Cryptococcosis in AIDS patients in Ethiopia

Infection with Cryptococcus neoformans is a common complication in AIDS patients in sub-Saharan Africa. In Central African countries, 5-12% of asymptomatic HIV-patients are seropositive for antigens of C. neoformans, and about 30% of AIDS patients with meningitis. Data from East African countries, w...

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Published inThe Journal of infection Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 323 - 324
Main Authors Aseffa, A., Rahlenbeck, S., Alemu, S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.11.1997
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - complications
Adolescent
Adult
AIDS/HIV
Antigens, Fungal - analysis
Cryptococcosis - epidemiology
Cryptococcus neoformans - immunology
Ethiopia - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Ethiopia
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Summary:Infection with Cryptococcus neoformans is a common complication in AIDS patients in sub-Saharan Africa. In Central African countries, 5-12% of asymptomatic HIV-patients are seropositive for antigens of C. neoformans, and about 30% of AIDS patients with meningitis. Data from East African countries, where the HIV virus was introduced with a lag of some years, are not yet available. We report here on a prospective study in which the prevalence of cryptococcal antigens was determined in AIDS patients presenting with meningeal signs over a 1-year period at a regional referral hospital in northwest Ethiopia. Also, the seropositivity rate was ascertained in all patients with a clinical diagnosis of AIDS being admitted over a 3-month period.
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ISSN:0163-4453
1532-2742
DOI:10.1016/S0163-4453(97)93840-8