High ongoing burden of cryptococcal disease in Africa despite antiretroviral roll out

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作者
Jarvis, Joseph N. [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ]
Boulle, Andrew [5 ]
Loyse, Angela [2 ]
Bicanic, Tihana [2 ]
Rebe, Kevin [1 ,4 ]
Williams, Anthony [1 ]
Harrison, Thomas S. [2 ]
Meintjes, Graeme [1 ,4 ,6 ]
机构
[1] GF Jooste Hosp, Infect Dis Unit, ZA-7764 Manenberg, Cape Town, South Africa
[2] St Georges Univ London, Dept Cellular & Mol Med, London, England
[3] Univ Cape Town, Desmond Tutu HIV Ctr, ZA-7925 Cape Town, South Africa
[4] Univ Cape Town, Div Infect Dis & HIV Med, Dept Med, ZA-7925 Cape Town, South Africa
[5] Univ Cape Town, Sch Publ Hlth & Family Med, Infect Dis Epidemiol Unit, ZA-7925 Cape Town, South Africa
[6] Univ Cape Town, Inst Infect Dis & Mol Med, ZA-7925 Cape Town, South Africa
基金
英国惠康基金; 英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
AMPHOTERICIN-B; MENINGITIS; THERAPY;
D O I
10.1097/QAD.0b013e32832be0fc
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
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页码:1182 / 1183
页数:2
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