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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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. |
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spelling | doaj.art-8f6426f038b34512b8a28b61759352bf2022-12-22T03:10:57ZengWileyClinical 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 |
spellingShingle | Adam Kaye Gregory A. Peters Joshua W. Joseph Matthew L. Wong Purulent bacterial pericarditis from Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Case Reports echocardiography infection pericarditis tamponade |
title | 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 |
title_short | Purulent bacterial pericarditis from Staphylococcus aureus |
title_sort | purulent bacterial pericarditis from staphylococcus aureus |
topic | echocardiography infection pericarditis tamponade |
url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2224 |
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