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List of works by David B Meya

1468Detection of High CSF Levels of (1 → 3)-Beta-D-Glucan in Cryptococcal Meningitis.

scientific article published in December 2014

1472Epidemiology of Meningitis in an HIV-infected Ugandan Cohort.

scientific article

1703Delta-like 1 ligand (DLL) measurement in cerebrospinal fluid for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis meningitis.

scientific article

1716. Baseline Serum C-Reactive Protein Level Predicts Mortality in Cryptococcal Meningitis

1791Evaluating Cryptococcal Antigen Lateral Flow Assay by Fingerstick Whole Blood in HIV-Infected Persons with Meningitis.

scientific article published in December 2014

2120. Minimum Inhibitory Concentration Distribution of Fluconazole against Cryptococcus Species and the Fluconazole Exposure Prediction Model

A Journey of Hope: giving research participants a voice to share their experiences and improve community engagement around advanced HIV disease in Uganda

scientific article published on 27 July 2020

A Prospective Evaluation of a Multisite Cryptococcal Screening and Treatment Program in HIV Clinics in Uganda

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A Systematic Review of Non-Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries in Sub-Saharan Africa and a Proposed Diagnostic Algorithm for Resource-Limited Settings.

scientific article published on 8 December 2017

A pragmatic approach to managing antiretroviral therapy-experienced patients diagnosed with HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis: impact of antiretroviral therapy adherence and duration

scientific article published on 01 July 2020

A qualitative evaluation of an implementation study for cryptococcal antigen screening and treatment in Uganda

scientific article published on 01 August 2018

A renal aspergilloma--an unusual presentation of aspergillosis in an HIV patient.

scientific article published on December 2005

AIDS-Related Mycoses: Updated Progress and Future Priorities

scientific article published on 19 February 2020

AIDS-related mycoses: the way forward

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AMBIsome Therapy Induction OptimisatioN (AMBITION): High Dose AmBisome for Cryptococcal Meningitis Induction Therapy in sub-Saharan Africa: Study Protocol for a Phase 3 Randomised Controlled Non-Inferiority Trial

scientific article published on 23 November 2018

AMBIsome Therapy Induction OptimisatioN (AMBITION): High dose AmBisome for cryptococcal meningitis induction therapy in sub-Saharan Africa: economic evaluation protocol for a randomised controlled trial-based equivalence study

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

Absence of Cerebrospinal Fluid Pleocytosis in Tuberculous Meningitis is a Common Occurrence in HIV Co-infection and a Predictor of Poor Outcomes

scientific article

Accuracy of Xpert Ultra in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis among children in Uganda: a sub-study from the SHINE trial

scientific article published on 03 June 2020

Accuracy of noninvasive intraocular pressure or optic nerve sheath diameter measurements for predicting elevated intracranial pressure in cryptococcal meningitis

scientific article

Accuracy of pima point-of-care CD4 analyzer in routine use in public health clinics in Uganda

scientific article published on July 2013

Acridine orange fluorescent microscopy is more sensitive than India ink light microscopy in the rapid detection of cryptococcosis among CrAg positive HIV patients

scientific article published on 27 July 2017

Activity of VT-1129 against Cryptococcus neoformans clinical isolates with high fluconazole MICs

scientific article published on 24 September 2016

Acute Kidney Injury and Urinary Biomarkers in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis

scientific article published on 20 June 2017

Adjunctive sertraline for HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis: a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind phase 3 trial

scientific article published on 01 August 2019

Adjunctive sertraline for asymptomatic cryptococcal antigenemia: A randomized clinical trial

scientific article published on 16 May 2020

Antimicrobial Drug Resistance in Blood Culture Isolates at a Tertiary Hospital, Uganda

scientific article published in January 2018

Antiretroviral therapy after cryptococcal meningitis

scientific article

Antiretroviral therapy down-regulates innate antiviral response genes in patients with AIDS in sub-saharan Africa

scientific article

Are fluconazole or sertraline dose adjustments necessary with concomitant rifampin?

scientific article

Authors' reply

B Cell Compartmentalization in Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid of HIV-Infected Ugandans with Cryptococcal Meningitis

scientific article published on 20 February 2020

Baseline Serum C-Reactive Protein Level Predicts Mortality in Cryptococcal Meningitis

scientific article published on 29 October 2020

Biomarkers of HIV Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome

scientific article published on January 2008

Blood neutrophil counts in HIV-infected patients with cryptococcal meningitis: Association with mortality

