Prevalence of Cryptococcal Antigen and Outcomes in People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Honduras: A Cohort Study.

Julio C Zuniga-MoyaLuis Enrique Romero-ReyesEmilio Barrueto SaavedraSandra MontoyaDiana VarelaMitchel BorjasAlicia CernaSuyapa BejaranoPaola MartinezKaren LujanKaren ErazoIsis LainezLuisamaria PinedaDavid YanesJane A O'HalloranAndrej Spec

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2020)

Cryptococcal antigen prevalence in Honduras was high among PWH. Moreover, individuals who tested positive for CrAg testing were at a higher risk of death. Systemic CrAg of PWH with a CD4 ≤100 cells/mm3 should be routinely performed in Central America.

Keyphrases

human immunodeficiency virus
hepatitis c virus
risk factors
antiretroviral therapy
induced apoptosis
hiv infected
cell cycle arrest
hiv positive
type diabetes
oxidative stress
signaling pathway
insulin resistance
cell proliferation
nk cells
drug induced