Prevalence and mortality of cryptococcal disease in adults with advanced HIV in an urban tertiary hospital in Sierra Leone: a prospective study.

Background: The global annual estimate for cryptococcal disease-related deaths exceeds 180,000, with three fourth occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) screening in all HIV patients with CD4 count < 100/μl. As there is no previous...

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Publicado en:	BMC Infectious Diseases Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 1 - 8
Autores principales:	Lakoh, Sulaiman, Rickman, Hannah, Sesay, Momodu, Kenneh, Sartie, Burke, Rachael, Baldeh, Mamadu, Jiba, Darlinda F., Tejan, Yusuf S., Boyle, Sonia, Koroma, Comfort, Deen, Gibrilla F., Beynon, Fenella
Formato:	Journal Article
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2/14/2020
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