Cryptococcal Antigen Screening in Patients Initiating ART in South Africa: A Prospective Cohort Study
Conclusions. CrAg screening of individuals initiating ART and preemptive fluconazole treatment of CrAg-positive patients resulted in markedly fewer cases of CM compared with historic unscreened cohorts. Studies are needed to refine management of CrAg-positive patients who have high mortality that does not appear to be wholly attributable to cryptococcal disease.
Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Longley, N., Jarvis, J. N., Meintjes, G., Boulle, A., Cross, A., Kelly, N., Govender, N. P., Bekker, L.-G., Wood, R., Harrison, T. S. Tags: ARTICLES AND COMMENTARIES Source Type: research
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