A Prospective Study of Mortality from Cryptococcal Meningitis following Treatment Induction with 1200mg Oral Fluconazole in Blantyre, Malawi

Katherine M. Gaskell; Camilla Rothe; Roshina Gnanadurai; Patrick Goodson; Chikondi Jassi; Robert S. Heyderman; Theresa J. Allain; Thomas S. Harrison; David G. Lalloo; Derek J. Sloan; Nicholas A. Feasey

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0110285

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A Prospective Study of Mortality from Cryptococcal Meningitis following Treatment Induction with 1200mg Oral Fluconazole in Blantyre, Malawi

Katherine M. Gaskell ,

* E-mail: kmgaskell@doctors.org.uk

Affiliations Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Camilla Rothe,

Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Malawi, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Ministry of Health, Blantyre, Malawi
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Roshina Gnanadurai,

Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Malawi, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Ministry of Health, Blantyre, Malawi
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Patrick Goodson,

Affiliations Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi, Department of Medicine, University of Malawi, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Ministry of Health, Blantyre, Malawi
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Chikondi Jassi,

Affiliation Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
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Robert S. Heyderman,

Affiliations Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Theresa J. Allain,

Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Malawi, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Ministry of Health, Blantyre, Malawi
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Thomas S. Harrison,

Affiliation Infection and Immunity Research Centre, St. George's Medical School, University of London, London, United Kingdom
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David G. Lalloo,

Affiliations Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Derek J. Sloan ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Derek J. Sloan, Nicholas A. Feasey

Affiliations Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Nicholas A. Feasey

Contributed equally to this work with: Derek J. Sloan, Nicholas A. Feasey

Affiliations Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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A Prospective Study of Mortality from Cryptococcal Meningitis following Treatment Induction with 1200mg Oral Fluconazole in Blantyre, Malawi

Katherine M. Gaskell,
Camilla Rothe,
Roshina Gnanadurai,
Patrick Goodson,
Chikondi Jassi,
Robert S. Heyderman,
Theresa J. Allain,
Thomas S. Harrison,
David G. Lalloo,
Derek J. Sloan

Published: November 6, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0110285

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