Table 2.
Main characteristics of people living with HIV/AIDS with asymptomatic positive cryptotoccal antigen finger-prick lateral flow assay in Santarém Municipality, Brazilian Amazon Basin.
| Age/sex | Time of HIV diagnosis | ART | Location | Neurological manifestations | Concomitant diseases | CD4 /μL | Total Lymph /μl | HIV VL copies/ml | CSF India Ink/CSF LFA CrAg | Antifungal treatment | Outcome 6 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 67/M | 15 days | No | Outpatient | Neurocognitive disorder | Pneumocystis pneumonia | NA | 312 | NA | Negative/NA | AmB | Death day 11 |
| 2 | 48/M | 40 days | Yes | Outpatient | None | Chronic diarrhea | 382 | 769 | 153 | Negative/positive | Fluconazole | Alive |
| 3 | 45/M | 16 days | No | Hospitalized | Headache, motor deficit | Pulmonary tuberculosis/Cerebral toxoplasmosis/Pneumocystis pneumonia | 73 | 329 | 2003 | Negative/NA | None | Alive |
| 4 | 30/F | Same day | No | Outpatient | None | Pneumocystis pneumonia | NA | 425 | 466.963 | Negative/negative | Fluconazole | Alive |
| 5 | 25/M | Same day | No | Hospitalized | Headache | Pneumocystis pneumonia/Chronic diarrhea | NA | 332 | NA | NA/NA | None | Lost to follow-up |
| 6 | 52/F | 1 day | No | Outpatient | None | Pneumocystis pneumonia/Oroesofageal candidiasis | NA | 271 | NA | NA/NA | AmB | Death day 12 |
| 7 | 33/M | 2 days | No | Outpatient | None | None | 119 | 2148 | NA | NA/NA | Fluconazole | Alive |
| 8 | 63/F | 4 years | Yes | Hospitalized | Altered mental status | Pneumocystis pneumonia/Bacterial Pneumonia | 230 | 511 | <40 | Negative/Negative | Fluconazole | Death day 22 |
| 9 | 57/F | 15 days | No | Hospitalized | Headache, motor deficit | Cerebral toxoplasmosis/Oroesophageal candidiasis | 74 | 662 | 295 | NA/NA | None | Alive |
| 10 | 36/M | 2 months | Yes | Hospitalized | Headache | Pulmonary tuberculosis/Oroesophageal candidiasis | NA | 70 | NA | Negative/Negative | Fluconazole | Lost to follow-up |
| 11 | 35/M | 3 months | No | Hospitalized | Altered mental status | Plasmablastic lymphoma/Oroesophageal candidiasis | NA | 582 | NA | Negative/Negative | Fluconazole | Death day 22 |
NA = not available; ART = antiretroviral therapy; CSF = cerebrospinal fluid; Lymph = lymphocyte count; LFA, lateral flow assay; CrAg = cryptococcal antigen; AmB = amphotericin B deoxycholate.