Purulent pericarditis due to co-infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae and Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a patient with features of advanced HIV infection

BACKGROUND: Both Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Streptococcus pneumoniae are common pathogens in patients with HIV infection. CASE PRESENTATION: We present an unusual case of purulent pericarditis resulting in cardiac tamponade due to infection with both organisms. We highlight the re-emergence of p...

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Autores principales: Louw, Andrew, Tikly, Mohammed
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1831473/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17346343
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-7-12

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1831473/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17346343
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-7-12

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