Evaluation of a national cryptococcal antigen screening program for HIV-infected patients in Uganda: A cost-effectiveness modeling analysis

BACKGROUND: Cryptococcal meningitis accounts for 15% of AIDS-related mortality. Cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) is detected in blood weeks before onset of meningitis, and CrAg positivity is an independent predictor of meningitis and death. CrAg screening for patients with advanced HIV and preemptive tre...

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Published in:PLoS One
Main Authors: Rajasingham, Radha, Meya, David B., Greene, Gregory S., Jordan, Alexander, Nakawuka, Mina, Chiller, Tom M., Boulware, David R., Larson, Bruce A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2019
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6328136/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30629619
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210105
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