LATERAL FLOW ASSAY FOR CRYPTOCOCCAL ANTIGEN: AN IMPORTANT ADVANCE TO IMPROVE THE CONTINUUM OF HIV CARE AND REDUCE CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS-RELATED MORTALITY

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FIGURE 2 : Distribution of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii molecular types in the cities of Mato Grosso do Sul according to the place of residence of the

CSF cryptococcal antigen titers are positive in 90% of non-AIDS patients, but se- rum cryptococcal antigen is detected in only 50% of cases.. Cryptococcal cultures of CSF may be

Objective: To verify the relationship between intracranial pressure and flash visual evoked potentials (F-VEP) in patients with cryptococcal meningitis.. Method: The sample

The neurological manifestations directly related to HIV are acute viral meningitis, chronic meningitis, HIV-associated dementia (HAD), vacuolar myelopathy, and involvement of

The frequency of both intravenous drug abuse and cocaine/crack use in this patient population also contributes to other potential causes of cerebral infarctions,

In this review, we highlight the importance of: (1) earlier HIV diagnosis and HAART initiation with retention-in-care to avoid AIDS; (2) pre-HAART cryptococcal antigen (CRAG)

In this study, patients who were treated for at least 2 weeks (IP) were evaluated and, for patients who continued until a cure or a change of treatment using other antifungal