Bibliographic Info
GuidelineGuidelines 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
Year of Publication2018
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Status
Updated
Among people with evidence of a sustained clinical response, routine followup lumbar puncture after completing induction treatment to assess antifungal treatment response cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fungal culture and CSF cryptococcal antigen) or serum or plasma cryptococcal antigen is not advised in low- and middleincome countries.