Primary prophylaxis of cryptococcal disease with fluconazole in HIV-positive Ugandan adults: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial.

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Published in Lancet Infect Dis on October 06, 2011

Authors

Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi1, Katie Wakeham, Jonathan Levin, Deodata Namusoke, James Whitworth, Alex Coutinho, Nathan Kenya Mugisha, Heiner Grosskurth, Anatoli Kamali, David G Lalloo, Cryptococcal Trial Team

Author Affiliations

1: Medical Research Council (MRC)/Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, UVRI, Entebbe, Uganda. r.parkes@imperial.ac.uk

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