Constrictive pericarditis following a pyopericardium due to Staphylococcus aureus

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 626-628

  Farhat, Fadi ^a   Dubreuil, Olivier ^a   Durand, Pierre Georges ^a   Jegaden, Olivier ^a  

^a LOUIS PRADEL HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Purulent constrictive pericarditis; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DOBUTAMINE; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS; HEART SURGERY; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; PERICARDIAL DISEASE; PERICARDIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYOPERICARDIUM; SEPTIC SHOCK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 1642579494     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-9293(03)00183-X     Document Type: Article

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