Cryptococcal and
Ghana
antigen tests
cryptococcosis
histoplasmosis
people with HIV
Journal
Open forum infectious diseases
ISSN: 2328-8957
Titre abrégé: Open Forum Infect Dis
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101637045
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2022
Jul 2022
Historique:
received:
19
04
2022
accepted:
31
05
2022
entrez:
20
7
2022
pubmed:
21
7
2022
medline:
21
7
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) and disseminated histoplasmosis (DH) are common in people with human immunodeficiency virus (PWH) and diagnosed by detecting cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) and This study was conducted among PWH in Ghana who are unwell. Sociodemographic and clinical data were collected by questionnaire. Serum and/or urine were screened for CrAg and HistoAg, using IMMY CrAg lateral flow assay (LFA) and IMMY Overall, 150 participants were recruited. There were 73% ( Histoplasmosis among PWH may be more common than previously anticipated and may be more frequent than cryptococcosis in Ghana. The performance of the OIDx
Sections du résumé
Background
UNASSIGNED
Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) and disseminated histoplasmosis (DH) are common in people with human immunodeficiency virus (PWH) and diagnosed by detecting cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) and
Methods
UNASSIGNED
This study was conducted among PWH in Ghana who are unwell. Sociodemographic and clinical data were collected by questionnaire. Serum and/or urine were screened for CrAg and HistoAg, using IMMY CrAg lateral flow assay (LFA) and IMMY
Results
UNASSIGNED
Overall, 150 participants were recruited. There were 73% (
Conclusions
UNASSIGNED
Histoplasmosis among PWH may be more common than previously anticipated and may be more frequent than cryptococcosis in Ghana. The performance of the OIDx
Identifiants
pubmed: 35854987
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofac277
pii: ofac277
pmc: PMC9291368
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
ofac277Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America.
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