title: Pericarditis due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium fortuitum: a case report.
abstract: In this case study, pericarditis results from Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium fortuitum. Both organisms were isolated from three different clinical specimens: a pericardial fluid, pericardium, and a thoracentesis fluid. A mixed mycobacterial culture was initially suspected upon examining Ziehl-Neelsen stained smears prepared from the primary cultures following seven to ten days of incubation. Dilutions and subcultures were subsequently performed, confirming the presence of two different organisms.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000382:microbiology*; D010495:Pericarditis, Tuberculous / Q000382:microbiology*; D014381:Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular / Q000382:microbiology*