A case of gram negative pericarditis in a patient with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
A diagnosis of pericarditis due to Escherichia coli was made in a 38 year old male patient with AIDS. The source of infection in this patient was not established. This case highlights the need to carry out a diagnostic pericardiocentesis in immunocompromised patients presenting with pericardial effusions and the importance of adequate antibiotic cover when treating such patients prior to microbiological confirmation of the causative organism.
Manyemba
J E
JE
Department of Medicine, University of Zimbabwe, Harare.
Ternmouth
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Allain
T J
TJ
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000382:microbiology*