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Impact of a Cryptococcal meningitis diagnosis and treatment program at Lira Regional Referral Hospital in rural, Northern Uganda
(PLOS global public health, 2022)
Abstract
In rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa, infrastructure and resources for treatment of crypto coccal meningitis (CM) are often lacking. We introduced a CM diagnosis and treatment pro gram (CM-DTP) at Lira Regional ...
High Burden of Cryptococcal Meningitis Among Antiretroviral Therapy–Experienced Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected Patients in Northern Uganda in the Era of “Test and Treat”: Implications for Cryptococcal Screening Programs
(Open forum infectious diseases, 2022)
Background. The impact of the “test and treat” program for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment in rural areas of
Uganda on cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) screening or cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is poorly ...
Delays in Cryptococcal Meningitis Diagnosis and Care: A Mixed Methods Study in Rural Uganda
(Annals of global health,, 2022)
Background: Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) remains a major cause of mortality for HIV infected persons in sub-Saharan Africa, despite widespread access to antiretroviral
therapy. Delays in CM diagnosis and treatment ...
Prevalence of Intestinal Helminth Coinfection in Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Uganda
(Oxford University Press., 2022)
Background. Although a third of people with tuberculosis (TB) are estimated to be coinfected with helminths, the prevalence is
largely unknown among people with drug-resistant TB (DR-TB). We determined the prevalence of ...