Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews · Infectious Diseases

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 50%Low 1 · 50%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Death from all causes · HIV‐negative people with tuberculous pericarditis

The intervention showed no clear difference in death from all causes (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for treating tuberculous pericarditis 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.8 [0.59, 1.09]
4 studies · 660 participants
Low

Death from all causes · HIV‐positive people with tuberculous pericarditis. Most patients (80%) not on antiretroviral drugs

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes death from all causes (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for treating tuberculous pericarditis 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.91 [0.34, 2.42]
3 studies · 575 participants
Very low