Primary (isolated) meningococcal pericarditis

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 305-307

  Morgan, David R ^a   Spence, Mark ^a   Crowe, Mary ^a   O'Keeffe, D Barry ^a  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial pericarditis; Meningococcus

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; FLUCLOXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DOSE RESPONSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDITIS; PROGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; MICROBIOLOGY;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS, SEROGROUP C; PENICILLIN G; PERICARDITIS; HUMANS;

EID: 0035984764     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960250614     Document Type: Article

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