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. 2023 Aug 15;3(8):e0001861. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001861

Table 1. Description of advanced HIV disease population in the histoplasmosis screening and treatment model Latin America.

Population screened Probability Source
Risk of death among persons with CD4≤200 cells/μL from other causes over 90 days 0.0353 [27]
CD4≤200 cells/μL Histoplasma antigen screened 0.8 Assumption
Return to clinic for Histoplasma antigen results 1 Assumption
Histoplasma antigen prevalence
    Histoplasma negative 0·908 [9, 10]
    Histoplasma positive 0·092 [11, 28]
Histoplasma antigen positive, symptomatic 0·88 [29, 30]
Symptomatic hospitalized 0·80 Assumption
Among people screened and positive for Histoplasma antigen, conventional diagnostics performed 0·05 Assumption
Histoplasma antigen positive and conventional diagnostics positive 0·77 [6]
Absence of Histoplasma antigen screening, conventional diagnostics performed among symptomatic hospitalized 0·60 Assumption
Absence of Histoplasma antigen screening, conventional diagnostics performed among symptomatic non-hospitalized 0·30 Assumption
Symptomatic, known Histoplasma antigen positive, receives antifungal treatment 0·90 Assumption
Symptomatic, conventional diagnostics positive, receives antifungal treatment 0·90 Assumption
Symptomatic, conventional diagnostics negative, receives antifungal treatment 0·20 Assumption
Symptomatic, conventional diagnostics not performed, receives antifungal treatment 0·30 Assumption
Asymptomatic Histoplasma antigen positive 0·12 [29, 30]
    Absence of Histoplasma screening, receives antifungal treatment 0 Assumption
    Presence of Histoplasma screening, receives antifungal treatment 0.9 Assumption
Histoplasmosis-positive outcomes
Asymptomatic histoplasmosis outcomes
    30-day mortality if treated with antifungals 0·10 Assumption
    30-day mortality if not treated with antifungals 0·10 Assumption
Symptomatic histoplasmosis outcomes
    30-day mortality if treated with antifungals 0·13 [7, 11, 28]
    30-day mortality without antifungal treatment 0·65 [14]