Flucytosine in SA: What it means for cryptococcal menin... - Daily Maverick

After seemingly endless delays, a critically important drug for the treatment of cryptococcal meningitis was recently approved in South Africa. Yet, while the approval of flucytosine was a major step forward, much more still needs to be done to ensure wide av…

Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is one of the leading causes of death in people living with HIV second only to tuberculosis. It accounts for 15% to 20% of HIV-related deaths. CM occurs mainly in people… [+14231 chars]

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