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Streptococcus pneumoniae-associated pneumonia complicated by purulent pericarditis: case series

OBJECTIVE: In the antibiotic era, purulent pericarditis is a rare entity. However, there are still reports of cases of the disease, which is associated with high mortality, and most such cases are attributed to delayed diagnosis. Approximately 40-50% of all cases of purulent pericarditis are caused...

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Autores principales: Cillóniz, Catia, Rangel, Ernesto, Barlascini, Cornelius, Piroddi, Ines Maria Grazia, Torres, Antoni, Nicolini, Antonello
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4635960/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26398760
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37132015000000010