Symptomatic Relapse of HIV‐Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis after Initial Fluconazole Monotherapy: The Role of Fluconazole Resistance and Immune Reconstitution
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- 15 October 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 43 (8), 1069-1073
- https://doi.org/10.1086/507895
Abstract
Background. Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) in South Africa is often treated with fluconazole as initial therapy. Surveillance data suggest that the preKeywords
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