title: Successful long-term catheter drainage in an immunocompromised patient with purulent pericarditis.
abstract: A case of extensive staphylococcal pericarditis following renal transplantation is described. Purulent pericarditis resolved after 18 days of continuous catheter drainage from the pericardium combined with antibiotic therapy. This case illustrates that life-threatening purulent staphylococcal pericarditis after renal transplantation in an immunocompromised patient may respond to medical therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Academic Hospital of Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bouwels
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jansen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Janssen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cheriex
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daniels-Bosman
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Den Dulk
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Leunissen
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Wellens
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents