Delays in Cryptococcal Meningitis Diagnosis and Care: A Mixed Methods Study in Rural Uganda

• Egile Nagusiak: Abigail Link (Egilea), Mark Okwir (Egilea), Betty Nabongo (Egilea), David Meya (Egilea), Sarah Iribarren (Egilea), Paul Bohjanen (Egilea), Danuta Kasprzyk (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Ubiquity Press, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) remains a major cause of mortality for HIV-infected persons in sub-Saharan Africa, despite widespread access to antiretroviral therapy. Delays in CM diagnosis and treatment contribute to high mortality, with patients often arriving "too late" for tr...