Pyopericardium due to group D streptococcus |
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| Authors: | Karthikeyan K Rajesh K R Poornima H Bharathidasan R Brahmadathan K N Priyadharsini R Indra |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Microbiology, Vinayaka Mission Medical College, Salem - 636 308, India. skk_microbes@yahoo.co.in |
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| Abstract: | Beta-hemolytic Enterococcus faecalis was isolated from the pericardial fluid obtained from a patient with pyopericardium. The patient was immunocompetent and had mild pleural effusion. He was treated with parenteral co-amoxiclav and amikacin, had underwent pericardiectomy with repeated pericardial aspiration, and recovered completely. To our knowledge, this is the first report of pyopericardium due to E. faecalis . |
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| Keywords: | Enter pyopericardium |
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