Estimation of the current global burden of cryptococcal meningitis among persons living with HIV/AIDS

AIDS

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 525-530

  Park, Benjamin J ^a,f   Wannemuehler, Kathleen A ^b   Marston, Barbara J ^c   Govender, Nelesh ^d   Pappas, Peter G ^e   Chiller, Tom M ^a  

^a Mycotic Diseases Branch   (United States)

^b Division of Foodborne Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Burden; Cryptococcal meningitis; Cryptococcus; Epidemiology; HIV

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 62349130224     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328322ffac     Document Type: Article

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