Diagnosis of Haemophilus influenzae type b pericarditis by counterimmunoelectrophoresis.
A 6-year-old girl developed pericardial tamponade because of pericarditis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b. Bacteriological cultures of the pericardial exudate were negative. The etiological diagnosis was established by counterimmunoelectrophoresis (CIE).
D002648:Child; D003378:Counterimmunoelectrophoresis; D005260:Female; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000382:microbiology*