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Management of cryptococcal meningitis in a district hospital in KwaZulu-Natal: A clinical audit

Author(s) -

Benjamin O. Adeyemi,

Andrew Ross

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

african journal of primary health care and family medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 2071-2936

pISSN - 2071-2928

DOI - 10.4102/phcfm.v6i1.672

Subject(s) - medicine , audit , context (archaeology) , referral , clinical audit , lumbar puncture , emergency medicine , district hospital , intensive care medicine , family medicine , cerebrospinal fluid , paleontology , management , economics , biology

Despite the development of context-specific guidelines, cryptococcal meningitis (CCM) remains a leading cause of death amongst HIV-infected patients. Results from clinical audits in routine practice have shown critical gaps in clinicians' adherence to recommendations regarding the management of CCM.

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