Tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT) to prevent tuberculosis co-infection among adults with HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis: A clinician’s perspective

Tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT) to prevent tuberculosis co-infection among adults with HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis: A clinician’s perspective

As part of the END TB strategy, the World Health organization (WHO) recommends provision of tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT) to all people at high risk of developing active TB disease. Patients with HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis are severely immunocompromised and therefore should be el...

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Main Authors: John Kasibante, Morris K. Rutakingirwa, Enock Kagimu, Kenneth Ssebambulidde, Jayne Ellis, Lillian Tugume, Edward Mpoza, Fiona Cresswell, David B. Meya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
Subjects:
HIV
Cryptococcal meningitis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis preventive therapy
Cryptococcosis
AIDS
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405579420300449

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