Prevalence of cryptococcosis among HIV-infected patients in Yaounde, Cameroon

African Health Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 129-133

  Dzoyem, J P ^a   Kechia, F A ^b   Ngaba, G P ^c   Lunga, P K ^a   Lohoue, P J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DOUALA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Cryptococcosis; HIV AIDS patients; Prevalence; Yaounde

Indexed keywords

INDIAN INK;

ADULT; AIDS PATIENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAMEROON; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MICROSCOPY; PREVALENCE; SAMPLE SIZE; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CAMEROON; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; URINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864361420     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v12i2.8     Document Type: Article

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