A comparison of cases of paediatric-onset and adult-onset cryptococcosis detected through population-based surveillance, 2005-2007.

ST, Meiring; VC, Quan; C, Cohen; H, Dawood; AS, Karstaedt; KM, McCarthy; AC, Whitelaw; NP, Govender

doi:10.1097/qad.0b013e3283570567

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A comparison of cases of paediatric-onset and adult-onset cryptococcosis detected through population-based surveillance, 2005-2007.

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Meiring ST

Quan VC

Cohen C

Abstract

Objective We compared the epidemiology of laboratory-confirmed paediatric cryptococcal disease with adult-onset disease in the South African population.Methods The study was an active, prospective, population-based, laboratory-based surveillance in South Africa. We compared cases of paediatric crypt...

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