title: Pyopericardium due to group D streptococcus.
abstract: Beta-hemolytic Enterococcus faecalis was isolated from the pericardial fluid obtained from a patient with pyopericardium. The patient was immunocompetent and had mild pleural effusion. He was treated with parenteral co-amoxiclav and amikacin, had underwent pericardiectomy with repeated pericardial aspiration, and recovered completely. To our knowledge, this is the first report of pyopericardium due to E. faecalis .
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Vinayaka Mission Medical College, Salem - 636 308, India. skk_microbes@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Karthikeyan
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Rajesh
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Poornima
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bharathidasan
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Brahmadathan
authors.forename: R Indra
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Priyadharsini
mesh_terms: D000583:Amikacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010492:Pericardiectomy; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013492:Suppuration / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination; D000583:Amikacin