Cryptococcocal immune reconstitution disease: A major cause of early mortality in a South African antiretroviral programme [6]

AIDS

Volumn 19, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 2050-2052

  Lawn, Stephen D ^a,c   Bekker, Linda Gail ^a   Myer, Landon ^a,b   Orrell, Catherine ^a   Wood, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 27944465325     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000191232.16111.f9     Document Type: Letter

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