Evaluation of the effectiveness of a South African laboratory cryptococcal antigen screening programme using a retrospective cohort and a cluster-randomised trial design

INTRODUCTION: Cryptococcal meningitis is a common fungal opportunistic infection and a leading cause of death among people with advanced HIV disease in sub-Saharan Africa. The WHO recommends cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) screening followed by pre-emptive therapy to prevent cryptococcal meningitis and...

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Autores principales: DeSanto, Daniel J, Bangdiwala, Ananta S, Van Schalkwyk, Erika, Skipper, Caleb P, Greene, Greg, Paxton, Juliet, Huppler Hullsiek, Kathy, Mashau, Rudzani, Rajasingham, Radha, Boulware, David R, Govender, Nelesh P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2022
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Global Health
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9362797/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054057

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9362797/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054057

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