Purulent pericarditis caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Nigerian Child

Purulent pericarditis caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Nigerian Child

In the Western world, cases of purulent pericarditis have become almost nonexistent with progress and advent of new immunizations against many causative organisms. We report Klebsiella pneumoniae pericarditis, a rare cause of this uncommon disease, hitherto unreported in Nigeria. K. pneumoniae, whic...

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Main Authors: Igoche David Peter, Raymond Belonwu, Mustafa O Asani, Ibrahim Aliyu, Umar Isah Umar, Abdulazeez Imam, Adamu S Adamu, Ismail M Inuwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences
Subjects:
Cardiac tamponade
Nigerian child
pericardiocentesis Klebsiella pneumoniae
purulent pericarditis
pyopericardium
Online Access:http://www.j-pcs.org/article.asp?issn=2395-5414;year=2016;volume=2;issue=3;spage=194;epage=196;aulast=Peter

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