Community-acquired methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus pericarditis presenting as cardiac tamponade

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 834-836

  Hussam, M Ammar ^a   Ragai, M F R Fouda ^a   Iman, M F R Fouda ^a   Zakaria, Abir ^a  

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Author keywords

cardiac tamponade; community acquired; methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus pericarditis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PERICARDITIS; PLEURA EFFUSION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CARDIAC TAMPONADE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PERICARDITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955470639     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181e631e7     Document Type: Article

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