Journal article
Prednisolone and Mycobacterium indicus pranii in Tuberculous Pericarditis
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Tuberculous pericarditis is associated with high morbidity and mortality even if antituberculosis therapy is administered. We evaluated the effects of adjunctive glucocorticoid therapy and Mycobacterium indicus pranii immunotherapy in patients with tuberculous pericarditis.
METHODS: Using a 2-by-2 factorial design, we randomly assigned 1400 adults with definite or probable tuberculous pericarditis to either prednisolone or placebo …
Authors
Mayosi BM; Ntsekhe M; Bosch J; Pandie S; Jung H; Gumedze F; Pogue J; Thabane L; Smieja M; Francis V
Journal
The New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 371, No. 12, pp. 1121–1130
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Date
September 18, 2014
DOI
10.1056/nejmoa1407380
ISSN
0028-4793