Screening for invasive fungal disease using non-culture-based assays among inpatients with advanced HIV disease at a large academic hospital in South Africa.

Erika van SchalkwykMabatho MhlangaTsidiso G MaphangaRuth S MpembeAmanda ShillubaneSamantha IyalooErnest TsotetsiKim PietonAlan S KarstaedtFaieza SahidColin N MenezesMerika TsitsiAyanda MotauJeannette WadulaSharona SeetharamEunice van den BergCharlotte SriruttanNelesh P Govender MMed

Published in: Mycoses (2020)

One in ten participants had evidence of an invasive mycosis. Diagnosis of proven invasive fungal disease and differentiation from other opportunistic infections was challenging. More fungal-specific screening and diagnostic tests should be applied to inpatients with advanced HIV disease.

Keyphrases

hiv positive
south africa
antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected
human immunodeficiency virus
hepatitis c virus
hiv aids
emergency department
hiv testing
acute care
medical students