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Cryptococcal meningitis screening and community-based early adherence support in people with advanced HIV infection starting antiretroviral therapy in Tanzania and Zambia: an open-label, randomised controlled trial [1]

Mortality in people in Africa with HIV infection starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) is high, particularly in those with advanced disease. We assessed the effect of a short period of community support to supplement clinic-based services combined with serum cryptococcal antigen screening. The researchers did an open-label, randomised controlled trial in six urban clinics in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Lusaka, Zambia. From February, 2012, we enrolled eligible individuals with HIV infection (age ≥18 years, CD4 count of

Publication Date: 
10/03/2015
Sayoki Mfinanga [2], Duncan Chanda [3], Sokoine L Kivuyo [4]
Lancet [5]
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Tags:
AIDS [6], Zambia [7], Tanzania [8], Africa [9], Health Care [10], Meningitis [11]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/cryptococcal-meningitis-screening-and-community-based-early-adherence-support-people
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sayoki-mfinanga
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/duncan-chanda
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sokoine-l-kivuyo
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/lancet
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/aids
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/zambia
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tanzania
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/meningitis