Cryptococcal meningitis: a new effective treatment with fewer side effects

A large-scale clinical trial has demonstrated the efficacy of a new therapeutic protocol to treat cryptococcal meningitis associated with HIV infection and shown that it leads to fewer adverse effects. An article published in the New England Journal of Medicine proposed an innovative treatment approach for cryptococcal meningitis. The new approach simplifies care for patients co-infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, including in low-income countries

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