Screening for Cryptococcal Antigenemia in Anti-Retroviral Naïve AIDS Patients in Benin City, Nigeria

Objectives: Cryptococcus neoformans is the most incriminated fungal pathogen causing meningitis in acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients, and is known to constitute a major cause of deaths in AIDS patients. This study thus aimed to determine the baseline sero-prevalence of Cryptococcus...

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Main Authors: Favour Osazuwa, John Osilume Dirisu, Patrick Evbaguehita Okuonghae, Ose Ugbebor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oman Medical Specialty Board 2012-05-01
Series:Oman Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.omjournal.org/fultext_PDF.aspx?DetailsID=241&type=fultext