Cryptococcal Antigenemia in Advanced Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease: Pathophysiology, Epidemiology, and Clinical Implications.

Cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) is detectable in blood prior to the onset of symptomatic cryptococcal meningitis (CM), a leading cause of death among people with advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease globally. Highly sensitive assays can detect CrAg in blood, and screening people with HIV...

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Published in:Clinical Infectious Diseases Vol. 76; no. 4; pp. 764 - 771
Main Authors: Wake, Rachel M, Molloy, Síle F, Jarvis, Joseph N, Harrison, Thomas S, Govender, Nelesh P
Format: algorithm pictorial review tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA 2/15/2023
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