Prevalence and mortality of cryptococcal disease in adults with advanced HIV in an urban tertiary hospital in Sierra Leone: a prospective study

BACKGROUND: The global annual estimate for cryptococcal disease-related deaths exceeds 180,000, with three fourth occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) screening in all HIV patients with CD4 count < 100/μl. As there is no previ...

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Autores principales: Lakoh, Sulaiman, Rickman, Hannah, Sesay, Momodu, Kenneh, Sartie, Burke, Rachael, Baldeh, Mamadu, Jiba, Darlinda F., Tejan, Yusuf S., Boyle, Sonia, Koroma, Comfort, Deen, Gibrilla F., Beynon, Fenella
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7023785/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32059703
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-4862-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7023785/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32059703
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-4862-x

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