Bibliographic Info
Recommendation
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Low
For the induction phase of treatment in HIV-infected adults, adolescents and children with cryptococcal disease (meningeal and disseminated non-meningeal), the following two-week antifungal regimens are recommended in order of preference: c. Amphotericin B short course (5–7 days) + high dose fluconazole (to complete 2 weeks of induction) when a minimum package of pre-emptive hydration and electrolyte replacement and toxicity monitoring and management cannot be provided for the full 2-week induction period
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This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:
Rapid advice : diagnosis, prevention and management of cryptococcal disease in HIV-infected adults, adolescents and children