Estimated Prevalence of Cryptococcus Antigenemia (CrAg) among HIV-Infected Adults with Advanced Immunosuppression in Namibia Justifies Routine Screening and Preemptive Treatment

Autor: Christophine Ndjavera, Gram Mutandi, Souleymane Sawadogo, Francina Kaindjee-Tjituka, Jonathan E. Kaplan, Anne E. Purfield, Andrew D. Maher, Benjamin J. Park, David W. Lowrance, Boniface Makumbi
Rok vydání: 2015
Předmět:
0301 basic medicine
Male
RNA viruses
Antifungal Agents
Research Facilities
Cross-sectional study
medicine.medical_treatment
Cryptococcus
lcsh:Medicine
HIV Infections
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Geographical Locations
0302 clinical medicine
Immunodeficiency Viruses
Infectious Diseases of the Nervous System
Hiv infected
Medicine and Health Sciences
Mass Screening
030212 general & internal medicine
Young adult
lcsh:Science
Aged
80 and over

Multidisciplinary
biology
Immunosuppression
Middle Aged
Namibia
Cryptococcal Meningitis
Infectious Diseases
Neurology
Medical Microbiology
Viral Pathogens
Viruses
Female
Pathogens
Cryptococcal meningitis
Research Laboratories
Research Article
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Antigens
Fungal

Adolescent
030106 microbiology
Immunology
Viral diseases
Research and Analysis Methods
Microbiology
Immune Suppression
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
Signs and Symptoms
Diagnostic Medicine
Internal medicine
Retroviruses
medicine
Immune Tolerance
Humans
Microbial Pathogens
Mass screening
Aged
Routine screening
Health Care Policy
business.industry
lcsh:R
Lentivirus
Organisms
Fungi
Biology and Life Sciences
HIV
biology.organism_classification
Health Care
Cross-Sectional Studies
People and Places
Africa
lcsh:Q
business
Screening Guidelines
Government Laboratories
Zdroj: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 11, Iss 10, p e0161830 (2016)
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: Background Cryptococcal meningitis is common and associated with high mortality among HIV infected persons. The World Health Organization recommends that routine Cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) screening in ART-naive adults with a CD4+ count
Databáze: OpenAIRE