Treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis is largely delivered through standardised, empirical combination regimens in low-resource, high-burden settings. However, individualised treatme...
Shroufi A, Govender NP, Meintjes GA, Black JM, Nel J, et al.
2020-06-01 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
2020-06-01 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND Cryptococcal Meningitis (CM) is estimated to cause 181,000 deaths annually; with the majority occurring in Sub Saharan Africa. Flucytosine is recommended by the World Heal...
Mashau RC, Meiring ST, Quan VC, Nel J, Greene GS, et al.
2022-06-21 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2022-06-21 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND Although flucytosine is a key component of WHO-recommended induction treatment for HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis, this antifungal agent is not widely available in...