Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pericarditis causing cardiac tamponade
Community acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an organism that can cause life threatening injuries with 6 cases of purulent pericarditis secondary to MRSA being reported so far. We report a 66 year-old -female who presented to our hospital with a two-week history of worsen...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-01-01
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Series: | IDCases |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250919301386 |