Purulent pericarditis with associated cardiac tamponade caused by a Streptococcus pneumoniae strain highly resistant to penicillin, cefotaxime, and ceftriaxone.
Saenz
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School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana State University, University Medical Center, Lafayette, USA.
Sanders
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CV
Aldridge
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Patel
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D000368:Aged; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects*
D002511:Cephalosporins; D002443:Ceftriaxone; D002439:Cefotaxime