The Association between Cryptococcal Antigenemia and CD4+ T lymphocyte Count in HIV/AIDS Patients with Suspected Cryptococcus Infection

• Main Authors: Sajuni Widjaja, Erwin Astha Triyono, Arthur Pohan Kawilarang
• Format: Book Section PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Scitepress 2018
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://repository.unair.ac.id/96481/1/The%20Association%20between%20Cryptococcal%20Antigenemia%20and%20CD4%2B%20T%20lymphocyte%20Count%20in%20HIVAIDS%20Patients%20with%20Suspected%20Cryptococcus%20Infection.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/96481/2/The%20Association%20Between%20Cryptococcal%20.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/96481/3/The%20Association%20between%20Cryptococcal%20Antigenemia%20and%20CD4%2B%20T%20lymphocyte%20Count%20in%20HIVAIDS%20Patients%20with%20Suspected%20Cryptococcus%20Infection.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/96481/; https://www.scitepress.org/PublicationsDetail.aspx?ID=hFKFLDS3qZs=&t=1
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Cryptococcus fungal infection in Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV / AIDS) patients results in cryptococcal meningitis with a mortality of 100% if the patients do not receive appropriate antifungal therapy. An examination of cryptococcal antigens will provide risk...