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Screening for cryptococcal antigenemia using the lateral flow assay in antiretroviral therapy-naïve HIV-positive adults at an Ethiopian hospital clinic.

Reepalu, Anton LU orcid ; Balcha, Taye LU ; Yitbarek, Tadele ; Jarso, Godana ; Sturegård, Erik LU and Björkman, Per LU orcid (2015) In BMC Research Notes 8(1).
Abstract
Since treatment for latent cryptococcal infection (CI) before starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) reduces mortality in HIV-infected subjects, screening for cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) in blood is recommended for individuals with CD4 cell counts < 100 cells/µL in regions with high CI prevalence. We assessed CrAg screening using the lateral flow assay in HIV-infected adults eligible for ART in central Ethiopia.
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1756-0500
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10.1186/s13104-015-1707-6
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  author       = {{Reepalu, Anton and Balcha, Taye and Yitbarek, Tadele and Jarso, Godana and Sturegård, Erik and Björkman, Per}},
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  title        = {{Screening for cryptococcal antigenemia using the lateral flow assay in antiretroviral therapy-naïve HIV-positive adults at an Ethiopian hospital clinic.}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-015-1707-6}},
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