Author's response to reviews Clinical characteristics and initial management of patients with tuberculous pericarditis in the HIV era: Title: the Investigation of the Management of Pericarditis in Africa (IMPI Africa) registry Authors:
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Bongani M Mayosi ([email protected]) Charles Shey Wiysonge ([email protected]) Mpiko Ntsekhe ([email protected]) Jimmy A Volmink ([email protected]) Freedom Gumedze ([email protected]) Gary Maartens ([email protected]) Akinyemi Aje ([email protected]) Baby M Thomas ([email protected]) Kandathil M Thomas ([email protected]) Abolade A Awotedu ([email protected]) Bongani Thembela ([email protected]) Phindile Mntla ([email protected]) Frans Maritz ([email protected]) Kathleen Ngu Blackett ([email protected]) Duquesne C Nkouonlack ([email protected]) Vanessa C Burch ([email protected]) Kevin Rebe ([email protected]) Andy Parish ([email protected]) Karen Sliwa ([email protected]) Brian Z Vezi ([email protected]) Nowshad Alam ([email protected]) Basil G Brown ([email protected]) Trevor Gould ([email protected]) Tim Visser ([email protected]) Muki S Shey ([email protected]) Nombulelo P Magula ([email protected]) Patrick J Commerford ([email protected])
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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
BACKGROUND The incidence of tuberculous pericarditis has increased in Africa as a result of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic. However, the effect of HIV co-infection on clinical features and prognosis in tuberculous pericarditis is not well characterised. We have used baseline data of the Investigation of the Management of Pericarditis in Africa (IMPI Africa) registry to assess t...
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