PURULENT PERICARDITIS IN A NEONATE

Purulent pericarditis in infancy is a rare and life-threatening complication of neonatal sepsis unless it is recognized early and treated aggressively. We are reporting only the fourth survivor. Two-dimensional echocardiography and computer-assisted tomographic (CT) scan were invaluable in confirmin...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Pediatric infectious disease journal 1991-07, Vol.10 (7), p.549-549
Hauptverfasser: Kanarek, Keith S, de Brigard, Thomas, Coleman, John, Silbiger, Martin L
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Purulent pericarditis in infancy is a rare and life-threatening complication of neonatal sepsis unless it is recognized early and treated aggressively. We are reporting only the fourth survivor. Two-dimensional echocardiography and computer-assisted tomographic (CT) scan were invaluable in confirming the diagnosis and in planning the surgical treatment. Blood and urine cultures were obtained which grew Staphylococcus aureus .
ISSN:0891-3668
1532-0987
DOI:10.1097/00006454-199107000-00018