title: Haemophilus influenzae serotype f purulent pericarditis: a cause of death in a child with Down syndrome.
abstract: Purulent pericarditis is a cardiac emergency that can be difficult to diagnose and can be rapidly fatal. We report the case of a child with Down syndrome and recent atrial and ventricular septal defect repair who died from Haemophilus influenzae serotype f pericarditis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Janis M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Taube
authors.forename: Grover M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Hutchins
authors.forename: Karen C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Carroll
authors.forename: Luca A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Vricella
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Scheel
authors.forename: Marc K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Halushka
mesh_terms: D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000145:classification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006343:Heart Septal Defects / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000382:microbiology*; D012703:Serotyping / Q000379:methods