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Brief Report: Effects of Tenofovir and Amphotericin B Deoxycholate Coadministration on Kidney Function in Patients Treated for Cryptococcal Meningitis

scientific article

Burden of fungal asthma in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 16 May 2019

CSF early fungicidal activity as a surrogate endpoint for cryptococcal meningitis survival in clinical trials

scientific article published on 8 January 2020

Can improved diagnostics reduce mortality from Tuberculous meningitis? Findings from a 6.5-year cohort in Uganda

scientific article published on 29 May 2018

Cellular immune activation in cerebrospinal fluid from ugandans with cryptococcal meningitis and immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome

scientific article published on 9 December 2014

Cerebral Oximetry for Detecting High-mortality Risk Patients with Cryptococcal Meningitis

Cerebrospinal Fluid Culture Positivity and Clinical Outcomes After Amphotericin-Based Induction Therapy for Cryptococcal Meningitis

scientific article

Cerebrospinal Fluid Lactate as a Prognostic Marker of Disease Severity and Mortality in Cryptococcal Meningitis

scientific article published on 29 November 2020

Cerebrospinal Fluid and Brain Tissue Penetration of Tenofovir, Lamivudine, and Efavirenz in Postmortem Tissues with Cryptococcal Meningitis

scientific article published on 10 July 2019

Cerebrospinal fluid bacillary load by Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra PCR Cycle Threshold value predicts two-week mortality in HIV-associated tuberculous meningitis

scientific article published on 28 September 2020

Cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers and HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders in HIV-infected individuals in Rakai, Uganda

scientific article published on 19 December 2016

Change in plasma CrAg titer is not associated with survival among HIV-infected persons receiving preemptive therapy for asymptomatic cryptococcal antigenemia

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Clinical features and serum biomarkers in HIV immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome after cryptococcal meningitis: a prospective cohort study

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Conceptual Framework of Mentoring in Low- and Middle-Income Countries to Advance Global Health

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Correction to: AMBIsome Therapy Induction OptimisatioN (AMBITION): High Dose AmBisome for Cryptococcal Meningitis Induction Therapy in sub-Saharan Africa: Study Protocol for a Phase 3 Randomised Controlled Non-Inferiority Trial

scientific article published on 14 January 2019

Correlation between Blood and CSF Compartment Cytokines and Chemokines in Subjects with Cryptococcal Meningitis

scientific article published on 29 October 2020

Cost-effective diagnostic checklists for meningitis in resource-limited settings

scientific article

Cost-effectiveness of serum cryptococcal antigen screening to prevent deaths among HIV-infected persons with a CD4+ cell count < or = 100 cells/microL who start HIV therapy in resource-limited settings

scientific article

Cryptococcal Antigenemia in HIV therapy-experienced Ugandans with Virologic Failure

scientific article published on 03 November 2019

Cryptococcal Disease in the Era of "Test and Treat": Is There Cause for Concern?

scientific article published on 26 December 2017

Cryptococcal disease and the burden of other fungal diseases in Uganda; Where are the knowledge gaps and how can we fill them?

scientific article published on October 2015

Cryptococcal genotype influences immunologic response and human clinical outcome after meningitis

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Cryptococcal meningitis treatment strategies in resource-limited settings: a cost-effectiveness analysis

scientific article

Cryptococcosis in pregnancy and the postpartum period: Case series and systematic review with recommendations for management

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

Cryptococcus neoformans ex vivo capsule size is associated with intracranial pressure and host immune response in HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis

scientific article published on 14 August 2013

Cytomegalovirus viremia associated with increased mortality in cryptococcal meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

Delta-like 1 protein, vitamin D binding protein and fetuin for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis meningitis

scientific article published in July 2018

Detection of Cryptococcus DNA by Metagenomic Next-generation Sequencing in Symptomatic Cryptococcal Antigenemia

scientific article published on 01 May 2019

Detection of High Cerebrospinal Fluid Levels of (1→3)-β-d-Glucan in Cryptococcal Meningitis

scientific article

Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in urine by Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra: A useful adjunctive diagnostic tool in HIV-associated tuberculosis

