Primary Care for HIV-Infected Patients in Resource-Limited Settings
Summary
- Cryptococcal meningitis should be suspected in patients with advanced HIV infection who present with features of meningitis
- WHO recommends diagnosis of cryptococcal disease by rapid CSF or serum cryptococcal antigen (Management Guidelines)[WHO Crypto]
- Screening for cryptococcal infection before ART initiation in patients with CD4+ cell counts < 100 cells/mm3 prevents early mortality and is cost effective[Meya 2010; Jarvis 2013]
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