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Screening for Cryptococcal Antigenemia in Patients Accessing an Antiretroviral Treatment Program in South Africa

Joseph N Jarvis, Stephen D Lawn, Monica Vogt, Nonzwakazi Bangani, Robin Wood, Thomas S. Harrison

Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2009 · 322 citations · 29 references

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Abstract

Cryptococcal antigen screening before initiation of ART in patients with a CD4 cell count <or=100 cells/microL is highly effective for identifying those at risk of cryptococcal meningitis and death and might permit implementation of a targeted preemptive treatment strategy.

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