Prevalence of Cryptococcal Antigenemia and associated factors among HIV/AIDS patients on second-line antiretroviral therapy at two hospitals in Western Oromia, Ethiopia.
Nuguse GedaTafese BeyeneRegea DabsuHylemariam Mihiretie MengistPublished in: PloS one (2019)
The prevalence of Cryptococcal Antigenemia was significantly high in this study. Being male, occupational exposure to contaminated soil with avian droppings, CD4+ T cell levels <100 cell/μL and viral load >1000 copies/mL were significant predictors of Cryptococcal antigenemia. Therefore, public health measures, adherence to ART and early treatment are recommended.
Keyphrases
- hiv aids
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- public health
- human immunodeficiency virus
- end stage renal disease
- hiv positive
- hiv infected patients
- risk factors
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- healthcare
- prognostic factors
- cell therapy
- peritoneal dialysis
- single cell
- stem cells
- hepatitis c virus
- adipose tissue
- bone marrow
- insulin resistance
- men who have sex with men
- smoking cessation