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HIV Infection Is Associated with a Lower Incidence of Constriction in Presumed Tuberculous Pericarditis: A Prospective Observational Study
BACKGROUND: Pericardial constriction is a serious complication of tuberculous pericardial effusion that occurs in up to a quarter of patients despite anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy. The impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection on the incidence of constrictive pericarditis following tub...
Autores principales: | Ntsekhe, Mpiko, Wiysonge, Charles S., Gumedze, Freedom, Maartens, Gary, Commerford, Patrick J., Volmink, Jimmy A., Mayosi, Bongani M. |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2386966/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18523576 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002253 |
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