Low seroprevalence of cryptococcal antigenaemia in patients with advanced HIV infection enrolling in an antiretroviral programme in Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorMamoojee, Yaasir
dc.contributor.authorShakoor, Shaid
dc.contributor.authorGorton, Rebecca L.
dc.contributor.authorSarfo, Fred Stephen
dc.contributor.authorPhillips, Richard Odame
dc.contributor.authoret. al
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-09T11:04:52Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-19T01:39:37Z
dc.date.available2020-01-09T11:04:52Z
dc.date.available2023-04-19T01:39:37Z
dc.date.issued2011-01
dc.descriptionAn article published by Tropical Medicine and International Health and is available at doi:10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02683.xen_US
dc.description.abstractobjectives To determine the prevalence of cryptococcal antigenaemia in a clinic population with advanced HIV infection, with a view to giving antifungal therapy to those testing positive. methods Serum samples from adults with CD4 count <100 cells ⁄mm3 presenting to a large HIV clinic in Kumasi, Ghana, were tested retrospectively for cryptococcal antigenaemia using a latex agglutination assay, and clinical and demographic data extracted from case notes. results Of 92 samples tested, two were positive thus giving a prevalence of 2% (95% CI, 0–5.2%). conclusions The prevalence of cryptococcal antigenaemia in patients with advanced HIV infection enrolling in an antiretroviral programme appears to be low in Kumasi, suggesting that the value of routine testing of outpatients diagnosed with advanced HIV infection may be limited in this population.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKNUSTen_US
dc.identifier.citationTropical Medicine and International Health volume 16 no 1 pp 53–56en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/11865
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTropical Medicine and International Healthen_US
dc.subjectCryptococcus, HIV, Africa, epidemiology, cryptococcal antigenen_US
dc.titleLow seroprevalence of cryptococcal antigenaemia in patients with advanced HIV infection enrolling in an antiretroviral programme in Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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