Bibliographic Info
GuidelineConsolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection: recommendations for a public health approach
Year of Publication2016
Issuing InstitutionWHO
Recommendation
Status
Maintained
Certainty of evidence
Low
Maintenance treatment for cryptococcal disease should be restarted if CD4 count drops to 100 cells/mm3, or below in HIV-infected adults and adolescents (or CD4 cell count less than or equal to 25% or 750 cells/mm3 in children aged between 2 and 5 years), or if a WHO stage 4 clinical event occurs, irrespective of patient age
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Originally Developed
Guideline
Rapid advice : diagnosis, prevention and management of cryptococcal disease in HIV-infected adults, adolescents and children
Year2011
InstitutionWorld Health Organization