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Detrimental Outcomes of Unmasking Cryptococcal Meningitis With Recent ART Initiation

scientific article published in August 2018

Development and evaluation of a clinical algorithm to monitor patients on antiretrovirals in resource-limited settings using adherence, clinical and CD4 cell count criteria

scientific article published on 04 March 2009

Diagnosis and Management of Cryptococcal Relapse

scientific article published on April 2013

Diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for tuberculous meningitis in HIV-infected adults: a prospective cohort study

scientific article published on 14 September 2017

Diagnostic performance of a multiplex PCR assay for meningitis in an HIV-infected population in Uganda.

scientific article published on December 2015

Differences in Immunologic Factors Among Patients Presenting with Altered Mental Status During Cryptococcal Meningitis

scientific article published on 30 January 2017

Early ART After Cryptococcal Meningitis Is Associated With Cerebrospinal Fluid Pleocytosis and Macrophage Activation in a Multisite Randomized Trial

scientific article published on 4 February 2015

Effect of school-based human papillomavirus (hpv) vaccination on adolescent girls' knowledge and acceptability of the HPV vaccine in Ibanda District in Uganda

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Efficacy of adjunctive sertraline for the treatment of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis: an open-label dose-ranging study

scientific article published on 09 March 2016

Enrichment of HIV-1 subtype AD recombinants in a Ugandan cohort of severely septic patients

scientific article

Epidemiology of meningitis in an HIV-infected Ugandan cohort

scientific article

Epidemiology of non-traumatic spinal cord injury in Uganda: a single center, prospective study with MRI evaluation

scientific article published on 15 January 2019

Erratum to: The Changing Epidemiology of HIV-Associated Adult Meningitis, Uganda 2015-2017

scientific article published on 03 December 2019

Essential in vitro diagnostics for advanced HIV and serious fungal diseases: international experts' consensus recommendations

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

Evaluation of Serum Cryptococcal Antigen Testing Using Two Novel Semiquantitative Lateral Flow Assays in Persons with Cryptococcal Antigenemia

scientific article published on 25 March 2020

Evaluation of a national cryptococcal antigen screening program for HIV-infected patients in Uganda: A cost-effectiveness modeling analysis

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Evaluation of a point-of-care immunoassay test kit 'StrongStep' for cryptococcal antigen detection

scientific article

Evaluation of filter paper transfer of whole-blood and plasma samples for quantifying HIV RNA in subjects on antiretroviral therapy in Uganda

scientific article published on December 2007

Evaluation of fingerstick cryptococcal antigen lateral flow assay in HIV-infected persons: a diagnostic accuracy study

scientific article published in April 2015

Evaluation of the Dynamiker Cryptococcal Antigen Lateral Flow Assay for the Diagnosis of HIV-Associated Cryptococcosis

scientific article published on 02 December 2020

Evaluation of trypan blue stain in a haemocytometer for rapid detection of cerebrospinal fluid sterility in HIV patients with cryptococcal meningitis

scientific article published on 22 August 2017

Evaluation of trypan blue stain in the TC20 automated cell counter as a point-of-care for the enumeration of viable cryptococcal cells in cerebrospinal fluid.

scientific article published on 9 October 2017

Evolution of Cryptococcal Antigen Testing: What is new?

scientific article published on 12 April 2016

Evolving Failures in the Delivery of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Care: Lessons From a Ugandan Meningitis Cohort 2006-2016.

scientific article

Fujifilm SILVAMP TB LAM assay on cerebrospinal fluid for the detection of tuberculous meningitis in HIV-infected adults

scientific article published on 03 January 2021

Functional adrenal insufficiency among critically ill patients with human immunodeficiency virus in a resource-limited setting

scientific article published in June 2007

Functional adrenal insufficiency among tuberculosis-human immunodeficiency virus co-infected patients: a cross-sectional study in Uganda

scientific article published on 19 April 2020

Gastrointestinal cryptococcoma - Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome or cryptococcal relapse in a patient with AIDS? ⬇️

scientific article published on 26 March 2015

HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome Is Associated with Aberrant T Cell Function and Increased Cytokine Responses

scientific article published on 23 May 2019

HIV-associated Cryptococcal Meningitis Occurring at Relatively Higher CD4 counts

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Hearing Loss in Cryptococcal Meningitis Survivors.

scientific article published on 4 October 2017

High dose oral and intravenous rifampicin for improved survival from adult tuberculous meningitis: a phase II open-label randomised controlled trial (the RifT study)

