Factors associated with early mycological clearance in HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis.

INTRODUCTION:The first-line combination therapy for HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis (CM), a condition of high mortality particularly in the first two weeks of treatment, consists of amphotericin B plus flucytosine (5-FC). Given that 5-FC remains unavailable in many countries, the knowledge of...

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Hauptverfasser: Fátima Concha-Velasco, Elsa González-Lagos, Carlos Seas, Beatriz Bustamante
Format: Artikel
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Schriftenreihe:PLoS ONE
Online Zugang:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5371305?pdf=render