%0 Journal Article
%T District and sub-district analysis of cryptococcal antigenaemia prevalence and specimen positivity in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
%A Deborah K. Glencross
%A Lindi M. Coetzee
%A Naseem Cassim
%A Nelesh P. Govender
%J Archive of "African Journal of Laboratory Medicine".
%D 2018
%R 10.4102/ajlm.v7i1.757
%X Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is a leading cause of mortality among HIV-positive South Africans. Reflex cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) testing of remnant plasma was offered as a pilot prior to implementation in October 2016 in KwaZulu-Natal province. The national reflex CrAg positivity was 5.4% compared to 7.3% for KwaZulu-Natal
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6191684/