Post-coronary artery bypass surgery pericardial abscess: Salmonella paratyphi B.
Endemic enteric fever is one of the major health problems in South Asia where focal pyogenic infections with salmonella are being increasingly reported. A pericardial abscess following coronary artery bypass surgery with Salmonella paratyphi B was successfully treated, the first reported case so far.
Ahmed
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The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Cheema
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Sami
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Sarwari
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D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010284:Paratyphoid Fever / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010496:Pericardium / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D012484:Salmonella paratyphi B / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013908:Thoracotomy