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Table 3 Reported factors associated with cryptococcal antigenemia among HIV infected patients in resource limited settings, 2007–2018

From: Cryptococcal antigenemia and its predictors among HIV infected patients in resource limited settings: a systematic review

Author (s)

Reported predictors for positive CrAg test

Vidal et al. [28]

No data

Ganiem et al. [29]

No data

Cheryl et al. [30]

No data

Beyene et al. [31]

Being ART naive and ART-defaulter

Meya et al. [32]

A cryptococcal diagnosis during follow-up

Rugemalila et al. [33]

No data

Longley et al. [34]

No data

Hailu et al. [35]

Being male, living in rural areas, being hospitalized

Letang et al. [36]

No data

Christopher et al. [37]

Female gender, CD4 count of < 200 cell/μL

Williams et al. [38]

No data

Alemu et al. [39]

An increasing age, self-reported fever, CD4 count < 100 cells and site of screening.

Derbie et al. [40]

Gender

Mamuye et al. [41]

Lower median CD4, history of cryptococcal disease, having symptoms of headache, head stiffness

Oyella et al. [42]

Low body mass index, CD4+ count of less than 50 cells/mm3, recent diagnosis of HIV infection and meningeal signs

Ogouyemi et al. [18]

Body mass index< 18.5 kg/m2, an alteration of the general condition with a CD4 lymphocyte counts< 50cells/μL

Drain et al. [43]

CD4 counts < 50 cells/μL

Mdodo et al. [44]

male sex, headache, blurred vision and previous antifungal drug use

Micol et al. [45]

Countryside residence, headache, body mass index < 15.4 kg/m2, CD4+ count < 50 cells/mm3, male gender

Jarvis et al. [46]

Baseline CD4 cell count, incident cryptococcal meningitis, history of cryptococcal disease

Wajanga et al. [47]

CD4 counts of < 100 cells, altered mental status, neck stiffness, fever

Magambo et al. [48]

Age, body mass index, CD4 count and WHO stage