District and sub-district analysis of cryptococcal antigenaemia prevalence and specimen positivity in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

BACKGROUND: Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is a leading cause of mortality among HIV-positive South Africans. Reflex cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) testing of remnant plasma was offered as a pilot prior to implementation in October 2016 in KwaZulu-Natal province. The national reflex CrAg positivity was 5...

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Autores principales: Cassim, Naseem, Coetzee, Lindi M., Govender, Nelesh P., Glencross, Deborah K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS 2018
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6191684/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30349807
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v7i1.757

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6191684/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30349807
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v7i1.757

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