Abstract
The authors report a case of Salmonella enteritidis pericarditis. The diagnosis was based on bacteriological analyses (blood and effusion cultures and pericardial biopsy). The microbiology of bacterial pericarditis is reviewed underlying the exceptionally rare finding of a non typhi Salmonella in this condition.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
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Review
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
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Ceftriaxone / therapeutic use
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Cephalosporins / therapeutic use
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Drainage
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Humans
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Male
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Pefloxacin / therapeutic use
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Pericarditis / epidemiology
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Pericarditis / microbiology*
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Pericarditis / therapy
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Salmonella Infections / complications*
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Salmonella enteritidis / isolation & purification*
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Treatment Outcome
Substances
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Anti-Infective Agents
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Cephalosporins
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Pefloxacin
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Ceftriaxone