High prevalence of Cryptococcal antigenemia among HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in Ethiopia.

High prevalence of Cryptococcal antigenemia among HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in Ethiopia.

BACKGROUND: Cryptococcal disease is estimated to be responsible for significant mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa; however, only scarce epidemiology data exists. We sought to evaluate the prevalence of and risk factors for cryptococcal antigenemia in Ethiopia. METHODS: Consecutive adult HIV-infected p...

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Main Authors: Abere Shiferaw Alemu, Russell R Kempker, Admasu Tenna, Christopher Smitson, Nega Berhe, Daniel Fekade, Henry M Blumberg, Abraham Aseffa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3587601?pdf=render

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