Cryptococcal Antigen Screening in Asymptomatic HIV-Infected Antiretroviral Naïve Patients in Cameroon and Evaluation of the New Semi-Quantitative Biosynex CryptoPS Test

Background: Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is a major cause of AIDS-related mortality in Africa. Detection of serum cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) predicts development of CM in antiretroviral (ART) naïve HIV-infected patients with severe immune depression. Systematic pre-ART CrAg screening and pre-emptiv...

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Huvudupphov:	Elvis Temfack, Charles Kouanfack, Leonella Mossiang, Angela Loyse, Marie C. Fonkoua, Síle F. Molloy, Sinata Koulla-Shiro, Eric Delaporte, Françoise Dromer, Thomas Harrison, Olivier Lortholary
Materialtyp:	Artigo
Språk:	Inglês
Utgiven:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Serie:	Frontiers in Microbiology
Ämnen:	cryptococcosis cryptococcal antigen screening point of care lateral flow assay
Länkar:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00409/full
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