Purulent Pneumococcal Pericarditis: An Uncommon Presentation in the Vaccination Era

Am J Med. 2018 Aug;131(8):e331-e332. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2018.03.020. Epub 2018 Apr 10.

Authors

Bruno Ali Lopez Luis¹, Dehydra Monserratt Leon-Tavares²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Infectious Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.

PMID: 29653087
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2018.03.020

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Fatal Outcome
HIV Infections / complications
HIV Infections / drug therapy
Humans
Male
Pericarditis / microbiology*
Pneumococcal Infections / drug therapy*
Pneumococcal Infections / microbiology*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents