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HIV/AIDS Co-Infection
Research from University of Cape Town in the area of HIV/AIDS co-infection described
April 22nd, 2008
In this recent report published in the Samj South African Medical Journal, researchers in South Africa conducted a study "To determine the mortality rate and its predictors in patients with a presumptive diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis in sub-Saharan Africa. Between 1 March 2004 and 31 October 2004, we enrolled 185 consecutive patients with presumed tuberculous pericarditis from 15 referral hospitals in Cameroon, Nigeria and South Africa, and observed them during the 6-month course of antituberculosis treatment for the major outcome of mortality This was an observational study, with the diagnosis and management of each patient left at the discretion of the attending...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-04-22)
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