Bibliographic Info
Recommendation
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Low
In settings without immediate access to lumbar puncture or when lumbar puncture is clinically contraindicated: If a cryptococcal antigen assay is not available and/or rapid access to results is not ensured: Prompt referral for further investigation and treatment as appropriate.
Also Featured In
This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:
Guidelines for the diagnosis, prevention, and management of cryptococcal disease in HIV-infected adults, adolescents and children, March 2018: supplement to the 2016 consolidated guidelines of the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection
Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, testing, treatment, service delivery and monitoring: recommendations for a public health approach
WHO guidelines on the management of advanced HIV disease