Cryptococcal antigen prevalence in HIV-infected Tanzanians: a cross-sectional study and evaluation of a point-of-care lateral flow assay.
Objectives: Cryptococcal antigen (CRAG) screening at antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation and pre-emptive antifungal treatment for those testing positive could prevent many cases of cryptococcal meningitis (CM). To investigate whether CRAG screening would be feasible in Tanzania, we conducted a c...
| Published in: | Tropical Medicine & International Health Vol. 18; no. 9; pp. 1075 - 1080 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | research Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Sep2013
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |