Purulent pericarditis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. A case report. |
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| Authors: | H E Demey M Eycken M Vandermast L L Bossaert |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital Antwerp (U.I.A.), Edegem, Belgium. |
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Purulent pericarditis is an infrequent complication of infections originating in another body location. Symptoms and signs are often absent; a high index of awareness is required for its diagnosis. A patient recovering from extensive necrotic-hemorrhagic pancreatitis presented with tamponade due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) purulent pericarditis, further complicated by MRSA endocarditis. Treatment included pericardectomy, IV vancomycin and teicoplanin. |
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