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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...
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 |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2022
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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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