Purulent bacterial pericarditis from Staphylococcus aureus

Purulent bacterial pericarditis from Staphylococcus aureus

Abstract Purulent pericarditis is a rare condition in the modern antibiotic era. The diagnosis should be suspected in patients with pericardial effusions and radiographic and laboratory investigations consistent with infection. Pericardial fluid culture is the gold standard. Early source control, in...

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Main Authors: Adam Kaye, Gregory A. Peters, Joshua W. Joseph, Matthew L. Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-07-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
Subjects:
echocardiography
infection
pericarditis
tamponade
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2224
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spelling doaj-8f6426f038b34512b8a28b61759352bf2020-11-24T21:27:47ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042019-07-01771331133410.1002/ccr3.2224Purulent bacterial pericarditis from Staphylococcus aureusAdam Kaye0Gregory A. Peters1Joshua W. Joseph2Matthew L. Wong3Department of Emergency Medicine Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston MassachusettsDepartment of Emergency Medicine Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston MassachusettsDepartment of Emergency Medicine Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston MassachusettsDepartment of Emergency Medicine Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston MassachusettsAbstract Purulent pericarditis is a rare condition in the modern antibiotic era. The diagnosis should be suspected in patients with pericardial effusions and radiographic and laboratory investigations consistent with infection. Pericardial fluid culture is the gold standard. Early source control, in addition to antibiotics, is a cornerstone of treatment.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2224echocardiographyinfectionpericarditistamponade
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author Adam Kaye
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Joshua W. Joseph
Matthew L. Wong
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Gregory A. Peters
Joshua W. Joseph
Matthew L. Wong
Purulent bacterial pericarditis from Staphylococcus aureus
Clinical Case Reports
echocardiography
infection
pericarditis
tamponade
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Gregory A. Peters
Joshua W. Joseph
Matthew L. Wong
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title Purulent bacterial pericarditis from Staphylococcus aureus
title_short Purulent bacterial pericarditis from Staphylococcus aureus
title_full Purulent bacterial pericarditis from Staphylococcus aureus
title_fullStr Purulent bacterial pericarditis from Staphylococcus aureus
title_full_unstemmed Purulent bacterial pericarditis from Staphylococcus aureus
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publisher Wiley
series Clinical Case Reports
issn 2050-0904
publishDate 2019-07-01
description Abstract Purulent pericarditis is a rare condition in the modern antibiotic era. The diagnosis should be suspected in patients with pericardial effusions and radiographic and laboratory investigations consistent with infection. Pericardial fluid culture is the gold standard. Early source control, in addition to antibiotics, is a cornerstone of treatment.
topic echocardiography
infection
pericarditis
tamponade
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2224
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