Diagnosis of pneumococcal pericarditis using antigen testing and polymerase chain reaction

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 791-793

  Inkster, Teresa ^a   Khanna, Nitish ^b   Diggle, Mathew ^c   Sonecki, Piotr ^d  

^a GOLDEN JUBILEE NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDITIS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDITIS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCOCCAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956822365     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2010.486002     Document Type: Article

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