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Determine TB-LAM point-of-care tuberculosis assay predicts poor outcomes in outpatients during their first year of antiretroviral therapy in South Africa

Author: Kerkhoff, Andrew D ; Longley, Nicky ; Kelly, Nicola ; Cross, Anna ; Vogt, Monica ; Wood, Robin ; Hermans, Sabine ; Lawn, Stephen D ; Harrison, Thomas S Date: 31 Jul 2020 Abstract Background Determine TB-LAM is the first point-of-care test (POC) for HIV-associated tuberculosis (TB) and rapidly identifies TB in those at high-risk for short-term mortality. While the relationship between urine-LAM and mortality ... Read more
Routine cryptococcal antigen screening for HIV-infected patients with low CD4+ T-lymphocyte counts - time to implement in South Africa?

Author: Jarvis, Joseph N ; Harrison, Thomas S ; Govender, Nelesh ; Lawn, Stephen D ; Longley, Nicky ; Bicanic, Tihana ; Maartens, Gary ; Venter, Francois ; Bekker, Linda-Gail ; Wood, Robin ; Meintjes, Graeme Date: 2011 Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is a major cause of death among HIV-infected individuals. It causes an estimated 957 900 cases and 624 700 deaths worldwide annually, the vast majority of them in sub-Saharan Africa.1 In Cape Town, CM is now the ... Read more

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