Purulent pericarditis: Rediscovery of an old remedy

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 487-488

  Mann Segal, D D M ^a   Shanahan, E A ^a   Jones, B ^a   Ramasamy, D ^a  

^a DANDENONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUCLOXACILLIN; STREPTODORNASE; STREPTOKINASE;

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; DYSPNEA; HAMARTOMA; HEART TAMPONADE; HEPATORENAL SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAVAGE; LUNG CONGESTION; MALE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030019699     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(96)70462-2     Document Type: Article

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