Streptococcus pneumoniaepurulent pericarditis in a neonate
| Autor: | Abraham Groner, Michael F. Tosi, Lee Morris, Miwa Geiger |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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medicine.medical_treatment medicine.disease_cause Microbiology Purulent pericarditis Pericarditis Streptococcal Infections Streptococcus pneumoniae medicine Humans Pericardiectomy business.industry Infant Newborn Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 7F General Medicine medicine.disease Anti-Bacterial Agents Debridement Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Ampicillin Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Bacterial Pericarditis |
| Zdroj: | Cardiology in the Young. 23:146-148 |
| ISSN: | 1467-1107 1047-9511 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s1047951112000637 |
| Popis: | Purulent bacterial pericarditis is an uncommon infection that manifests during childhood, and in the post-antibiotic eraStreptococcus pneumoniaeis an unusual cause. We report a case of purulent bacterial pericarditis in a neonate caused byStreptococcus pneumoniaeserotype 7F. Although cases of bacterial pericarditis caused byStreptococcus pneumoniaeas a causative agent have been reported, their combination in a neonate is unique and this is, to our knowledge, the first case of this combination in the newborn period. |
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