ABSTRACT
Cryptococcus is the most incriminated fungal pathogen that causes cryptococcal meningitis in HIV-infected patients and is known to constitute a major cause of mortality in AIDS patients. Previous studies, mostly from Africa have indicated that positive serum cryptococcus may precede the development of cryptococcal meningitis and cause early mortality among patients with advanced HIV infection. There is no published data on the burden of cryptococcal infections among HIV patients in Namibia; thus the magnitude of cryptococcal diseases associated with HIV is unknown. This study was done to determine the prevalence of cryptococcus among HIV-infected patients attending at Intermediate Hospital Oshakati and the level at which a patient’s CD4 count is significantly associated with cryptococcal antigenemia. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the Intermediate Hospital Oshakati. The study included 384 HIV-infected patients (231 females and 153 males) whose blood samples were examined for cryptococcus by using IMMY CrAg test kit at the NIP laboratory. Baseline clinical data and demographic information were retrieved from the patient medical records and laboratory information system.
Nakale, T (2021). Prevalence Of Cryptococcus Among Hiv-Infected Patients Attending The Intermediate Hospital Oshakati, Namibia. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/prevalence-of-cryptococcus-among-hiv-infected-patients-attending-the-intermediate-hospital-oshakati-namibia
Nakale, Tuyakula "Prevalence Of Cryptococcus Among Hiv-Infected Patients Attending The Intermediate Hospital Oshakati, Namibia" Afribary. Afribary, 20 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/prevalence-of-cryptococcus-among-hiv-infected-patients-attending-the-intermediate-hospital-oshakati-namibia. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
Nakale, Tuyakula . "Prevalence Of Cryptococcus Among Hiv-Infected Patients Attending The Intermediate Hospital Oshakati, Namibia". Afribary, Afribary, 20 Apr. 2021. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/prevalence-of-cryptococcus-among-hiv-infected-patients-attending-the-intermediate-hospital-oshakati-namibia >.
Nakale, Tuyakula . "Prevalence Of Cryptococcus Among Hiv-Infected Patients Attending The Intermediate Hospital Oshakati, Namibia" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 22, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/prevalence-of-cryptococcus-among-hiv-infected-patients-attending-the-intermediate-hospital-oshakati-namibia