An analysis of national guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in sub-Saharan African countries: gaps and opportunities
Despite recent evidence to support diagnostic techniques and treatment approaches to improve CM outcomes, most national CM guidelines in SSA are not in accordance with the updated WHO recommendations, stressing a persistent gap in national adoption of CM international evidence-based guidelines.
Authors
- Abraha Gebreegziabher
- Kiran T. Thakur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0050-0323)
- Carla Y. Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5714-7212)
- Kathryn L. Lovero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6067-8663)
- Senay Aregawi Gebremariam
- Blen Mamo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7231-3159)
- R. Dixon Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6652-9909)
- Agrata Sharma
- Temesgen Nurye
- Gerome B Vallejos
- Kibrom Gebrselassie
- Mengistu Hagazi Tequare
Institutions
- NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Georgetown University (US)
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- Global Brain Health Institute (US)
- Mekelle University (ET)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Global Health
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2025-019953
- Primary Topic
- Fungal Infections and Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00