High dose oral rifampicin to improve survival from adult tuberculous meningitis: A randomised placebo-controlled double-blinded phase III trial (the HARVEST study)

scientific article published on 02 December 2019

Human Immune Response Varies by the Degree of Relative Cryptococcal Antigen Shedding

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Hypoglycemia at admission is associated with inhospital mortality in Ugandan patients with severe sepsis

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Identification of Pathogen Genomic Differences That Impact Human Immune Response and Disease during Cryptococcus neoformans Infection

scientific article published on 16 July 2019

Impact of biological sex on cryptococcal meningitis mortality in Uganda and South Africa

scientific article published on 05 January 2021

Impact of community engagement and social support on the outcomes of HIV-related meningitis clinical trials in a resource-limited setting

scientific article published on 20 August 2020

Implementation and Operational Research: Impact of Nurse-Targeted Care on HIV Outcomes Among Immunocompromised Persons: A Before-After Study in Uganda

scientific article published on 19 March 2016

Implementation and operational research: Integrated pre-antiretroviral therapy screening and treatment for tuberculosis and cryptococcal antigenemia

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Improved diagnostic sensitivity for tuberculous meningitis with Xpert(®) MTB/RIF of centrifuged CSF.

scientific article published on October 2015

Increased Antifungal Drug Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans in Uganda

scientific article

Integrating cryptococcal antigen screening and pre-emptive treatment into routine HIV care

scientific article

Landmark Clinical Observations and Immunopathogenesis Pathways Linked to HIV and Cryptococcus Fatal Central Nervous System Co-infection

scientific article published on 30 May 2020

Long term 5-year survival of persons with cryptococcal meningitis or asymptomatic subclinical antigenemia in Uganda

scientific article

Longitudinal Changes in Cd4+, Cd8+ T Cell Phenotype and Activation Marker Expression Following Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation among Patients with Cryptococcal Meningitis

scientific article published on 17 July 2019

Management of amphotericin-induced phlebitis among HIV patients with cryptococcal meningitis in a resource-limited setting: a prospective cohort study

scientific article published on 26 June 2019

Minimum Inhibitory Concentration Distribution of Fluconazole against Cryptococcus Species and the Fluconazole Exposure Prediction Model

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Monocyte Phenotype and IFN-γ-Inducible Cytokine Responses Are Associated with Cryptococcal Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome

scientific article published on 2 June 2017

Multisite validation of cryptococcal antigen lateral flow assay and quantification by laser thermal contrast

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Mycetoma in Uganda: A neglected tropical disease

scientific article published on 29 April 2020

Neurocognitive function in HIV-infected persons with asymptomatic cryptococcal antigenemia: a comparison of three prospective cohorts

scientific article published on 12 June 2017

Nosocomial drug-resistant bacteremia in 2 cohorts with cryptococcal meningitis, Africa

scientific article published on April 2014

Nurse-targeted care for HIV positive persons with CD4<100 improved time to ART initiation and retention in Uganda.

scientific article published on 20 August 2015

Outcomes of cryptococcal meningitis in Uganda before and after the availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy

scientific article published on June 2008

Parasites and their protection against COVID-19- Ecology or Immunology?

scientific article published on 18 May 2020

Paucity of initial cerebrospinal fluid inflammation in cryptococcal meningitis is associated with subsequent immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome

scientific article

Performance of Lipoarabinomannan Assay using Cerebrospinal fluid for the diagnosis of Tuberculous meningitis among HIV patients

scientific article published on 30 September 2019

Performance of cryptococcal antigen lateral flow assay using saliva in Ugandans with CD4 <100.

scientific article published on 31 July 2014

Pharmacokinetics-pharmacodynamics of sertraline as an antifungal in HIV-infected Ugandans with cryptococcal meningitis

scientific article published on 04 October 2019

Point-of-care lactate testing predicts mortality of severe sepsis in a predominantly HIV type 1-infected patient population in Uganda

scientific article

Poor specificity of urinary cryptococcal antigen testing: Reply to Drain et al. Prevalence of cryptococcal antigenuria at initial HIV diagnosis in KwaZulu-Natal.

