Uptake of lumbar puncture and mortality among patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus disease who screened for serum cryptococcal-antigen in Africa

Figure 1  Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses flow diagram of the included studies for meta-analysis of uptake of lumbar puncture and mortality among patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus disease who screened for serum cryptococcal antigen in Africa.

Figure 2 Prevalence of lumbar puncture procedure, cryptococcal meningitis, and cryptococcal mortality among patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus disease who screened for serum cryptococcal antigen in Africa. A: Prevalence of lumbar puncture procedure; B: Prevalence of cryptococcal meningitis; C: Prevalence of cryptococcal mortality.

Figure 3  Risk ratios of mortality among patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus disease comparing those with positive serum cryptococcal antigen vs those with negative serum cryptococcal antigen in Africa.