A prospective study of mortality from cryptococcal meningitis following treatment induction with 1200 mg oral fluconazole in Blantyre, Malawi.

A prospective study of mortality from cryptococcal meningitis following treatment induction with 1200 mg oral fluconazole in Blantyre, Malawi.

We have previously reported high ten-week mortality from cryptococcal meningitis in Malawian adults following treatment-induction with 800 mg oral fluconazole (57% [33/58]). National guidelines in Malawi and other African countries now advocate an increased induction dose of 1200 mg. We assessed whe...

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Main Authors: Katherine M Gaskell, Camilla Rothe, Roshina Gnanadurai, Patrick Goodson, Chikondi Jassi, Robert S Heyderman, Theresa J Allain, Thomas S Harrison, David G Lalloo, Derek J Sloan, Nicholas A Feasey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4222805?pdf=render

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