Clinical characteristics and initial management of patients with tuberculous pericarditis in the HIV era: The Investigation of the Management of Pericarditis in Africa (IMPI Africa) registry

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Mayosi, Bongani M ^a   Wiysonge, Charles Shey ^a   Ntsekhe, Mpiko ^a   Volmink, Jimmy A ^a   Gumedze, Freedom ^a   Maartens, Gary ^a   Aje, Akinyemi ^b   Thomas, Baby M ^c   Thomas, Kandathil M ^c   Awotedu, Abolade A ^c   Thembela, Bongani ^d   Mntla, Phindile ^e   Maritz, Frans ^f   Blackett, Kathleen Ngu ^g   Nkouonlack, Duquesne C ^g   Burch, Vanessa C ^h   Rebe, Kevin ^h   Parish, Andy ⁱ   Sliwa, Karen ^j   Vezi, Brian Z ^k   Alam, Nowshad ^l   Brown, Basil G ^m   Gould, Trevor ⁿ   Visser, Tim ^o   Shey, Muki S ^a   Magula, Nombulelo P ^k   Commerford, Patrick J ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d Prince Mshiyeni Hospital   (South Africa)

^e SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^f Karl Bremer Hospital   (South Africa)

^g UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^h GF Jooste Hospital   (South Africa)

ⁱ Cecilia Makiwane Hospital   (South Africa)

^j UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^k UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^l Livingstone Hospital   (South Africa)

^m Provincial Hospital   (South Africa)

ⁿ George Hospital   (South Africa)

^o Eersterivier Hospital   (South Africa)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERICARDITIS; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ADOLESCENT; CAMEROON; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOUS PERICARDITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CAMEROON; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; ODDS RATIO; PERICARDITIS, TUBERCULOUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 30644457954     PISSN: 14712334     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-6-2     Document Type: Article

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