title: A case of gram negative pericarditis in a patient with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Zimbabwe, Harare.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Manyemba
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ternmouth
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Allain
mesh_terms: 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*