The Changing Epidemiology of HIV-Associated Adult Meningitis, Uganda 2015-2017.

Jayne P EllisAnanta S BangdiwalaFiona V CresswellJoshua RheinEdwin NuwagiraKenneth SsebambuliddeLillian TugumeRadha RajasinghamSarah C BridgeConrad MuzooraDavid B MeyaDavid R Boulware

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2019)

Despite widespread ART availability, Cryptococcus remains the leading cause of HIV-associated meningitis. The second most common etiology was TB meningitis, treated in 14.7% overall. The increased proportion of microbiologically confirmed TBM cases reflects the impact of new improved molecular diagnostics.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected
hiv positive
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv testing
cerebrospinal fluid
hiv aids
hepatitis c virus
men who have sex with men
mycobacterium tuberculosis
risk factors
single molecule
childhood cancer