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GuidelineConsolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, testing, treatment, service delivery and monitoring: recommendations for a public health approach
Year of Publication2021
Issuing InstitutionWHO

Recommendation

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(All people living with HIV with a positive cryptococcal antigen result on screening should be carefully evaluated for signs and symptoms of meningitis and undergo a lumbar puncture, if feasible, with CSF examination and India ink or CSF cryptococcal antigen assay to exclude active cryptococcal disease. India ink has low sensitivity, and a negative result on India ink should be confirmed by CSF cryptococcal antigen testing. When cryptococcal antigen screening is not available, fluconazole primary prophylaxis should be given to adults and adolescents living with HIV who have a CD4 count <100 cells/mm3) This may be considered at a higher CD4 cell count threshold of <200 cells/mm

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Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, testing, treatment, service delivery and monitoring: recommendations for a public health approach

Year2021
InstitutionWHO
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Guidelines for diagnosing, preventing and managing cryptococcal disease among adults, adolescents and children living with HIV.

Year2022
InstitutionWorld Health Organization
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