CONTEXTE Médecins Sans Frontières Belgique a mis en place des diagnostics au point de service (DPS) pour le dépistage précoce d’un VIH avancé, et en présence de celle-ci, d’une TB et...
Deiss R, Loreti C, Gutierrez AG, Filipe E, Tatia M, et al.
2021-04-26 • PLOS One
2021-04-26 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND Cryptococcal meningitis is a leading cause of HIV-related mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, however, screening for cryptococcal antigenemia has not been universally impleme...
Shroufi A, Govender NP, Meintjes GA, Black JM, Nel J, et al.
2020-06-01 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
2020-06-01 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND Cryptococcal Meningitis (CM) is estimated to cause 181,000 deaths annually; with the majority occurring in Sub Saharan Africa. Flucytosine is recommended by the World Heal...
Mashau RC, Meiring ST, Quan VC, Nel J, Greene GS, et al.
2022-06-21 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2022-06-21 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND Although flucytosine is a key component of WHO-recommended induction treatment for HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis, this antifungal agent is not widely available in...
