Purulent Pericarditis with Associated Cardiac Tamponade Caused by a Streptococcus pneumoniae Strain Highly Resistant to Penicillin, Cefotaxime, and Ceftriaxone

Purulent pericarditis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae is a serious complication of pneumonia. Although the number of cases has decreased significantly since the introduction of penicillin, pneumococcus remains one of the most frequently isolated bacteria.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 1998-03, Vol.26 (3), p.762-763
Hauptverfasser:	Saenz, Rolando E., Sanders, Charles V., Aldridge, Kenneth E., Patel, Mehmood M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Bacterial diseases Bacterial endocarditis, myocarditis and pericarditis. Bacterial diseases of the aorta, limb vessels and lymphatic vessels Biological and medical sciences Brief Reports Cardiac Tamponade - microbiology Cardiac Tamponade - pathology Cefotaxime - pharmacology Ceftriaxone - pharmacology Cephalosporins Cephalosporins - pharmacology Drug Resistance, Microbial Female Human bacterial diseases Humans Infections Infectious diseases Medical sciences Penicillin Penicillin Resistance Pericarditis Pericarditis - microbiology Pericarditis - pathology Streptococcus pneumoniae Streptococcus pneumoniae - drug effects Symptoms
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Zusammenfassung:	Purulent pericarditis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae is a serious complication of pneumonia. Although the number of cases has decreased significantly since the introduction of penicillin, pneumococcus remains one of the most frequently isolated bacteria.
ISSN:	1058-4838 1537-6591
DOI:	10.1086/517119