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29593675
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00409