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Factors associated with early mycological clearance in HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis
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Concha-Velasco, Fatima ;
González-Lagos, Elsa ;
Seas, Carlos ;
Bustamante, Beatriz
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Public Library of Science, 2019-01-25T15:18:35Z
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info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
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INTRODUCTION: The first-line combination therapy for HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis (CM), a condition of high mortality particularly in the first two weeks of treatment, consists of amphotericin B plus flucytosine (5-FC). Given that 5-FC remains unavailable in many countries, the knowledge of factors influencing mycological clearance in patients treated with second-line therapy could contribute to effective management. OBJECTIVES: To determine the factors associated with the clearance of Cryptococcus sp. from the cerebrospinal fluid by the second week of effective antifungal therapy (early mycological clearance) in
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http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174459
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