Background Central nervous system (CNS) infections remain a major public health problem
in Sub-Saharan Africa, causing 15%–25% of AIDS-related deaths. With widespread
availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and the introduction of improved diagnostics, the
epidemiology of infectious meningitis is evolving. Methods We prospectively enrolled adults
presenting with HIV-associated meningitis in Kampala and Mbarara, Uganda, from March
2015 to September 2017. Participants had a structured, stepwise diagnostic algorithm …

An error appeared in an article published in the September 2019 issue: The Changing
Epidemiology of HIV-Associated Adult Meningitis, Uganda 2015–2017. Open Forum Infect
Dis. 2019 Sep 29; 6 (10): ofz419. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofz419. eCollection 2019 Oct. In the
methods section it stated that the Biofire multiplex polymerase chain reaction panel tested
for HHV6 and HHV7. This was incorrect, as the panel only includes HHV6. This has now
been corrected online.