Bibliographic Info
Recommendation
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
High
Fluconazole (200 mg daily for adults, 6 mg/kg/day for adolescents and children) is recommended for the maintenance phase (or secondary prophilaxys)
Notes and Remarks
A minimum package of pre-emptive hydration and electrolyte replacement and toxicity monitoring and management should be provided to minimize treatment toxicity during induction phase with amphotericin B containing regimens and flucytosine.
Also Featured In
This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:
Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, testing, treatment, service delivery and monitoring: recommendations for a public health approach
Guidelines for diagnosing, preventing and managing cryptococcal disease among adults, adolescents and children living with HIV.
WHO guidelines on the management of advanced HIV disease