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Hospitalization Free-Survival, Adverse Drug Reactions and Retention in Care Outcomes of an Outpatient Treatment Model for Cryptococcal Meningitis in Plwh in Maputo, Mozambique

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By María Ruano, Aleny Couto, Irenio Gaspar, Eudoxia Filipe
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Submitted: 06 January 2026 You are already at the latest version Background: Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) remains a leading cause of mortality among people with advanced HIV disease (AHD) in sub-Saharan Africa. Current guidelines recommend induction therapy with amphotericin B and flucytosine, typically administered in an inpatient setting due to concerns over severe clinical presentation and drug-related toxicities. This requirement poses a significant burden on resource-limited health systems.
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Dolutegravir Resistance in Mozambique: Insights from a Programmatic HIV Resistance Testing Intervention in a Highly ART Experienced Cohort

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By María Ruano, Antonio Flores, Aleny Couto, Irenio Gaspar
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You are already at the latest version Background: Treatment failure continues to play a role in HIV-related morbidity in Mozambique. ART regimen switch is decided empirically as HIV genotypic resistance testing (HIV-GT) is unavailable in Mozambique’s public health system. Since 2016, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and I-TECH have provided access to HIV-GT at Alto Maé Health Centre, Maputo.
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HIV community index testing reaches proportionally more males than facility-based testing and is cost-effective: A study from Gaza province, Mozambique

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By Aleny Couto, Sushant S. Mukherjee, Ministério da Sáude, Mário Songane, Célia C. Magaia
| PLOS ONE
Background In Mozambique, 38.7% of women and 60.4% of men ages 15-59 years old living with HIV do not know their HIV status. A pilot home-based HIV counseling and testing program based on index cases in the community was implemented in eight districts in Gaza province (Mozambique).
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