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Prevalence of Cryptococcal Antigen Positivity Among Hiv Infected Patient With Cd4 Cell Count Less Than 100 of Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran, Iran



Hajiabdolbaghi M1 ; Kalantari S2 ; Jamshidimakiani M2 ; Shojaei E1 ; Abbasian L1 ; Rasoulinezhad M1 ; Tayeri K1
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  1. 1. Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS, Iranian Institute for Reduction of High-Risk Behaviors, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Iranian Journal of Microbiology Published:2017

Abstract

Background and Objectives: Cryptococcal meningitis is one of the main opportunistic infections associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Despite the present and increasingly availability of specific treatment for cryptococcosis, the mortality rate of this infection is still high, particularly in patients with advanced immunsupression and advanced cryptococcal diseases. Materials and Methods: This Prospective Cohort study was conducted at Imam Khomeini hospital in Tehran, Iran. Serum cryptococcal antigen was detected using the Lateral Flow Assay (LFA) There were 86 HIV-infected patients included in this study. Results: There were 86 HIV-infected patients in this study. The prevalence of positive serum cryptococcal antigen was 0% (0 of 86). Conclusion: The prevalence of cryptococcal infection among patients with advanced acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the Iran is very low (<3%) thus the screening test for cryptococcal antigenemia dose not save lives and is not cost-effective in Iranian population. © 2017, Tehran University of Medical Science. All rights reserved.