Purulent pericarditis caused by Streptococcus milleri.
Streptococcus milleri was isolated in pure culture from the pericardial fluid of a 42-year-old man with pulmonary tuberculosis. Pericardiectomy had to be done to cure the pericarditis.
Akashi
K
K
First Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Japan.
Ishimaru
T
T
Tsuda
Y
Y
Nagafuchi
S
S
Itaya
R
R
Hayashi
J
J
Sawae
Y
Y
Kawachi
Y
Y
Niho
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000276:immunology; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013492:Suppuration
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial