Idiopathic Purulent Pericarditis Caused by Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus in an Immunocompetent Adult

Introduction: Acute purulent pericarditis is an exceedingly rare entity most often caused by direct intrathoracic contamination or hematogenous spread of a bacterial infection. Mortality nears 100% when left untreated. We present here a rare case of idiopathic bacterial pericarditis caused by methic...

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Autores principales: Huffman, Deanna L, Shnoda, Mina, Shankar, Karthik, Peterson, Chelsea, Gajjar, Kushani
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8080989/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33936884
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.14173

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8080989/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33936884
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.14173

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