Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the participants who were included in the study
Variable | Number of patients: 14 |
|---|---|
Age median (IQR) | 39 (29–53) |
Males, number (%) | 5 (35.7%) |
HIV infected (%) | 11 (78.6%) |
Effusive constrictive pericarditis number (%) | 7 (50%) |
Pericardial tamponade number (%) | 8 (57.1%) |
Pericardial fluid volume in liters | 1,086 ± 0.466 |
Culture positive (%) | 9 (64.3%) |
Polymerase chain reaction positive (%) | 6 (42.8%) |
Elevated ADA or IFN-γ - number (%) | 14 (100%) |
Pericardial fluid protein in g/L (range) | 64 (range) |
Pericardial fluid lactate dehydrogenase in units/dL (range) | 1,479 (range) |