Pathways to care and outcomes among hospitalised HIV-seropositive persons with cryptococcal meningitis in South Africa.
Vanessa Cecilia QuanSandra Toro-SilvaCharlotte SriruttanVerushka ChettyViolet ChihotaSophie CandfieldAnna VassallAlison D GrantNelesh P Govender MMednull nullPublished in: PloS one (2019)
Among hospitalised participants with CM, there were many missed opportunities for HIV care and linkage to ART prior to admission. Universal reflex CrAg screening may prompt earlier diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis but there is a wider problem of timely linkage to care for HIV-seropositive people.
Keyphrases
- hiv testing
- hiv positive
- antiretroviral therapy
- men who have sex with men
- hiv infected
- south africa
- healthcare
- human immunodeficiency virus
- palliative care
- hiv aids
- hepatitis c virus
- quality improvement
- cerebrospinal fluid
- emergency department
- genome wide
- pain management
- affordable care act
- dna methylation
- gene expression
- health insurance