Tackling cryptococcal meningitis in Nigeria, one-step at a time; the impact of training.

BACKGROUND:Nigeria is estimated to have 25,000 cases of cryptococcal antigenemia (CrAg) annually. CrAg screening with pre-emptive fluconazole treatment is recommended but not yet implemented in Nigeria. Trainings were conducted to improve health-care provider (HCP) awareness and clinical skills in t...

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Main Authors: Rita O Oladele, Alexander Jordan, Patrick Akande, Sulaimon A Akanmu, Iorhen E Akase, Sani Aliyu, David W Denning, Tom Chiller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235577