Cryptococcal antigen positivity combined with the percentage of HIV-seropositive samples with CD4 counts <100 cells/μl identifies districts in South Africa with advanced burden of disease

INTRODUCTION: Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is an opportunistic fungal disease with a high mortality among HIV-positive patients with severe immunosuppression (CD4 count <100 cells/μl). Reflexed screening for cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) in remnant blood samples was initially piloted at selected CD...

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Autores principales: Coetzee, Lindi-Marie, Cassim, Naseem, Sriruttan, Charlotte, Mhlanga, Mabatho, Govender, Nelesh P., Glencross, Deborah Kim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5997320/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29894509
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198993

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5997320/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29894509
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198993

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