Cryptococcal Meningitis in Africa: Burden, Prevention, and Treatment
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Infectious Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2020) | Viewed by 5194
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
There remains a substantial burden of cryptococcal meningitis associated mortality in sub Saharan Africa, more than a decade after improved access to antiretroviral therapy and several years after guidelines on universal HIV test-and-treat were introduced.
In this Special Issue of the Journal of Clinical Medicine, we will address why mortality remains high and how it could be reduced in sub Saharan Africa.
We particularly welcome articles providing new insights into (i) the causes of mortality or (ii) recent developments in screening for cryptococcal antigen and pre-emptive treatment, and (iii) articles that provide new clinical or health system data related to the prevention and management of cryptococcal meningitis. We welcome both solicited and unsolicited submissions that will contribute to this goal.
Prof. Dr. Shabbar Jaffar
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- advanced HIV disease
- causes of death
- cryptococcal antigen screening
- barriers to access to flucytosine and other products
- management of cryptococcal meningitis
- cost-effectiveness
- linkage into and retention in care
- health system challenges
- clinical research priorities
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