title: Cryptococcal Meningitis Presenting as a Complication in HIV-infected Children: A Case Series From Sub-Saharan Africa.
abstract: Cryptococcal meningitis is a leading infectious disease worldwide as a result of the high burden of HIV and AIDS, although its cumulative incidence is very low in children compared with that in adults. Very few studies involving the disease in children have been reported including sub-Saharan Africa, with the highest prevalence of HIV-infected children in the world. We summarize 5 cases of children diagnosed with cryptococcal meningitis at a tertiary hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe, between October 1, 2013, and September 30, 2014.
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of *Chemical Pathology and †Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe; ‡Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe; §Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; and ¶Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.
authors.forename: Tinashe K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Nyazika
authors.forename: Faith
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Masanganise
authors.forename: Ferry
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hagen
authors.forename: Mutsawashe F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Bwakura-Dangarembizi
authors.forename: Ismail M H
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Ticklay
authors.forename: Valerie J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Robertson
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D000293:Adolescent; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016919:Meningitis, Cryptococcal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents