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Reflexive Laboratory-Based Cryptococcal Antigen Screening and Preemptive Fluconazole Therapy for Cryptococcal Antigenemia in HIV-Infected Individuals With CD4 <100 Cells/µL: A Stepped-Wedge, Cluster-Randomized Trial
BACKGROUND: HIV-infected persons with cryptococcal antigenemia (CrAg) are at high risk for meningitis or death. We evaluated the effect of CrAg screening and preemptive fluconazole therapy, adjunctive to antiretroviral therapy (ART), on 6-month survival among persons with advanced HIV/AIDS. METHODS:...
Autores principales: | Meya, David B., Kiragga, Agnes N., Nalintya, Elizabeth, Morawski, Bozena M., Rajasingham, Radha, Park, Benjamin J., Mubiru, Anthony, Kaplan, Jonathan E., Manabe, Yukari C., Boulware, David R. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6339522/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30399034 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000001894 |
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