Treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) remains a leading cause of death for HIV-infected individuals in sub-Saharan Africa. Improved treatment strategies are needed if individuals are to benefit from the increasing availability of antiretroviral therapy. We investigated the factors associated with mortality i...

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Main Authors: Josephine V J Lightowler, Graham S Cooke, Portia Mutevedzi, Richard J Lessells, Marie-Louise Newell, Martin Dedicoat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2799667?pdf=render