Histoplasma capsulatum antigen detection tests as an essential diagnostic tool for patients with advanced HIV disease in low and middle income countries: A systematic review of diagnostic accuracy studies.

• Main Authors: Mathieu Nacher (Author), Denis Blanchet (Author), Felix Bongomin (Author), Arunaloke Chakrabarti (Author), Pierre Couppié (Author), Magalie Demar (Author), David W Denning (Author), Félix Djossou (Author), Loïc Epelboin (Author), Nelesh Govender (Author), Terezinha Leitão (Author), Sigrid Mac Donald (Author), Christine Mandengue (Author), Silvia Helena Marques da Silva (Author), Rita Oladele (Author), Maria Mercedes Panizo (Author), Alessandro Pasqualotto (Author), Ruth Ramos (Author), Subramanian Swaminathan (Author), Juan Luis Rodriguez-Tudela (Author), Stephen Vreden (Author), Rosely Zancopé-Oliveira (Author), Antoine Adenis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Introduction</h4>Disseminated histoplasmosis, a disease that often resembles and is mistaken for tuberculosis, is a major cause of death in patients with advanced HIV disease. Histoplasma antigen detection tests are an important addition to the diagnostic arsenal for patients with ad...