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Streptococcus pneumoniae-associated pneumonia complicated by purulent pericardi...
Cillóniz,Catia; Rangel,Ernesto; Barlascini,Cornelius; Piroddi,Ines Maria Grazia; Torres,Antoni; Nicolini,AntonelloAbstractObjective: In the antibiotic era, purulent pericarditis is a rare entity. However, there are still reports of cases of the disease, which is associated with high mortality, and most such cases are attributed to delayed diagnosis. Approximately 40-50% of all cases of purulent pericarditis are caused by Gram-positive bacteria, Streptococcus pneumoniae in particular.Methods: We report four cases of pneumoc...
Date: 2015
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