scientific article published on 7 September 2015

Predictors of neurocognitive outcomes on antiretroviral therapy after cryptococcal meningitis: a prospective cohort study

scientific article published on 9 January 2014

Prevalence and factors associated with cryptococcal antigenemia among severely immunosuppressed HIV-infected adults in Uganda: a cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 14 March 2012

Prevalence and nature of potential drug-drug interactions among hospitalized HIV patients presenting with suspected meningitis in Uganda

scientific article published on 05 August 2020

Prevalence and outcomes of cryptococcal antigenemia in HIV-seropositive patients hospitalized for suspected tuberculosis in Uganda

scientific article published on June 2013

Preventing Cryptococcosis-Shifting the Paradigm in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

scientific article

Prognostic implications of baseline anaemia and changes in haemoglobin concentrations with amphotericin B therapy for cryptococcal meningitis

scientific article published on 28 April 2016

Reflexive laboratory-based cryptococcal antigen screening and preemptive fluconazole therapy for cryptococcal antigenemia in HIV-infected individuals with CD4 <100 cells/µL: a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized trial

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Reply to the Author

scientific article published on 18 October 2020

Reproducibility of CSF quantitative culture methods for estimating rate of clearance in cryptococcal meningitis

scientific article published on 14 January 2016

Response to comment on "prevalence and factors associated with cryptococcal antigenemia among severely immunosuppressed HIV-infected adults in Uganda (Oyella et al. 2012)".

scientific article published on January 2012

Safety and tolerability of a novel oral formulation of amphotericin B: Phase I EnACT Trial

scientific article published on 03 August 2020

Seizures in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis: Predictors and Outcomes

scientific article published on 05 November 2019

Seroprevalence of histoplasmosis in Kampala, Uganda

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Sertraline for HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis - Authors' reply

scientific article published on 19 September 2016

Severe sepsis in two Ugandan hospitals: a prospective observational study of management and outcomes in a predominantly HIV-1 infected population

scientific article

Short-course amphotericin B in addition to sertraline and fluconazole for treatment of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis in rural Tanzania

scientific article published on 21 October 2019

Socioeconomic position and ten-year survival and virologic outcomes in a Ugandan HIV cohort receiving antiretroviral therapy

scientific article

Standardized Urine-Based Tuberculosis (TB) Screening With TB-Lipoarabinomannan and Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra in Ugandan Adults With Advanced Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease and Suspected Meningitis

scientific article published on 24 March 2020

Standardized electrolyte supplementation and fluid management improves survival during amphotericin therapy for cryptococcal meningitis in resource-limited settings

scientific article

Symptomatic cryptococcal antigenemia presenting as early cryptococcal meningitis with negative CSF analysis

scientific article published on 01 May 2019

The Changing Epidemiology of HIV-Associated Adult Meningitis, Uganda 2015-2017

scientific article published on 29 September 2019

The Mouse Inhalation Model of Cryptococcus neoformans Infection Recapitulates Strain Virulence in Humans and Shows that Closely Related Strains Can Possess Differential Virulence

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

The TB pandemic: an old problem seeking new solutions.

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The conundrum of clinical trials and standard of care in sub-Saharan Africa – the research nurse perspective

article by Jane Frances Ndyetukira et al published 26 March 2019 in Journal of Research in Nursing

The effect of therapeutic lumbar punctures on acute mortality from cryptococcal meningitis

scientific article published on 23 July 2014

The immunopathogenesis of cryptococcal immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: understanding a conundrum

scientific article published on 9 December 2015

The impact of early monitored management on survival in hospitalized adult Ugandan patients with severe sepsis: a prospective intervention study*.

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Timing of antiretroviral therapy after diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis

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Treatment of severe sepsis with artemether-lumefantrine is associated with decreased mortality in Ugandan patients without malaria.

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Tuberculosis in HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis is Associated with an Increased Risk of Death

scientific article published on 13 March 2020

Tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT) to prevent tuberculosis co-infection among adults with HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis: A clinician's perspective

scientific article published on 13 August 2020

Unmasking cryptococcal meningitis immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in pregnancy induced by HIV antiretroviral therapy with postpartum paradoxical exacerbation

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Utility of the monocyte to lymphocyte ratio in diagnosing latent tuberculosis among HIV-infected individuals with a negative tuberculosis symptom screen

scientific article published on 09 November 2020

Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for the diagnosis of HIV-associated tuberculous meningitis: a prospective validation study

scientific article published on 07 January 2020

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