Evaluation of the initial 12 months of a routine cryptococcal antigen screening program in reduction of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis in Uganda

BACKGROUND: Asymptomatic Cryptococcal Antigenemia (CrAg) patients develop meningitis within a month of testing positive. Pre-emptive antifungal therapy can prevent progression to Cryptococcal meningitis (CM). In April 2016, a national CrAg screening program was initiated in 206 high-volume health fa...

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Autores principales: Enock, Kagimu, Julius, Kiwanuka, Griffith, Bridget C., Abila, Derrick Bary, Rutakingirwa, Morris K., Kasibante, John, Kandole, Kiiza Tadeo, Kwizera, Richard, Semeere, Aggrey, Meya, David B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8897917/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35246128
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-07624-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8897917/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35246128
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-07624-z

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